Issue | #24 |
Published | March 1941 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Characters | The Green Lantern |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Irwin Hasen |
Inks | Irwin Hasen |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30; in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 |
Characters | Superman; Batman; Sandman; Green Lantern; Spectre; Flash |
Synopsis | Promotional advertisement for 6 of DC's biggest heroes starring in Action, Detective, Adventure, All-American, More Fun and Flash Comics. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Found on the inside front cover. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-7-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Jim Cass; R.J. Karnes (Villain) |
Synopsis | Posing as a laid off worker, down and out on his luck, Alan Scott [as Green Lantern] succeeds in stopping a nefarious slave racketeer on a tropical island. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill Finger (signed) |
Pencils | Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed) |
Inks | Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed) |
Notes | Story takes place in Capitol City. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-7-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30; in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 |
Characters | Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; The Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet] (Intro); Scribbly Jibbet |
Synopsis | When the local newspaper publishes a story that the Red Tornado is a hoax, the crooks that had left town decide to return....with a vengeance! |
Genre | teen; humor; superhero |
Script | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Inks | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Letters | Sheldon Mayer |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-7-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30; in Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics, A (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N Abrams, 1981 series) #nn; in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Field Marshall Count of Wrangel |
Synopsis | The strange stories of a horse with hair 10" long, a hole in the wall that was cut out and framed, and how 100,000 men kissed the face of FM Wrangel at graduation are told. |
Genre | facts |
Script | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Pencils | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Inks | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Letters | Robert L. Ripley |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-7-08. |
Reprinted | Newspaper reprint; in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
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. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Script | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Pencils | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Inks | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Letters | A. W. Nugent |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Hop Harrigan; Ikky; Wash; Miss Snap |
Synopsis | Hop investigates the disappearance of important tool dies and parts of secret aircraft from the factory. |
Genre | aviation |
Script | Jon L. Blummer [as Jon L-B] (signed) |
Pencils | Jon L. Blummer [as Jon L-B] (signed) |
Inks | Jon L. Blummer [as Jon L-B] (signed) |
Letters | Jon L. Blummer |
Notes | Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-7-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Hop Harrigan |
Synopsis | Hop reports to all members of the Flying Club that free baggage stickers from T.W.A. and Eastern Airlines are available to them. |
Pencils | Jon L. Blummer (spot illo) |
Inks | Jon L. Blummer (spot illo) |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Hop Harrigan; Paul Redfern; Art Goebel; Colonel Clarence Chamberlain; Ernest L. Smith; Emory B. Bronte; Lt. Lester J. Maitland; Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger |
Synopsis | True stories about famed aviators are recounted by Hop. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed; spot illo; main feature art?) |
Inks | Jon L. Blummer [as JLB] (signed; spot illo; main feature art?) |
Notes | Credits, characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | The Atom [Al Pratt]; Blackie; un-named Boss (villain, Intro); Slink (villain, Intro) |
Synopsis | The Atom steps in to halt a protection racket involving local newsboys and bootblacks. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill O'Connor (signed) |
Pencils | Ben Flinton (signed) |
Inks | Leonard Sansone |
Notes | Inker credit verified by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Pete; Butch; J. Moses Appleberry |
Synopsis | When Pete is able to ring a bell at the local county fair, he is offered the chance to fight a champion boxer, "One-Round O'Rouke," in the Silver Gloves boxing contest. |
Genre | gag |
Script | Art Helfant (signed) |
Pencils | Art Helfant (signed) |
Inks | Art Helfant (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Ted; Alan; Jack; Dr. Lutyens |
Synopsis | Ted, Alan and Jack attempt to track down Professor Lutyens, who is being held prisoner in the Hall of the Great Brain. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Carl H. Claudy (signed) |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Dr. Mid-Nite; Hooty; Sargon |
Synopsis | Promotional plugs, with illos, introduce new features to the All-American Comic's line-up: Dr. Mid-Nite & Hooty in issue #26 and Sargon the Sorcerer in issue #26. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier (Dr. Mid-Nite); Howard Purcell (Sargon) |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier (Dr. Mid-Nite); Howard Purcell (Sargon) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Franklin Pierce |
Synopsis | Half the page is devoted to the 14 cent stamp, which has the portrait of President Franklin Pierce on it. Rest of page is stamp dealer advertisements. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset; ? |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Jimmy Stone; Phil Hackett; Linda Warren; J.P. Harcourt; McKenzie; Crandall |
Synopsis | Through a shrewd luck, Jimmy overhears and sees Harcourt's insurance man, Crandall, pull the thought-to-be stolen Burma Ruby pulled out of a wall safe, and concludes that the two are in cahoots to defraud the insurance company. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Evelyn Gaines (signed) |
Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (spot illo) |
Inks | Sheldon Mayer (spot illo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | The other half page is an ad from the Remmington Typewriter Company. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Rusty Messing, a reader of All-American Comics, provides his review of Geoffrey Chaucer's book, "Canterbury Tales." |
Genre | fact |
Script | Rusty Messing |
Letters | most typeset |
Notes | Rest of the page is made up of various ads. Writer and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Script | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Pencils | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Inks | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Letters | A. W. Nugent |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
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. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Adele Garrison; Frank Carretta |
Synopsis | The features tell about : wooden horse carver Frank Carretta, who has never ridden a horse; Adele Harrison, who wrote the longest story ever told; and a fort built at Rowse's Point, New York, accidently built on British soil in 1818, and sometimes referred to as Fort Blunder! |
Genre | facts |
Script | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Pencils | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Inks | Robert L. Ripley [as Rip] (signed) |
Letters | Robert L. Ripley |
Notes | Newspaper reprint; characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Ben Webster; Billy; Mr. Black; Mrs. Jackson; Bart Campbell |
Synopsis | Mrs. Jackson and the entire household is mystified by the oddities surrounding the new boarder, Mr. Black, who turns out to be a writer! |
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 reprints. True writer/artist name [Cole] and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West [as Doris Mosey]; Captain Todt (Villain); Sigmund (Villain) |
Synopsis | Red, Whitey and Blooey react to rough tactics used on a old pencil seller by some criminals, not realizing that it's Doris in disguise, who has been assigned by G-2 to investigate the activities of a mysterious frieghter on the waterfront. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jerry Siegel? |
Pencils | William Smith |
Inks | William Smith |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Sandman; Spectre; Flash; Doctor Fate; Hawkman; Atom; Hour-Man; Green Lantern |
Synopsis | Illustrated promotional ad for All-Star Comics #4 and the new JSA adventure "For America and Democracy!" |
Pencils | Everett E. Hibbard |
Inks | Everett E. Hibbard |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Synopsis | Advertisements from the Wilson Chemical Company of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, makers of White Cloverine brand salve. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Found on the inside back cover. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |
Characters | Red Ryder; Little Beaver |
Synopsis | Daisy Manufacturing Company ad for their new air rifle. |
Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
Letters | most typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 3-8-08. Back Cover. |
Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #30 |