Volume: 3
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-04-16
Editing: M. C. Gaines (credited) (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (credited) (assistant editor)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #27 Edit Cover
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[Introducing Doiby Dickles]
(Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Doiby wears a Green Lantern costume on the cover.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

This issue's indicia lists this issue as #26, not #27. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

Introducing Doiby Dickles!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils:
Marty Nodell (signed, layouts)
Marty Nodell (signed, finishes)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles (introduction); Irene Miller; Mr. Wallace (President of APEX); Dr. Henry (scientist); Mr. Barton (villain)
Synopsis:
Twice while carrying plans for an experimental radio tower, Irene Miller is jumped by thieves but saved by cab driver Doiby Dickles. When Alan Scott hears about this, he thanks Doiby personally as Green Lantern. Later, Alan overhears a man named Barton offer to buy Apex and begins to suspect that he may be the one after the plans. While Green Lantern handles Barton's attempts at sabotage, Doiby dresses in a Green Lantern costume to save Irene, who Barton has taken hostage, but receives a last minute helping hand from the real GL.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Pencil layout credits from Sheldon Moldoff's letter published in Alter Ego #51.

Doiby wears a Green Lantern costume in the story.

According to an interview with Irwin Hasen and Martin Nodell (in Alter Ego #148, September 2017), Hasen mentioned that Bill Finger and he created the character of Doiby, and he said the character was based on the actor, Edward Brophy, who was an Irish detective before the World War in the 1930's Warner Brothers movies.

[The Gambler]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Red Tornado; Scribbly / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils:
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; superhero
Characters:
Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly; the Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet]

Energy in the Pinches
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't see no sense puttin' wings on a sleigh...
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[1].

[Beehive]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Cicero's Cat
Reprints (0)
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-09-04

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wet Paint
Reprints (0)
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-09-11

[Trouble in the Canal Locks]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jon Blummer (signed)
Pencils:
Jon Blummer (signed)
Inks:
Jon Blummer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:aviation
Characters:
Hop Harrigan [The Guardian Angel]

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

All-American Flying Club / in-house column / 1 page

Captain Frank Monroe Hawks
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation / in-house column / 0.67 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Model Airplane News / advertisement / 0.33 page

[Prisoners by Choice]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hooty; Myra Mason; "Diamond" Jack Gillian (death); "Gallows" Gallagher (villain)
Synopsis:
The murder of Jack Gillian by "Gallows" Gallagher mystifies Dr. McNider, knowing that Gallagher is in State Prison. So the Man of Night busts Gallagher out of prison and learns that he is in reality the brother of the criminal, and that the real Gallagher is in cahoots with the crooked Warden of the prison.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Artist credits by Craig Delich. We formerly credited to Howard Purcell.

[The Dilemma of Jimmy Baker]
(Table of Contents: 13)

The Atom / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Inker credits by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

[Mystery at the Whitestone Museum]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sargon [John Sargent]; Mr. Whitestone; Perry Asher (villain)
Synopsis:
Sargon helps to retrieve a valuable statue and its ruby that was stolen from the Whitestone Museum.

Indexer Notes

Writer per Craig Delich.

Case of the Frozen Flyers [Part 2]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.5 pages

Script:
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure; crime
Characters:
Jimmy Stone

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

advertisement / 0.25 page

[Where Does the "Boom" Come From?]
(Table of Contents: 18)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Cicero's Cat
Reprints (0)
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-08-28

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Clam Spray
Reprints (0)
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is the enemy closing in on us?
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-12-01

[Scales]
(Table of Contents: 21)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 page

Script:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Pencils:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks:
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Reprints (0)
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-12-01

The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Andrew Johnson
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

All-American Stamp Page / in-house column / 1 page

Silas Marner by George Elliott
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

All-American Comics Monthly Book Review / in-house column / 1 page

[Popsicle Party]
(Table of Contents: 25)

Popsicle Pete / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils:
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks:
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Pete

Indexer Notes

Credits per Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
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Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page

[Sabotage in the Steel Mill]
(Table of Contents: 27)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West

Indexer Notes

Credits per Craig Delich. We formerly credited the art to Joe Gallagher.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 28)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 29)

Berkeley Flying Dive Bomber Models / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 30)

Spencer Fireworks / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [Introducing Doiby Dickles]
    Green Lantern
  2. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  3. Introducing Doiby Dickles!
    Green Lantern
  4. [The Gambler]
    Red Tornado; Scribbly
  5. Energy in the Pinches
    Baby Ruth
  6. ["I don't see no sense puttin' wings on a sleigh..."]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  7. [Beehive]
    Cicero's Cat
  8. ["Wet Paint"]
    Cicero's Cat
  9. [Trouble in the Canal Locks]
    Hop Harrigan
  10. ["Here are small reproductions..."]
    All-American Flying Club
  11. Captain Frank Monroe Hawks
    Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation
  12. [no title indexed]
    Model Airplane News
  13. [Prisoners by Choice]
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  14. [The Dilemma of Jimmy Baker]
    The Atom
  15. [Mystery at the Whitestone Museum]
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  16. Case of the Frozen Flyers [Part 2]
    Jimmy Stone
  17. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  18. [no title indexed]
  19. [Where Does the "Boom" Come From?]
    Cicero's Cat
  20. ["Clam Spray"]
    Cicero's Cat
  21. ["Is the enemy closing in on us?"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  22. [Scales]
    Cicero's Cat
  23. The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5!
    All-Star Comics
  24. Andrew Johnson
    All-American Stamp Page
  25. Silas Marner by George Elliott
    All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
  26. [Popsicle Party]
    Popsicle Pete
  27. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle Products
  28. [Sabotage in the Steel Mill]
    Red, White and Blue
  29. The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
  30. [no title indexed]
    Berkeley Flying Dive Bomber Models
  31. [no title indexed]
    Spencer Fireworks
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