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All-American Comics 42

ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #42

Cover Date: September 1942
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Irwin Hasen (signed)


Story: "Green Lantern Our New Police Chief" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtIrwin Hasen
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Doiby Dickles (wears a Green Lantern costume as Devastatin' Doiby)
Irene Miller

Villain(s):

Trigger Boys and Big Mike Costello (first appearance for all; criminals who run rampant in Middle Village)
Police Commissioner Flood (first appearance; allows the criminals to take over)

Location(s):

Middle Village (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place during the week of June 4th, 1942.


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Second Story: [No title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCharles Reizenstein
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Mid-Nite (next in All-Star Comics #13)

Supporting Character(s):

Myra Mason
Hooty

Villain(s):

Herman Gherkin (first appearance; a high ranking Nazi "War Lord")
Under-Fuhrer Stenker (first appearance; a Nazi spy)


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Third 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):

Prop Wash

Other Character(s):

Billiken (first appearance; a fellow cadet)
Dickens (first appearance; a fellow cadet)

Location(s):

Randolph Field, TX


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Fourth Story: [No title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtHoward Purcell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Sargon the Sorcerer (next in All-Star Squadron #59)

Villain(s):

Japanese Spies (first and only appearance for all)

Location(s):

California


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Fifth Story: [No title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StorySheldon Mayer
ArtSheldon Mayer
LetteringSheldon Mayer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Red Tornado

Supporting Character(s):

Cyclone Kid Sisty
Cyclone Kid Dinky
Scribbly Jibbet
Runt (first appearance; a young dog who is trained by crooks; adopted by Ma; becomes Runt the Mystery Dog)

Villain(s):

Spud (first appearance; trains a dog to steal for him)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Sixth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtHoward Purcell
LetteringHoward Purcell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue:
Red Dugan
Whitey Smith
Blooey Blue
Doris West

Villain(s):

German spies (first appearance for all; use a midwestern skating rink as a base)

Comment(s):

John Wentworth is credited as writer.


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Seventh Story: "The Strange Case of the Disappearing Books" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTed Udall
ArtJoe Gallagher
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Atom (next in All-Star Squadron #64)

Villain(s):

Pingler (first appearance; a crook who decides to have his gang pose as college students to steal rare books)

Location(s):

Calvin College

Comment(s):

Al is probably a Sophomore.


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