All-American Comics #34

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Green Lantern: "The Building Racket"

A building collapses mysteriously, but convinced there won't be an investigation because it was unoccupied, Alan Scott becomes Green Lantern to investigate. He finds a building inspector checking out the foundations, but about to be ambushed by a pair of toughs. Green Lantern comes to his rescue, and has his suspicions confirmed by the inspector's research: the building collapsed because of inferior building materials. GL tails the thugs back to their boss, and coerces him into telling the hero who's behind the scheme by dropping him off the building: the real brains are the Livingston Construction Company, one of the biggest in town. Green Lantern gets the crook's address, then ties him up there and goes to report his findings to the mayor, who turns out to be in on the scheme and has the crook killed and pins his murder on Green Lantern. However the hero quickly clears his name by using his powers to prevent a new bridge made from inferior materials from collapsing.

Green Lantern confronts the head of Livingston and uses his ring to threaten him with being permanently paralyzed unless he spills the dirt on the shoddy construction, which he does: he used inferior materials to save money, and was bribing the mayor to keep things quiet. Meanwhile, the mayor's trying to skip town but gets into Doiby's cab and has a fist-type accident that allows them to apprehend him before he can escape justice. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Green Lantern) **Supporting Characters:** * Doiby Dickles) * Irene Miller) **Antagonists:** * Nick Darcy * Mayor Kastor * Mr. Livingston **Other Characters:** * John **Locations:** * Capitol City ** Apex Broadcasting Company ** Blake Construction Co. **Items:** * Starheart Power Ring **Vehicles:** * Goitrude

| Writer3_1 = Jon L. Blummer | Penciler3_1 = Jon L. Blummer | Inker3_1 = Jon L. Blummer | Letterer3_1 = Jon L. Blummer | StoryTitle3 = Hop Harrigan: "Twink's Secret" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Hop Harrigan) **Supporting Characters:** * Ikky Tinker) * Miss Snap)

**Antagonists:** * Quimbaya **Other Characters:** * Professor Twink * Dean Skwirl **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer6_1 = Bill O'Connor | Penciler6_1 = Ben Flinton | Inker6_1 = Leonard Sansone | StoryTitle6 = Atom: "The Defense Bond Manipulators" | Synopsis6 = | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Atom) **Supporting Characters:** * Mary James) **Antagonists:** * Joe * Mike **Other Characters:** * Pete **Locations:** * Calvin City **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer4_1 = Sheldon Mayer | Penciler4_1 = Sheldon Mayer | Inker4_1 = Sheldon Mayer | Colorist4_1 = | Letterer4_1 = Sheldon Mayer | Editor4_1 = | StoryTitle4 = Scribbly: "Hunt for the Red Tornado's Identity" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Scribbly) * Ma Hunkel (Red Tornado)) **Supporting Characters:** * Cyclone Kids) ** Sisty Jibbet) ** Dinky Jibbet) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer2_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler2_1 = Harry Lampert | Inker2_1 = Harry Lampert | StoryTitle2 = Red, White, and Blue: "Terror of the Man-Made Meteors" | Synopsis2 = | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Red, White, and Blue) ** Red Dugan), USMC ** Whitey Smith), USA ** Blooey Blue), USN **Supporting Characters:** * Doris West), G2 **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer5_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler5_1 = Howard Purcell | Inker5_1 = Howard Purcell | StoryTitle5 = Sargon the Sorcerer: "Sargon's Challenge" | Synopsis5 = While performing at a society function, Sargon notices Prince Stroganoff trying to surreptitiously steal the diamond necklace of wealthy Mrs. Vandervan, which he uses magic to expose as a trick in the performance. Stroganoff tries to come after Sargon to get even, who allows himself to be kidnapped. There, the wizard uses his magic to make the blade of the prince's sword droop when he proposes a duel, and makes the shoes of the prince's underling shrink when he tries to settle the score. Sargon looks around and learns something very interesting from the prince's effects.

Later, Prince Stroganoff is set to marry the Vandervan's daughter, and Sargon magically makes his way into the reception to turn the tables on Stroganoff. He magically compels Stroganoff to "behave just as you did in the old days" when about to address all the attendees, which causes him to launch into his old routine as the barker at a freak show. He gets thrown out, the wedding called off. | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** *Sargon) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * Prince Stroganoff * Ivan **Other Characters:** * Flora Styles * Mrs. Vandervan **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer7_1 = Charles Reizenstein | Penciler7_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker7_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Colorist7_1 = | Letterer7_1 = | Editor7_1 = | StoryTitle7 = Dr. Mid-Nite: "Dr. Kwack" | Synopsis7 = | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Dr. Mid-Nite) **Supporting Characters:** * Myra Mason) * Hooty) **Antagonists:** * Dr. Kwack **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Notes = * Green Lantern: *The Building Racket* is reprinted in The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 2 (Collected). * Also appearing in this issue of *All-American Comics* were: ** "All-American Stamp Page" (text article) ** "Good Books For Christmas" (text article) ** *Hop Harrigan's History of Aviation: "Ruth Nichols"* by Jon L. Blummer ** Jimmy Stone: "Bomb On Board! (Part 1)" (text story) by Evelyn Gaines, illustrated by Sheldon Mayer ** *Mutt & Jeff* (newspaper strip reprints) by Bud Fisher | Trivia = * In Green Lantern's story, the hero greets a villain named Livingston: "Mr. Livingston, I presume". It is an obvious pun with "Dr. Livingstone, I presume," the famous greeting of Henry Morton Stanley upon locating David Livingstone in Africa. * In the Green Lantern, Atom, and Red Tornado stories, different characters say the phrase "Keep 'Em Flying." This was a slogan to encourage Americans to continue to buy war bonds and thus be able to finance USA costs during World War II. * Hop Harrigan story: The Quimbaya (/kɪmbaɪa/) were a small, ancient indigenous group in present-day Colombia noted for their gold work characterized by technical accuracy and detailed designs. * Irwin Hasen's art on *Green Lantern* is signed as "Martin Nodell." * Al Smith signed his *Mutt & Jeff* strips as "Bud Fisher." | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Bill Finger, Jon L. Blummer, Bill O'Connor, Sheldon Mayer, John B. Wentworth, John B. Wentworth, Charles Reizenstein

Interior art: Irwin Hasen, Jon L. Blummer, Ben Flinton, Sheldon Mayer, Harry Lampert, Howard Purcell, Stan Aschmeier

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GCD: 1908

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