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Issue: All-American Comics #42
Publication Date: September 1942
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Issues: #42 of 102 Issues (103 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 07/11/1942
Volume: 4
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 30 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen [as I H] (signed)
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen [as I H] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Green Lantern, Our New Police Chief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller
Synopsis: The mysterious murders of two Police chiefs in Middle Village prompts the Master of Light to take the job temporarily, with Doiby in his own distinctive Green Lantern costume, as second in command!
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform in the story.

Credits given (at the end of a fictitious text on page 1) as 'The authors - MART NODELL and IRWIN HASEN'
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kool-Aid
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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
First Line: Hello, Charlie! Where ya goin'?
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
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Pages: 1
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Fish Sale

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: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Character(s): Cicero's Cat
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[3].
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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: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: Come on, Butch! Mush! Mush!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[3].
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The Arrival of Herman Gherkin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Reizenstein (signed)
Penciller(s): Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Inker(s): Stan Asch [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dr. Mid-Nite
Character(s): Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Herman Gherkin
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Pages: 7
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern
First Line: Green Lantern and Doiby Dickles join the army!
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Flash
First Line: Here's good news, boys and girls...
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The Eager Misters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan
Character(s): Hop Harrigan
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Pages: 6
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The British Long-Range Armstrong-Whitworth-Whitley III

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Penciller(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Inker(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Falcon Mathieu
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): How to Spot the Planes in the Skies
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Pages: 1
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Boys! Girls! Have You Joined the American Observation Corps?

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Flying Club
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Pages: 2
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Consolidated - B24

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Penciller(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Inker(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Falcon Mathieu
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): How to Spot the Planes in the Skies
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Pages: 1
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Air Raid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John B. Wentworth
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Sargon the Sorcerer
Character(s): Sargon [John Sargent]
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Pages: 7
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Runt's Tale

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
Feature(s): Scribbly and the Red Tornado
Character(s): Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle]
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Pages: 4
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Cash Me This Check

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Stone
Character(s): Jimmy Stone
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Pages: 1.33
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Little Eagle, a Navajo Boy

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Josette Frank
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
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Wall of Dead Men!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Stamp Page
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Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Toy Sheep

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
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Character(s): Cicero's Cat
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[3].
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The Inspector

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
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[3].
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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: But my watch is no good!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Newspaper reprints.
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Another Big Issue of All-Star

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Feature(s): All-Star Comics
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Here we are again, folks...
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Pages: 0.5
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Roller Skate Rumble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John B. Wentworth ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red, White and Blue
Character(s): Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
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Pages: 6
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The Strange Case of the Disappearing Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Udall
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; Pingler (villain)
Synopsis: The Atom has to track down two young men who were hired by the owner of a pool hall to pose as students at Calvin College in order to steal rare books from the school library.
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Pages: 6
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
First Line: Here it is, boys and girls...
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Pages: 1
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A Seversky

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Penciller(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Inker(s): Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Letterer(s): Falcon Mathieu
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): How to Spot the Planes in the Skies
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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): Modern Concise Encyclopedia
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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