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Issue: All-American Comics #18
Publication Date: September 1940
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Issues: #18 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: 07/19/1940
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 37 (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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[untitled]

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
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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At the World's Fair

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): Martin Nodell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lantern
Character(s): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller (introduction); Danny Miller; Judge Wake; un-named daughter of Judge Wake; Murdock (villain, introduction, death); Lefty (villain)
Synopsis: On the grounds of the World's Fair, Alan Scott meets Irene Miller when he stops her from shooting a man in cold blood. She explains that the man, Murdock, is a gang leader who framed her brother Danny for manslaughter when he tried to leave the gang. Investigating, Green Lantern discovers that Murdock framed Danny with the help of Judge Wake, an honest man forced to help when Murdock kidnapped his daughter. Green Lantern frees the girl and forces a confession out of Murdock before the gangster dies after falling off the Perisphere.
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: 8
Disclose Notes: In this story, GL says a variation of his oath: "And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light of the Green Lantern!"
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The Infra Red Destroyers [Part 6]

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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Buffalo Bill

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) 1935-07-13
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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 [as Bud Fisher]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: Well, come on, say something funny!
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-09-10
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Creek Fights

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-09-10
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: It's the world's finest pain eradicator, sir!
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-07-09
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Fancy Hat

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-07-09
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): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: My uncle just sent me a picture...
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-05-09
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
First Line: Oh, Mother, these string beans are the most gorgeous things...
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-05-16
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Hitchhikers

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; Ichabod Mudd; Prop Wash; Miss Snap
Synopsis: Ikky teaches Miss Snap to fly.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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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Pages: 1
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The Trip to Cobra Island

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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Mattix Mansion Mystery

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: 6
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Business Problems

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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Collect Postage Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Martin Van Buren

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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Murder in the Classroom [Part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Stone
Character(s): Jimmy Stone
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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Alice in Wonderland

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monthly Book Review
Character(s): Alice
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Why I'm Glad I'm an American
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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): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: So you never fished before in your life, Daisybelle, eh?
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-05-30
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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
First Line: Will you come to my June party on the nineteenth, Daisybelle?
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-06-06
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: Well, didn't you see me put my hand up?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-09-03
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Both Birds and Mice Lead to Headaches

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) 1939-09-03
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: Waiter, how much longer must I wait?
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-10-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Too Many Mouse Holes

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
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-10-29
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Tree Without a Top!

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) 1935-07-12
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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: For thrills and adventure...
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Pages: 0.5
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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): Mutt & Jeff
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Ma Hunkel's Grocery Bill

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, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): 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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Insect Invasion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Don Shelby] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Don Shelby] (signed)
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer [as Don Shelby] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man
Character(s): 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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Soon on Sale!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New York World's Fair Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Here Are the Rest of the Contest Prize Winners

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.25
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 0.25
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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): Johnson Smith & Co.
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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