All-American Comics #24
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Slave Racket," Alan Scott, the Green Lantern, takes a dangerous undercover role to expose the brutal exploitation of workers by tycoon R. J. Karns, following the harrowing testimony of Jim Cass. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Martin Nodell, this 1941 tale blends social conscience with superhero action, as the hero rallies the enslaved laborers toward resistance. The cover, by Irwin Hasen, captures the tension of the moment with striking detail.
In "The Slave Racket," Alan Scott, the Green Lantern, answers a call from Jim Cass, a man who reveals he was deceived into forced labor under tycoon R. J. Karns in the tropics. Donning his powers, Scott infiltrates the plantation, rallies the enslaved workers, and prepares to bring the overseer to justice—though the full outcome remains unknown.
In "Neither Man Nor Mouse," the sudden return of a town's escaped crooks stirs chaos after a newspaper dubs the Red Tornado a hoax—turning the hero's reputation into a target. With the town on edge and the truth in question, the Red Tornado must prove he’s real, even as the criminals come back with a plan that’s as bold as it is unexpected.
In "The County Fair," Pete’s luck turns when he rings the bell at the local fair, earning a shot at the Silver Gloves boxing contest—where he’ll face the undefeated champion, "One-Round O'Rouke." The story captures the high-stakes fun of a small-town competition, where a simple carnival game leads to an unexpected showdown.
In "Duty on the Docks," Red, Whitey, and Blooey stumble upon a tense scene at the docks where a seemingly harmless old pencil seller is being threatened—unaware that the man is actually Doris, undercover for G-2, quietly gathering intelligence on a suspicious freighter. The story unfolds with sharp tension as the trio’s instinct to help blurs the line between heroism and the hidden operations of wartime espionage.
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Reprinted in Flashback #30 (1975), A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] (1981), Golden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 (1999), The JSA All Stars Archives #1 (2007)
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