- Script:
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Romeo Tanghal
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- J-8177
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Justice League of America [Superman (Earth-1); Zatanna; Firestorm; Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall (Earth-1)]; Elongated Man; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Batman (Earth-1) (flashback); Wonder Woman (Earth-1) (flashback)]; Justice Society of America [Starman [Ted Knight]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Fate [Nabu; Kent Nelson}; Power Girl; Huntress [Helena Wayne]]; Crime Syndicate of America [Superwoman; Power Ring; Owlman; Ultra Man; Johnny Quick (Earth-3) (villains)]; All-Star Squadron [Commander Steel; Liberty Belle; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (Earth-2)]; Per Degaton (villain)
- Synopsis:
- As the JLA is about to greet the JSA via the transmatter machine they use to travel between Earths 1 and 2, they're suddenly surprised by the appearance of the Crime Syndicate from the other end, whom they believed were still in their limbo prison in the Earth-3 universe. The JLA then travel to Earth-2 to surmise what's happened to their friends, and once there find it's been taken over by Per Degaton circa 1942. They then travel back in time alongside their JSA allies to 1942 (freed from the Syndicate's prison), and meet the All-Stars in the JSA's original headquarters.
Part 1 of annual JLA/JSA crossover featuring the All-Star Squadron; Roy Thomas, plot consultant. Part 2 continues in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #14. Part 3 continues next issue. Crime Syndicate last seen imprisoned in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #30, but had been previously freed in Secret Society of Super-Villains (DC, 1976 series) #'s 13-15, only to be reimprisoned again.