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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published [December] 1944
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 132
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes Published by William H. Wise as a surrogate for All-American Comics.

Cover Details

Characters Flash; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Atom; Wildcat; Red,White and Blue; Sargon; Scribbly; Little Boy Blue; Johnny Thunder; Hop Harrigan; Whip; Ghost Patrol; Bulldog Drumhead; Mr. Terrific; Green Lantern; Mutt and Jeff
Genre superhero
Pencils various
Inks various
Notes Each character appears to have been drawn by his regular artist. Green Lantern figure from cover of GL #88.
Reprinted in DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

13 page Wonder Woman story "Danny the Demon Had Plans"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Holliday Girls; Steve Trevor; Danny the Demon (Intro, villain)
Synopsis Wonder Woman has to work fast to discover evidence that will exonerate Steve from the murder of General Courtney.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton] (signed)
Pencils Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed)
Inks Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Who's Who in Zooville filler "Meet ... J. Groaner Crooner"

Characters J. Groaner Crooner
Synopsis In order to honor Mr. Crooner, the fellas decide to put his footprints into wet cement, but ends up stuck fast when too many publicity pictures are taken!
Genre funny animal
Script Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Pencils Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Inks Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Letters Ronald Santi
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

4 page Scribbly and the Hunkel Family story "The Ten Buck Nut"

Characters Ma Hunkel; Scribbly; Dinky
Synopsis Ma and the kids head out to the racetrack and overhear a man who gets Ma to bet on "a sure thing" --- with disastrous results.
Genre teen humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Who's Who in Zooville filler "Meet ... Explorer Ernie"

Characters Ernie
Synopsis Ernie succesfully bags a lion during a hunt, but are taken prisoner by a native tribe that uses Ernie's cookbook to fix them for dinner!
Genre funny animal
Script Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Pencils Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Inks Ronald Santi [as R. Santi] (signed)
Letters Ronald Santi
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page The Atom story "Putting on the Dog"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]; Big Mouth Bo-Bo (Intro, villain); Rollo [trained dog]; Mrs. Herminetta Wallibi
Synopsis Big Mouth Bo-Bo kidnaps a talented dog who has been trained to open doors and arranges for it to be declared homeless so that it will be adopted into a wealthy family.....all in order to rip them off!
Genre superhero
Script Joseph Greene
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys story "Three Fugitives from Clarence"

Characters Little Boy Blue [Tommy Rogers]; Clarence; Monk Healey (villain)
Synopsis Tommy is asked by his mother to watch little Clarence while she shops with his mother. But it's little Clarence who watches Tommy and his friends change into Little Boy Blue & the Blue Boys, and decides to follow them on a case!
Genre superhero; children
Script Lynn Evans (signed)
Pencils Frank Harry (signed)
Inks Frank Harry (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

7 page Johnny Thunder story "Little Peachy Pet Riding Hood"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet
Synopsis After a rather wild birthday party for Peachy Pet, Johnny offers to tell her a bedtime story: Little Red Riding Hood. But Peachy has a disturbing nightmare, caused by too much food!
Genre superhero; humor
Script Julius Schwartz [as John B. Wentworth] (signed)
Pencils Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Inks Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

8 page Hop Harrigan story "The Fatal Charm of Tank Tinker"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker
Synopsis Hop and Tank are long overdue from a spy mission, in which they tried to discover a secret airplane hanger of the Japanese.
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page The Whip story "Warpath"

Characters The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Yellow Horse; Chief Laughing Dog; Shelby (villain); Daggett (villain)
Synopsis Rod Gaynor discovers a young Indian boy stabbed and gets him medical attention, only to learn that his people's cattle were poisoned by some men posing as chemists.
Genre western
Script John B. Wentworth (signed)
Pencils Homer Fleming (signed)
Inks Homer Fleming (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Pint-Size Pete story "Simply Shocking"

Characters Pete
Synopsis Pete heads for town to seek fame and fortune in order to help save his father's farm.
Genre funny animal
Script A. W. Nugent (signed)
Pencils A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks A. W. Nugent (signed)
Letters A. W. Nugent
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

13 page Green Lantern story "Heroes Are Born...Not Made"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Medusa [Pop](villain)
Synopsis While visiting the city of Baxton, Alan and Doiby visit with the town's bell ringer, who tells them he will never ring the bell again until something heroic is done. Something heroic does happen, but with grim results.
Genre superhero
Script Alfred Bester
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

8 page The Ghost Patrol story "Meet Honest John"

Characters Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]; John Gyppem (villain)
Synopsis The Ghost Patrol are encouraged to help expose a crooked politician who is scheming to rip off the city for a million bucks!
Genre war; occult; adventure
Script John B. Wentworth (signed)
Pencils Frank Harry (signed)
Inks Frank Harry (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Mr. Terrific story "Models for Crime"

Characters Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; Jack Tarr
Synopsis The underworld settles in the corner of a small waterfront town, using ship models made by Jack Tarr to commit crimes.
Genre superhero
Pencils Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Inks Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs] (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

8 page Wildcat story "Wildcat Meets the Kidder"

Characters The Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Stretch Skinner; Ernest Kidder (villain)
Synopsis Ernest Kidder was a practical joker...something that cost him every honest job he ever had. Now, he plans to use them to MAKE money...the dishonest way!
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

9 page Hawkman story "A Hot Time in the Old Town"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; the Hot Shot (villain, Death)
Synopsis The Hot Shot, a man who decidedly hates the cold, decides to use his talent and love for the heat to make himself a bundle of cash.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. Hawkgirl wears a green top rather than her normal red one.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Bulldog Drumhead story "Leary Leery McSneery"

Characters Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver Wendell McDuffy; Leary Leery McSneery (villain)
Synopsis Bulldog convinces himself that he can't let his partner run roughshod over him, yet little Oliver saves the day for him against Leery McSneery.
Genre funny animal; detective
Script Ronald Santi
Pencils Ronald Santi
Inks Ronald Santi
Letters Ronald Santi
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

12 page The Flash story "The Million Dollar Apple"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; 3 Dimwits [Winky; Blinky; Noddy]; Robert Cromwell
Synopsis Robert Cromwell, noted explorer, has discovered a several million dollar emerald while on one of his trips. A detective gets the bright idea of hiding the jewel in an apple, which accidently finds its way into a fruit peddler's stand. Thanks to the Three Dimwits, the jewel turns up --- in a most unexpected way!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

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.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page Fat and Slat promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Fat; Slat
Script Ed Wheelan?
Pencils Ed Wheelan
Inks Ed Wheelan
Letters Ed Wheelan
Notes Full page promotional ad for Ed Wheelan's Joke Book Featuring Fat and Slat. Sequence, writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

1 page illustration

Characters Flash; Green Lantern; Hop Harrigan; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Stretch Skinner; Noddy Toylan; Winky Toylan; Blinky Toylan; Etta Candy; The Whip; Red Dugan; Peachy Pet; Scribbly; Whitey Smith; Little Boy Blue; Mr. Terrific; Blooey Blue; Tubby; Pint Size Pete; Toughy; Atom; Wildcat; Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver; Johnny Thunder; Thunder Bolt; Sargon; Fred; Pedro; Slim; Jef; Mutt
Synopsis This was a promotional memo to the script department from the Editor regarding the features in the Big All-American Comic Book.
Genre superhero; adventure; humor
Pencils various
Inks various
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-22-07. Back Cover.
Reprinted In DC Comics Rarities Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1