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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published March 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details - "The Reforming of Elegant Esmond"

Characters Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles.
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed as P.R.)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed as P.R.)

13 page Green Lantern story "The Reforming of Elegant Esmond"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; V: Elegant Esmond.
Synopsis A former underworld hood decides to retire from crime. In fact, he decides to try to undo all of his crimes and it is all that Green lantern can handle to keep one of his former victims from taking his place in crime!
Genre superhero
Script Alfred Bester
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.

2 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff.
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.

6 page The Atom story "The Friendship Dance"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]
Genre superhero
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "The Tale of the Black Rain"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; V: The Cloud.
Genre superhero
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "Ma Hunkel's Singing"

Characters Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle].
Genre superhero; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Message from Nowhere [Part 1]"

Characters Jimmy Stone
Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Red, White and Blue story "It's Tough to Be a Hero"

Characters Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.
Genre adventure
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Writer "credit" by Craig Delich, updated 8/04, formerly listed as Ted Udall.

1 page Simp Odill filler

Characters Simp Odill
Genre gag
Script Sol Hess (signed as Hess)
Pencils Sol Hess (signed as Hess)
Inks Sol Hess (signed as Hess]
Letters Sol Hess

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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

8 page Hop Harrigan story "Bombs Away"

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 9-13-08.

1 page Justice Society of America; March of Dimes public service announcement "The JSA for the March of Dimes"

Characters The Justice Society
Synopsis PSA announcement for the March of Dimes featuring the JSA.
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Sequence may NOT be in proper order. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.