(March-April 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-01-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Perils of the Trapper! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern; the Trapper
Reprints

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Perils of the Trapper! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 11.5 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
GL 38A
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Trapper (introduction); Budd; Mack
Synopsis
A new criminal, known as The Trapper, decides to challenge the police and Green Lantern by using the ancient techniques of the forest to combat modern crime detection.

Indexer Notes

According to the job number, this story was intended to appear in Green Lantern #38. Doiby Dickles does NOT appear in this story. Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ. Oddity: even though his ring supposedly protects him from all metal objects, G.L. is wounded by a bullet in this story.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

High As a Kite (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Everything You Want in a Magazine! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Unexpected Guest! (Table of Contents: 6)

Streak the Wonder Dog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal
Characters
Streak; Laura Lacey; Mona; the Polka Dot Gang
Synopsis
Alan leaves Streak in the care of his secretary while, as the Green Lantern, he tries to hunt down the infamous Polka Dot Gang.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Oddity: in this story only, Laura Lacey, NOT Molly Mayne, is Alan Scott's secretary at WXYZ.

[Sport] (Table of Contents: 7)

Streak the Wonder Dog Presents the Dog Hero of the Month / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Characters
Sport (a dog)

Starring Streak (Table of Contents: 8)

Green Lantern Flips / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

Genre
animal; superhero
Characters
Streak

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Roller Skate Facts (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Winchester Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of 13! (Table of Contents: 10)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sargon the Sorcerer
Synopsis
While visiting a country diner, Sargon decides to play tune #13 on the juke box. Immediately, the record demands that all patrons place their valuables on the table...or be shot!

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

Sport Snaps / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A jockey has more trouble...
Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Pan-American Band Instruments / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During a war, many species of wildlife...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

National Comics Publications
480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: Harry Donenfeld; Jack Liebowitz; P. Sampliner; Gussie Donenfeld; Rose Liebowitz; Sophie Sampliner; Irwin Donenfeld; Sonia Sonenfeld; Fred Iger; Arlene Donenfeld.

The Magnificent Elephant (Table of Contents: 15)

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: 16) (Expand) /

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

Too Many Suspects! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Del Lupin
Synopsis
Green Lantern is baffled when Doiby confesses to a crime he didn't commit, as well as six other people doing the same, which means he must face a master criminal who has the ability to make innocent people confess to crimes that the criminal committed alone.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Doiby uses a green signal flare to summon Green Lantern in this story.

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Perils of the Trapper!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Perils of the Trapper!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Editorial Advisory Board
  5. 4. High As a Kite
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  6. 5. Everything You Want in a Magazine!
    Gang Busters; Mr. District Attorney
  7. 6. The Unexpected Guest!
    Streak the Wonder Dog
  8. 7. [Sport]
    Streak the Wonder Dog Presents the Dog Hero of the Month
  9. 8. Starring Streak
    Green Lantern Flips
  10. 9. Roller Skate Facts
    Winchester Skates
  11. 10. The Secret of 13!
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  12. 11. ["A jockey has more trouble..."]
    Sport Snaps
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Pan-American Band Instruments
  14. 13. ["During a war, many species of wildlife..."]
    Funny Facts
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. The Magnificent Elephant
  17. 16. ["A big hit in Adventure Comics!"]
    Superboy
  18. 17. Too Many Suspects!
    Green Lantern
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  21. 20. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • lionel grime
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore