All-American Comics, #100
Published: August 1948
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Issue Contents:
Johnny Thunder and Black Lightning
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Time Out for Laughs
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Johnny Thunder!
Storyline
Schoolmaster Johnny Tane becomes Johnny Thunder to please his sheriff father, while still keeping his promise to his mother that he won't engage in violence. Here he helps put an end to a cattle rustling operation by a gang who rustle cattle, change their brands, then re-sell them.
Characters
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane] (1st appearance)
- Black Lightning
- Sheriff Tane
- Kathy
- Gary
- Jagger Bowen (villain)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Alex Toth
- Inks: Alex Toth
- Letters: Alex Toth
Bob Elliott
The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races
"Jeff, don't be so lazy!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
The Man Who Lived in a Boot!
Storyline
The Man of Night must solve a series of robberies that occur in the oddly-shaped buildings designed and built by a friend of Dr. McNider.
Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite
- Charles McNider
- Judson (architect)
- Gloves (villain)
- Trigger (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Rudy Palais
- Inks: Rudy Palais
"This is O.K.! Working in Sir Sidney's hotel!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
"Mutt, at last I met the right girl!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
The Man with the Purple Hand
The Smuggler's Signal!
Storyline
The Black Pirate and son help rescue a young lady that is being used by a gang of smugglers in their operations because her brother is being held prisoner by them.
Characters
- Black Pirate
- Jon Valor
- Justin Valor
Credits
- Pencils: Art Peddy
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
"Edison made the first talking machine!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
"Why are you turning down taxi fares, Jeff?"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Johnny Appleseed
Characters
- Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman]
Credits
- Script: Jean-Louis Humblet
Featuring Science-Snaps
"A radio listener may hear an announcer's voice..."
Storyline
A series of five different scientific facts are illustrated and explained to the reader.
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
All credits added by Craig Delich.
"Hey, wots this?"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
"Boy, whatta subway rush!"
Characters
- Mutt
- Jeff
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
- Letters: Al Smith
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?
Gotham's Golden Jubilee!
Storyline
Gotham City celebrates its Golden Anniversary while the futuristic criminal, Knodar, returns to steal the golden key to the city, but gets confused, thinking a 20th Century girl is the 23rd century Black-Eyed Bandit.
Characters
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Alan Scott (mainstream Universe)
- Doiby Dickles
- Ann Hunt [mistaken for the Black Eyed Bandit]
- Knodar (villain, 3rd appearance)
Credits
- Script: John Broome
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen
- Inks: Irwin Hasen
Story Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich. Alan Scott works for WXYZ radio in this story.
Strange As It Seems
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.