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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published November 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters The Green Lantern
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

10 page The Green Lantern story "Mystery at Apex Studios"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (brief origin); Irene Miller; "The Boss" [Mr. Gates] (Villain; Intro); "Duke" (Villain; Intro)
Synopsis Alan gets a job at APEX Studios in order to obtain clues concerning the murder of the station's top announcer, only to discover that his boss is guilty of the crime!
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Inks Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Letters Carrie Nodell
Notes Alan Scott begins working for APEX Studios [the last issue that positively mentions him working for this studio is All-American #58]. In the story, GL recites a variation on his oath: "And I shall shed my light over dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light....the light of......Green Lantern!" In the story, when GL hit a crook on the jaw, it leaves behind a small "green Lantern" emblem. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

4 page Scribbly story "The Coming of the Red Tornado"

Characters Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel](Intro); Scribbly Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet; Tubb Torponi and his gang (Villain)
Synopsis When Ma learns of the kidnapping of Dinky and Sisty by the Torponi mob, a chance remark by Scribbly re the Green Lantern puts the thought into Ma's head of adopting the personna of a costumed heroine herself to save them.
Genre teen; humor; superhero
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-26-08.
Reprinted in Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics, A (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N Abrams, 1981 series) #nn; in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Daisybelle filler

Characters Daisybelle
Genre children; humor
Script Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters Gene Byrnes
Notes Newspaper reprints.

3 page Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat
Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

6 page The Mighty Atom story "Action at the College Ball"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James; Joe Morgan
Synopsis When Mary decides to wear the "Kador Necklace" [worth $25,000] to the Calvin College "Diamond Ball," Al decides to attend, and soon has his hands full of action [as The Atom] when crooks appear to steal it.
Genre superhero
Script Bill O'Connor (signed)
Pencils Ben Flinton (signed)
Inks Leonard Sansone
Notes Inker credit verified by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-25-08.
Reprinted In JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Robbers' Ropost"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.

1 page Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation filler "Orville and Wilbur Wright"

Characters Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Genre fact
Script Jon L. Blummer
Pencils Jon L. Blummer
Inks Jon L. Blummer
Letters typeset
Notes Credits added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.

6 page Adventures in the Unknown story "Rescue on Mars: Part 1"

Characters Alan; Ted; Jack
Genre science fiction
Script Carl H. Claudy (signed)
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

2 page Popsicle Pete filler "Bank Robbery"

Characters Pete
Genre gag
Script Art Helfant
Pencils Art Helfant
Inks Art Helfant

5 page Ben Webster story "The Mysterious Mechanical Man"

Characters Ben Webster
Genre adventure
Script Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Pencils Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Inks Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger] (signed)
Notes True writer/artist name [Cole] added by Craig Delich 3-1-08.

1 page Daisybelle filler

Characters Daisybelle
Genre humor; children
Script Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters Gene Byrnes
Notes Newspaper reprints.

2 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

1 page Mutt and Jeff/Cicero's Cat filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat
Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Wings over Panama Part 1"

Characters Jimmy Stone
Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Letters typeset

Half page All-American Comics Monthly Book Review text article "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"

Letters typeset

8 page Red, White and Blue story "The Super-Plane"

Characters Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel?
Pencils William Smith
Inks William Smith