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.