Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1948-04-19
Editing: Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #98 Edit Cover
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The End of Sports!
(Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Jean Taylor; The Sportsmaster [Crusher Crock]; Mutt (inset); Jeff (inset)

Indexer Notes

Cover is the same as the splash page of of the Green Lantern story.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The End of Sports!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:GL 33B
Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Jean Taylor; the Sportsmaster [Crusher Crock; aka as Corck] (villain, 3rd appearance)
Synopsis:
The Sportsmaster returns with a mad scheme to end all sporting events in Gotham City unless the city is willing to pay protection money to the "Crime Syndicate of Sports"!
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

The splash page replicates the cover. Alan Scott works for radio station WXYZ in the story. Artist Toth depicts G.L. striking a villain on the jaw and leaving a "green lantern" emblem behind. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat the oath in this story, and Doiby doesn't appear.

Another Run Scored in Keds!
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U. S. Keds Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Voice of the Moldau!
(Table of Contents: 5)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:historical
  • Job Number:AA 94
Characters:
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Katrin; Jan; Count Novac (villain)
Synopsis:
A bride and groom nearly perish on their way to an island by the Moldau River God, a ruse to prevent them from discovering a huge buried treasure stored there.

[no title indexed]
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Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page

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

Winthrop Shoes / Winthrop Jrs. / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's that?" "A birthday gift from your husband...
Characters:
Mutt
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jeff, I'm worried! Worry is gettin' me down!
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Mission Accomplished!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Art Peddy (signed as Peddy)
Jon Blummer (Hop Harrigan inset image on the splash page)
Inks:
Bernard Sachs (signed as Sachs)
Jon Blummer (Hop Harrigan inset image on the splash page)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:aviation
  • Job Number:AA 97
Characters:
Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker, Princess Susan Katherine Martha Jane Andrea; unnamed teacher for the Princess; Baron Bulzoni (villain)
Synopsis:
Hop and Tank save the Princess of Royalia from a double-crossing Baron who is after the royal jewels.

The Missing Messenger
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Bazooka Bubble Gum; Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Secret of Mystery Mountain!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I got a good part in the movies...
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So you consider yourself pretty fast on the draw, eh?
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now just a moment!
Characters:
Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #17.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

One Good Turn
(Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cappy Jenning; "Fish Hook" Finn (villain)
Synopsis:
Cappy is saved at sea by a rival of his, but not for the reason he thinks!

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 18)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm always glad when the cool weather comes!
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Um - Waiter, what do you call the rooster's wife?
Characters:
Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bon appetit!
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #82.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 21)

Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff / 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
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A week ago I stopped you...
Characters:
Jeff
Reprints (0)
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

This Tall Tale from Texas Is True!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

The Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" and Bob Feller
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Popsicle Pete; Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Strange Case of the Sky-Raider!
(Table of Contents: 24)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:AA 108
Characters:
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Sky-Raider (villain)
Synopsis:
A clever crook and his gang, using a helium-elevated dog sled, raids the National Security offices of $1 million in securities.

Indexer Notes

Roy Thomas suspects the art on this story to be by Rudy Palais.

Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge
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"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 28)

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

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The End of Sports!
    Green Lantern
  2. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  3. The End of Sports!
    Green Lantern
  4. Another Run Scored in Keds!
    U. S. Keds Shoes
  5. Sabotage, Sweet Sabotage
    The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. The Voice of the Moldau!
    The Black Pirate
  7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Corn Flakes
  8. [no title indexed]
    Winthrop Shoes / Winthrop Jrs.
  9. ["What's that?" "A birthday gift from your husband..."]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  10. ["Jeff, I'm worried! Worry is gettin' me down!"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  11. Mission Accomplished!
    Hop Harrigan
  12. The Missing Messenger
    Bazooka Bubble Gum; Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  13. The Secret of Mystery Mountain!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  14. ["I got a good part in the movies..."]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  15. ["So you consider yourself pretty fast on the draw, eh?"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  16. ["Now just a moment!"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  17. Editorial Advisory Board
  18. One Good Turn
  19. ["I'm always glad when the cool weather comes!"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  20. ["Um - Waiter, what do you call the rooster's wife?"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  21. ["Bon appetit!"]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  22. ["A week ago I stopped you..."]
    Mutt and Jeff / Mutt & Jeff
  23. This Tall Tale from Texas Is True!
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  24. The Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" and Bob Feller
    Popsicle Pete; Popsicle Products
  25. The Strange Case of the Sky-Raider!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  26. Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  27. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
  28. ["Look for them at your favorite newstand!"]
  29. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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