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ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #17
Cover Date: August 1940
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Martin Nodell |
| Lettering | Martin Nodell |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Gorson (first appearance; a city Commissioner who takes kickbacks to award construction contracts to crooked builders)
- Mueller (first appearance; a crooked contractor and partner with Gorson)
Other Character(s):
- John Hall (first appearance; CEO of Hall Construction Company, Alan's employer)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This is Alan Scott's first adventure in his Green Lantern costume.
- Martin Nodell credited as Mart Dellon
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)
Credits:
| Story | Carl Claudy |
| Art | Stan Aschmeier |
| Lettering | Stan Aschmeier |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- The Dictator (Professor Eric Jurghens; directs the invisible Venusians to destroy to instill fear)
- Venusians (invisible aliens; Ollak named; dies)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story continues from last issue and into next issue.
Credits:
| Story | Jon L. Blummer |
| Art | Jon L. Blummer |
| Lettering | Jon L. Blummer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Prop Wash (behind the scenes)
- Ikky Tinker
Villain(s):
- Trampas (first appearance; a no-good)
Other Character(s):
- A Mayor and his son Barney (first appearance for both)
- A big gang of kids (first appearance for all; want to join Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club)
Comment(s):
- Jon L. Blummer credited as Jon Elby
Credits:
| Story | Jon L. Blummer |
| Art | Jon L. Blummer |
| Lettering | Jon L. Blummer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- The Face (first appearance; Murdo; a large real estate tycoon of Met; damages buildings to incite a war with Litonia)
Other Character(s):
- Borax (first appearance; the "Public Prosecutor" of Met)
Location(s):
- Met (America's largest city in 2240 AD)
Comment(s):
- Jon L. Blummer credited as Don Shelby
Credits:
| Story | Sheldon Mayer |
| Art | Sheldon Mayer |
| Lettering | Sheldon Mayer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Mrs. Jibbet
- Dinky Jibbet
- Mr. Mackin
- Ma Hunkel (last in issue #15)
- "Hunk" Hunkel
- Sisty Hunkel
- Gus Hunkel
- Herman Hunkel
Other Character(s):
- Widow-Maker
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story continues from last issue.
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel (?) |
| Art | William Smith |
| Lettering | William Smith |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Red, White and Blue:
- Red Dugan
- Whitey Smith
- Blooey Blue
- Doris West (last in All-Star Comics #1/8; revealed to be undercover)
Villain(s):
- Professor X (first appearance; propagandist who created a machine capable of overriding radio signals)
Location(s):
- San Diego, CA