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Issue Details

Issue #62
Published February 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor); Ted Udall (story editor)
Notes 1st All-American Comics issue. No DC bullet on the cover. Indicia: J. R. Publishing Co. This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society.

Cover Details - "High Jinks on the Rinks"

Characters The Flash; Hawkman (inset); Winky, Blinky & Noddy.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes 1st All-American Comics issue. No DC bullet on the cover. Indicia: J. R. Publishing Co. This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society.

13 page Flash story "High Jinks on the Rinks"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky, Blinky & Noddy; Joan Williams; V: Cutthroat Charley.
Synopsis The Three Dimwits read an ad in the local newspaper encouraging them to remove any savings that they have and to invest it. They do: in a roller ink that's $50,000 in debt!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04. Revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-25-07.

2 page Picture Stories from History story "The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh"

Characters Sir Walter Raleigh
Genre fact
Script M. C. Gaines
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron
Letters typeset

7 page Johnny Thunder story "Telegram from Daisy"

Characters Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Daisy Darling; Peachy Pet; Egghead [John Wentworth].
Synopsis Johnny tries to get to the station to pick up Daisy, while Peachy Pet criticizes the story's writer for forgetting the Thunderbolt.
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs)
Inks Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs)
Notes Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt does not appear this issue.

2 page text story "Without Warning"

Genre adventure
Script Jay Marr (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Ghost Patrol story "A Day in Doodleville"

Characters Fred; Pedro; Slim (all as the Ghost Patrol).
Genre war
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.

9 page Hawkman story "The Painter and the $100,000"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Aaron Moore; C. Granford Jamieson.
Synopsis A famous painter laments over his new found wealth since he can't collect one cent while he still has in his possession $100,000 that he stole years before.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-25-07.