All-American Comics, #90
Published: October 1947
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Issue Contents:
Introducing the Icicle!
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- the Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent]
- Mutt (inset)
- Jeff (inset)
Credits
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
- Colors: Jack Adler (uncertain)
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Featuring All-Star Comics; The Junior Justice Society of America
"The Junior Justice Society of America is back in operation!"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Icicle!
Storyline
The arrival of a foreign physicist with a new secret invention capable of instantly freezing any moisture in the air also heralds the arrival of a new foe for the Emerald Crusader: the Icicle!
Characters
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Doiby Dickles
- The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent] (villain, 1st appearance)
- Lany Leeds (villain, death)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: John Belfi
Story Notes
Alan Scott works for radio station W.X.Y.Z. in this story.
Harry Brecheen
The Case of the Box Car Bandit
"Professor, we wanna study and get smart!"
Characters
- Mutt
- Jeff
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #10.
"Dean, I'll work my way through college..."
Characters
- Mutt
- Jeff
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #10.
The Haunted Chessboard (1)
"No use, no one would ever believe this DR. MID-NITE adventure!"
Storyline
On the one year anniversary of the death of state attorney John King, Doctor McNider has a chess board set up in his apartment for their annual chess game . McNider hosts King’s pretty daughter Alice King. When Alice is kidnapped by a group of gangsters Doctor Mid-Nite is apparently helped by the ghost of the late John King by the appearance of messages from ghostly chessboards and ghostly chess pieces.
Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
Credits
- Pencils: Art Peddy
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Sky-Ride (1)
Credits
- Script: Harry Lampert
- Pencils: Harry Lampert
- Inks: Harry Lampert
- Letters: Harry Lampert
Featuring Comic Cavalcade
"You'd have to be crazy..."
The Land of Little Men
"A barren land in a cold northern sea … a race of strange little warriors with a morbid fear of giants"
Storyline
After being blown off course by a storm, onto a land of small sized warriors , the black pirate and son Justin and a seven foot tall local named Igor are imprisoned for breaking the local rules. All tall individuals are required to stoop under the small arches to show submission. Later after escaping imprisonment, Igor unjustly dominates over the local residents in retribution. The black pirate and Justin work out a plan to teach Igor a lesson that only an uncivilized person would dominate others that are smaller in size.
Characters
- The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
- Justin [Justin Valor]
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Reinman
- Inks: Paul Reinman
Unanswered Question
Credits
- Script: Ted Udall
"Looks like Grover's in the doghouse again!"
Credits
- Script: Harry Lampert
- Pencils: Harry Lampert
- Inks: Harry Lampert
- Letters: Harry Lampert
The Mystery of the Royal Blue Jet
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
Featuring Comic Cavalcade
"You'd have to be crazy..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.