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ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #20
Cover Date: November 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 | Carrie Nodell |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Green Lantern (last in All-Star Comics #2/2; begins working as a radio engineer at Apex Broadcasting; next in DC Special #29/Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Supporting Character(s):
- Irene Miller (last in issue #18)
Villain(s):
- Mr. Gates (first appearance; assistant manager at Apex Broadcasting, uses codes in radio commercials to send instructions to smugglers)
- Duke and his gang (first appearance; a gang of smugglers)
Comment(s):
- Martin Nodell credited as Mart Dellon
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)
Credits:
| Story | Sheldon Mayer |
| Art | Sheldon Mayer |
| Lettering | Sheldon Mayer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Mrs. Jibbet
- Dinky Jibbet
- Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel; first appearance in costume)
- Sisty Hunkel
- Felix Hunkel
- Hunk 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.
Credits:
| Story | Bill O'Connor |
| Art | Ben Flinton |
| Lettering | Ben Flinton |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Atom (Al Pratt; first appearance in costume)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Diamond thieves (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in early Autumn 1940.
- This story is retold with new details in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #25/2.
Credits:
| Story | Jon L. Blummer |
| Art | Jon L. Blummer |
| Lettering | Jon L. Blummer |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
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 continues from last issue.
Credits:
| Story | Carl Claudy |
| Art | Stan Aschmeier |
| Lettering | Stan Aschmeier |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Jack (first appearance; a teen from Ted's gym)
- Oki (first appearance; Ted and Alan's Japanese servant)
Villain(s):
- spies (first appearance; trying to steal Alan's new process for making metal "unmeltable")
Location(s):
- 16 Pike Place, New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story continues into the next 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 #2/5; disguised as an airline hostess)
Villain(s):
- Barbara Levan, Hakim and Nokimov (first appearance; three spies trying to steal a "magnetic plane" model)
Location(s):
- San Diego, CA