Issue Details

Issue	#47
Published	February 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details

Characters	Hop Harrigan
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Jon L. Blummer
Inks	Jon L. Blummer

13 page Green Lantern story "The Disappearing Damsel"

Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller; Cora Collins.
Synopsis	An old girlfriend of Irene Miller's, Cora Collins, invites Irene to lunch as a witness to a meeting between Cora and a gentleman. When Irene turns around for a moment, Cora disappears!
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Irwin Hasen
Inks	Harry Tschida (signed on splash page catsup bottle)
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 12/04. Pencil and ink confirmation from Dan Makarakov (May 14, 2006) from the splash page of the original art. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Oddity: Green Lantern uses an unusual oath in this story: "As the green rays strike forth into darkness, so may all black evil be exposed and driven away!" Most notes, characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

1 page Mutt and Jeff/Cicero's Cat filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.
Genre	humor
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.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff.
Genre	humor
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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

6 page Red, White and Blue story "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction"

Characters	Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.
Genre	adventure
Script	Ted Udall
Pencils	Joe Gallagher
Inks	Joe Gallagher
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Hop Battles the Enemy"

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 9-9-08.

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Forbidden Cave"

Characters	Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
Genre	superhero
Script	Charles Reizenstein
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

7 page Sargon the Sorcerer story "Shanghaied"

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

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "That's Not My Bomb! [Part 2]"

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	humor
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.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff.
Genre	humor
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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "The U-Boat"

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

7 page Picture Stories from the Old Testament story "The Story of Joshua -- Part 1"

Genre	period
Script	Montgomery Mulford (signed)
Pencils	Don Cameron
Inks	Don Cameron
Notes	Credits from Picture Stories from the Bible. The artist Don Cameron is not the same person as the Superman and Batman writer.
Reprinted	From Picture Stories from the Bible [Old Testament] (DC, 1942 series) #2.