Issue: #6
Series: All-American Comics
Publisher: DC
| Title: |
All-American Comics |
| Issue: |
6 |
| Page Count: |
68 |
| Publish Date: |
September 1939 |
| Volume: |
1 |
| Contributors: |
Editor: M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor) |
Assigned Comics
Inside This Issue:
Detailed information about the issue is listed below.
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- cover |
| Features: | Scribbly |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Inks: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Letters: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Scribbly; Dinky Jibbet; Ma Jibbet; Reg'lar Fellers (head view); Skippy (head view); Red Dugan (head view); Blooey Blue (head view); Whity White (head view); Hop Harrigan (head view); Wiley of West Point (head view); Ben Webster (head view); Ted (head view); Alan Kane (head view); Mutt (head view); Jeff (head view) |
| Story Title: |
An Important Message from the All-American Comics Gang!!!
- promo (ad from the publisher) |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Story Title: |
The Diversion Dam's Gone Out!
- comic story |
| Features: | Red, White and Blue |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Pencils: | William Smith |
| Inks: | Stan Asch |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Characters: | Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West; The Eye (villain) |
| Synopsis: | A sinister oriental and his gang blow up a dam to hurt America's prosperity. |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Mutt & Jeff |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Letters: | Al Smith |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Mutt; Jeff |
| Reprinted: | from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-08-25 |
| Story Title: |
Misguided Flirtation
- comic story |
| Features: | Cicero's Cat |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-08-25 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Burr Inwood |
| Inks: | Burr Inwood |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Reprinted: | from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Daisybelle |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Letters: | Gene Byrnes |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
Good Work Goes On!
- comic story |
| Features: | Ben Webster |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Calvin Fader |
| Inks: | Calvin Fader |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Characters: | Ben Webster |
| Reprinted: | from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
School Daze!
- comic story |
| Features: | Ben Webster |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Calvin Fader |
| Inks: | Calvin Fader |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Reprinted: | from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
The Stolen Plans!
- comic story |
| Features: | Ben Webster |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Calvin Fader |
| Inks: | Calvin Fader |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Reprinted: | from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
Startling Developments!
- comic story |
| Features: | Ben Webster |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Calvin Fader |
| Inks: | Calvin Fader |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Reprinted: | from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
Alex Ednie
- cartoon |
| Features: | Believe It or Not |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Robert L. Ripley |
| Inks: | Robert L. Ripley |
| Genre: | non-fiction |
| Reprinted: | from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-20 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Always Belittlin' |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-08 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Skippy |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Skippy |
| Reprinted: | from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-10-08 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Always Belittlin' |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-16 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Skippy |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-16 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- activity |
| Features: | Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Inks: | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Letters: | A. W. Nugent |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- promo (ad from the publisher) |
| Features: | Mutt and Jeff |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith |
| Inks: | Al Smith |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Wiley of West Point |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Inks: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Characters: | Wiley |
| Reprinted: | from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Wiley of West Point |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Inks: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | Lt. Richard Rick |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Reprinted: | from Wiley of West Point Sunday (Richard Rick) ? |
| Story Title: |
Mel Ott, Billy Conn, "Long John" Woodruff
- cartoon |
| Features: | All-American Champs |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Walter Galli (signed) |
| Inks: | Walter Galli (signed) |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | non-fiction; sports |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Burr Inwood |
| Inks: | Burr Inwood |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Reprinted: | from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Daisybelle |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Letters: | Gene Byrnes |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Reprinted: | from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Cicero's Cat |
| Pages: | 0.2 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1934-03-04 |
| Story Title: |
But Mutt Forgot to Collect His Five Bucks
- comic story |
| Features: | Mutt & Jeff |
| Pages: | 0.8 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Letters: | Al Smith |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Mutt; Jeff |
| Reprinted: | from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1934-03-04 |
| Story Title: |
Here's th' Bread, Gran'ma!
- comic story |
| Features: | Tippie |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Edwina Dumm |
| Inks: | Edwina Dumm |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Tippie |
| Reprinted: | from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) ? |
| Story Title: |
Mystery Men of Mars [Part 6]
- comic story |
| Features: | Adventures in the Unknown |
| Pages: | 6 |
| Pencils: | Stan Asch |
| Inks: | Stan Asch |
| Genre: | science fiction |
| Characters: | Alan Kane; Ted Dolliver; Prof. Luytens; Elmer the Robot |
| Synopsis: | Back in the ship, the boys bring Elmer with them back to Earth, but the Professor is still on Mars. |
| Story Title: |
The American Way [Part 2]
- comic story |
| Features: | The American Way |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Pencils: | Walter Galli (signed) |
| Inks: | Walter Galli (signed) |
| Genre: | adventure; non-fiction |
| Story Title: |
Gerry Is Kidnapped
- comic story |
| Features: | Hop Harrigan |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Pencils: | Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby] (signed) |
| Inks: | Jon L. Blummer [as Jon Elby] (signed) |
| Letters: | Jon L. Blummer |
| Genre: | aviation |
| Characters: | Hop Harrigan; Gerry; Ikky; Gerry's parents |
| Synopsis: | Hop learns that Gerry is a girl just before she is kidnapped, and he goes after her in the roadable autogyro. |
| Story Title: |
They Always Get Their Fly!
- comic story |
| Features: | Tippie |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Edwina Dumm |
| Inks: | Edwina Dumm |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Tippie |
| Reprinted: | from Tippie Sunday (The George Matthew Adams Service) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Cicero's Cat |
| Pages: | 0.2 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1934-03-11 |
| Story Title: |
Mutt Almost Starts a Farm!
- comic story |
| Features: | Mutt & Jeff |
| Pages: | 0.8 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Letters: | Al Smith |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Mutt; Jeff |
| Reprinted: | from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1934-03-11 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Burr Inwood |
| Inks: | Burr Inwood |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Reprinted: | from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Daisybelle |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Letters: | Gene Byrnes |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Reprinted: | from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Bobby Thatcher |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | George Storm |
| Inks: | George Storm |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Characters: | Bobby Thatcher |
| Reprinted: | from Bobby Thatcher Sunday (McClure Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Bobby Thatcher |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | George Storm |
| Inks: | George Storm |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | George Storm |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Reprinted: | from Bobby Thatcher Sunday (McClure Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Spot Savage |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Pencils: | Harry Lampert (signed) |
| Inks: | Harry Lampert (signed) |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | Harry Lampert |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Characters: | Spot Savage; Diana Kingsley; unnamed editor; Foto; The Duchess |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- activity |
| Features: | Nugent's Original Games, Tricks & Comics |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Inks: | A. W. Nugent (signed) |
| Letters: | A. W. Nugent |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Always Belittlin' |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-12 |
| Story Title: |
The Night Before the Big Game
- comic story |
| Features: | Skippy |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | children |
| Characters: | Skippy |
| Reprinted: | from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-11-12 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Always Belittlin' |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Always Belittlin' Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-23 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Skippy |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Inks: | Percy Crosby (signed) |
| Letters: | Percy Crosby |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Skippy Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1933-07-23 |
| Story Title: |
Peculiar Hands
- cartoon |
| Features: | Believe It or Not |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Robert L. Ripley |
| Inks: | Robert L. Ripley |
| Genre: | non-fiction |
| Reprinted: | from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-24 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- text article |
| Features: | All-American Stamp Page |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Genre: | non-fiction |
| Story Title: |
Criminal's End
- text story |
| Features: | Jimmy Stone |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Colors: | ? (red tones) |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Genre: | adventure |
| Story Title: |
"Tomboy" Taylor
- comic story |
| Features: | Toonerville Folks |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Fontaine Fox |
| Inks: | Fontaine Fox |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Toonerville Folks; Tomboy Taylor |
| Reprinted: | from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Burr Inwood |
| Inks: | Burr Inwood |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Reg'lar Fellers |
| Reprinted: | from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Daisybelle |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Inks: | Gene Byrnes (signed) |
| Letters: | Gene Byrnes |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Reprinted: | from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ? |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Mutt & Jeff |
| Pages: | 0.6 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed) |
| Letters: | Al Smith |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Mutt; Jeff |
| Reprinted: | from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-07-14 |
| Story Title: |
Tipping Your Hat
- comic story |
| Features: | Cicero's Cat |
| Pages: | 0.4 |
| Pencils: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Inks: | Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] |
| Genre: | humor |
| Reprinted: | from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-07-14 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Scribbly |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Inks: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Letters: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Gus Hunkel; Agnes; Mr. Phelps; Mike Macklin |
| Synopsis: | Scribbly applies to a newspaper as a copy boy for $10 an hour, but is almost hired as a cartoonist for $100 a week. Still, another newspaper hires him as a cartoonist. |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Scribbly |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Inks: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Letters: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Genre: | humor; teen |
| Characters: | Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Mike Macklin |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Scribbly |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Inks: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Letters: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Genre: | humor; teen |
| Characters: | Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Ma Jibbet |
| Synopsis: | Scribbly's family doesn't believe he was hired until his cartoon strip, "Why Big Brudders Leave Home," appears in the daily newspaper. |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Scribbly |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Inks: | Sheldon Mayer (signed) |
| Letters: | Sheldon Mayer |
| Genre: | humor; teen |
| Characters: | Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet |
| Story Title: |
The Powerful Katrinka
- comic story |
| Features: | Toonerville Folks |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Fontaine Fox |
| Inks: | Fontaine Fox |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Toonerville Folks; Katrinka |
| Reprinted: | from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1938-05-15 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Popsicle Pete |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Art Helfant |
| Inks: | Art Helfant |
| Letters: | Art Helfant |
| Genre: | humor; children |
| Characters: | Popsicle Pete [Karl McReady] |
| Synopsis: | Karl McReady, now known as Popsicle Pete, visits New York as part of his contest winnings. |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- comic story |
| Features: | Popsicle Pete |
| Pages: | 0.67 |
| Pencils: | Art Helfant |
| Inks: | Art Helfant |
| Letters: | Art Helfant |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- advertisement |
| Features: | Popsicle |
| Pages: | 0.33 |
| Story Title: |
The Skipper of the Toonerville Trolley
- comic story |
| Features: | Toonerville Folks |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Pencils: | Fontaine Fox |
| Inks: | Fontaine Fox |
| Genre: | humor |
| Characters: | Toonerville Folks |
| Reprinted: | from Toonerville Folks Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 1938-05-22 |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- promo (ad from the publisher) |
| Features: | Movie Comics |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Letters: | typeset |
| Story Title: |
[ no title ]
- advertisement |
| Features: | Johnson Smith & Co. |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Letters: | typeset |
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