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21December 1940
$0.10; 0.15 CAD

All-American Comics #21

DC · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-18

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Series
All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-18
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
2The Long Lost Soncomic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Martin Nodell; inks: Martin Nodell; letters: Carrie NodellThe Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Mr. Blake; Mrs. Blake; Elias Strake (villain, introduction, lawyer); Tipper (villain, death); Tommy Blake [as Cub Brenner] (villain, reformed)
3The Red Tornado to the Rescuecomic story4script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Sheldon MayerScribbly Jibbet; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Dinky Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Tubb Torponi and his gang (Villain)
4-cartoon1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley; letters: Robert L. Ripley
5-comic story0.67script: Al Smith; pencils: Al Smith; inks: Al Smith; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
6Don't Toy with the Dog on the Ropecomic story0.33script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud FisherCicero's Cat
7-comic story0.67script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
8Chasing a Fly into the Basementcomic story0.33script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
9-comic story0.5script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene ByrnesDaisybelle
10Skiingcomic story0.5script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes
12The Shooting Matchcomic story6script: Jon L. Blummer; pencils: Jon Elby; inks: Jon Elby; letters: Jon L. BlummerHop Harrigan
13-in-house column2letters: typeset
14The Monsters from the Minecomic story6script: Bill O'Connor; pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Leonard SansoneThe Atom [Al Pratt]; Professor Wilson; Mary James; Joe Morgan; Truck Tarbell; un-named "Emperor of America" (Intro, Death)
15Rescue on Mars [Part 2]comic story6script: Carl H. Claudy; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschAlan; Ted; Jack
16Wings over Panama [Part 2]text story1.5script: Evelyn GainesJimmy Stone
17Flash Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
18Waiting on an Investmentcomic story2script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art HelfantPete
19The American Claimanttext article1
20James K. Polktext article1letters: typeset
21Two Comic Magazines You Can't Afford to Miss!!!promo (ad from the publisher)1
22-comic story0.5script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene ByrnesDaisybelle
23Animal Crackers in Bedcomic story0.5script: Gene Byrnes; pencils: Gene Byrnes; inks: Gene Byrnes; letters: Gene Byrnes
24-comic story0.67script: Al Smith; pencils: Al Smith; inks: Al Smith; letters: Al SmithMutt; Jeff
25-comic story0.33script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
26-comic story0.67script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
27Electric Fancomic story0.33script: Bud Fisher; pencils: Bud Fisher; inks: Bud Fisher
28The Philadelphia Post Officecartoon1script: Robert L. Ripley; pencils: Robert L. Ripley; inks: Robert L. Ripley; letters: Robert L. Ripley
29Little Tom's Troublecomic story5script: Edwin Alger; pencils: Edwin Alger; inks: Edwin Alger; letters: Edwin AlgerBen Webster
30The Wire-Cutterscomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: William Smith; inks: William SmithRed Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
31Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-87474-228-5; 0-8109-0696-1
1981On eBay ›
Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-507-2
1999On eBay ›
The JSA All Stars Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1472-2; 1-4012-1472-X
2007On eBay ›

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