All-American Comics #27

DC ⋅ 1941
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Key Facts

1st appearance of Doiby Dickles, the earliest sidekick of the first Green Lantern

Issue Details

Publisher

DC

Artist

Howard Purcell

Writer

Various Writers

Published

June 1941

Synopsis

A collection of comics and stories, including -- "Introducing Doiby Dickles!" , featuring the Green Lantern :   Twice while carrying plans for an experimental radio tower, Irene Miller is jumped by thieves but saved by cab driver Doiby Dickles. When Alan Scott hears about this, he thanks Doiby personally as Green Lantern. Later, Alan overhears a man named Barton offer to buy Apex and begins to suspect that he may be the one after the plans. While Green Lantern handles Barton's attempts at sabotage, Doiby dresses in a Green Lantern costume to save Irene, who Barton has taken hostage , but receives a last-minute helping hand from the real GL. -- "Prisoners by Choice" , featuring Dr. Mid-Nite :   "Gallows" Gallagher murders "Diamond Jack" Gillan, and Dr. Charles McNider sees it happen, but he can't tell anybody without blowing his secret identity as Dr. Mid-Nite. Also, Gallows is supposed to be in prison at the time of this murder, so his alibi will be hard to shake. -- "The Dilemma of Jimmy Baker" , featuring the Atom :   A large deposit of copper is known to be on Mr. and Mrs. Baker's property, so to get control of it, two gangsters have framed Mr. Baker for arson. His son Jimmy Baker tells the Atom about this. The Atom investigates, and figures out Stroehm and Kane's plan. PLUS :  Hop Harrigan, Sargon, Scribbly, and more!!

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