Issue | #1 |
Published | [December] 1944 |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 132 |
Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Notes | Published by William H. Wise as a surrogate for All-American Comics. |
Characters | Flash; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Atom; Wildcat; Red,White and Blue; Sargon; Scribbly; Little Boy Blue; Johnny Thunder; Hop Harrigan; Whip; Ghost Patrol; Bulldog Drumhead; Mr. Terrific; Green Lantern; Mutt and Jeff |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Notes | Each character appears to have been drawn by his regular artist. Green Lantern figure from cover of GL #88. |
Reprinted | in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Holliday Girls; Steve Trevor; Danny the Demon (Intro, villain) |
Synopsis | Wonder Woman has to work fast to discover evidence that will exonerate Steve from the murder of General Courtney. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed) |
Pencils | Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed) |
Inks | Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | J. Groaner Crooner |
Synopsis | In order to honor Mr. Crooner, the fellas decide to put his footprints into wet cement, but ends up stuck fast when too many publicity pictures are taken! |
Genre | funny animal |
Script | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Pencils | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Inks | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Letters | Ronald Santi |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Ma Hunkel; Scribbly; Dinky |
Synopsis | Ma and the kids head out to the racetrack and overhear a man who gets Ma to bet on "a sure thing" --- with disastrous results. |
Genre | teen humor |
Script | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Inks | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
Letters | Sheldon Mayer |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Ernie |
Synopsis | Ernie succesfully bags a lion during a hunt, but are taken prisoner by a native tribe that uses Ernie's cookbook to fix them for dinner! |
Genre | funny animal |
Script | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Pencils | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Inks | Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed) |
Letters | Ronald Santi |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | The Atom [Al Pratt]; Big Mouth Bo-Bo (Intro, villain); Rollo [trained dog]; Mrs. Herminetta Wallibi |
Synopsis | Big Mouth Bo-Bo kidnaps a talented dog who has been trained to open doors and arranges for it to be declared homeless so that it will be adopted into a wealthy family.....all in order to rip them off! |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Joseph Greene |
Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
Inks | Joe Gallagher |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Clarence; Monk Healey (villain) |
Synopsis | Tommy is asked by his mother to watch little Clarence while she shops with his mother. But it's little Clarence who watches Tommy and his friends change into Little Boy Blue & the Blue Boys, and decides to follow them on a case! |
Genre | superhero; children |
Script | Lynn Evans (signed) |
Pencils | Frank Harry (signed) |
Inks | Frank Harry (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet |
Synopsis | After a rather wild birthday party for Peachy Pet, Johnny offers to tell her a bedtime story: Little Red Riding Hood. But Peachy has a disturbing nightmare, caused by too much food! |
Genre | superhero; humor |
Script | Julius Schwartz [as John B. Wentworth] (signed) |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed) |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker |
Synopsis | Hop and Tank are long overdue from a spy mission, in which they tried to discover a secret airplane hanger of the Japanese. |
Genre | aviation |
Script | Jon L. Blummer (signed) |
Pencils | Jon L. Blummer (signed) |
Inks | Jon L. Blummer (signed) |
Letters | Jon L. Blummer |
Notes | Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Yellow Horse; Chief Laughing Dog; Shelby (villain); Daggett (villain) |
Synopsis | Rod Gaynor discovers a young Indian boy stabbed and gets him medical attention, only to learn that his people's cattle were poisoned by some men posing as chemists. |
Genre | western |
Script | John B. Wentworth (signed) |
Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
Inks | Homer Fleming (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Pete |
Synopsis | Pete heads for town to seek fame and fortune in order to help save his father's farm. |
Genre | funny animal |
Script | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Pencils | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Inks | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
Letters | A. W. Nugent |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Medusa [Pop](villain) |
Synopsis | While visiting the city of Baxton, Alan and Doiby visit with the town's bell ringer, who tells them he will never ring the bell again until something heroic is done. Something heroic does happen, but with grim results. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Alfred Bester |
Pencils | Paul Reinman (signed) |
Inks | Paul Reinman (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]; John Gyppem (villain) |
Synopsis | The Ghost Patrol are encouraged to help expose a crooked politician who is scheming to rip off the city for a million bucks! |
Genre | war; occult; adventure |
Script | John B. Wentworth (signed) |
Pencils | Frank Harry (signed) |
Inks | Frank Harry (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Jack Tarr |
Synopsis | The underworld settles in the corner of a small waterfront town, using ship models made by Jack Tarr to commit crimes. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed) |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | The Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Ernest Kidder (villain) |
Synopsis | Ernest Kidder was a practical joker...something that cost him every honest job he ever had. Now, he plans to use them to MAKE money...the dishonest way! |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
Inks | Joe Gallagher |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; the Hot Shot (villain, Death) |
Synopsis | The Hot Shot, a man who decidedly hates the cold, decides to use his talent and love for the heat to make himself a bundle of cash. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Inks | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. Hawkgirl wears a green top rather than her normal red one. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver Wendell McDuffy; Leary Leery McSneery (villain) |
Synopsis | Bulldog convinces himself that he can't let his partner run roughshod over him, yet little Oliver saves the day for him against Leery McSneery. |
Genre | funny animal; detective |
Script | Ronald Santi |
Pencils | Ronald Santi |
Inks | Ronald Santi |
Letters | Ronald Santi |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; 3 Dimwits [Winky; Blinky; Noddy]; Robert Cromwell |
Synopsis | Robert Cromwell, noted explorer, has discovered a several million dollar emerald while on one of his trips. A detective gets the bright idea of hiding the jewel in an apple, which accidently finds its way into a fruit peddler's stand. Thanks to the Three Dimwits, the jewel turns up --- in a most unexpected way! |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
Pencils | Everett E. Hibbard (signed) |
Inks | Martin Naydel |
Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
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. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Fat; Slat |
Script | Ed Wheelan? |
Pencils | Ed Wheelan |
Inks | Ed Wheelan |
Letters | Ed Wheelan |
Notes | Full page promotional ad for Ed Wheelan's Joke Book Featuring Fat and Slat. Sequence, writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
Characters | Flash; Green Lantern; Hop Harrigan; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Stretch Skinner; Noddy Toylan; Winky Toylan; Blinky Toylan; Etta Candy; The Whip; Red Dugan; Peachy Pet; Scribbly; Whitey Smith; Little Boy Blue; Mr. Terrific; Blooey Blue; Tubby; Pint Size Pete; Toughy; Atom; Wildcat; Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver; Johnny Thunder; Thunder Bolt; Sargon; Fred; Pedro; Slim; Jef; Mutt |
Synopsis | This was a promotional memo to the script department from the Editor regarding the features in the Big All-American Comic Book. |
Genre | superhero; adventure; humor |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. Back Cover. |
Reprinted | In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |