All-American Comics, #25

Published: April 1941

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All-American Comics #25

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Credits
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Sabotage at the Steel Mills (1)
Story 2 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Irene Miller is assigned to do a story on sabotage at the Sterling Steel Mill. Alan Scott tags along as the Green Lantern and discovers that the man responsible, calling himself "The Leader," is the Sterling Steel Mill stockholders' representative, who wanted to drive down the price of the stock to buy it for himself.

Characters
  • The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Irene Miller
  • Mr. Blake ? (APEX employer of Scott)
  • Mr. Sterling (President of Sterling Steel Mill)
  • Barlow (Sterling Steel Mill's Teasurer)
  • Mr. Straker
  • Harkiss (villain, Sterling Steel Mill stockholder's representative, death)
  • "Rock" Dawson (villain)
Credits
The Hunt for Earl Evans (1)
Story 3 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Al and Mary witness some criminals escaping from the Police, and Mary follows them in her own car. But when the crooks have a flat tire, they kidnap Mary and escape in her car.

Characters
  • The Atom [Al Pratt]
  • Mary James
  • Earl Evans (villain)
  • Nick (villain)
  • Tony (villain)
  • Jack (villain)
Story Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

The Cyclone Kids (1)
Story 4 4 pages humor; superhero
Characters
  • Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]
  • Scribbly
  • the Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel
  • Dinky Jibbet]
Smash the Spy Ring (1)
Story 5 6 pages aviation; superhero
Storyline

Hop Harrigan becomes a costumed hero.

Characters
  • Hop Harrigan (as the Guardian Angel
  • Intro)
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Transatlantic Flights (1)
Story 6 1 page non-fiction; aviation
Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
Story Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich.

Story 7 1 page aviation

"Here's more good news for members of the All-American Flying Club!"

Dr. Mid-Nite: How He Began (1)
Story 8 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Blinded by a mobster's bomb, Dr. McNider gives up the practice of medicine to write articles for crime magazines. But a chance accident, with an owl crashing through the former doctor's window during the night, allows McNider to discover that he can see in the dark [as well as in the daylight with special infra-red goggles he creates], so he decides to adopt the secret identity of Dr. Mid-Nite to round up "Killer" and bring him to justice for his crimes.

Characters
  • Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (Intro
  • Origin)
  • Myra Mason (Intro)
  • Hooty (Intro)
  • Mr. Schlitz
  • "Killer" Maroni (villain)
  • Buggsy (villain)
  • Mike (villain)
Credits
One Round O'Rourke
Story 9 2 pages humor
Characters
  • Pete
  • O'Rourke
Credits
Story 10 1 page humor

"Yessir, will you have a single room or a suite?"

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-05-31

Ball of Yarn (1)
Story 11 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-05-31

Story 12 1 page humor

"Well, nosey, what do ya want?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Shoe Needs Repairing (1)
Story 13 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story 14 1 page humor

"So you want to marry my daughter, do you!!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story 15 0 pages humor

"Nuts!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Two Mouse Holes (1)
Story 16 1 page humor
Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-26

Story 17 1 page humor

"Mouse Union Local 28"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

Story 18 1 page humor

"Balloons, five cents!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

Story 19 1 page humor

"Honk! Honk! Honk!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

Story 20 1 page humor

"Why don't you start a checking account with that hundred bucks?"

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-04-10

James Buchanan
Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

The Missing Witness, Part II
Story 22 2 pages adventure
Characters
  • Jimmy Stone
Coming in the Very Next Issue of All-American Comics!

Featuring All-American Comics

Story 23 1 page
The Rover by Joseph Conrad
Story 24 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Jack Jaros is credited as a reader who send the review printed here.

The Flash Wins

Featuring All-Star Comics

Story 25 1 page
Rescue on Mars [Part 6]
Story 26 6 pages science fiction
Characters
  • Ted
  • Alan
  • Jack
  • Dr. Luytens
Credits
Story Notes

Last appearance.

Mystery of the Vanishing Pilots (1)
Story 27 8 pages adventure
Characters
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey White
  • Blooey Blue
  • Doris West
Credits
Colossal! Terrific! Stupendous!

Featuring World's Best Comics

Story 28 1 page
Story 29 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 30 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.