All-American Comics, #89
Published: September 1947
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The Harlequin
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- the Harlequin [Molly Mayne]
- Mutt (inset)
- Jeff (inset)
Credits
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
- Colors: Jack Adler (uncertain)
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Featuring Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frog
"Toll Bridge 10¢"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Harlequin!
Storyline
A program sponsor persuades Alan Scott to use Green Lantern over radio station WXYZ to plug his chain of department stores. A suitable villain must be found for the Emerald Crusader in the script, so it's decided to use a comic heroine, the Harlequin!
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Doiby Dickles
- the Harlequin [Molly Mayne] (1st appearance)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
Story Notes
Alan Scott works for W.X.Y.Z. radio in this story. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat the oath in this story.
Eddie Stanky
"It's a new invention, sir!"
Characters
- Mutt
- Jeff
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?-9-26
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #10.
Trapping a Bandit
"Can you tell me how to get to Dean Street?"
Characters
- Jeff
Credits
- Letters: Al Smith
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #11.
The Adventure in Castle Villon
"He who lives by the sword, they say , must perish by it"
Storyline
At the port of Le Havre, the black pirate’s encounters the individual who first outlawed the black pirate , (unjustly ) , the Duke de Villon. The duke has stolen the plans of a new type of ship from Henri , an inventor and imprisoned Henri’s female companion Yvonne. The plans are for a fast ship that can reach the New World in record time, and the duke wants to claim the plans as his own. The black pirate rescues Henri from the duke’s henchmen and then attempts to retrieve the stolen plans and free Yvonne.
Characters
- The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
- Justin
Credits
- Pencils: Everett Kinstler
- Inks: Everett Kinstler
Ventriloquism (1)
Characters
- Cotton-Top Katie
Credits
- Script: Harry Lampert
- Pencils: Harry Lampert
- Inks: Harry Lampert
- Letters: Harry Lampert
Out of This World!
"The telephone dial is a magic instrument which can summon almost any-thing."
Storyline
Dr. McNider enters a telephone booth in Gray’s Department Store in order to phone his office. When McNider mis-dials the phone number, he finds that he is instantly transported to an arena of Ancient Rome , while the crowd is watching gladiators combat each other. The ruler of this ancient city is Dr Mid-Nite’s arch nemesis Dr Light.
Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
- Dr. Light (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Frank Harry
- Inks: Frank Harry
Story Notes
Art credits per Craig Delich.
A Knotty Problem
Credits
- Script: Albert Benjamin Thompson
"Meet Blade Landow!"
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
- Blade Landow (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
The Overturned Canoe
Story Notes
Sold by Parker Johns.
Tops!
Featuring Animal Antics; Leading Comics
Story Notes
Inside back cover.