All-Star Squadron #15 [Newsstand]
(November 1982)

DC, 1981 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-08-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893111111
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Carl Gafford (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #203.
This issue is a variant of All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #15 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Crisis on Earth-Prime! Book Four (Table of Contents)

All-Star Squadron / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein; typeset
Job Number
C-143
Genre
superhero
Characters
All-Star Squadron [Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (inset); Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (inset); Liberty Belle (inset); Robotman [Robert Crane]; Commander Steel (inset)]; Justice League of America [JLA; Aquaman (of Earth-1, inset); Firestorm (inset); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (inset); Superman (of Earth-1); Zatanna (inset)] (guest star); Justice Society of America [JSA; Dr. Fate; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset); Huntress [Helena Wayne] (inset); Power Girl (inset); Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)] (guest star); Crime Syndicate [Ultraman] (villain)
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Indexer Notes

Letering credit per Todd Klein. Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino.

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Master of Worlds and Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roy Thomas; Gerry Conway (plot consultant)
Pencils
Adrian Gonzales (breakdowns); Jerry Ordway (finished art)
Inks
Jerry Ordway
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-8296
Genre
superhero
Characters
All-Star Squadron [Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Liberty Belle; Commander Steel; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (of Earth-2); Shining Knight (cameo)]; Justice Society of America [Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson; Nabu]; Power Girl]; Justice League of America [Superman (of Earth-1); Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall (of Earth-1)]; Firestorm; Aquaman; Zatanna]; Crime Syndicate [Ultraman; Superwoman; Power Ring; Johnny Quick (of Earth-3)] (villains); Per Degaton (villain); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (of Earth-2); Winston Churchill (of Earth-2); Adolf Hitler (of Earth-2); Hirohito (of Earth-2); Mussolini (of Earth-2)
Synopsis
The heroes defeat the Crime Syndicate on both Earth-Prime in 1962 and Earth-2 in 1942, thereby preventing the stolen nuclear missiles from going off. But Per Degaton still has one more trick up his sleeve: Detonate the last hidden stolen nuclear missile in 1942, thereby forcing Earth-2's leaders to surrender to him.
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Keywords
atomic bomb; Earth-1; Earth-2; Earth-3; Earth-Prime; time travel; World War II

Indexer Notes

Chapter Four of the annual JLA/JSA teamup featuring the All-Star Squadron. Story continues from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #208; story concludes in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #209.

Where Science Ends -- Magic Begins... (Table of Contents: 2)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man [Prince Adam]; Teela; Man-At-Arms [Duncan]; Battle Cat [Cringer]; Zodac Zur; Skeletor [Keldor]; Beast Man [Raqquill Rqazz]

Indexer Notes

"Cover" of Masters of the Universe preview. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Fate Is the Killer (Table of Contents: 3)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Curt Swan (breakdowns); Dave Hunt (finished art)
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Dave Manak; Paul Cleveland ("tallest")
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Masters of the Universe [He-Man; Zodac; Stratos; Teela; Man-at-Arms; Battle Cat; Skeletor (villain); Beast Man (villain); Mer-Man (villain); The Sorceress]

Indexer Notes

"Special Masters of the Universe Preview."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

All-Star Comments / letters page / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1127

Indexer Notes

Includes letters reviewing All-Star Squadron #11. Letters from: David R. Wood, Brian Doherty, and Anthony R. Cardno. Last page shared with DC Coming Comics ad.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Crisis on Earth-Prime! Book Four
    All-Star Squadron
  2. 1. Master of Worlds and Time!
    All-Star Squadron
  3. 2. Where Science Ends -- Magic Begins...
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  4. 3. Fate Is the Killer
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    All-Star Comments
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