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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published March 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)

Cover Details

Characters Mutt; Jeff; head-view of the Green Lantern
Genre sitcom
Pencils Sheldon Mayer [as Fisher] (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer [as Fisher] (signed)
Notes Art credits revised from Maurice Sendak by Steven Rowe, updated 6/2008.

6 page Mutt and Jeff filler "Mutt & Jeff Gag Pages"

Characters Mutt; Jeff
Genre humor
Script Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Pencils Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inks Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-09.

12 page Green Lantern story "The Power of the Primitive"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis A college football star suddenly finds himself transformed into a weird, stone-age type man, and the Emerald Crusader must solve the enigma before a murder occurs.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Story code: AA87. Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-5-09.

1 page Ton o' Fun filler

Genre humor
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Story code: MISC.

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Bad Blood between Brothers"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
Genre superhero
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Story code: AA86.

1 page Out of the Gag Bag filler

Genre gag
Script Art Helfant
Pencils Art Helfant
Inks Art Helfant
Letters Art Helfant
Notes Story code: MISC. Writer, art and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-5-09.

6 page The Black Pirate story "The Kroll People"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin
Genre period
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Story code: OH1.

2 page text story "The Dog and the Darling"

Genre adventure
Script Jim Robinson (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page Ton o' Fun filler

Genre humor
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Story code: MISC.

8 page Hop Harrigan story "The Secret of the Unopened Letters"

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 Story code: AA83. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-5-09.