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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published April 1945
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Joseph Greene
Notes Layouts by Rhoda Lewis.

Cover Details - "The Green Lama Dive Bombs Japan"

Characters Green Lama
Genre superhero
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Letters typeset
Notes Layouts by Rhoda Lewis.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

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

Characters The Green Lama
Synopsis Table of contents page promoting, with illustration, the features and story titles (with brief synopsis) in this issue.
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

12 page Green Lama story "The Green Lama Bombs Tokyo!"

Characters Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Tsarong; Villains: the Japanese, Emperor Hirohito [cameo].
Synopsis The Lama decides to intervene when he learns that the Japanese have learned how to make Hitler's robot bombs, and they are using them against U.S. forces in the Pacific.
Genre superhero
Script Ken Crossen (signed as Richard Foster)
Pencils Mac Raboy (signed)
Inks Mac Raboy (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Green Lama's magic phrase is discussed in this issue. "Om Mani Padme Hum" means "Hail, the Jewel in the Lotus Flower". And separated, the letters also stand for the sacred colors of Tibet: "Om" means white, "Ma" means green, "Ni" means yellow, "Pad" means blue, "Me" means Red and "Hum" means black. Much info, notes, writer and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008); in Golden-Age Greats (AC, 1994 series) #1

8 page The Boy Champions story "A Bull in a China Shop!"

Characters The Boy Champions: Tuffy, Mickey & Wellington Smith; Mr. Chen; Villains: "Betcha" Benny, Mr. Krat.
Synopsis The Champions are hired to settle a bet between two men re taking a bull into a china shop to see if it would do any damage, unknown to them that it's a ploy to steal valuable jade.
Genre adventure
Script Joseph Greene (signed as Joseph Verdy)
Pencils Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inks Jerry Robinson (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

2 page text story "Peters Rings the Bell"

Characters Old Peters; Callaghan; Villains: 3 un-named Nazis.
Synopsis Old Peters smells a rat when late one night three men, maintaining they are crew members aboard the "Arriba", ask for directions as to where their ship is docked.
Genre detective
Script Joseph Greene (signed as Joseph Verdy)
Pencils ? [spot illo]
Inks [spot illo]
Letters typeset
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

7 page Angus Mac Erc story "The Right Bottle!"

Characters Angus Mac Erc; John Hamitmore.
Synopsis An aging actor tells Mac Erc that he wished could be forever young and live forever......Angus decides to grant the request to him and two others, but with a bit of a twist.
Genre humor
Script Bruce Elliott (signed)
Pencils George Roussos (signed as Perry Williams)
Inks George Roussos (signed as Perry Williams)
Letters Rhoda Lewis ?
Notes Rhoda Lewis is listed as the books letterer but the lettering in this story looks different. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

1 page Green Lama advertisement "The Green Lama Club"

Characters The Green Lama
Synopsis Illustrated promotional house ad encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club.
Genre superhero
Pencils Mac Raboy
Inks Mac Raboy
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

2 page Pop Flys filler

Characters Mike; Pop
Synopsis Pop takes Mike hunting because he had been over-training, but ends up battling a bear!
Genre sports; humor
Script Al Liederman (signed)
Pencils Al Liederman (signed)
Inks Al Liederman (signed)
Letters Al Liederman
Notes Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

7 page Rick Masters story "The Sky's the Limit!"

Characters Rick Masters; Twin Eagles [aka Mike]; Villains: Dan and his gang.
Synopsis Masters becomes involved with a gambler who has just lost his gambling ship, due to a fire, but invites others to play a high stakes card game, intending to kidnap them and hold them for ransom.
Genre aviation; adventure
Script Walter Gardner (signed)
Pencils Mort Lawrence (signed)
Inks Mort Lawrence (signed)
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)

7 page Lieutenant Hercules story "In Comic Land!"

Characters Lieutenant Hercules [Wilbur Klutz]; Merlin; Detective Trick Dacy; Petunia Mae; V: The Chin.
Synopsis Wilbur offers Merlin 10% of his take if he agrees to take Klutz to comic land.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Horace L. Gold (signed as H. L. Gold)
Pencils Irving Tirman
Inks Irving Tirman
Letters Rhoda Lewis (signed)
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-12-08.
Reprinted in Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (April 2008)