Comic Title: All-American Comics #44
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: September 16, 1942 Copyright Date September 12, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: "The Perfect Crime"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Green Lantern (Alan Scott of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Irwin Hasen
Inker: Harry Tschida

Feature Character(s)

• Green Lantern (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #60; next appearance in Green Lantern Quarterly #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doiby Dickles (last appearance in All-American Comics #43; next appearance in Green Lantern Quarterly #5)
• Irene Miller (last appearance in All-American Comics #43; next appearance in Green Lantern Quarterly #5)

Villain(s)

• Mal Haney and his gang (Mal dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed boy and his mother (no further appearances)

Comments:
This issue contains a two-page Green Lantern public service ad urging support for the war effort.

Synopsis:
Green Lantern follows clues to the scene of a robbery. However, the crooks intentionally planted the clues to lure GL into a trap. They frame him for the crime. Later Mal Haney, a radio broadcaster, calls for the police to apprehend GL.

Green Lantern suspects Haney is involved with the crooks. He follows more clues to another robbery. Once again it is a setup designed to frame GL. Doiby is captured, while GL is hunted by police. A boy and his mother hide GL from police. When the pursuit is gone, GL goes after Doiby.

Haney pushes Doiby out of a plane. Green Lantern makes the rescue then confronts Haney. While GL battles Haney's gang, the crook tries to escape. However, he had rigged the plane to crash in order to double-cross his own gang. Haney falls victim to his own trap. GL is then able to clear his name.