All-Star Comics #10

(April-May 1942)

The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [introduction] (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Superman (inset on first page, not in story); Batman (inset on first page, not in story); Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset on first page, cameo in story); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset on first page, not in story); Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Fate; Starman [Ted Knight]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt]; Professor Everson

Synopsis:

After cleaning up a group of criminals, the Hawkman, Dr. Mid-Nite and Sandman are informed by a Professor Everson that the scientific community is endeavoring to find a way to protect America from aerial attack. Hawkman sends his hawk, Big Red, out to fetch the other members, and they sit down to dinner with Everson, who casually mentions to Johnny that he has perfected a time ray, and he has used it successfully. At Johnny's suggestion, the members will travel 500 years into the future to try and secure the bomb defense formular, while honorary members Flash and Green Lantern will protect the scientists while the JSA is away.

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Indexer Notes

With Prof. Everson, also in #21. First issue with the new Sandman costume.

The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 1] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman (photo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (photo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (photo); Batman (photo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (photo); Dr. Fate (photo); Atom [Al Pratt] (photo); Starman [Ted Knight] (photo); Dr. Mid-Nite (photo); Johnny Thunder (photo); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (photo)]

Synopsis:

Hawkman arrives in the year 2442 and is immediately cornered by the local police who believe that he is a Martian highwayman or insane, but not the fabled Hawkman of years past. He is imprisoned, but with the help of his Nth metal, escapes from jail and heads for the National Televisabrary, where he to discover information on the formula he seeks. He asks the automated system about the formula and the speaker gives him the location of each part of the formula, then heads out to find the first part, secures it and makes ready to hand the other locations off to members as they pass through his time period.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [interlude] (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate; Starman [Ted Knight] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)

Synopsis:

As the other JSA members arrive in his time era, Hawkman gives the locations of the forumla parts to each member along with special flying belts for those who cannot fly.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sandman [Wesley Dodds]

Synopsis:

Sandman arrives overlooking a glass-domed city, and quickly disguises himself as a workman to avoid detection, and takes an elevator down to the underground area where he pulls out his wirepoon to shoot across an open area to a stalagmite where the Chamber of the Manuscripts is located, housing the formula. A fellow worker sees this and, believing this guy has stolen the wirepoon from a museum, sounds the alarm. He writes down the formula, then makes good his escape from an army of flying workmen.

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Indexer Notes

Sandman's yellow and purple costume in All-Star for the first time. The costumes Sandman wears in the introduction and conclusion do not look the same.

The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 3] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Ben Flinton

Inks:

Ben Flinton

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Atom [Al Pratt]

Synopsis:

The Atom meanwhile crosses the Atlantic Ocean and up to a majestic, massive city, towering upon snow-capped peaks where he finds a race of giants. He is captured and put into a birdcage...but he notes a mountain eagle in another cage and uses the bird language taught to him by Hawkman to communicate with it. The bird helps him escape and flies him to a cave where the forumla is hidden, which is quickly written down. Atom is discovered and must fight his way clear in order to return his part of the formula to 1942.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 4] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Starman [Ted Knight]

Synopsis:

As Starman arrives at his destination, he is startled to see a city built on trees, his gravity rod is snatched from his hands by a magnetic ray and he is taken prisoner and is placed in a hanging glass sphere by several men. The Man of Light swings the sphere against a rock wall, it breaks and he lands on a giant spring in the valley below, vaulting him through the window of a manuscript room containing the formula he seeks. He copies the formula and then makes his escape back to 1942.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 5] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Dr. Fate

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate must go underwater to reach a sub-merged city of marine dwellers in order to locate his part of the formula, and is greeted by a pair that houses the Man of Might. After viewing newsreels of where the formula is hidden, Fate dons an underwater suit and is allowed to escape. He finds the formula, copies it and makes a daring escape from those wishing to stop him.

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Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Craig Delich.

The Ghost Plane (Table of Contents)

A Hop Harrigan Story / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

Synopsis:

Hop seeks out the answer to an airplane that, at one time, had 25 people on board, but now has no one on board...and is still flying!

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Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 6] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Mid-Nite

Synopsis:

Dr. Mid-Nite and Hooty head for the City of Knowledge, where he knows his part of the formula is located in a place called the Shrine of Science. No one believes he is THE Dr. Mid-Nite until he performs an operation on a man that only Mid-Nite was known to have performed. Grateful, the inhabitants agree to give him the formula he seeks....but finds that others want the secret, too, and he must stop them first.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 7] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Spectre [Jim Corrigan]

Synopsis:

The Spectre is sent to the planet Ultima and discovers an inhabited floating island in the air on his way. Landing, he decides to revert to his Jim Corrigan identity, and boards a rocket ship heading to Ultima. Criminals on board shoot him and dump his body into space, where he reverts to the Spectre and races on ahead to the planet. There, he turns back into Corrigan and visits the High Savant of Ultima, who is told of the criminals coming. The Savant agrees to help him get the formula if the criminals show up, which they do. The "Savant" [actually the Spectre] is shot down while the real Savant watches, and the Spectre mops up the crooks and gets his part of the formula.

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Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Craig Delich.

The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [chapter 8] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero;humor

Characters:

Johnny Thunder; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt

Synopsis:

Johnny approaches yet another floating city in the sky in the American Northwest. Unable to control his flying device properly, he crashes into some of the populace, who know who he is. Just then, Johnny learns his part of the formula has been stolen by a Black Butch, so he heads out [with the Thunderbolt] to confront this character and get the formula.

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The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula [conclusion] (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Everett E. Hibbard

Inks:

Everett E. Hibbard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate; Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo)]; Professor Everson

Synopsis:

The JSA members return to the secret lab at the same exact time they originally left, give their parts of the formula to the scientists, who quickly build the device, and a test is made to see if it works. Once that is confirmed, the JSA leave to take the Professor and the device to Washington D.C.

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