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All-American Comics, #23

Published: February 1941

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All-American Comics #23

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Delia Day
Credits
Story Notes

Oddity: GL wears the power ring on the right hand.

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Sins of the Father (1)
Story 2 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Accompanying Irene on an interview with movie star Delia Day, Alan Scott becomes suspicious, spying her talking to hoodlum "Slug" Kafey. Taking action as Green Lantern, Scott discovers that Day is being blackmailed because her father is actually racketeer Al Maloney. GL interviews Maloney in prison and finds that Frankie Fowler is the only other person who knows the connection between the two and races to find Fowler, but Delia is already there paying the blackmail. Fowler forces GL to surrender to save Delia, but Maloney bursts in, there is an exchange of gunfire, and both men are killed.

Characters
  • The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Irene Miller
  • Joe (prison guard)
  • Delia Maloney [as Delia Day]
  • Mary Day Maloney (Delia's mother, death)
  • Al Maloney (villain, Delia's father, death)
  • Frankie Fowler (villain, death)
  • "Slug" Kafey (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Oddity: GL uses a variation of his oath in this story: "And I shall shed my light upon dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light...the light of the Green Lantern!"

The Red Tornado Goes Ape (1)
Story 3 4 pages humor; superhero; teen
Storyline

When the Police learn that the Red Tornado is operating in the neighborhood, they attempt to capture her. Quickly thinking on her feet, Ma dresses up a gorilla in the zoo with her outfit, and when the Police round it up, are they surprised!

Characters
  • Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Big Eddie (Villain)
  • Sisty Hunkel
  • Dinky Jibbet
Credits
Walking the Shark! (1)
Story 4 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?

Story 5 1 page humor

"This business of eating hot dogs for lunch ain't so hot!"

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-06

Story 6 0 pages humor

"No, no! This liver is not for you!"

Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-06

Story 7 1 page humor

"Say, how'd you fellas like to dig me a well?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-21

Scared of Her Shadow (1)
Story 8 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-21

Oldest Monument to the Unknown Soldier (1)
Story 9 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?

Story 10 1 page humor; children

"All the ladies will be here..."

Characters
  • Daisybelle
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-09-18

Story 11 1 page humor; children

"Willie Oaks is runnin' a sidewalk cafe..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

Charter Flight to Disaster (1)
Story 12 6 pages aviation
Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Story 13 1 page

"We've had so many requests..."

Story 14 1 page non-fiction; aviation

"Commander Richard E. Byrd became the first man..."

Characters
  • Hop Harrigan (inset)
Credits
Jailbreak (1)
Story 15 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Pete
Credits
Joe's Appointment (1)
Story 16 6 pages superhero
Storyline

A mysterious woman in black succeeds in drugging Joe Morgan and getting him to take the blame for the theft of secret Cruiser plans, which ends up landing him and Al in jail.

Characters
  • The Atom [Al Pratt]
  • Nada (villain, introduction)
  • Boris (villain, introduction)
  • Joe Morgan
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

Rescue on Mars [Part 4]
Story 17 6 pages science fiction
Characters
  • Alan
  • Ted
  • Jack
Credits
Crime, Inc., Part II
Story 18 2 pages adventure
Characters
  • Jimmy Stone
Credits
Story 19 1 page
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Story 20 1 page
Characters
  • Dr. Jekyll
  • Mr. Hyde
Story 21 0 pages
Millard Fillmore
Story 22 1 page
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Story 23 1 page humor; children

"What are you doing, Raymond?"

Characters
  • Daisybelle
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

Toll Bridge (1)
Story 24 1 page humor; children
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

Story 25 1 page non-fiction

"New born seals are white..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?

Story 26 1 page humor

"Now, Jeff, we'll get in the plane and fly to Little Cicero..."

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-12-25

Story 27 0 pages humor

"There! That was some tough job putting all those balls on that tree!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-12-25

Story 28 1 page humor

"Blind Man Finds Love!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-27

Story 29 0 pages humor

"Spider"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-27

Greatest Life Saver of All Time (1)
Story 30 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?

The Worthless Stock (1)
Story 31 5 pages adventure
Characters
  • Ben Webster
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

The Mysterious Murder of the Texas Ranger (1)
Story 32 8 pages adventure
Characters
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey White
  • Blooey Blue
Credits
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Featuring All-Star Comics

Story 33 1 page
Story 34 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 35 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.