Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	September 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters	The Green Lantern
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

8 page The Green Lantern story "At the World's Fair"

Characters	The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller (Intro); Danny Miller; Murdock (Villain; Intro)
Synopsis	Alan meets Irene Miller at the World's Fair and learns that her brother Danny has been framed for murder, leading the Emerald Crusader to track down the guilty racketeer and rescue a young girl he has kidnapped.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils	Martin Nodell [signed as Mart Dellon]
Inks	Martin Nodell [signed as Mart Dellon]
Letters	Martin Nodell
Notes	In this story, GL says a variation of his oath: "And I shall shed by light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light of the Green Lantern!" Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

6 page Adventures in the Unknown story "The Hunt for Prof. Jurghens"

Characters	Alan; Ted; Jack
Genre	science fiction
Script	Carl H. Claudy (signed)
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier
Notes	A chapter of "The Infra-Red Destroyers".

1 page Believe It or Not filler

Genre	facts
Script	Robert L. Ripley
Pencils	Robert L. Ripley
Inks	Robert L. Ripley
Letters	Robert L. Ripley
Notes	Newspaper reprint.

2 page Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat
Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Daisybelle filler

Characters	Daisybelle
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters	Gene Byrnes
Notes	Newspaper reprint.

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Hitchhikers"

Characters	Hop Harrigan; Ichabod Mudd; Prop Wash; Miss Snap
Synopsis	Ikky teaches Miss Snap to fly.
Genre	aviation
Script	Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils	Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks	Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters	Jon L. Blummer
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.

8 page Red, White and Blue story "The Trip to Cobra Island"

Characters	Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel?
Pencils	William Smith
Inks	William Smith

5 page Ben Webster story "The Mattix Mansion Mystery"

Characters	Ben Webster
Genre	adventure
Script	Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Pencils	Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Inks	Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprint. True writer/artist name [Cole] added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.

2 page Popsicle Pete story "Business Problems"

Characters	Pete
Genre	gag
Script	Art Helfant
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Murder in the Classroom Part 2"

Characters	Jimmy Stone
Genre	adventure
Script	Evelyn Gaines
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Letters	typeset

Half page All-American Comics Monthly Book Review text article "Alice in Wonderland"

Characters	Alice
Letters	typeset

1 page Daisybelle filler

Characters	Daisybelle
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters	Gene Byrnes
Notes	Newspaper reprint.

2 page Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat
Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks	Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters	Al Smith
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Believe It or Not filler

Genre	facts
Script	Robert L. Ripley
Pencils	Robert L. Ripley
Inks	Robert L. Ripley
Letters	Robert L. Ripley
Notes	Newspaper reprint.

4 page Scribbly story "Ma Hunkel's Grocery Bill"

Characters	Scribbly; Ma Hunkel; Gus Hunkel; Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet
Synopsis	Ma buys a grocery store and then refuses to pay protection money to some hoodlums, and Sisty and Dinky accidentally get themselves kidnapped by gangsters.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters	Sheldon Mayer

8 page Gary Concord the Ultra-Man story "The Insect Invasion"

Characters	Gary Concord; Ginger; Alec; Slater; Gracia Darling
Synopsis	Gary resigns as High Moderator after apparently embezzling money, but it's all a plot to infiltrate the Eastern Empire.
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Don Shelby]
Pencils	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Don Shelby]
Inks	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Don Shelby]
Letters	Jon L. Blummer?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.