Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #96
Published April 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes This issue contains an ad for the Junior Justice Society, which features the cover to All-Star Comics #40 (April-May 1948).

Cover Details - "The Mystery of the Emerald Necklace"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Streak the Wonder Dog; Mutt & Jeff (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth
Notes Cover is the same as the splash page of the Green Lantern story.

12 page Green Lantern story "Mystery of the Emerald Necklace"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Streak, the Wonder Dog (introduction); Julia Henry; Kem Whitehall; Red Karit (villain)
Synopsis Streak befriends a young girl who finds herself employed by a notorious gangster she thinks to be a private detective.
Genre superhero
Script Robet Kanigher
Pencils Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)
Inks Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated August, 2004. Alan Scott works for radio station W.X.Y.Z. in this story. Streak uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in the story.

3 page Cotton-Top Katie story "Studying"

Characters Cotton-Top Katie; the Perfessor
Synopsis The Perfessor keeps interrupting Katie's studying for a test, but keeps forgetting what he wants to tell her!
Genre teen
Script Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters 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 2009-8-11.

6 page The Black Pirate story "The Earthquake Bell"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Lady Valerie; The Destroyer [Sir John Malvin] (villain)
Synopsis The Pirate must stop the efforts of the Destroyer, who demands that the King abdicate and he be crowned in his place.
Genre period
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy [as Peddy] (signed)
Inks Bernard Sachs [as Sachs] (signed)

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Mutt's wife; Cicero; Jeff
Genre humor
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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

7 page Hop Harrigan story "Bill Got His Wings"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Bill Clark; Cyrus Teed [Bill's guardian]
Synopsis Hop's encouragement to a young Bill Clark, when Hop is injured and can't fly the plane, helps Bill's guardian to overcome his fear of flying, a fear that once claimed his girl's life!
Genre aviation
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy
Inks Bernard Sachs

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre humor
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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

2 page none text story "Love Is Blind"

Synopsis An adept counterfeiter is encouraged by his waitress girlfriend to drop his gang and take her on as a partner. This he does and he begins making and passing his own money.....money that has a fatal flaw to it!
Genre adventure
Script Charles King (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Oddity: all characters in the story are un-named.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Bertha
Genre humor
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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

6 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "The Unsinkable Bandits"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Joe (villain)
Synopsis Returning from a medical convention by boat, Dr. McNider's vessel is attacked by a gang of costumed pirates, who kidnap his secretary, Myra Mason, and steal a fortune in securities.
Genre superhero
Pencils Rudolph Palais
Inks Rudolph Palais