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Issue Details

Issue #99
Published July 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes Story title added by Craig Delich 8-14-09.

Cover Details - "Nest of Terror"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Streak; Mutt & Jeff (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Alexander Toth
Inks Alexander Toth
Notes Story title added by Craig Delich 2009-8-14.

12 page Green Lantern story "Nest of Terror"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Streak; Molly Mayne; Smitty (a guide); un-named prison guard (villain)
Synopsis Alan Scott's fishing trip leads Green Lantern and Streak into a mystery involving $2 million in cash!
Genre superhero
Script John Broome ?
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth
Notes Alan Scott works for radio station W.X.Y.Z. in this story. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat his oath in the story.

4 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 2009-8-14.

6 page The Black Pirate story "Tale of the Sea Giant"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Captain Marker (villain)
Synopsis At the christening of a new ship, "The Defiance," the Black Pirate and son get themselves kidnapped by the ship's captain because he is against England's push to create a whaling fleet.
Genre period
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy
Inks Bernard Sachs

6 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "The Laughing Crooks"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Tom Hawton; Turkel (villain); Mooch (villain)
Synopsis A friend of the Midnight Crusader has sunk every dime of his into a "Laff Club," not realizing that his Master of Ceremonies is using the club's trick gadgets to plan a really huge crime.
Genre superhero
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy
Inks Bernard Sachs
Notes Credits by Craig Delich, updated August of 2004.

1 page Funny Facts filler

Synopsis Four humorous facts are illustrated, including: 1) stars don;t twinkle; 2) Bald Eagles aren't really bald; 3) a horse doesn't have to lie down to sleep; and 4) it's not really dangerous for an animal trainer to turn his back on lions and tigers.
Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Letters Martin Naydel

2 page none text story "The Man Who Hated Sports"

Characters Joey; Sid; Old Man Flint
Synopsis The meeting of the Third Avenue Tornadoes ends without one member figuring out a way to get a set of baseball uniforms for the guys, until two of the members later help put an end to an attempted robbery of a sports clothing dealer.
Genre adventure
Script Ted Udall (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler

Synopsis Four curiousities are illustrated: 1) snakes are not charmed by a Hindu Fakir's musical notes; 2) Ostrich eggs are edible and weigh four pounds; 3) raccoons never eat their food until they wash it in water; and 4) alligators won't attack a man unless provoked, yet crocodiles will attack for any reason.
Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Letters Martin Naydel

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 2009-8-14.

7 page Hop Harrigan story "Skyjack"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Matt; Lt. Lane; Signor Livorno; "Jolly" Roger (villain); Gianto (villain)
Synopsis Hop and Tank must fight off pirates to rescue an important foreign dignitary that has been kidnapped by the knaves for $1 million ransom!
Genre aviation
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Last appearance.