All-Star Comics #7

(October-November 1941)

Action! Thrills! Adventure! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Introduction] (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]

Synopsis

New JSA Chairman Green Lantern returns from war-torn Asia and Europe, announcing that things are very bad over there, and immediate financial aid is needed. Hawkman recommends that each member raise $100,000 towards that end, but Johnny offers to raise $300,000 himself!

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Indexer Notes

This is the last story in All-Star that Dr. Fate wears the full helmet.

Story title from Archives reprint.

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern; Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Marty Nodell

Inks

Marty Nodell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Felix Doon [also as Matthew Doon] (business tycoon, mentally unstable); Matthew Doon; Tommy (villain); other un-named crooks (villains)

Synopsis

Green Lantern decides to pick Doiby's brain as to how to raise his share of the money. Later, a man named Doon enters Doiby's cab, followed by people trying to kidnap him, and Doiby is taken prisoner. The man claims to be a wealthy individual who would gladly donate $100,000 to G.L. providing he is rescued. He is rescued, but then goes batty. Asylum attendants taken him into custody as Green Lantern turns over the thugs to the Police. Suddenly, the sane brother of Doon appears and writes a check for the $100,000, and the Emerald Crusader breathes a sigh of relief.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Green Lamp; New York City; Oath; Power Ring

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 4)

Justice Society of America; The Spectre / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Killer Kratzer (boxer); Kratzer's manager; Swami Ikthask (fortune teller); un-named thieves (villains, one dies)

Synopsis

The Spectre, in order to raise his funds, fights a boxing match, captures some crooks, plays the stock market, aids a fortune teller, stops a strike at a munitions plant and secures some buried treasure.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Putt and Taake Stock Brokers; Wentworth Factory

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Atom; Justice Society of America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Ben Flinton

Inks

Ben Flinton

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt] [aka Domino, The Masked Demon]; un-named Dean of Calvin College; Joe (Al's boxing manager); two un-named gamblers (villains)

Synopsis

At the request of Calvin College's Dean and trustees, and a $50,000 guarantee, The Atom assumes the role of The Masked Demon to uncover a gang of men betting on college sports. He successfully wins his match that he is supposed to throw, rounds up the gamblers and turns them over to the Police, who then provide the Mighty Mite with the $50,000 reward (giving the Atom $100,000 in raised funds).

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Calvin College

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Fate; Justice Society of America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; un-named banker; The Crime Writers League [Birdy; rest un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Dr. Fate seeks out the advice of Inza to raise money and she suggests writing an article on crime that pays $25,000 to the winning entry. Inza wins for her bank robbery idea, but is kidnapped by the men sponsoring the contest as they are seeking out sure-bet crime scenarios, and this appears to be one to them. Fate saves her and is rewarded with his $100,000 share by the banker involved.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

New York City; Salem Tower

Indexer Notes

Oddity: Dr. Date has no cape in panel 6 on page 3, and panels 3 and 4 on page 6.

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 7)

Hawkman; Justice Society of America / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Will Harring (newspaper publisher); gang of racketeers (villains)

Synopsis

The Flying Fury aids a newspaper editor being threatened and bullied by people who disagree with his hard-hitting editorials. When the owner refuses, the gangsters begin destroying the delivery trucks and bullying the newsboys. Hawk and the owner agree on a sum of $100,000 to be paid to the JSA in return for allowing the Tribute's owner to accompany the Hawkman as he rounds up the crooks responsible.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Cannin Building; The Tribute

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 6] (Table of Contents: 8)

Justice Society of America; Sandman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Mu King [aka Chinatown Charlie] (villain); Roughhouse Rogan (villain); Sharpie Slocum (villain)

Synopsis

Wesley Dodds consults Dian Belmont on how to raise his needed share of the money and she suggests visiting Police HQ and pulling down a few wanted posters whose rewards total his $100,000 goal. They select three crooks, whose rewards offer that much money, and, with Dian driving the car, Sandman rounds up his intended bad guys and turns them over to the Police, collecting his reward.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Charlie John's Joss House; Gas Gun

Secret Airport (Table of Contents: 9)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jon Blummer (spot illustrations)

Inks

Jon Blummer (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Ikky; Prop Wash; Sampson (airport grease-monkey); group of spies (villains)

Synopsis

A group of spies get Hop to take off in his new secret bi-plane, hoping to be able to capture it or shoot it down first.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

The Chaser

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich; previously credited to Sheldon Mayer. The credit in Archives is wrong.

Tank Tinker, who gave Harrigan his nick-name, "Hop", was originally called Ikky, as in this story. It was later changed to Tank Tinker, possibly because the character of Captain Midnight at Fawcett had a side-kick named Ikky.

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

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 7] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Hourman; Justice Society of America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hour Man [Rex Tyler]; Arthur Wonders; Killer Blaine (villain); Blaine's thugs [Tony; other un-named] (villains); un-named taxi driver (villain); The General (villain); Pedro (villain)

Synopsis

Rex Tyler is visiting the Wonders Expedition and hears about an Aztec treasure being sought. However, two opposing groups of crooks are also after the treasure: Killer Blaine and The General. Hour Man must, with some difficulty, defeat both groups, and when he saves the day for the expedition and uncovers the treasure, he is rewarded with a check for $100,000.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Mardarini (Mexico); Wonders Expedition

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

No doubt the letterer of this story was the same as those appearing in the Hour Man stories in Adventure Comics. That individual, possibly Baily, separated "Hour" and "Man" into two words, thus it's listed that way here.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

All-Flash Quarterly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Important Announcement!! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 8] (Table of Contents: 14)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt; Hotfist (villain, bank robber); Joey (villain, Hotfist's pal); phony Atom (villain); phony Sandman (villain)

Synopsis

Johnny runs into a gang, headed by a guy named Hotfist, and is mistook for a member of the gang. After escaping from this mess, he consults the Thunderbolt on how to raise $300,000 and ends up selling peanuts, umbrellas, ice cream...anything to raise the money, but ends up losing every dime! Later, a phony Atom and Sandman threaten Hotfist and his gang, and Johnny is hired to deal with the phony JSA'ers. The T-Bolt saves the day, but Johnny gets not one penny from Hotfist.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Say You; United Federal Bank

[$1,000,000 for War Orphans! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 15)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member); Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member)]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (just a pink flash)

Synopsis

Johnny sneaks back into JSA HQ without being seen, wondering what will happen to him when the other members find out he hasn't got his share of money. Green Lantern's power ring discovers Johnny and he explains his dilemma, and the members begin to make fun of him when the Thunderbolt delivers Honorary Members: The Flash, Superman and Batman, with $100,000 each to save the day for Johnny and the JSA's fund-raising efforts. The three are also given an "official" thanks from the JSA members for their help.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Power Ring; Say You

Indexer Notes

This is the first time Superman and Batman appear together in a story. They don't appear in a canon story together again for 6 years in All Star Comics #36, 1947.

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The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Here It Is! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven" (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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