Issue | #100 |
Published | August 1948 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor) |
Characters | Johnny Thunder; Black Lightning; The Green Lantern (inset) |
Genre | western |
Pencils | Alex Toth |
Inks | Alex Toth |
Notes | Story title added by Craig Delich 2009-8-15. |
Characters | Johnny Thunder [John Tane](1st appearance); Black Lightning; Sheriff Tane; Kathy; Gary; Jagger Bowen (villain) |
Synopsis | Schoolmaster Johnny Tane becomes Johnny Thunder to please his sheriff father, while still keeping his promise to his mother that he won't engage in violence. Here he helps put an end to a cattle rustling operation by a gang who rustle cattle, change their brands, then re-sell them. |
Genre | western |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Alex Toth |
Inks | Alex Toth |
Letters | Alexander Toth |
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 2009-8-15. |
Characters | Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Judson (architect); Gloves (villain); Trigger (villain) |
Synopsis | The Man of Night must solve a series of robberies that occur in the oddly-shaped buildings designed and built by a friend of Dr. McNider. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Rudolph Palais |
Inks | Rudolph Palais |
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 2009-8-15. |
Characters | The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor |
Synopsis | The Black Pirate and son help rescue a young lady that is being used by a gang of smugglers in their operations because her brother is being held prisoner by them. |
Genre | period |
Pencils | Arthur F. Peddy |
Inks | Bernard Sachs |
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 2009-8-15. |
Characters | Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman] |
Synopsis | The biographical story of Johnny Appleseed is re-told. |
Genre | fact |
Script | John Broome [as John Osgood] (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A series of five different scientific facts are illustrated and explained to the reader. |
Genre | fact |
Script | Martin Naydel |
Pencils | Martin Naydel |
Inks | Martin Naydel |
Letters | Martin Naydel |
Notes | All credits added by Craig Delich 2009-8-15. |
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 2009-8-15. |
Characters | The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Ann Hunt [mistaken for the Black Eyed Bandit]; Knodar (villain, 3rd appearance) |
Synopsis | Gotham City celebrates its Golden Anniversary while the futuristic criminal, Knodar, returns to steal the golden key to the city, but gets confused, thinking a 20th Century girl is the 23rd century Black-Eyed Bandit. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John Broome |
Pencils | Irwin Hasen |
Inks | Irwin Hasen |
Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated (August, 2004). Alan Scott works for WXYZ radio in this story. |