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Series: All-American Comics

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Publisher: DC

Title: All-American Comics
Issue: 17
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: August 1940
Volume: 2
Contributors: Editor: M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)

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ALL-AMERICAN COMICS (2nd GA Green Lantern)
Owner: changerchanger

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:The Green Lantern
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Flash Comics
Pages:1


Story Title: The Sign of the Green Lantern - comic story
Features:The Green Lantern
Pages:8
Pencils:Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Inks:Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Letters:Martin Nodell
Genre:superhero
Characters:Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; John Hall (President of Hall Construction Company, Scott's employer); Cyrus Gorson (villain, Commissioner of Public Works, death); Muller (villain, contractor)
Synopsis:When the company Alan Scott works for loses a job to another company, Scott discovers that the commissioner of public works is taking kickbacks from the company with the winning bid. Alan takes action as Green Lantern to put an end to their grafting scheme.


Story Title: The Infra Red Destroyers [Part 5] - comic story
Features:Adventures in the Unknown
Pages:6
Pencils:Stan Asch
Inks:Stan Asch
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Alan; Ted; Jack


Story Title: [ no title ] - cartoon
Features:Believe It or Not!
Pages:1
Pencils:Robert L. Ripley
Inks:Robert L. Ripley
Letters:Robert L. Ripley
Genre:non-fiction
Reprinted:from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-07-15


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:0.67
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:humor
Characters:Mutt; Jeff
Reprinted:from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-04


Story Title: Garden Hose - comic story
Features:Cicero's Cat
Pages:0.33
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:Cicero's Cat
Reprinted:from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-04


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:0.67
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:humor
Reprinted:from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-18


Story Title: Hot Supper - comic story
Features:Cicero's Cat
Pages:0.33
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Reprinted:from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-18


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Daisybelle
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters:Gene Byrnes
Genre:humor; children
Characters:Daisybelle
Reprinted:from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?


Story Title: Dishing Umbrella - comic story
Features:Daisybelle
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters:Gene Byrnes
Genre:humor; children
Reprinted:from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?


Story Title: The Plane Hater - comic story
Features:Hop Harrigan
Pages:6
Pencils:Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Inks:Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby]
Letters:Jon L. Blummer
Genre:aviation
Characters:Hop Harrigan


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-American Flying Club
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Peace Treaty - comic story
Features:Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man
Pages:8
Pencils:Jon L. Blummer [as Don Shelby]
Inks:Jon L. Blummer [as Don Shelby]
Letters:Jon L. Blummer
Genre:science fiction; superhero
Characters:Gary Concord


Story Title: Escape from Sinister Mansion - comic story
Features:Ben Webster
Pages:5
Pencils:Edwin Alger
Inks:Edwin Alger
Letters:Edwin Alger
Genre:adventure
Characters:Ben Webster
Reprinted:from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?


Story Title: In the Stamp Business - comic story
Features:Popsicle Pete
Pages:2
Pencils:Art Helfant (signed)
Inks:Art Helfant (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Pete


Story Title: Free Stamps! - advertisement
Features:Popsicle
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Mutiny on the Bounty - text article
Features:All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
Pages:0.75
Pencils:? (spot illo)
Inks:? (spot illo)


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Baby Ruth
Pages:0.25
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Andrew Jackson - text article
Features:All-American Stamp Page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Murder in the Classroom - text story
Features:Jimmy Stone
Pages:1.5
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure
Characters:Jimmy Stone


Story Title: Announcement!!!! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - public service announcement
Features:Why I'm Glad I'm an American
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Daisybelle
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters:Gene Byrnes
Genre:humor; children
Characters:Daisybelle
Reprinted:from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Daisybelle
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks:Gene Byrnes (signed)
Letters:Gene Byrnes
Genre:humor; children
Reprinted:from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:0.67
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:humor
Characters:Mutt; Jeff
Reprinted:from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-11


Story Title: Follow the Duck - comic story
Features:Cicero's Cat
Pages:0.33
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Reprinted:from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-06-11


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:0.67
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:humor
Reprinted:from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-07


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Cicero's Cat
Pages:0.33
Pencils:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inks:Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Reprinted:from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-07


Story Title: The Closed Gate - cartoon
Features:Believe It or Not
Pages:1
Pencils:Robert L. Ripley
Inks:Robert L. Ripley
Letters:Robert L. Ripley
Genre:non-fiction
Reprinted:from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-07-18


Story Title: Boys and Girls! Do You Like Mutt & Jeff? - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Mayer
Inks:Sheldon Mayer


Story Title: The Stray - comic story
Features:Scribbly
Pages:4
Pencils:Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks:Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters:Sheldon Mayer
Genre:humor; children
Characters:Scribbly


Story Title: The Propaganda Battle - comic story
Features:Red, White and Blue
Pages:8
Pencils:William Smith
Inks:William Smith
Genre:adventure
Characters:Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Johnson Smith & Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Book Coupon Exchange
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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