Issue | #20 |
Published | November 1940 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Characters | Daisybelle |
Genre | children; humor |
Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Letters | Gene Byrnes |
Notes | Newspaper reprints. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
Characters | Alan; Ted; Jack |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Carl H. Claudy (signed) |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
Characters | Pete |
Genre | gag |
Script | Art Helfant |
Pencils | Art Helfant |
Inks | Art Helfant |
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. |
Characters | Daisybelle |
Genre | humor; children |
Script | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Pencils | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Inks | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
Letters | Gene Byrnes |
Notes | Newspaper reprints. |
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. |
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. |
Characters | Jimmy Stone |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Evelyn Gaines |
Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (spot illo) |
Inks | Sheldon Mayer (spot illo) |
Letters | typeset |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jerry Siegel? |
Pencils | William Smith |
Inks | William Smith |