All-American Comics

    (DC, 1939-1948)
™ and © DC Comics

This title, which originally featured strip reprints, humor pieces, and adventure stories, became famous when it shifted to a primarily super-hero focus. Green Lantern made his debut in All-American Comics #16, followed shortly after by Doctor Mid-Nite. Green Lantern gained a comic-relief sidekick a year after his debut with the introduction of Doiby Dickles, a taxi driver with a thick Brooklyn accent. Memorable villains also made their debut in this series, including Solomon Grundy, and Harlequin, a femme fatale who would become something of an arch-nemesis (and romantic interest!) of Green Lantern’s.

Green Lantern’s story began as engineer Alan Scott was working on a railroad bridge when it was blown up by a jealous competitor. When he managed to drag himself out of the wreckage, he came across a strange green lantern which began to speak to him. The lantern told Scott that it had originally been a meteor which fell to Earth. It was later carved into first a Chinese lamp, then into an engineer’s lantern. Its purpose was to imbue its owner with power that would be used to fight against evil. Scott followed the lantern’s instructions to create a ring from the lantern’s material, and to “recharge” the ring every day by touching it against the lantern.

With this ring, Scott became the Green Lantern, one of DC’s first super-heroes, and a founding member of the Justice Society of America. Among his powers were flight, the ability to walk through walls, and invulnerability to virtually any sort of attack. He had one weakness: things that were yellow (including wooden bats, cudgels, etc.) could penetrate his shields. As a result, Green Lantern ended up getting bonked on the head perhaps more than any other hero.

As super-heroes faded following World War II, All-American Comics recast itself once more, becoming All-American Western with issue #103.

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		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  4/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $3.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Hop Harrigan; 1st Appearance of Red; White and Blue	Bud Fisher, Edwina Dumm, Percy Crosby, A.W. Nugent, Gene Byrnes, Jon L. Blummer, Sheldon Mayer, Carl Claudy, Edwin Alger, Fontaine Fox, Loring Dowst, Lt. Richard Rick	William Smith, Bud Fisher, Edwina Dumm, Percy Crosby, A.W. Nugent, Gene Byrnes, Jon L. Blummer, Sheldon Mayer, Stan Aschmeier, Harry Lampert, Walter Galli, Fontaine Fox, George Storm, Lt. Richard Rick
	#2 Date:  5/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,000.00 No copies available	Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Features begin	Bud Fisher, Gene Byrnes, Robert L. Ripley, Percy Crosby, A.W. Nugent, Edwina Dumm, Jon L. Blummer, Sheldon Mayer, Carl Claudy, Fontaine Fox, Edwin Alger, Loring Dowst, Lt. Richard Rick	Bud Fisher, Harry Lampert, Gene Byrnes, Robert Ripley, Percy Crosby, A.W. Nugent, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Mayer, Stan Aschmeier, Fontaine Fox, George Storm, Edwin Alger, Ben Flinton, Lt. Richard Rick, William Smith
	#3 Date:  6/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,400.00 No copies available
	#4 Date:  7/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,475.00 No copies available
	#5 Date:  8/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,250.00 No copies available		Jerry Siegel, Bud Fisher, Gene Byrnes, Edwin Alger, Percy Crosby, George Storm, Edwina Dumm, Fontaine Fox, Jon L. Blummer, Carl Claudy, Harry Lampert, Sheldon Mayer	William Smith, Bud Fisher, Burr Inwood, Calvin Fader, Percy Crosby, George Storm, Edwina Dumm, Fontaine Fox, Jon L. Blummer, Stan Aschmeier, Harry Lampert, Sheldon Mayer, Walter Galli, Gene Byrnes
	#6 Date:  9/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,025.00 No copies available		Alfred Bester, Joseph Greene, M.C. Gaines, John Wentworth, James Robinson, Jon L. Blummer	Paul Reinman, Stan Aschmeier, Don Cameron, Dennis Neville, Jon L. Blummer
	#7 Date:  10/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $975.00 No copies available
	#8 Date:  11/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $3,200.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Ultra Man
	#9 Date:  12/1/1939 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $950.00 No copies available
	#10 Date:  1/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,850.00 No copies available
	#11 Date:  2/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,025.00 No copies available
	#12 Date:  3/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $950.00 No copies available
	#13 Date:  4/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $950.00 No copies available
	#14 Date:  5/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $950.00 No copies available
	#15 Date:  6/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $950.00 No copies available
	#16 Date:  7/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $352,100.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Green Lantern I (Alan Scott)	Bill Finger, Robert L. Ripley, Bud Fisher, Gene Byrnes, Edwin Alger, Carl Claudy, Sheldon Mayer	Martin Nodell, Jon Elby, Bud Fisher, Gene Byrnes, Edwin Alger, Sheldon Mayer, Don Shelby, Robert Ripley, William Smith, Stan Aschmeier
	#17 Date:  8/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $15,600.00 No copies available	2nd appearance of Green Lantern (Alan Scott)	Bill Finger, Carl H. Claudy, Jon L. Blummer, Edwin Alger, Art Helfant, Evelyn Gaines, Sheldon Mayer	Martin Nodell, Stan Aschmeier, Jon L. Blummer, Edwin Alger, Art Helfant, Sheldon Mayer, William Smith
	#18 Date:  9/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $9,400.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Carl H. Claudy, Robert L. Ripley, Bud Fisher, Jon Elby	Martin Nodell
	#19 Date:  10/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $20,500.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Atom (Al Pratt); Origin of Atom (Al Pratt)	Bill Finger, Bill O’Connor, Jon L. Blummer	Martin Nodell, Ben Flinton, Jon L. Blummer
	#20 Date:  11/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $4,900.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Atom (Al Pratt); 1st appearance of Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel)	Bill Finger, Sheldon Mayer, Bill O’Connor, Jon L. Blummer, Carl H. Claudy, Edwin Alger, Evelyn Gaines	Martin Nodell, Sheldon Mayer, Jon L. Blummer, Ben Flinton, Stan Aschmeier, Edwin Alger, William Smith
	#21 Date:  12/1/1940 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,000.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Martin Nodell
	#22 Date:  1/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,000.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Martin Nodell
	#23 Date:  2/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,100.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Everett E. Hibbard
	#24 Date:  3/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,200.00 No copies available	Preview of Doctor Mid-Nite	Bill Finger, Sheldon Mayer	Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#25 Date:  4/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $8,300.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Doctor Mid-Nite; Origin of Doctor Mid-Nite	Bill Finger	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#26 Date:  5/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,875.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Sargon the Sorcerer; Origin of Sargon the Sorcerer	Bill Finger	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#27 Date:  6/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $3,100.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Doiby Dickles	Bill Finger	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen
	#28 Date:  7/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,075.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#29 Date:  8/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,450.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#30 Date:  9/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,000.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Sheldon Mayer	Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Martin Nodell
	#31 Date:  10/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Martin Nodell
	#32 Date:  11/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Sheldon Mayer	Irwin Hasen
	#33 Date:  12/1/1941 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Jon L. Blummer	Martin Nodell
	#34 Date:  1/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,250.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Bud Fisher	Martin Nodell
	#35 Date:  2/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,600.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Bud Fisher	Martin Nodell
	#36 Date:  3/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,025.00 No copies available		Bill Finger, Jon L. Blummer	Irwin Hasen
	#37 Date:  4/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Irwin Hasen
	#38 Date:  5/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,225.00 No copies available		Bill Finger	Irwin Hasen
	#39 Date:  6/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Irwin Hasen	Martin Nodell
	#40 Date:  7/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Irwin Hasen	Martin Nodell
	#41 Date:  8/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $800.00 No copies available		Irwin Hasen	Martin Nodell
	#42 Date:  9/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $825.00 No copies available
	#43 Date:  10/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $800.00 No copies available			Martin Nodell
	#44 Date:  11/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher	Bud Fisher
	#45 Date:  12/1/1942 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher	Bud Fisher
	#46 Date:  1/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available
	#47 Date:  2/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,150.00 No copies available
	#48 Date:  3/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available
	#49 Date:  4/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $925.00 No copies available
	#50 Date:  6/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available
	#51 Date:  7/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available		Irwin Hasen	Martin Nodell
	#52 Date:  9/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $900.00 No copies available
	#53 Date:  10/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available
	#54 Date:  12/1/1943 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher	Bud Fisher
	#55 Date:  1/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $2,225.00 No copies available
	#56 Date:  3/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available
	#57 Date:  4/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher	Bud Fisher
	#58 Date:  6/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $800.00 No copies available
	#59 Date:  7/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $675.00 No copies available
	#60 Date:  9/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $700.00 No copies available		Joseph Greene, Ted Udall, Jon L. Blummer	Paul Reinman, Joe Gallagher, Stan Aschmeier, Jon L. Blummer
	#61 Date:  10/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $37,100.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Solomon Grundy; Origin of Solomon Grundy		Paul Reinman
	#62 Date:  12/1/1944 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $600.00 No copies available
	#63 Date:  1/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $900.00 No copies available
	#64 Date:  3/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $600.00 No copies available
	#65 Date:  4/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available
	#66 Date:  6/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $625.00 No copies available		Alfred Bester, Joseph Greene, M.C. Gaines, John Wentworth, James Robinson, Jon L. Blummer	Paul Reinman, Stan Aschmeier, Don Cameron, Dennis Neville, Jon L. Blummer
	#67 Date:  8/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $600.00 No copies available			Paul Reinman
	#68 Date:  9/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $600.00 No copies available
	#69 Date:  11/1/1945 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $580.00 No copies available			Paul Reinman
	#70 Date:  1/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $600.00 No copies available
	#71 Date:  3/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available
	#72 Date:  4/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available
	#73 Date:  5/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available
	#74 Date:  6/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $625.00 No copies available
	#75 Date:  7/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available
	#76 Date:  8/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available			Paul Reinman
	#77 Date:  9/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $650.00 No copies available			Paul Reinman
	#78 Date:  10/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $825.00 No copies available
	#79 Date:  11/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available
	#80 Date:  12/1/1946 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,150.00 No copies available			Paul Reinman
	#81 Date:  1/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available		John Osgood, Jon L. Blummer	Paul Reinman, Stan Josephs, Jon L. Blummer
	#82 Date:  2/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $825.00 No copies available
	#83 Date:  3/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $650.00 No copies available
	#84 Date:  4/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $625.00 No copies available
	#85 Date:  5/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $825.00 No copies available
	#86 Date:  6/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $570.00 No copies available
	#87 Date:  7/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $750.00 No copies available
	#88 Date:  8/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available
	#89 Date:  9/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,200.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Harlequin
	#90 Date:  10/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $775.00 No copies available	1st Appearance of Icicle
	#91 Date:  11/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available
	#92 Date:  12/1/1947 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,050.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher
	#93 Date:  1/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available
	#94 Date:  2/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available
	#95 Date:  3/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available
	#96 Date:  4/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher	Bud Fisher
	#97 Date:  5/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $530.00 No copies available
	#98 Date:  6/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $1,425.00 No copies available
	#99 Date:  7/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $550.00 No copies available		Bud Fisher, Ted Udall	Alex Toth, Bud Fisher
	#100 Date:  8/1/1948 Cover Price:  $0.10 NM Guide:  $850.00 No copies available	1st appearance of Johnny Thunder (John Tane); Westerns begin	Robert Kanigher, John Broome	Alex Toth, Rudy Palais, Arthur Peddy, Irwin Hasen
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