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Issue: All-American Comics #21
Publication Date: December 1940
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Issues: #21 of 102 Issues (103 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: All-American Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/18/1940
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 34 (21 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: 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
Disclose Notes: Oddity: GL wears the power ring on his right hand.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Long Lost Son

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): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Mr. Blake; Mrs. Blake; Elias Strake (villain, introduction, lawyer); Tipper (villain, death); Tommy Blake [as Cub Brenner] (villain, reformed)
Synopsis: Crooked lawyer Elias Strake convinces Cub Brenner to pose as the long-lost son of the Blakes in order to steal their fortune. But when Alan Scott hears Strake was involved in the reunion, he investigates as Green Lantern. When Cub has a change of heart, GL helps him turn the tables on Strake and confess his crimes. But the Blakes refuse to press charges against Cub because he really is their son Tommy Blake, as they confirmed from his scarred and mis-shapened hand.
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: Oddity: GL wears the power ring on his right hand on the splash page only. Letterer credit verified by Marty Nodell.
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The Red Tornado to the Rescue

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): Scribbly Jibbet; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Dinky Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Tubb Torponi and his gang (Villain)
Synopsis: The Red Tornado wipes up the Torponi mob, but when the Police Chief takes credit for the the kids rescue, Ma Hunkel decides the Red Tornado should tell him off in no uncertain terms.
Reprinting
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 [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
First Line: Curious tree grows at one end...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-09-01
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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: Ain't you goin' in the ocean?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-07-30
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Don't Toy with the Dog on the Rope

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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Character(s): Cicero's Cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-07-30
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Little Jeff
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 05-28-1939
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Chasing a Fly into the Basement

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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 05-28-1939
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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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: Millard Minger
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-02-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Skiing

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
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-03-06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Shooting Match

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan
Character(s): Hop Harrigan
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Monsters from the Mine

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 Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; Professor Wilson; Mary James; Joe Morgan; Truck Tarbell; un-named "Emperor of America" (Intro, Death)
Synopsis: In the midst of the Calvin College Sophomore picnic, the students are rounded up by a madman, a man who has learned how to transmute his will into any person's body and thus take control of them as his slaves.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Rescue on Mars [Part 2]

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): Adventures in the Unknown
Character(s): Alan; Ted; Jack
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Wings over Panama [Part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
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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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Comics
First Line: Hey kids! Don't miss the December issue of Flash Comics!!!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Waiting on an Investment

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The American Claimant

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics Monthly Book review
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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James K. Polk

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
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Two Comic Magazines You Can't Afford to Miss!!!

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; All-American Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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: This is my new hunting dog, Daisybelle!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Animal Crackers in Bed

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
Reprinting
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: Help! (Gulp!)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: -And you'll find food in the ice box...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Yaws, I've become frantic about baseball!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Electric Fan

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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-20
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Philadelphia Post Office

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Little Tom's Trouble

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Wire-Cutters

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Audels New Auto Guide
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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