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All-American Comics 20

ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #20

Cover Date: November 1940
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: [Mystery at Apex Broadcasting] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtMartin Nodell
LetteringCarrie Nodell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (last in All-Star Comics #2/2; begins working as a radio engineer at Apex Broadcasting; next in DC Special #29/Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)

Supporting Character(s):

Irene Miller (last in issue #18)

Villain(s):

Mr. Gates (first appearance; assistant manager at Apex Broadcasting, uses codes in radio commercials to send instructions to smugglers)
Duke and his gang (first appearance; a gang of smugglers)

Comment(s):

Martin Nodell credited as Mart Dellon

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)


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Second Story: [No title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StorySheldon Mayer
ArtSheldon Mayer
LetteringSheldon Mayer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Scribbly Jibbet

Supporting Character(s):

Mrs. Jibbet
Dinky Jibbet
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel; first appearance in costume)
Sisty Hunkel
Felix Hunkel
Hunk Hunkel

Villain(s):

Tubbs Torpoli and his extortion gang

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue and into next issue.


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill O'Connor
ArtBen Flinton
LetteringBen Flinton
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Atom (Al Pratt; first appearance in costume)

Supporting Character(s):

Mary James
Joe Morgan

Villain(s):

Diamond thieves (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Calvin College

Comment(s):

This story takes place in early Autumn 1940.
This story is retold with new details in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #25/2.


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Fourth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJon L. Blummer
ArtJon L. Blummer
LetteringJon L. Blummer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan

Supporting Character(s):

Gerry Nye
Mr. Nye (Gerry's father)

Villain(s):

Payroll robbers (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

Jon L. Blummer credited as Jon Elby
This story continues from last issue.


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Fifth Story: "Rescue on Mars... An Adventure in the Unknown [Part 1]" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCarl Claudy
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Alan Kane
Ted Dolliver

Supporting Character(s):

Jack (first appearance; a teen from Ted's gym)
Oki (first appearance; Ted and Alan's Japanese servant)

Villain(s):

spies (first appearance; trying to steal Alan's new process for making metal "unmeltable")

Location(s):

16 Pike Place, New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story continues into the next issue.


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Sixth Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel (?)
ArtWilliam Smith
LetteringWilliam Smith
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue:
Red Dugan
Whitey Smith
Blooey Blue
Doris West (last in All-Star Comics #2/5; disguised as an airline hostess)

Villain(s):

Barbara Levan, Hakim and Nokimov (first appearance; three spies trying to steal a "magnetic plane" model)

Location(s):

San Diego, CA


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