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Issue Details

Issue #89
Published September 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters The Green Lantern; the Harlequin; inset: Mutt & Jeff.
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen

12 page Green Lantern story "The Harlequin"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Harlequin (Molly Mayne; 1st appearance).
Synopsis A program sponsor persuades Alan Scott to use Green Lantern over radio station WXYZ to plug his chain of department stores. A suitable villain must be found for the Emerald Crusader in the script, so it's decided to use a comic heroine, the Harlequin!
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Story code: CC24. Alan Scott works for W.X.Y.Z. radio in this story. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat the oath in this story. Notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-6-09.
Reprinted In World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #211 (May 1972).

5 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff.
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Notes Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-09.

6 page The Black Pirate story "Adventure in Castle Villon"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin.
Genre period
Pencils Everett Raymond Kinstler
Inks Everett Raymond Kinstler
Notes Story code: AA86.

4 page Cotton-Top Katie story "Ventriloquism"

Characters Cotton-Top Katie
Genre teen
Script Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Story code: OH13.

6 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Out of This World"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Dr. Light (villain).
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Story code: AA93. Art credits per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

2 page text story "A Knotty Problem"

Genre adventure
Script Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Hop Harrigan story "Meet Blade Landow"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Blade Landow (villain).
Genre aviation
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Story code: OH1.