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Issue Details

Issue #55
Published January 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Sheldon Mayer

Cover Details - "The Riddle of the Runaway Trolley"

Characters Green Lantern
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed as P.R.)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed as P.R.)

13 page Green Lantern story "The Riddle of the Runaway Trolley"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles.
Synopsis A trolley operator's last day on the job proves rather exciting as crooks hijack the trolley to commit a burglary.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Sam Burlockoff
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 12/04. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios [last mention of this station]. Notes, characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.

1 page How to Spot the Planes in the Skies story "Brewster Buffalo"

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

1 page Mutt and Jeff/Cicero's Cat filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat.
Genre humor; funny animal
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 9-13-08.

6 page The Atom story "The Criminal Clocks"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]
Genre superhero
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Riddle of the Blazing Dummy"

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

8 page Hop Harrigan story "The Impossible Isle"

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 9-13-08.

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "The Professor Returns"

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

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Chinese Puzzle [Part 2]"

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

6 page Red, White and Blue story "Crooked Coconuts"

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

2 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 9-13-08.