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All-American Comics, #8

Published: November 1939

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All-American Comics #8

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Issue Contents:
1 page science fiction

"Starting in this issue Gary Concord the Ultra-Man!"

Characters
  • Gary Concord the Ultra-Man
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Boys and girls! Do you like Mutt and Jeff?"

Credits
Origin, Part 1 (1)
Story 2 6 pages science fiction
Storyline

Gary Concord's father spent years in suspended animation to awake in the far future of 2239 AD.

Characters
  • Gary Concord the Ultra Man (intro, origin)
  • Gary Concord Sr. (flashback)
Credits
Story Notes

Continued next issue.

Story 3 1 page humor

"What am I lookin' for? I'm lookin' for money!!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Cicero's Blowing Bubbles (1)
Story 4 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Asleep on Guard (1)
Story 5 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08

Story 6 1 page humor; children

"Dear God, if this is a lesson..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-08

Saboteurs (1)
Story 7 8 pages military
Storyline

Doris is captured by enemy agents when she discovers a plan to sabotage a new submarine

Characters
  • Doris West
  • Red Dugan
  • Whitey
  • Blooey Blue
Credits
Hauling Nitro! (1)
Story 8 4 pages aviation
Storyline

Wash and Ikky get a job hauling nitro!

Characters
  • Hop Harrigan
  • Gerry
  • Wash
  • Ikky
Credits
Story 9 1 page drama; military

"After a review held in honor of visiting Lubanian army officers..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?

Story 10 1 page drama; military

"They're coming back! I'm ready for them..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ?

Cleaning Day (1)
Story 11 1 page humor; animal
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1936-05-03

Story 12 1 page humor

"Naw! My wife don't wanta buy any brushes! Beat it!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-02-25

Story 13 0 pages humor; children

"Come here to me! Come here!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Little Stanley Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-02-25

Story 14 0 pages humor; children

"Where've ya been?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-12-25

Story 15 1 page humor; children

"Operator, what time is it, please?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-12-25

Story 16 1 page humor

"It ain't cold, it's hot!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-23

Story 17 0 pages humor

"Help the Needy"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-02-23

Story 18 1 page
Credits
Jimmie Edmondson (1)
Story 19 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-07-06

Story 20 1 page humor; children

"I'm going horseback riding this afternoon..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-26

Story 21 1 page humor; children

"Two in One Towing Service"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-10-03

A Thousand Years a Minute [Part 2]
Story 22 6 pages science fiction
Storyline

Dr. Lazar has built a Tempo mobile and dares the boys to travel to the past in it.

Characters
  • Alan Kane
  • Ted Dolliver
  • Dr. Lazar
Credits
Story Notes

Continued next issue.

Story 23 1 page humor; children

"Oh, Mother! Here are the Wilson twins!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-12

Story 24 1 page humor; children

"Here, Daddy! You can do it much faster with this!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1937-09-19

The Three-Story House (1)
Story 25 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-02

Story 26 1 page
Credits
Story 27 1 page humor

"Quack, quack! Did your uncle, the one they shot at, ever turn up again?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Not All Babies Are Angels (1)
Story 28 0 pages humor
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Story 29 0 pages humor; children

"Beetle!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-03-20

Story 30 1 page humor; children

"Now that we're all together..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1932-03-20

Story 31 1 page humor

"Yer ma tol me t'tell you to come right home..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-03-04

Story 32 0 pages humor; children

"Aw gee! I wish I was strong enuf..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Little Stanley Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1934-03-04

Barking at the Sun (1)
Story 33 1 page animal
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) 1936-05-10

Bob Feller, Ruth Jump, John Borican, Lou Nova (1)
Story 34 1 page non-fiction; sports
Credits
Story 35 1 page drama; children

"Say - Y'know, Pete-- Ya sure do find lotsa useful stuff..."

Credits
Story Notes

Pete and his friends plan to build a radio station.

Story 36 1 page drama; children

"After several days of serious work..."

Credits
Story 37 0 pages
Story 38 1 page humor; teen

"Good morning, boys and girls..."

Storyline

Scribbly's cartoon of his teacher accidentally ends up in the paper!

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Miss Loomis
  • Miss Lacey
Credits
Story 39 1 page humor; teen

"I must not draw my teacher's picture in school..."

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Dinky Jibbet
  • Miss Loomis
Credits
Story 40 1 page humor; teen

"Before I tried Zelpo I was fat and ugly..."

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Miss Loomis
  • Mr. Jenkins
Credits
Story 41 1 page humor; teen

"Mr. Jenkins, you know I don't often come to you with bad pupils..."

Characters
  • Scribbly Jibbet
  • Miss Loomis
  • Mr. Jenkins
Credits
Mystery Solved!
Story 42 1 page adventure
Storyline

The Prof sets up a school to reform troubled boys thru niceness alone.

Characters
  • Ben Webster
  • Prof. Mattik
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

New Experiment!
Story 43 1 page adventure
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Excitement
Story 44 1 page adventure
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Nice Boys!
Story 45 1 page adventure
Credits
Reprint Notes

from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Syndicate of Schemes
Story 46 2 pages
Credits
Baseball on a Stamp!!
Story 47 1 page
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Story 48 0 pages humor

"Fresh Eggs"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-04

Story 49 1 page humor; children

"When the big hand gets down so's it points at the pole..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1931-10-04

Story 50 1 page humor

"Whatcha got, Mutt, a cat in the bag?"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-01-06

Story 51 0 pages humor

"You can't go out, Desdemona..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-01-06

Story 52 1 page humor; children

"Gracious! I'm ten minutes late for school again!"

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

Gifts for You!
Story 53 1 page
The American Way [Part 4]
Story 54 4 pages drama; non-fiction
Credits
Story Notes

A Sam Harris and Max Gordon production, adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

Story 55 1 page humor

"Now who took that tire off..."

Credits
Reprint Notes

from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1938-06-26

Featuring Movie Comics

Story 56 1 page

"If you like action, thrills, mystery and adventure..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 57 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.