All-Star Squadron #54 [Direct]

(February 1986)

Striking! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Lightning / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Crisis Comes to 1942! (and Vice Versa) (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (credited); Dann Thomas (credited) (co-plotter)

Pencils

Mike Clark (credited) (pages 1-6, 8-17); Arvell Jones (credited) (pages 18-23); Jerry Acerno (credited, signed) (page 7)

Inks

Jerry Acerno (credited) (signed as Acerno) (page 7); Alfredo Alcala (credited) (pages 1-6, 8-17); Vince Colletta (credited) (pages 18-23)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

David C. Weiss (credited)

Job Number

G-2243

Genre

superhero

Characters

All-Star Squadron [Amazing-Man [Will Everett]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth-2); Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Winged Victory; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Sandy the Golden Boy [Sandy Hawkins]; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Dr. Occult; Guardian; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-2); Robin [Dick Grayson] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2, cameo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (flashback); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (flashback); Atom [Al Pratt] (flashback); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (flashback); Johnny Thunder (Earth-2, flashback); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] flashback); Plastic Man (flashback); Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight] (flashback); The Ray [Happy Terrill] (flashback); Doll Man [Darrell Dane] (flashback); Black Condor [Richard Grey Jr.]; (flashback); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (flashback); Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence] (cameo); Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (cameo); Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton] (cameo); Tarantula [John Law] (cameo)]; Gernsback; Harbinger [Lyla] (flashback); Monster Society of Evil [Oom; Mr. Who; Nyola; Ramulus; The Dummy]; Joan Williams (cameo); Alexander Luthor (Earth-3, cameo); Creeper (cameo); Blok ? (cameo); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo); Supergirl (Cameo); Martian Manhunter (cameo); Firestorm (cameo); Trigger Twins [Walt Trigger; Wayne Trigger] (cameo); Miss Liberty (cameo); Don Caballero (cameo); Super-Chief (cameo); Silent Knight (cameo); Viking Prince (cameo); Golden Gladiator (cameo); Valda, the Iron Maiden (cameo); Black Pirate [Jon Valor] (cameo); Black Pirate [Justin Valor] (cameo); The Roving Ranger (cameo); Tomahawk (flashback)

Synopsis

The Monster Society is taken over by Oom, as he becomes the new leader, tossing Mr. Mind's craft into space, as it later lands on Earth-S. Oom is destroyed and the Monster Society (renamed Society of Oom by Oom himself) is defeated by the Squadron when the Dummy tells Green Lantern to focus his ring on Oom's chest to extract the crimson jewel buried inside his body.

Reprints

• in Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [January 2019])

Keywords

Cape Canaveral FL; dimensional travel; Kennedy Space Center; Native American; Perisphire; space shuttle; time travel; Trylon

Indexer Notes

Crisis Cross-Over. Story continued from previous issue; story continues in next issue. Jerry Acerno page originally prepared as a pin-up for the "Golden Age Gallery" feature.

Glow in the Dark Solar Ball (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In the Shadowy Depths of Atlantis His Life Will Change Forever. (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Be Part of the Legend (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Heroes Role Playing Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Good Guys Never Had It So Good! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Subscribe Now for a Fifty-Year Bonus! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Spend the Year with DC! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

All-Star Squadroom / letters page / 1.4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-2216

Indexer Notes

Letters from Philip M. Botwinick and Anthony R. Cardno, along with a list of all the All-Star Squadron-related heroes who appear in Who's Who #8 and errata for that issue.

Special Note (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Mike Harris (corrected panel)

Inks

Vince Colletta (corrected panel)

Colors

?

Letters

David Cody Weiss (corrected panel); typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

All-Star Squadron [Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Liberty Belle (flashback); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (flashback)]; Blackhawk

Synopsis

Roy discusses why Hawkman did not appear in All-Star Squadron #49 and shows a corrected last panel to the story in All-Star Squadron #49, inserting Hawkman in the tale.

Join the Mask Team and Discover the Illusion. (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

MASK / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go Voltron Force (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Voltron / advertisement / 1 page (report information)