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All-American Comics [ashcan] #[nn]

DC · April 1939 · on sale 1939

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Series
All-American Comics [ashcan] (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
April 1939
Key date
1939-04-00
On-sale date
1939
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig Flessel
1The Ski Murdercomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders; Villain: A murderer (Intro); Introduction: Margot Lee
2Crime Never Payscartoon0.67
3The Corpse in the Car Trunkcomic story6script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyLarry Steele; Villain: Baron Pakloff (Intro); Introduction: Lord and Lady Ashley
4Nuggets of Leadcomic story6script: Homer Fleming; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingBuck Marshall; Villain: Spencer (Intro)
5The Zombie Killerscomic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersCrimson Avenger; Wing; Villain: "The Boss" and his zombies (Intro for all)
6Gambler's Waterloocomic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyBruce Nelson; Villain: The XYZ Gang, Big Pete Rines (Intro for all)
7Railroad Riddletext story2script: Paul Dean
8The Celebrity Deathscomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterVillain: Dr. LaForge (Intro)
9The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 7comic story2script: Sax Rohmer; pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'MealiaDr. Fu Manchu
10Kops and Robberscartoon0.67script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
11The Many Murder Attempts of McQuadecomic story6pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven ElvenCosmo; Villain: McQuade (Intro)
12In Two Billion A.D.: Part 1comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Shuster Shop; inks: Shuster ShopSlam Bradley; Shorty; Intro: Prof. Kenton, a bird-man, and an orange man; Villain: A flower-man (Intro)
13Detective Puzzlesactivity0.67script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent

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