Comic Title: All-American Comics #38
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: March 18, 1942 Copyright Date March 14, 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: Maxwell Charles Gaines

Title: (Quacko -- the Miracle Drug)
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Doctor Mid-Nite (of Earth-2)

Writer: Charles Reizenstein
Artist: Stan Aschmeier

Feature Character(s)

• Doctor Mid-Nite (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #6; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Myra Mason (last appearance in All-American Comics #37; next appearance in All-American Comics #39)
• Hooty (last appearance in All-Star Comics #10; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #10)

Villain(s)

• A salesman and his cohorts (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An angry mob (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Dr. McNider tries to discourage a crowd from buying a phony miracle drug from a quack salesman. One of the salesman's partners fakes illness and pretends to be cured by the drug. The crowd is convinced and ignores McNider's advice.

Dr. Mid-Nite takes a sample of the drug back to his lab and confirms that it is only sugar and water. He concocts another formula which tastes bad. He then switches his medicine with that used by the swindlers. When they try the scheme again, the man faking illness thinks he was poisoned.

The crowd gets angry and begins chasing the crooks. Dr. Mid-Nite stops them, but the salesmen is run over by a car and taken to the hospital. Ironically, Dr. Mid-Nite then performs life saving surgery to repair his injuries.