All American Comics (1939) 16

First appearance of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Origin of Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon]; Construction engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities to force a confession for the sabotage of the bridge out of Dekker, a rival contractor. The Rescue starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. Sealed Orders starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. The Sinister Mansion starring Ben Webster, script and art by Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger]. The Exploding Buildings--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Power Plant Failure starring Gary Concord the Ultra-Man, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.