All-American Comics #3

This June 1939 issue of All-American Comics puts grinning, goggle-wearing aviator Hop Harrigan front and center on a cover penciled and inked by Sheldon Mayer — a bright-eyed, red-jacketed young hero who perfectly embodies the anthology's promise of adventure for "All American Boys and Girls." Surrounding him in the border panels are glimpses of the magazine's rich lineup, including Red, White and Blue, Scribbly, Spot Savage, Regular Fellers, Skippy, Ben Webster, Mutt & Jeff, and Wiley of West Point. Add C.H. Claudy's "Mystery Men of Mars" teased at the top, and this ten-cent package is a genuine showcase of what early DC Comics anthology publishing looked like in its energetic, anything-goes prime.