Comic Title: All-American Comics #101
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1948
On Sale Date: July 17, 1948 Newsstand Date July 17, 1948
Source: House Ad, Flash Comics #99, Page 31

Copyright Date July 14, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: 48
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Masquerade at Mesa City"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Johnny Thunder (Western)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Alexander Toth

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Thunder (last appearance in All-American Comics #100; next appearance in All-American Comics #102)

Supporting Character(s)

• Black Lightning (last appearance in All-American Comics #100; next appearance in All-American Comics #102)
• Sheriff Tane (last appearance in All-American Comics #100; next appearance in All-American Comics #102)
• Kathy (last appearance in All-American Comics #100; next appearance in All-American Comics #102)
• Kit (last appearance in All-American Comics #100; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• A gang of outlaws (Pete and Pasko named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jerry Entland (a young boy; no further appearances)
• Amos Entland and his wife (Jerry's parents; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Johnny Tane receives a letter from Amos Entland which tells of his son Jerry who won't go to school because he wants to be a cowboy like Johnny Thunder. Johnny, who is secretly Johnny Thunder, rides out to the Entland ranch and finds the family held at gunpoint by outlaws. He captures the crooks, then convinces Jerry to stay in school.

Johnny takes the gunmen to the local jail. Kit witnesses them talking to other members of the gang through the jail house window. He saddles Black Lightning to go after the crooks, but Kit is no match for them and is captured.

Black Lightning escapes and picks up Johnny. Together the horse and rider track the outlaws to their hideout on the Entland land. Johnny rescues Kit and captures the rest of the gang who was trying to scare off the ranchers to prevent the discovery of their hideout.