All-American Comics, #5
Published: August 1939
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Credits
- Pencils: Walter Galli
- Inks: Walter Galli
An Important Message from the All-American Comics Gang!!!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Banko Tonight!!
Characters
- Doris West
- Red Dugan
- Whitey
- Blooey Blue
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Inks: Stan Asch
"With all these bumpers you must believe in safety first!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"Da da da!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"Pass these boys right in!"
Characters
- Jimmie Dugan
- Puddinhead
- Bullseye (the dog)
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Reprint Notes
from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Story Notes
Art credits from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics.
"What's your name?" "Big-Hearted Evangeline."
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
It Works!
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Andreas Kasprzak
- Inks: Andreas Kasprzak
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
And How It Works!
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Andreas Kasprzak
- Inks: Andreas Kasprzak
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
Amazing Happenings!
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Andreas Kasprzak
- Inks: Andreas Kasprzak
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
The Riot!
Credits
- Script: Edwin Alger
- Pencils: Andreas Kasprzak
- Inks: Andreas Kasprzak
Reprint Notes
from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Story Notes
art and writing id from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics
The Big Pot (1)
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-23
"Boy, it's cold..."
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-01-06
"Soldier! Sailor! Salt!"
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-01-06
"That ain't the way to carry that..."
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-04-21
"Yap! Yap! Yap!"
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-04-21
Credits
- Script: A. W. Nugent
- Pencils: A. W. Nugent
- Inks: A. W. Nugent
- Letters: A. W. Nugent
"Say, Bob -- I just learned that Baxter is the corps boxing champ!"
Credits
- Script: Richard Rick
- Pencils: Richard Rick
- Inks: Richard Rick
Reprint Notes
from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?
"Close to scare me, eh!"
Credits
- Script: Richard Rick
- Pencils: Richard Rick
- Inks: Richard Rick
- Letters: Richard Rick
Reprint Notes
from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?
"...Start the car in just a minute..."
Credits
- Script: Fontaine Fox
- Pencils: Fontaine Fox
- Inks: Fontaine Fox
Reprint Notes
from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1937-01-24
"Them timbers is strong..."
Credits
- Script: Fontaine Fox
- Pencils: Fontaine Fox
- Inks: Fontaine Fox
- Letters: Fontaine Fox
Reprint Notes
from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1937-01-31
"What do they mean by going off the gold standard..."
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"There's the haunted house!"
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"So this is your home town, eh, Mutt?"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"Empty"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Outside (1)
Credits
- Script: Edwina Dumm
- Pencils: Edwina Dumm
- Inks: Edwina Dumm
Reprint Notes
from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1937-03-07
Mystery Men of Mars [Part 5]
Storyline
The boys escape back to the ship, with the help of Elmer the Robot, but the Professor is left behind.
Characters
- Alan Kane
- Tad Dolliver
- Prof Luytens
- Elmer the Robot
Credits
- Script: Carl Claudy
- Pencils: Stan Asch
- Inks: Stan Asch
The American Way [Part 1]
Characters
- Frederick March
Credits
- Script: adaptation, credited
- Script:
- Script:
- Pencils: Walter Galli
- Inks: Walter Galli
Story Notes
A Sam Harris and Max Gordon production, adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
"It sure is swell up here..."
Storyline
Hop discovers that Jerry is a girl (now spelled Gerry).
Characters
- Hop Harrigan
- Jerry [Gerry]
Credits
- Script: Enrico Bertozzi
- Pencils: Roberto Zaghi
- Inks: Roberto Zaghi
Clothesline (1)
Credits
- Script: Edwina Dumm
- Pencils: Edwina Dumm
- Inks: Edwina Dumm
Reprint Notes
from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1937-02-23
"Mailing two letters to your wife every day!"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"Cheese"
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"My uncle sleeps in marble halls!"
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"Just look at all the birthday cards I received today!"
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"After the boys discovered the loss of their spades..."
Credits
- Script: George Storm
- Pencils: George Storm
- Inks: George Storm
Reprint Notes
from Bobby Thatcher Sunday (McClure Syndicate) ?
"After sighting the man of the island..."
Credits
- Script: George Storm
- Pencils: George Storm
- Inks: George Storm
Reprint Notes
from Bobby Thatcher Sunday (McClure Syndicate) ?
"Spot Savage and Foto escaped from the insane asylum..."
Characters
- Foto
Credits
- Script: Harry Lampert
- Pencils: Harry Lampert
- Inks: Harry Lampert
Credits
- Script: A. W. Nugent
- Pencils: A. W. Nugent
- Inks: A. W. Nugent
- Letters: A. W. Nugent
"You're just the guy I'm lookin' for..."
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
- Letters: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-02-03
"Well, another day is here..."
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
- Letters: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-02-03
"Where ya goin' with all those lemons?"
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
- Letters: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-12-29
Go Home! (1)
Credits
- Script: James Berryman
- Pencils: James Berryman
- Inks: James Berryman
- Letters: James Berryman
Reprint Notes
from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-12-29
Longest Letter Ever Written (1)
Credits
- Script: Ben Santana
- Pencils: Ben Santana
- Inks: Ben Santana
Reprint Notes
from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-19
First Overseas Cachets for Air Mail Approved
Story Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
Lesson in Blood (Part Two)
Credits
- Script: Loring Dowst
"How didja ever get that eye?"
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"Fortunes Told"
Credits
- Script: Gene Byrnes
- Pencils: Gene Byrnes
- Inks: Gene Byrnes
- Letters: Gene Byrnes
Reprint Notes
from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
"The marster and the madam are going to North Carolina..."
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Into the Inkwell (1)
Credits
- Script: Magda Price
- Pencils: Magda Price
- Inks: Magda Price
Reprint Notes
from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
"H'ray! School's out!"
Storyline
Gus convinces the editor of the Clarion that Scribbly is a famous midget cartoonist.
Characters
- Gus Hunkel
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
"At the office of 'The Clarion'..."
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
- Letters: Sheldon Mayer
"Hiyar, Scrib! Have ya done anything on that big idea..."
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
- Letters: Sheldon Mayer
"Ha! Ha! It's a funny thing!"
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
- Letters: Sheldon Mayer
"Skipper, I'll ride to the depot..."
Credits
- Script: Fontaine Fox
- Pencils: Fontaine Fox
- Inks: Fontaine Fox
- Letters: Fontaine Fox
Reprint Notes
from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1938-04-03
Introducing Popsicle Pete
Storyline
Karl McReady wins a contest declaring him the Typical American boy.
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
"Local Boy Makes Good"
Credits
- Script: Sheldon Mayer
- Pencils: Sheldon Mayer
- Inks: Sheldon Mayer
The Glorious Fourth!
Credits
- Pencils: Walter Galli
- Inks: Walter Galli
Featuring Movie Comics
"Have you been enjoying the thrills..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.