(March 1948)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-01-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Unmasking of the Harlequin (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern; The Harlequin; Mutt (inset); Jeff (inset)

Indexer Notes

Cover is the same as the splash page of Green Lantern story, but with the police and gangsters reversed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Unmasking of the Harlequin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; The Harlequin [Molly Mayne] (villain, 8th appearance)
Synopsis
The Harlequin offers to reveal her identity to the world if the Green Lantern agrees to do the same.

Indexer Notes

Alan Scott works for radio station W.X.Y.Z. in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Late for Supper] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

Job Number
OH23
Genre
teen; children
Characters
Cotton-Top Katie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen, if you're gonna be my law partner...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #69.

Danny's Dream (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Battle of the Sea Lanes (Table of Contents: 8)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AA92
Genre
historical
Characters
Lord Carlisle; Golden Pirate [also as Miss Privit] (villain); Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor
Synopsis
When Lord Carlisle's ships begin to mysteriously vanish, Miss Privit offers to take them off his hands.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Flash Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mutt, you owe me ten dollars!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fishing should be good here!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's that string on your finger for?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #23.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, that's one thing I enjoy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #23.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Light That Did Not Fail (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Battery / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the love of...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #23.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You say you can't even stand up?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #23.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Debut in Danger! (Table of Contents: 19)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy (signed as Jon L. Blummer)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (signed as Jon L. Blummer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AA93
Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Tough (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited as Charles King)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mind Over Murder! (Table of Contents: 22)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AA95
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Unmasking of the Harlequin
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Unmasking of the Harlequin!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Leave It to Binky
  6. 5. [Late for Supper]
    Cotton-Top Katie
  7. 6. ["Listen, if you're gonna be my law partner..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  8. 7. Danny's Dream
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. 8. The Battle of the Sea Lanes
    The Black Pirate
  10. 9. ["In this issue!"]
    Flash Comics
  11. 10. ["Mutt, you owe me ten dollars!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  12. 11. ["Fishing should be good here!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  13. 12. ["What's that string on your finger for?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  14. 13. ["Ah, that's one thing I enjoy..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. The Light That Did Not Fail
    Bright Star Flashlight Battery
  17. 16. ["For the love of..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  18. 17. ["You say you can't even stand up?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  20. 19. Debut in Danger!
    Hop Harrigan
  21. 20. Tough
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Mr. District Attorney
  23. 22. Mind Over Murder!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore