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Issue: All-American Comics #20
Publication Date: November 1940
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Issues: #20 of 102 Issues (103 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: All-American Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/20/1940
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (22 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy covers; Newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lantern
Character(s): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRed, White & Blue Comics [ashcan] #[nn] published January 1941
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 [First Printing] published June 1999
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Be a Cowboy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Mystery at Apex Broadcasting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Carrie Nodell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (brief origin recap); Irene Miller; Jim Tellum (death); Mrs. Tellum (death); "The Boss" [Mr. Gates] (villain, APEX Assistant Manager, introduction); "Duke" (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When the station's top announcer is murdered, Alan Scott applies for a job at APEX Broadcasting to investigate, but the assistant manager, Mr. Gates, tells him there are no openings. Working with Irene Miller, who coincidentally works at APEX, Scott discovers that Mr. Gates was using the announcer's program to send coded messages to his henchmen in his smuggling operations. After getting a confession out of Gates as Green Lantern, Alan frees Irene and receives a job offer from the president of APEX Broadcasting.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 [First Printing] published June 1999
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Alan Scott begins working for APEX Broadcasting (the last issue that positively mentions him working there is All-American #58). In the story, Green Lantern recites a variation on his oath: "And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light...the light of...Green Lantern!" In the story, when Green Lantern hit Mr. Gates on the jaw, it left behind a small "green lantern" emblem. Letterer credit verified by Martin Nodell.
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The Coming of the Red Tornado

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sheldon Mayer
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel] (introduction); Scribbly Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet; Tubb Torponi (villain); Torponi's gang (villains)
Synopsis: When Ma learns of the kidnapping of Dinky and Sisty by the Torponi mob, a chance remark by Scribbly about the Green Lantern puts the idea into Ma's head of adopting the persona of a costumed heroine herself to save them.
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In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
In Content Item: FlagA Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as Coming of the Red Tornado [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: Look at that funny-looking cow, Daisybelle...
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-02-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
First Line: The Poor Little Foundling
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-02-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: Can you tell me what is the best method...
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936.07.26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: Houdini couldn't get out of that fix!
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936.07.26
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Now that we got more gas...
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Chased Into the Kangaroo Yard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Safe on a Giraffe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Action at the College Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill O'Connor (signed)
Penciller(s): Ben Flinton (signed)
Inker(s): Leonard Sansone
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Mighty Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James; Joe Morgan
Synopsis: When Mary decides to wear the "Kador Necklace," worth $25,000, to the Calvin College "Diamond Ball," Al decides to attend, and soon has his hands full of action as The Atom when crooks appear to steal it.
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In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan
Character(s): Hop Harrigan
First Line: Three weary figures stumble into the sheriff's office...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Orville and Wilbur Wright

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation
Character(s): Orville Wright; Wilbur Wright
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Flying Club
First Line: Members of the All-American Flying Club...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Printed sideways across the centerspread.
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Rescue on Mars [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl H. Claudy (signed)
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): An Adventure in the Unknown
Character(s): Alan; Ted; Jack
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Helfant
Penciller(s): Art Helfant
Inker(s): Art Helfant
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Popsicle Pete
Character(s): Pete
First Line: Pete had a close call when a supposed-to-be inventor...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edwin Alger
Penciller(s): Edwin Alger
Inker(s): Edwin Alger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Edwin Alger
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ben Webster
Character(s): Ben Webster
First Line: High Power, the huge mechanical man, electrically controlled...
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Reprint Notes: from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: Welcome back from boy's camp, Raymond!
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
First Line: Please, Mother, won't you buy me one?
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: Boys, boys! Come back here!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Dang it, now they gotta build houses on wheels!
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Crossing a Creek

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Character(s): Cicero's cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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A Yappy Puppy Has a Father

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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John Tyler

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Stamp Page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Wings Over Panama [Part 1]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (illustration)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Stone
Character(s): Jimmy Stone
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Comics
First Line: Don't miss this stirring issue of Flash Comics...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #11, with cover repro.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A few small ads on the book review page.
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For Fun, Thrills, & Adventure

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New York World's Fair Comics; Mutt & Jeff
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[2] and Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #2.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel ?
Penciller(s): William Smith
Inker(s): William Smith
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red, White and Blue
Character(s): Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
First Line: In the west coast laboratories of the Navy Research Bureau...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
First Line: Here it is - better than ever!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2, with cover repro, also including the cover logos and feature stars of All-American Comics, Adventure Comics, Flash Comics, and More Fun Comics.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Batman; Action Comics; Detective Comics
First Line: These 4 comic magazines and the five shown above...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #7, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #2, Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #29, and Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #44, including small cover repros.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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