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All-American Comics 19

ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #19

Cover Date: October 1940
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: [The Insurance Racket] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtMartin Nodell
LetteringMartin Nodell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (next in All-Star Comics #2/2)

Villain(s):

Slade and Wolfe (first appearance; insurance swindlers; Slade dies)

Other Character(s):

Joe Prentis (first appearance; dies in an insurance scam)

Comment(s):

Martin Nodell credited as Mart Dellon

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)


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Second Story: "Introducing the Mighty Atom" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill O'Connor
ArtBen Flinton
LetteringBen Flinton
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Al Pratt (first appearance; a small college freshman who is trained to become a human dynamo)

Supporting Character(s):

Mary James (first appearance; Al's classmate)
Joe Morgan (first appearance; a down on his luck who uses holistic training methods to turn Al into a superman)

Villain(s):

Kidnappers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Calvin College (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place between Autumn 1939 and Autumn 1940.
This story is retold with new information in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #25/2.


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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

Supporting Character(s):

Gerry Nye
Mr. Nye (Gerry's father)

Villain(s):

Payroll robbers (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

Jon L. Blummer credited as Jon Elby
This story takes place at the same time as last issue's story.


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Fourth Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Ultra-Man

Supporting Character(s):

Ginger Jones
President of the United States of North America
Alec

Villain(s):

Emperor of an Asiatic Empire
Gracia Darling

Comment(s):

Jon L. Blummer credited as Don Shelby
This story continues from last issue.


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Fifth Story: [No title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StorySheldon Mayer
ArtSheldon Mayer
LetteringSheldon Mayer
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Scribbly Jibbet

Supporting Character(s):

Mrs. Jibbet
Dinky Jibbet
Ma Hunkel
Sisty Hunkel

Villain(s):

Tubbs Torpoli and his extortion gang

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue and into next issue.


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Sixth Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel (?)
ArtWilliam Smith
LetteringWilliam Smith
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Red, White and Blue:
Red Dugan
Whitey Smith
Blooey Blue
Doris West (next in All-Star Comics #2/5)

Villain(s):

Dr. Otto Bruche (first appearance; a terrorist)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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