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ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #72
Cover Date: April 1946
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: Paul Reinman (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Alfred Bester |
| Art | Paul Reinman |
| Assistant editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Lantern (next in All-Star Comics #28; time travels to 1258 AD)
Supporting Character(s):
- Doiby Dickles (time travels to 1258 AD)
Villain(s):
- Sir Tarquin (first appearance; kidnaps the Chinese Envoy and his party for ransom)
Other Character(s):
- King Arthur (see Comments)
- Merlin (possilby behind the scenes; see Comments)
- A Chinese Envoy and his party (first appearance for all; carrying the Green Lamp)
- Roger Bacon (first DCU appearance; a scholar and a monk)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- "Camelot" (see Comments)
Comment(s):
- Green Lantern and Doiby are transported through time to "Camelot" in 1258 AD. Either the date is incorrect or the persons stating to be King Arthur and Merlin (who admits he is not the real Merlin) are imposters. The mystic Merlin may be behind the duo's time travel for unknown reasons. Roger Bacon (1219-1292) is important to the story, as is his meeting with the Chinese, as Bacon introduces the Chinese invention of gunpowder to the Europeans.
Credits:
| Art | Stan Aschmeier |
| Lettering | Stan Aschmeier |
| Assistant editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Doctor Mid-Nite (next in All-Star Comics #28)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Cannon Cane and Torpedo Tolin (first appearance for both; try to recruit kids into their gang)
Credits:
| Story | Joseph Greene |
| Art | Jon Chester Kozlak |
| Assistant editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Atom (next in flashback in Justice Society of America #7)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mary James (next in Flash Comics #83/4)
Villain(s):
- Two diamond thieves (first appearance for both; smuggle a large diamond in a fish)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place during Al's summer vacation.
Credits:
| Art | Alfonso Greene |
| Assistant editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Lord Treexter (first appearance; blames a witch for ships disappearing; actually pillages them in a hidden cove)
Location(s):
- England (in the 17th Century)
Credits:
| Story | Jon L. Blummer |
| Art | Jon L. Blummer |
| Assistant editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Hop Harrigan (next in Comic Cavalcade #14/3)
Supporting Character(s):
Location(s):
- New York City, NY