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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 1944
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Ken Crossen
Notes Cover and story titles by Al Jetter. Much info provided by Craig Delich 10-3-08.

Cover Details - "The Green Lama - The Man Who Defeats Death!"

Characters The Green Lama
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Letters typeset
Notes Cover and story titles by Al Jetter. Much info provided by Craig Delich 10-3-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008); in Golden Age of Comics Special (New Media Publishing, 1982 series) #[nn]

1 page Green Lama foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Green Lama Contents"

Characters The Green Lama
Synopsis Contents page featuring illo of the Green Lama, features, story titles and brief synopses of stories.
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-5-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

12 page Green Lama story "The Court of Crime"

Characters The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont](origin recap); Tearong; Lt. Caraway; Villains: Foxey; un-named boss
Synopsis After the death of a small child at the hands of mobsters, Jethro Dumont takes on the guise of the Green Lama to battle crime. After visiting a Police Lieutenant, Dumont discovers that criminals, after being released from prison, are disappearing, and so he poses as a crook to discover the fate of those men: they are being organized into a "Navy of Crime"!
Genre occult; superhero
Script Ken Crossen (signed as Richard Foster)
Pencils Mac Raboy (signed)
Inks Mac Raboy (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes The Green Lama's last appearance was in PRIZE COMICS #34. Final 1/3 of the last page is a promotional illustrated ad encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club. Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-3-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

8 page The Boy Champions story "The Witch of Times Square"

Characters The Boy Champions [Tuffy; Mickey; Wellington Smith] (introduction); a Witch (villains); Shifty (villains); other un-named villains
Synopsis The Boy Champions are hired on their first case by a Witch, who wants them to gather a large crowd in Times Square while she puts on an exhibition, not realizing the show is a front for a robbery.
Script Joseph Greene (signed)
Pencils Al Bare (signed)
Inks Al Bare (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Credits, synopsis and most other info added by Craig Delich 10-3-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

2 page text story "Enough Rope"

Characters Johnny Lawrence; Honey; Henry Talcomb; V: Turner Markas.
Synopsis Bloodhound Johnny Lawrence discovers that Turner Markas has used his near blind dog to help set a fire in his library that would destroy his stamp collection and would allow him to collect the insurance money for their loss.
Genre mystery
Script Bennett Barley (signed)
Pencils ? (spot illo)
Inks ? (spot illo)
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-3-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

7 page Lieutenant Hercules story

Characters Lieutenant Hercules [Wilbur Klutz](1st appearance, origin); Mr. MacGregor; Merlin; un-named boss and his gang (villains)
Synopsis Wilbur's boss is being blackmailed by gangsters, so he wants Wilbur to take his place so that a trap can be set to nab the bad guys. If the plan succeeds, Wilbur gets a lifetime job with the company. Wilbur wishes he had powers to help him out on this assignment, and the great wizard, Merlin appears to grant that request.
Genre superhero
Script Horace L. Gold (signed as Horace Gold)
Pencils Irving Tirman?
Inks Irving Tirman?
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Credits, synopsis and other info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

1 page War Bonds advertisement "Smith? Kelly? Cohen? Svoboda?"

Synopsis Patriotic ad encouraging Americans to buy War Bonds, because if our boys are good enough to die for us, then the American people should support that effort by purchasing bonds.
Letters ?; most typeset
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

2 page Pop Flys filler

Characters Mike McTigg; Oscar.
Synopsis Mike takes on a patsy sparring partner to prepare for the big fight, then is told that evening to take it easy and be ready for the big fight the next day. But a beautiful girl, spoken for by another guy, throws a monkey wrench into that plan.
Genre humor
Script Al Liedermann (signed as L)
Pencils Al Liedermann (signed as L)
Inks Al Liedermann (signed as L)
Letters Al Liedermann
Notes Credits, synopsis and all other info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

7 page Rick Masters story "Frozen Asset"

Characters Rick Masters; Twin Eagles [a.k.a. Mike]; Fats (villain); Slicky (villain)
Synopsis Rick smells a rat when a group of men approach and pay him $1000 to fly their equipment to Alaska, unaware that they are trying to get a stash of gold away from a dead man's niece.
Genre adventure; aviation
Script Walter Gardner (signed)
Pencils Ira Turner (signed)
Inks Ira Turner (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis
Notes Credits, synopsis and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

6 page Angus MacErc story "The Three Wishes"

Characters Angus Mac Erc; King Oberon; un-named Private.
Synopsis MacErc grants a soldier three wishes, but he doesn't use any of them very well.
Genre adventure
Script Bruce Elliott (signed)
Pencils Perry Williams (signed)
Inks Perry Williams (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes The last name of the character is spelled "MacErc" and "McErc" in the story. Credits, synopsis and all info added by Craig Delich 10-4-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)