All-American Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1945.
The great gang boss King Shark is convicted and executed, but soon afterward appears in his old hideout to try to talk to his old gang. Instead, they panic and flee in fear of the "ghost". Doiby overhears two of the crooks talking about the paranormal event while having breakfast in a diner, and quickly relays the news to the man who captured King Shark: Green Lantern. The hero powers up his ring and goes to try to intimidate something incriminating out of King Shark's former assistant, Slimy Scratz, who's taken over his rackets.
Meanwhile, King Shark talks to his former compatriots, telling them to get out of crime before it's too late. He's spotted by Green Lantern, and explains he actually got a 24 hour reprieve because of an evidence review, and is using the time to try to get his partners to reform. King Shark refuses to run away with his moll, his conviction too strong, and agrees to turn over all his records to Green Lantern to prove his sincerity. Slimy Scratz and his gang attack but are fended off, but Green Lantern and King Shark come up with a plan: Lantern will leave a trail with his ring that seems to get weaker to make him seem vulnerable. This is to make all the criminals King Shark has dirt on think this is their chance to get rid of Green Lantern once and for all. The heroes lure all the unsuspecting crooks into a trap and capture them.
Doiby protests that they can't allow King Shark to be executed after his selfless actions, and Green Lantern places an emergency call to the governor to plead for clemency. He's told it's impossible: King Shark's been dead the entire time. He suffered a heart attack when he was told about the reprieve, leaving Green Lantern and Doiby stunned as they realize how literal King Shark was being when he said he was already a ghost.
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- Slimy Scratz
- Lefty
- Joe
- Sandra
- Group of unnamed criminals
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- King Shark (Dies)
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Synopsis for Doctor Mid-Nite: "Excursion to Excitement"
Appearing in Doctor Mid-Nite: "Excursion to Excitement"
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Synopsis for Red, White, and Blue: "Blooey is Discovered"
Appearing in Red, White, and Blue: "Blooey is Discovered"
Featured Characters:
- Red, White, and Blue
- Red Dugan, USMC
- Whitey Smith, USA
- Blooey Blue, USN
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- Doris West, G2
Synopsis for Picture Stories from History: "The Story of the Battle for a Free Press"
Appearing in Picture Stories from History: "The Story of the Battle for a Free Press"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for Hop Harrigan: "Hippity Talks"
Appearing in Hop Harrigan: "Hippity Talks"
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- Hippity
- Geraldine (Gerry)
- Miss Snap
- Major Prop Wash
- Tank Tinker
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- Cousin Wafford
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Notes
- Also appearing in this issue of All-American Comics was:
- Mutt & Jeff (newspaper strip reprints) by Al Smith
- The King Shark from the Green Lantern story in this issue has no connection with the future character to go by that name.
- This is the final issue of All-American Comics to feature Picture Stories from American History.
- Picture Stories from American History continues in Sensation Comics# 44 and in Flash Comics# 46
- Hop Harrigan story: Hippity talks for the first time; until this point in time, he had never said a word.
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