All-American Comics, #37

Published: April 1942

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All-American Comics #37

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Doiby Dickles
Story Notes

Art credits verified with both artists to Craig Delich. Credits in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #2 are wrong.

Story 1 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Sinister Plot of Professor Caspar (1)
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A vicious scientist kills to obtain a gun that shoots sound, and then kidnaps world famous scientists in order to gain their inventions.

Characters
  • Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Doiby Dickles
  • Fog Blake (introduction)
  • Ellen (Blake's fiancee)
  • Professor Blau (Yale scientist)
  • Professor Vogt (Harvard scientist)
  • Professor Steinholtz (APEX Chief Engineer, scientist)
  • O'Toole (Policeman, death)
  • Professor Caspar (villain)
  • Hans (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Credits per Craig Delich. We previously credited the art to Irwin Hasen, then to "Martin Nodell with Irwin Hasen." Credits in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #2 are wrong.

Story 3 1 page

"Thanks a million, boys and girls..."

Featuring All-Star Comics

Story 4 1 page

"500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!"

The Phony Doctor (1)
Story 5 6 pages aviation
Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Adamowicz Brothers (1)
Story 6 1 page non-fiction; aviation
Characters
  • Hop Harrigan (inset)
Hello, Members of the All-American Flying Club!
Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page humor

"Rubber fenders?"

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Car Racket (1)
Story 9 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Al takes a car out for a near-fatal test drive, forcing the Atom to round up the crooked car dealers and get them to confess to selling dangerous vehicles to unsuspecting buyers.

Characters
  • The Atom [Al Pratt]
  • Joe Morgan
Story Notes

Inker credit per Jerry Bails.

All It Takes Is a Tap (1)
Story 10 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

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

Story 11 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Training to catch the cleverest mouse in the house"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

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

Uncle Herman -- Detective (1)
Story 12 4 pages humor; superhero
Characters
  • Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Uncle Herman
Story 13 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Elastic band"

Characters
  • Cicero's Cat
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

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

Mousetrap Catapult (1)
Story 14 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-19

The Parrot Puzzle (1)
Story 15 6 pages adventure
Characters
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey White
  • Blooey Blue
Credits
Story Notes

Creative credits per Craig Delich. We formerly credited the art to Joe Gallagher.

Story 16 1 page humor

"Where are you goin', Mutt?"

Characters
  • Mutt
  • Jeff
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Bomber (1)
Story 17 8 pages superhero
Characters
  • Sargon [John Sargent]
  • Flora Styles
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich.

Now on Sale
Story 18 1 page
The Murder of Chester Holmes, Part 2
Story 19 2 pages adventure
Characters
  • Phil Hackett
Credits

Featuring Sensation Comics

Story 20 1 page
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 21 0 pages
The Matchlock Gun
Story 22 1 page
Credits
Woodrow Wilson
Story 23 1 page
Story Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

The Truth of Dr. Mid-Nite's Identity (1)
Story 24 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Two employees of a munitions manufacturer's company are upset that their boss is selling munitions to the government at cost, so they hire foreign agents to kill him.

Characters
  • Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]
  • Myra Mason
  • Hooty
  • N. N. Osgood
  • unnamed foreign agents (villains)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich.

Prizes for All!
Story 25 1 page
Story 26 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 27 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.