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All-American Comics 26

ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #26

Cover Date: May 1941
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Howard Purcell


Story: [Case of the Loan Shark] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtIrwin Hasen
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern

Supporting Character(s):

Irene Miller

Villain(s):

Richard Turpin and his gang (first appearance; a loan shark)

Other Character(s):

Carl Kessor (first appearance; a candy store owner)

Location(s):

Capitol City

Comment(s):

Irwin Hasen credited as Mart Dellon.

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)


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Second Story: [No title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StorySheldon Mayer
ArtSheldon Mayer
LetteringSheldon Mayer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Scribbly Jibbet

Supporting Character(s):

Red Tornado
Cyclone Kid Sisty (Sisty Hunkel)
Cyclone Kid Dinky (Dinky Jibbet)
Mr. Macklin

Other Character(s):

Remington Flutewhistle (first appearance; an escaped looney)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJon L. Blummer
ArtJon L. Blummer
LetteringJon L. Blummer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan (disguises himself as the Guardian Angel)

Supporting Character(s):

Tank Tinker
Prop Wash

Villain(s):

sky pirates (first appearance)


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Fourth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill O'Connor
PencilsBen Flinton
InksLeonard Sansone
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Atom

Supporting Character(s):

Mary James (revealed to live at 88 Cedar Street)

Villain(s):

crooked gamblers (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Connelly (first appearance; a janitor at Calvin College)

Location(s):

Calvin City
Calvin College


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Fifth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCharles Reizenstein
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Mid-Nite

Supporting Character(s):

Myra Mason
Hooty

Villain(s):

Mertin Marlow and his gang (first appearance; a crooked lawyer and politican who hides the activities of river pirates)


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Sixth Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtHoward Purcell
LetteringHoward Purcell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Sargon the Sorcerer (first appearance; in flashback to infancy when the Ruby of Life is the first object he sees; also in flashback to after graduating college and discovering the Ruby's powers two years before the present)

Supporting Character(s):

Richard Biddle Sargent (first appearance; an archaeologist who finds the Ruby of Life and gives it to his wife)
Mrs. Sargent (first appearance; John's mother; also in flashbacks)

Villain(s):

Extortionists (first appearance for all; Boob, Nick named)

Location(s):

Chicago, IL


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Seventh Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel (?)
ArtWilliam Smith
LetteringWilliam Smith
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue
Red Dugan (last in World's Best Comics #1/2)
Whitey Smith (last in World's Best Comics #1/2)
Blooey Blue (last in World's Best Comics #1/2)

Villain(s):

Toka, Itsui (first appearance; asian spies)

Other Character(s):

Jan Koval (first appearance; an inventor)

Location(s):

Sierra de Agua


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