Issue | #1 |
Published | December 1944 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Ken Crossen |
Notes | Cover and story titles by Al Jetter. Much info provided by Craig Delich 10-3-08. |
Characters | The Green Lama |
Genre | occult; superhero |
Pencils | Mac Raboy |
Inks | Mac Raboy |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Cover and story titles by Al Jetter. Much info provided by Craig Delich 10-3-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008); in Golden Age of Comics Special (New Media Publishing, 1982 series) #[nn] |
Characters | The Green Lama |
Synopsis | Contents page featuring illo of the Green Lama, features, story titles and brief synopses of stories. |
Pencils | Mac Raboy |
Inks | Mac Raboy |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-5-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont](origin recap); Tearong; Lt. Caraway; Villains: Foxey; un-named boss |
Synopsis | After the death of a small child at the hands of mobsters, Jethro Dumont takes on the guise of the Green Lama to battle crime. After visiting a Police Lieutenant, Dumont discovers that criminals, after being released from prison, are disappearing, and so he poses as a crook to discover the fate of those men: they are being organized into a "Navy of Crime"! |
Genre | occult; superhero |
Script | Ken Crossen (signed as Richard Foster) |
Pencils | Mac Raboy (signed) |
Inks | Mac Raboy (signed) |
Letters | Rhoda Lewis (signed) |
Notes | The Green Lama's last appearance was in PRIZE COMICS #34. Final 1/3 of the last page is a promotional illustrated ad encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club. Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-3-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | The Boy Champions [Tuffy; Mickey; Wellington Smith] (introduction); a Witch (villains); Shifty (villains); other un-named villains |
Synopsis | The Boy Champions are hired on their first case by a Witch, who wants them to gather a large crowd in Times Square while she puts on an exhibition, not realizing the show is a front for a robbery. |
Script | Joseph Greene (signed) |
Pencils | Al Bare (signed) |
Inks | Al Bare (signed) |
Letters | Rhoda Lewis (signed) |
Notes | Credits, synopsis and most other info added by Craig Delich 10-3-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | Johnny Lawrence; Honey; Henry Talcomb; V: Turner Markas. |
Synopsis | Bloodhound Johnny Lawrence discovers that Turner Markas has used his near blind dog to help set a fire in his library that would destroy his stamp collection and would allow him to collect the insurance money for their loss. |
Genre | mystery |
Script | Bennett Barley (signed) |
Pencils | ? (spot illo) |
Inks | ? (spot illo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-3-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | Lieutenant Hercules [Wilbur Klutz](1st appearance, origin); Mr. MacGregor; Merlin; un-named boss and his gang (villains) |
Synopsis | Wilbur's boss is being blackmailed by gangsters, so he wants Wilbur to take his place so that a trap can be set to nab the bad guys. If the plan succeeds, Wilbur gets a lifetime job with the company. Wilbur wishes he had powers to help him out on this assignment, and the great wizard, Merlin appears to grant that request. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Horace L. Gold (signed as Horace Gold) |
Pencils | Irving Tirman? |
Inks | Irving Tirman? |
Letters | Rhoda Lewis (signed) |
Notes | Credits, synopsis and other info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Synopsis | Patriotic ad encouraging Americans to buy War Bonds, because if our boys are good enough to die for us, then the American people should support that effort by purchasing bonds. |
Letters | ?; most typeset |
Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | Mike McTigg; Oscar. |
Synopsis | Mike takes on a patsy sparring partner to prepare for the big fight, then is told that evening to take it easy and be ready for the big fight the next day. But a beautiful girl, spoken for by another guy, throws a monkey wrench into that plan. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Al Liedermann (signed as L) |
Pencils | Al Liedermann (signed as L) |
Inks | Al Liedermann (signed as L) |
Letters | Al Liedermann |
Notes | Credits, synopsis and all other info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | Rick Masters; Twin Eagles [a.k.a. Mike]; Fats (villain); Slicky (villain) |
Synopsis | Rick smells a rat when a group of men approach and pay him $1000 to fly their equipment to Alaska, unaware that they are trying to get a stash of gold away from a dead man's niece. |
Genre | adventure; aviation |
Script | Walter Gardner (signed) |
Pencils | Ira Turner (signed) |
Inks | Ira Turner (signed) |
Letters | Rhoda Lewis |
Notes | Credits, synopsis and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |
Characters | Angus Mac Erc; King Oberon; un-named Private. |
Synopsis | MacErc grants a soldier three wishes, but he doesn't use any of them very well. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Bruce Elliott (signed) |
Pencils | Perry Williams (signed) |
Inks | Perry Williams (signed) |
Letters | Rhoda Lewis (signed) |
Notes | The last name of the character is spelled "MacErc" and "McErc" in the story. Credits, synopsis and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08. |
Reprinted | in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008) |