A Very Early Alex Toth Green Lantern in All-American Comics #92

All-American Comics was the flagship title of  All-American Publications, one of many many forerunners of what would change into DC Comics, operating from 1939 to 1948, and debuted characters resembling Green Lantern, Solomon Grundy, the Atom, the Red Tornado, Doctor Mid-Nite, and Sargon the Sorcerer. All-American Publications was bought by National Periodicals in 1946 and have become All-American Western, fhen later All-American Men of War, reflecting spirits of the time.

Now a replica of All-American Comics #92 from 1947 is up for public sale from Heritage Auctions, with bids presently totalling $95. And it contains a Green Lantern story written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Alex Toth, The Icicle Goes South.

The Icicle survives the earlier problem’s cliffhanger exhibiting his obvious demise, kidnaps Alan Scott, the Green Lantern to run a machine to jam broadcasts throughout a coup in the fictional South American republic of Perumbia, so the federal government being overthrown can not name for assist. He escapes, turns the guards’ weapons into toys that shoot chocolate balls and finds Icicle creating snow, one thing by no means seen earlier than by Perumbians, defeating the Green Lantern by dropping an iceberg on his head. He is rescued by Lorna Dawn, who recharges the Green Lantern, who defeats the Icicle, prevents the coup and returns the Icicle to face worldwide justice. Who says that comedian books did not use to be about politics?

This is one in all Alex Toth’s first comedian books, after graduating from the School of Industrial Art in 1947, he was employed by Sheldon Mayer at National and drew Green Lantern #28 dated October-November 1947. All-American Comics #92 is dated solely a month later. He would go on to be remembered as one of many biggest comedian ebook artists of all time, actually one of the crucial influential. But right here is the place all of it started.

All-American Comics #92 (DC, 1947) Condition: VG. Icicle cowl and story by Alex Toth. Howard Purcell and Arthur Peddy artwork. Overstreet 2022 VG 4.0 worth = $322.

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