All-Star Squadron #32 [Newsstand]

(April 1984)

Atari Presents Joust (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Atari / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crisis on Earth-X! The Prequel (Table of Contents: 2)

All-Star Squadron / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Rick Hoberg (credited)

Inks

Bill Collins (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman); David Cody Weiss (credited as Cody)

Job Number

G-1036

Genre

superhero

Characters

All-Star Squadron [The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Tarantula [Jonathan Law]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Black Condor; Doll Man [Darrell Dane]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Plastic Man; Starman [Ted Knight]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Batman (Earth-2); Midnight [Dave Clark]; Robin (Earth-2, flashback); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick]; Sargon the Sorcerer [John Sargent]; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Steel [Hank Heywood]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]]; Elektro (cameo); Per Degaton (flashback); The Freedom Fighters [Uncle Sam; Red Torpedo (flashback); Miss America (flashback); Neon the Unknown (flashback); The Invisible Hood (flashback); Magno, the Magnetic Man (flashback)]; Hourman [Rex Tyler] (flashback); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (flashback); Baron Blitzkrieg (villain, flashback); Mademoiselle Simone (flashback)

Synopsis

Uncle Sam, Doll Man, and Midnight relate their recent adventures on Earth-X to the All-Star Squadron assembled in their headquarters, including the apparent death of the Freedom Fighters and Hourman. When finished, some of the All-Star Squadron return with Uncle Sam to Earth-X and some head to Santa Barbara to battle the Japanese on their own Earth-2.

Keywords

aircraft carrier; Earth-X; Japanese Zero; Notre Dame Cathedral; Paris; Pearl Harbor; Perisphere; White House; World War II

Indexer Notes

Story continued from previous issue; story continues in next issue.
References Len Wein's creation of the Freedom Fighters in Justice League of America #107-108. Also references All-Star Squadron #1-#3 and #7-#9.

Where Science Ends -- Magic Begins... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Arak the Sorcerer! Arak the Dead! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cross Swords with Champions! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Warlord / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Toughest Ticket (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Veteran's Bedside Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

All-Star Squadroom / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Rick Hoberg (credited); Roy Thomas (credited as RT)

Pencils

Rick Hoberg (Johnny Quick illustration, credited)

Inks

Rick Hoberg (Johnny Quick illustration, credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-1549

Characters

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]

Synopsis

Rick tells some of his biography and how he came to draw comics.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kenny Everhart and Ronald L. Schwartz reviewing recent issues of All-Star Squadron from Kenny Everhart and Ronald Schwartz. Also includes the biography from Rick Hoberg with an illustration of Johnny Quick by Hoberg, a cover reprint of Infinity, Inc. #2, and a list of All-Star first character appearances.

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Great Monogram 1/24th Scale Car Giveaway! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Masters of the Universe The Power of He-Man Video Game (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)