All-American Comics, #21
Published: December 1940
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Story Notes
Oddity: GL wears the power ring on his right hand.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Long Lost Son (1)
Storyline
Crooked lawyer Elias Strake convinces Cub Brenner to pose as the long-lost son of the Blakes in order to steal their fortune. But when Alan Scott hears Strake was involved in the reunion, he investigates as Green Lantern. When Cub has a change of heart, GL helps him turn the tables on Strake and confess his crimes. But the Blakes refuse to press charges against Cub because he really is their son Tommy Blake, as they confirmed from his scarred and mis-shapened hand.
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Irene Miller
- Mr. Blake
- Mrs. Blake
- Elias Strake (villain, introduction, lawyer)
- Tipper (villain, death)
- Tommy Blake [as Cub Brenner] (villain, reformed)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Haroldo Magno
- Inks: Haroldo Magno
- Letters: Carrie Nodell
Story Notes
Oddity: GL wears the power ring on his right hand on the splash page only. Letterer credit verified by Marty Nodell.
The Red Tornado to the Rescue (1)
Storyline
The Red Tornado wipes up the Torponi mob, but when the Police Chief takes credit for the the kids rescue, Ma Hunkel decides the Red Tornado should tell him off in no uncertain terms.
Characters
- Scribbly Jibbet
- Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]
- Dinky Jibbet
- Sisty Hunkel
- Tubb Torponi and his gang (Villain)
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
- Letters: Sheldon Mayer
Story Notes
Synopsis added by Craig Delich.
"Curious tree grows at one end..."
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
- Letters: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-09-01
Don't Toy with the Dog on the Rope (1)
Characters
- Cicero's Cat
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-07-30
"Little Jeff"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 05-28-1939
Chasing a Fly into the Basement (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 05-28-1939
"Millard Minger"
Characters
- Daisybelle
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-02-27
Skiing (1)
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-03-06
The Shooting Match (1)
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
Credits
- Script: Enrico Bertozzi
- Pencils: Roberto Zaghi
- Inks: Roberto Zaghi
- Letters: Enrico Bertozzi
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
The Monsters from the Mine (1)
Storyline
In the midst of the Calvin College Sophomore picnic, the students are rounded up by a madman, a man who has learned how to transmute his will into any person's body and thus take control of them as his slaves.
Characters
- The Atom [Al Pratt]
- Professor Wilson
- Mary James
- Joe Morgan
- Truck Tarbell
- un-named "Emperor of America" (Intro, Death)
Credits
- Script: Bill O'Connor
- Pencils: Ben Flinton
- Inks: Leonard Sansone
Story Notes
Inker credit verified by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.
Rescue on Mars [Part 2]
Wings over Panama [Part 2]
Featuring Flash Comics
"Hey kids! Don't miss the December issue of Flash Comics!!!"
Credits
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
Waiting on an Investment (1)
Characters
- Pete
Credits
- Script: Art Helfant
- Pencils: Art Helfant
- Inks: Art Helfant
The American Claimant
James K. Polk
Featuring All-American Stamp Page
Two Comic Magazines You Can't Afford to Miss!!!
Featuring Flash Comics; All-American Comics
"This is my new hunting dog, Daisybelle!"
Characters
- Daisybelle
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Animal Crackers in Bed (1)
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"-And you'll find food in the ice box..."
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-13
"Yaws, I've become frantic about baseball!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-20
Electric Fan (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-20
The Philadelphia Post Office (1)
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
- Letters: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) ?
Little Tom's Trouble (1)
Characters
- Ben Webster
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Edwin Alger
- Inks: Edwin Alger
- Letters: Edwin Alger
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
The Wire-Cutters (1)
Characters
- Red Dugan
- Whitey White
- Blooey Blue
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel (uncertain)
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!
Story Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for Audels New Auto Guide.
Story Notes
Back cover.