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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published October-November 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz (assistant)
Notes Art id by Craig Delich 12/04; characters, fillers, and synopses updated by Bob Hughes 4/06. Some character & writer info, notes [such as Green Lantern being a member of the Analyst Club] and modified synopsis for story #3 added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

Cover Details - "The Tricks of the Sportsmaster"

Characters Green Lantern; Sportsmaster.
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth
Notes Art id by Craig Delich 12/04; characters, fillers, and synopses updated by Bob Hughes 4/06. Some character & writer info, notes [such as Green Lantern being a member of the Analyst Club] and modified synopsis for story #3 added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

12 page Green Lantern story "The Fool Comes To Town"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; V: The Fool (I); Intro-The Analysts (a detective club).
Synopsis Green Lantern must face the challenge of a new criminal who steals objects that absolutely worthless!
Genre superhero
Script John Broome, Robert Kanigher?
Pencils Alex Toth
Inks Alex Toth
Notes According top the splash page, this story was originally intended to appear in All-American Comics #95. Doiby doesn't appear in this story. Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ. Writer possibility [Kanigher] by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich, added by Craig Delich 7-26-08. Notes & synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

1 page Ton O' Fun filler

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

12 page Green Lantern story "The Tricks of the Sportsmaster"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Leslie West; V: The Sportsmaster (Crusher Crock)[1st appearance as Sportsmaster; 2nd chronological appearance].
Synopsis Green lantern takes Alan Scott's place to award a special sports trophy, when suddenly this prize is snatched from his hands by a criminal calling himself the Sportsmaster.
Genre superhero
Script John Broome, Robert Kanigher?
Pencils Alex Toth; Irwin Hasen (splash page)
Inks Alex Toth; Irwin Hasen (splash page)
Notes Additional writer possibility [Kanigher] by Jerry Bails & Craig Delich, added by Craig Delich 7-26-08. This Sportsmaster story is an obvious direct continuation from the Sportsmaster story in All-American Comics #85. Alan Scott works for Station WXYZ. Some character info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

5 page Cotton-Top Katie story "Let's Make Believe We're In Business Perfessor!"

Characters Katie; the Perfessor.
Genre teen
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.

13 page Green Lantern story "The Last Criminal on Earth"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; V: Knodar (I, 1st appearance & origin).
Synopsis Knodar comes to the 20th century where he believes his talents as a criminal will be appreciated. That evening, Alan Scott, while listening to the radio, is startled to see Green Lantern come crashing through his apartment window---dead!
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Notes Some character info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 7-26-08.