Issue: #[nn]
Published: 1945, Price: 0.25 USD, Pages: 132, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Squarebound Publishing Format: One-Shot
Notes: There are two one-shot All Great Comics, one in 1944 and one in 1945. They are indexed separately. They are distinguished from the ongoing All Great Comics series.
Indicia (inside front cover):
Published by
CHICAGO NITE LIVE NEWS, Inc.
New York, N. Y.
Copyright 1945 by Chicago Nite Life News, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
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| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Pages of Flame |
| Synopsis: |
Johnny, Beeswax and Suzie visit her Aunt Matilda, whose insurance company is being plagued by the arsonist Asbestoes and his gang. After an encounter on the train--which is resolved when Johnny changes into the Green Mask and saves his pals--the criminals later capture the three children and toss Beeswax and Suzie off a cliff into a river. Johnny becomes the Green Mask once more. He rescues Beeswax and Suzie, then defeats the gang. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Green Mask Johnny Green Beeswax Asbestoes Suzie Matilda Smith Jim Smith Ann |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Cuthbert is told to "take a rest" by his doctor, and milks this for all it's worth. While he's asleep, his wife's friends come to visit and pile their coats on top of him. Cuthbert tosses them out the window and they're taken by a hobo. This compels Cuthbert to rush out into the street in his pajamas, causes him to wind up in jail, incurs a hefty fee for cabs to drive the coat-less ladies home, and then he's required to return all of the garments to their owners. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Cuthbert Joy Dr. John Ed Judy Joy Pinky Joy |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Adventure in a Coma! |
| Synopsis: |
Stringbean convinces Rick to allow his girlfriend Hilda--who doubts Stringbean's stories of space adventures--to accompany them on a flight. Stringbean's inept piloting causes them to crashland on a planet of glass creatures led by Ilabo. Rick, Astra and Stringbean narrowly escape being sacrificed. They leave the planet and Hilda--who'd been knocked unconscious by the landing--wakes up and doesn't believe their story. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Stan Ford] |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Rick Evans Stringbean Professor Astra Hilda Ilabo |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Roguish Rubbernecks!!!! |
| Synopsis: |
On Selura, Rocket is asked by the Wise One to investigate the "small, but evil planet" Elasticia. Sue stows away on the mission. On Elasticia, the king demands Rocket solve a flaw in the Elasticians' space ship, or Sue and Whacky will be given a "rubber bath." Rocket complies, and the invasion ship departs for Selura. Rocket has sabotaged the ship and it crashes into a volcano, killing all the Elasticians. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Ted Small] |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Rocket Kelly Whacky Sue Wise One Pogo King Of Elasticia |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Vanishing Cat Mystery |
| Synopsis: |
Three people have been killed by (apparently) the claws of a cat. Alan plays "the mighty notes" on an organ and becomes the Puppeteer. He and his talking bird Raven investigate. Judge Knowles is the next victim. The Puppeteer exposes watchman Tekk as Dirk Nexo, a man once sent to prison by the judge. With Raven's help, the Puppeteer captures the murderer. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Alec Hope] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Puppeteer [Alan Hale] Ed Riley Tekk [Dirk Nexo] Mr. Felix Ellen Knowles Aunt Sarah |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Rattle with a Bang |
| Featuring: |
Ernie |
| Synopsis: |
Teen inventor Ernie blows up his room and has to earn money to repair it. He's baby-sitting Ramsey when they're abducted by criminals. A remnant of the explosive that ruined his room is Ernie's ticket to capture the crooks. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Vic Brown] |
| Genre: |
Humor Teen |
| Characters: |
Ernie Mr. Gates Mrs. Gates Ramsey Gates Nick |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Dead Storage |
| Synopsis: |
Criminal Mr. Chuckle schemes to destroy the statue of the Bouncer before it can come to life to save someone. Ironically, it's Mr. Chuckle who needs to be rescued and the Bouncer comes to life to save him. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Lew Howe] |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Bouncer Anteas Jr. Penny Mr. Chuckle |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
Pussy Redecorates Her Cafe |
| Synopsis: |
Pussy buys an original "Metaphor Mali" painting to give her nightclub some class. Her rival Boss replaces it with a copy, hoping to sell the original. Pussy mixes a Katnip Fizz that turns her into a "feline superwoman" and "the Sherlock Holmes of the Katworld." She recovers her painting from the crooks. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Len Short] |
| Genre: |
Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters: |
Pussy Catnip George Boss Mugsy |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Bill Buster |
| Synopsis: |
Bill picks up Mabel in the park and takes her to his automated house. The inventions go wild. Mabel returns to her former boyfriend Lester. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Don Dean] |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Bill Buster Mabel Lester |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Sis cheats on a spelling test with the help of her skywriting Uncle Jerry. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Mac Miller] |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Sis Junior Uncle Jerry |
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