All-American Comics, #24
Published: March 1941
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Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Credits
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
The "Big Six" Comics Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Storyline
Promotional advertisement for 6 of DC's biggest heroes starring in Action, Detective, Adventure, All-American, More Fun and Flash Comics.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
- Flash [Jay Garrick]
Story Notes
Found on the inside front cover.
The Slave Racket (1)
Storyline
When Jim Cass tells him how he was tricked into working as a slave in the tropics for tycoon R. J. Karns, Alan Scott signs on for the same job. Then, as Green Lantern, he encourages the workers to rebel before grabbing the overseer in order to take him to the U.S. to force him to testify against Karns.
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott
- also as Lane]
- Irene Miller
- Mr. Blake (Scott's employer at APEX)
- Jim Cass
- R. J. Karns (villain, shipping tycoon)
- Joe (villain)
- Pancho Lupo (villain)
- Jose (villain)
- Carlo (villain)
- Piedro (villain)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Haroldo Magno
- Inks: Haroldo Magno
Story Notes
Green Lantern resides in Capitol City in this story. Panel 3 on page 8 had to be based on the cover to All-American #18 done by Sheldon Moldoff.
Neither Man Nor Mouse (1)
Storyline
When the local newspaper publishes a story that the Red Tornado is a hoax, the crooks that had left town decide to return....with a vengeance!
Characters
- The Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]
- The Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel
- Dinky Jibbet] (introduction)
- Scribbly Jibbet
- un-named Morning Dispatch editor
- Gus (Dispatch typesetter)
- Smokey (villain)
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
- Letters: Sheldon Mayer
100,000 Men Kissed This Face (1)
Storyline
The strange stories of a horse with hair 10" long, a hole from a Civil War cannon ball in a wall that was cut out and framed, and how 100,000 men kissed the face of FM Wrangel at graduation are told.
Characters
- Field Marshall Count of Wrangel
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
- Letters: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-21
Easter Eggs (1)
Characters
- Cicero's Cat
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-04-12
"For Sale Cheap"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-03-29
Light Switch (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-03-29
Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends
Storyline
Four different tricks, such as "a trick star" and shadow pictures, are illustrated for the readers so that they can perform these at home.
Credits
- Script: A. W. Nugent
- Pencils: A. W. Nugent
- Inks: A. W. Nugent
- Letters: A. W. Nugent
The Factory Infiltrators (1)
Storyline
Hop investigates the disappearance of important tool dies and parts of secret aircraft from the factory.
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
- Tank "Ikky" Tinker
- Prop Wash
- Miss Snap
- un-named German spies (villains)
Credits
- Script: Enrico Bertozzi
- Pencils: Enrico Bertozzi
- Inks: Enrico Bertozzi
- Letters: Enrico Bertozzi
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Here's More Good News for the Members of the All-American Flying Club!
Storyline
Hop reports to all members of the Flying Club that free baggage stickers from T.W.A. and Eastern Airlines are available to them.
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
Credits
- Pencils: Enrico Bertozzi
- Inks: Enrico Bertozzi
"The famous Bellanca Monoplane..."
Storyline
True stories about famed aviators are recounted by Hop.
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
- Paul Redfern
- Art Goebel
- Colonel Clarence Chamberlain
- Ernest L. Smith
- Emory B. Bronte
- Lt. Lester J. Maitland
- Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger
Credits
- Pencils: Jon Blummer
- Inks: Jon Blummer
Story Notes
Credits added by Craig Delich.
Storyline
Curtiss Candy Company illustrated ad for Baby Ruth candy bars, using Fordham University's head football coach, James Crowley, as spokesman.
Characters
- James Crowley
Shakedown Racket (1)
Storyline
The Atom steps in to halt a protection racket involving local newsboys and bootblacks.
Characters
- The Atom [Al Pratt]
- Blackie (young bootblack)
- un-named Boss (villain, introduction)
- Slink (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Bill O'Connor
- Pencils: Ben Flinton
- Inks: Leonard Sansone
Story Notes
Inker credit verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.
The County Fair (1)
Storyline
When Pete is able to ring a bell at the local county fair, he is offered the chance to fight a champion boxer, "One-Round O'Rouke," in the Silver Gloves boxing contest.
Characters
- Pete
- Butch
- J. Moses Appleberry (scout for the Silver Gloves Boxing Committee)
Credits
- Script: Art Helfant
- Pencils: Art Helfant
- Inks: Art Helfant
Rescue on Mars, Part 5
Announcing Two New Exciting Features Which Will Make All-American Comics Even Better Than Before!
Storyline
Promotional plugs, with illustrations, introduce new features to the All-American Comic's line-up: Dr. Mid-Nite & Hooty in issue #25 and Sargon the Sorcerer in issue #26.
Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
- Hooty (an owl)
- Sargon [John Sargent]
Credits
- Pencils: Stan Asch
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Stan Asch
- Inks: Howard Purcell
Franklin Pierce
Storyline
Half the page is devoted to the 14 cent stamp, which has the portrait of President Franklin Pierce on it. Rest of page is stamp dealer advertisements.
Characters
- Franklin Pierce
The Missing Witness
Storyline
Through a shrewd luck, Jimmy overhears and sees Harcourt's insurance man, Crandall, pull the thought-to-be stolen Burma Ruby pulled out of a wall safe, and concludes that Harcourt is attempting to defraud the insurance company.
Characters
- Jimmy Stone
- Phil Hackett
- Linda Warren
- Crandall (insurance agent)
- McKenzie (a lapidary)
- Andrews (Harcourt's butler)
- J.P. Harcourt (villain)
Credits
- Script: Evelyn Gaines
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
Amazing Combination Offer
Story Notes
Ad by Remington Rand
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Storyline
Rusty Messing, a reader of All-American Comics, provides his review of Geoffrey Chaucer's book, "Canterbury Tales."
Story Notes
Writer added by Craig Delich.
Story Notes
A few small ads on the book review page.
Storyline
Five different illustrated activities for the reader are shown.
Credits
- Script: A. W. Nugent
- Pencils: A. W. Nugent
- Inks: A. W. Nugent
- Letters: A. W. Nugent
Heartbroken (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-06-21
"Pedigree dogs, that's what these are, ma'am!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-05-12
Accidental Shower (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-05-12
Fort "Blunder" (1)
Storyline
The features tell about: wooden horse carver Frank Carretta, who has never ridden a horse; Adele Harrison, who wrote the longest story ever told; and a fort built at Rowse's Point, New York, accidentally built on British soil in 1818, and sometimes referred to as Fort Blunder!
Characters
- Adele Garrison
- Frank Carretta
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
- Letters: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-22
Just Call Me Mr. Black (1)
Storyline
Mrs. Jackson and the entire household is mystified by the oddities surrounding the new boarder, Mr. Black, who turns out to be a writer!
Characters
- Ben Webster
- Billy
- Mr. Black
- Mrs. Jackson
- Bart Campbell
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Edwin Alger
- Inks: Edwin Alger
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Duty on the Docks (1)
Storyline
Red, Whitey and Blooey react to rough tactics used on a old pencil seller by some criminals, not realizing that it's Doris in disguise, who has been assigned by G-2 to investigate the activities of a mysterious frieghter on the waterfront.
Characters
- Red Dugan
- Whitey White
- Blooey Blue
- Doris West [as Doris Mosey]
- Captain Todt (villain)
- Sigmund (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel (uncertain)
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Here's What You've Been Waiting For - All Star No. 4!
Featuring All-Star Comics
Storyline
Illustrated promotional ad for All-Star Comics #4 and the new JSA adventure "For America and Democracy!" including the cover.
Characters
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
- Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
- Flash [Jay Garrick]
- Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]
- Atom [Al Pratt]
- Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Credits
- Pencils: E. E. Hibbard
- Inks: E. E. Hibbard
Storyline
Advertisements from the Wilson Chemical Company of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, makers of White Cloverine brand salve.
Story Notes
Found on the inside back cover.
Ready the Sensational New Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
Storyline
Daisy Manufacturing Company ad for their new air rifle, the "1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine."
Characters
- Red Ryder
- Little Beaver
Credits
- Pencils: Fred Harman
- Inks: Fred Harman
Story Notes
Found on the back cover.