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Publishers / DC / All-American Comics (1939) / #102
102October 1948
$0.10

All-American Comics #102

DC · October 1948 · on sale August 18, 1948

First appearance: Johnny ThunderFirst appearance: John TaneFirst appearance: Lad
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Identification plate

Series
All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#102
Publication date
October 1948
Key date
October 1948
On-sale date
August 18, 1948
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Johnny Thunder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Tane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lad - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dad - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bridge of Peril!cover1pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGreen Lantern, Alan Scott, John Tane First, Johnny Thunder First
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Bridge of Peril!comic story12script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Alex TothJohn Tane First, Johnny Thunder First
6The Saboteurs of Science!comic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Bernard SachsDr. Mid-Nite, Charles McNider
9-cartoon1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
10The Man in the Mill!comic story6pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Bernard SachsThe Black Pirate, Jon Valor, Justin Valor
11Science-Snapscartoon1script: Julius Schwartz, Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
13Everybody's Sold on Scribblypromo (ad from the publisher)1Scribbly Jibbet
14The Strangest War in Historytext article2script: John Osgood
15-comic story1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertDad First, Lad First
17The Convention Crooks!comic story10script: John Broome; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Bob OksnerDoiby Dickles, Green Lantern, Alan Scott
18Dale Evans Comics; Western Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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