All-Star Comics #11

(June-July 1942)

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate; Atom [Al Pratt]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Starman [Ted Knight]; Johnny Thunder; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; Wonder Woman (inset first page, not in story)

Synopsis:

Each of the members shows up to the regularly scheduled meeting with the Pearl Harbor attack on their minds, and each of them [except the Spectre] has decided to join the military, but can't figure out a way to tell the others.

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Indexer Notes

JSA becomes the Justice Batallion, meets Wonder Woman. Splash page MAY not be by Burnley...there appears to be an illegible signature on it. Once again Sandman wears different costumes in the introduction and conclusion.

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [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:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]

Synopsis:

Hawkman is assigned to the Interceptor Coast Command and attends flying school as Carter Hall. His girlfriend, Shiera, has joined the nurses and is heading out on a convoy to the Philippines. Suddenly, there is an enemy attack at the air base and Hall switches to Hawkman to help battle the enemy. After whipping them, the Feathered Fury learns that there may be an attack on the convoy Shiera left with, so he is sent out to make sure it arrives safely in the Philippines.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [interlude] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Hawkman lands on the ship Shiera is assigned to and meets Diana Prince, whom he already knows to be Wonder Woman, Shiera then confides in her that Carter Hall & Hawkman are one and the same person.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Burnley credits from Craig Delich; art formerly credited to Sheldon Moldoff.

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter

Inks:

Harry G. Peter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Diana is assigned to the ambulance corps and rides one out to the beaches where she begins to treat wounded soldiers. Suddenly there is a Japanese attack, so she switches to Wonder Woman and rounds up the entire invading force!

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Indexer Notes

Wonder Woman becomes JSA secretary.

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 3] (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:

Having proved to be able to fire artillery accurately, Wes Dodds is immediately dispatched to where the action is. Turned down for guard duty, he decides instead, as the Sandman, to keep watch for enemy movements. Finding a captured two-man sub in the harbor loaded with fuel and torpedoes, he discovers a fleet of Japanese carriers. He telegraphs the Japanese that a U.S. fleet is approaching and all of them scatter. He then boards one and destroys all the airplanes aboard.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 4] (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:

Al Pratt is assigned to the tank corps, and he passes all tests brilliantly, and asks for the most dangerous assignment available. He is told that the Japanese have broken through Allied lines at Kota Bharu, and he'll need to take his company forward to that position at the front. Finding his unit out maneuvered, Al changes to the Atom and uses brute strength to deal with the Japanese tanks and capture the enemy.

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Outlaw 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; Tank Tinker

Synopsis:

A new military bomber has just taken off and is followed closely by Tank. Suddenly a black plane appears on the scene and attacks it. Hop decides to jump in a plane and go after the attacker.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [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:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Dr. Fate

Synopsis:

Kent Nelson has volunteered for the Army Parachute Troops and graduates from its school. Aboard an airplane for their first mission to assist a surrounded Marine division, the parachutists are being shot out of the sky by the Japanese before they can even safely land, so Nelson changes into Dr. Fate on the way down and saves the day.

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The JSA Joins the War on Japan [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; Myra Mason

Synopsis:

Just as Charles McNider tries to decide which unit of the armed forces he is going to join up with and if they will accept a blind man, he gets a call that a Pacific research hospital has been bombed and Dr. Benson, one of McNider's friends, has been fatally wounded and asks McNider to come and take over his work. While on duty one evening, Hooty warns the doctor of approaching enemy planes, and he changes to the Man of Midnight and helps deal with averting the attack.

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The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 7] (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:

Ted Knight becomes an Air Force pilot at Randolph Field unaware that the Japanese, a few miles away, are plotting a devastating attack on the base. Changing to Starman, Knight takes on the approaching planes, dispatching many with his gravity rod.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [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:

humor; superhero

Characters:

Johnny Thunder; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt

Synopsis:

Johnny joins the Navy and is assigned to an aircraft carrier, where he makes one blunder after another. Commander Sewell decides to give brother John an assignment he can handle: handing a picture in his room. In a series of mis-adventures, Johnny unknowingly uncovers a plot to blow up the ship.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

The JSA Joins the War on Japan [conclusion] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Wonder Woman (joins)]

Synopsis:

A group of Army brass is arguing about the feats of the JSA members when the Navy shows up with Johnny, commending him as well. So they decide to bring together all 8 members [plus Wonder Woman] and decide who did the best job. In the final anaylsis, they decide the JSA is doing TOO well in their jobs, showing up all of the other regular Army soldiers and sailors. So, it is decided that the JSA will become the Justice Battalion of America for the duration of the war. Dr. Fate recommends Wonder Woman for JSA membership, but it goes unacted on for this issue.

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How to Spot Planes in the Skies (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Falcon Mathieu

Pencils:

Falcon Mathieu

Inks:

Falcon Mathieu

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

Script and inks credits from Craig Delich.