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All-American Comics 21

ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #21

Cover Date: December 1940
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: [The Long Lost Son] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtMartin Nodell
LetteringCarrie Nodell
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (last in DC Special #29/Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31; next in flashback in All-Star Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s):

Irene Miller (next in flashback in All-Star Comics #3)

Villain(s):

Elias Strake (first appearance; a crooked lawyer)
Duke and his gang (first appearance; a gang of smugglers)

Other Character(s):

Mr. and Mrs. Blake (first appearance; an elderly couple who lost their son 20 years ago)
Tommy "Cub" Blake (first appearance; a gangster and the Blake's long lost son)
Tyler (first appearance; a news announcer at Apex Broadcasting)

Comment(s):

Martin Nodell credited as Mart Dellon

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999)


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Second 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
Red Tornado (next, briefly, in All-Star Comics #3)
Sisty Hunkel
Felix Hunkel
Hunk Hunkel

Villain(s):

Tubbs Torpoli and his extortion gang

Other Character(s):

Police Chief Gilhooley

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.


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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):

Tank Tinker
Gerry Nye

Villain(s):

Payroll robbers (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

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


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Fourth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill O'Connor
PencilsBen Flinton
InksLeonard Sansone
LetteringBen Flinton
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Atom

Supporting Character(s):

Mary James
Joe Morgan

Villain(s):

Emperor of America and his mind-slaves (first appearance; an elderly man with the power to take control of others bodies; all probably die)

Other Character(s):

Professor Wilson (first appearance; Al's Mathematics teacher)
Tank Tarbull (first appearance; Al's classmate and football quarterback)

Location(s):

Calvin College


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Fifth Story: "Rescue on Mars... An Adventure in the Unknown [Part 2]" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCarl Claudy
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Alan Kane
Ted Dolliver

Supporting Character(s):

Jack

Villain(s):

spies
Oki (revealed to be working for the spies)

Location(s):

16 Pike Place, New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue and into the 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
Doris West (next in issue #24/6)

Villain(s):

Ted Darnell (first appearance; a crooked inventor who creates an "induction gun" that overheats and destroys electrical lines)

Location(s):

Buffalo, NY
Denver, CO


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