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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published May 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters The Green Lantern; Nick Bonaparte.
Genre superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2002).

13 page Green Lantern story "Green Lantern vs. a Modern Napoleon"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Doiby Dickles; V: Nick Bonaparte (I, D).
Synopsis A direct descendant of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte attempts to take over the rackets fo small towns all over the United States with his hand-picked army of crime.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Takes place in Capitol City, and Waterloo. Alan Scott's middle name is revealed to be Wellington in this issue. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-18-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (2002).

1 page Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat.
Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

8 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Quacko -- the Miracle Drug"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]
Genre superhero
Script Charles Reizenstein
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Hop Joins the Avaiation Cadets"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-19-08.

1 page How to Spot the Planes in the Sky filler

Genre fact
Script Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Pencils Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Inks Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Letters Falcon Mathieu

8 page Sargon the Sorcerer story "Mystery of the Broken Riggings"

Characters Sargon [John Sargent]
Genre occult
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "Wanted for Marriage -- the Red Tornado"

Characters Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly Jibbet.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Ghost Town Part 1"

Characters Jimmy Stone
Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.
Genre sitcom
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

6 page Red, White and Blue story "Jailed!"

Characters Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.
Genre adventure
Script John B. Wentworth?
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

6 page The Atom story "Roller-Skate Hitch-Hiker"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]
Genre superhero
Script Bill O'Connor (signed)
Pencils Ben Flinton (signed)
Inks Leonard Sansone
Notes Inker credit per Jerry Bails, updated 8/04.