Issue Details

Issue	#76
Published	August 1946
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)

Cover Details - "Spring"-Time for Doiby

Characters	Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles; Hop Harrigan (inset).
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks	Paul Reinman (signed)

12 page Green Lantern story "Springtime for Doiby!"

Characters	Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Killer Dill (I, villain).
Synopsis	Green Lantern agrees to discover the whereabouts of a distraught father's son, unaware that the man and the boy are criminals in league together.
Genre	superhero
Script	Alfred Bester
Pencils	Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks	Paul Reinman (signed)
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Alan Scott works for WXYZ Radio [note: there actually was a WXYZ radio station operating out of Detroit, Michigan, and the "Lone Ranger" radio show was first broadcast over that station in 1934!]. Notes, some info and revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-5-09.

6 page Winky, Blinky and Noddy story "Second Childhood"

Characters	Winky; Blinky; Noddy.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard
Inks	Everett E.Hibbard
Notes	Art credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

4 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 8-5-09.

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Man with the Long-Distance Eyes"

Characters	Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hands Harrigan (I, villain); Regis Morgan (I).
Synopsis	A man with a vision problem consulting Dr. McNider is kidnapped by a gang of crooks who uses him as a lookout because that man is capable of seeing distances up to a mile away.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs)
Inks	Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs)
Notes	Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-30-09.

Half page Ton o' Fun filler

Genre	gag
Script	Harry Lampert
Pencils	Harry Lampert
Inks	Harry Lampert
Letters	Harry Lampert

1 page Fat and Slat filler "Fools for Fun"

Characters	Fat; Slat.
Genre	gag
Script	Ed Wheelan
Pencils	Ed Wheelan
Inks	Ed Wheelan
Letters	Ed Wheelan

2 page text story "The Graveyard Chiseler"

Genre	adventure
Script	Jim Robinson (signed)
Letters	typeset

8 page Hop Harrigan story "A Flight for Freedom!"

Characters	Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker.
Synopsis	Hop is commissioned for the inagural flight of a new plane called the Titanic.
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 8-5-09.