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All-American Comics #16

DC · Series began 1939 · July 1940

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Dates

Cover date: July 1940
On sale: May 17, 1940
In stores: May 21, 1940
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

All-American Comics 16 (Facsimile Edition) (2023). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Marty Nodell, Jon Blummer, Robert Ripley, Al Smith, Gene Byrnes, Bill Smith, Edwin Alger, Art Helfant, Sheldon Mayer, Stan Aschinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Marty Nodell, Jon Blummer, Robert Ripley, Al Smith, Gene Byrnes, Bill Smith, Edwin Alger, Art Helfant, Sheldon Mayer, Stan Aschscript: Bill Finger, Jon Blummer, Robert Ripley, Al Smith, Gene Byrnes, Edwin Alger, Art Helfant, Carl Claudy, Sheldon Mayerletters: Marty Nodell, Jon Blummer, Robert Ripley, Al Smith, Gene Byrnes, Edwin Alger, Sheldon Mayer

Stories

The Origin of Green Lantern · 8 pages
Construction engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried. The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lampmaker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors. Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern. Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities to force a confession for the sabotage of the bridge out of Dekker, a rival contractor.
The Rescue · 6 pages
Frog Chase · 0.33 pages
Hidden Mice · 0.33 pages
Sealed Orders · 8 pages
The Sinister Mansion · 5 pages
Stamps · 3 pages
Traitors' Treachery, Part III · 1.67 pages
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 0.67 pages
The Infra Red Destroyers [Part 4] · 6 pages
Milk Bottle · 0.33 pages
Barrel Roll · 0.33 pages
John Quincy Adams · 1 pages
Good-Bye, Widow-Maker · 4 pages
The Power Plant Failure · 8 pages

Reprinted in

All-American Comics 16 (Facsimile Edition) (2023), The Great Comic Book Heroes (1965), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (1999), Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015), Green Lantern: 80 Years of the Emerald Knight The Deluxe Edition (2020), DC Comics: The Golden Age (1938-1956) (2023)