All-Star Comics #39

(February-March 1948)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Invasion from Fairyland! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (splash also)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (splash also)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Sally Barnes (stenographer); Mary (Sally's friend, turned into a Blue-Bottle Fly); Jessica (Sally's cat); Mr. Murgatroyd (Sally's boss); Mrs. Doober (Sally's landlady); U.S. Senator Bentley (Sally's defense attorney); unnamed prosecuting attorney; unnamed judge; Rapunzel (introduction); The Wise Woman (introduction); The Lorelei (villain, introduction); The Slicer (villain, introduction); Rumpelstiltskin (villain, introduction); Gallifron (villain, a two-headed ogre, introduction); Man Unicorn (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Sally Barnes dreams that she has been given the "Voice of the Lorelei" and her wishes comes true. Labeled a witch, she is tried and convicted, and is sentenced to death. Sally's attorney calls in the JSA and they question her (a prisoner named Slicer overhears), and she tells of a dream in which a dwarf gives her this "voice". Convinced of her innocence, the JSA asks the judge for 24 hours to prove her innocence. The JSA discovers the entrance to Fairyland, as does Slicer, meets Rapunzel, battles an ogre, and then is turned to stone by The Lorelei, but a Wise Woman breaks the spell.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #9 ([December] 2003)

Keywords

City Press; Daily Bugle; Fairyland; Gotham City; Gotham City Daily Post; Gotham Gazette; Voice of the Lorelei

Indexer Notes

The premise of the story is that, once every 1000 years, the Earth and Fairyland (a world in another dimension) coincide, allowing passage from one world to the other. But it lasts only for a 24-hour period and anyone not back into their proper world when the worlds part are destroyed (if Fairyland inhabitants are in the Earth realm) or trapped forever under the spell of the Lorelei (if Earth inhabitants are in the Fairyland realm).

"Chick" Davies (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

To All Junior Justice Society Members! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Invasion from Fairyland! Part 2] (Table of Contents: 6)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Rapunzel; Hansel (introduction); Gretel (introduction); Hansel and Gretel's unnamed playmates (introduction); The Good Fairy (introduction); The Slicer (villain); The Lorelei (villain); Man Unicorn (villain); Gallifron (villain, ogre); three Mastiffs (villains, dogs, introduction); Galligantus (villain, a dragon, introduction)

Synopsis

The JSA realizes that Sally has been given the "Voice of the Lorelei," and that they must capture the Lorelei herself and make her confess so that Sally is saved from electrocution. Wonder Woman and Dr. Mid-Nite save Hansel and Gretel, battle an ogre, and seek the Cap of Knowledge. Wonder Woman, Black Canary and Dr. Mid-Nite gain the Cap of Knowledge from the Magic Well in the City of Witches, learning the Lorelei and Slicer are in the Dark Castle, and have set a trap for the JSA with a magical doe and a bucket of water, if touched, will turn the JSA into toads!

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #9 ([December] 2003)

Keywords

Blackout Bomb; Cap of Knowledge; City of Witches; Dark Castle; Fairyland; Magical Shoes of Swiftness; Power Ring; The Tinder Box; Voice of the Lorelei

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll take this book home, Miss Hunt!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete

Indexer Notes

This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.

Mickey Marvel (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Leave It to Binky (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[The Invasion from Fairyland! Part 3] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Cinderella (introduction); Prince Charming (introduction); The Tin Soldier (introduction); King Grizzly Beard (introduction); The Good Fairy; The Lorelei (villain); The Slicer (villain); Gallifron (villain); Galligantus (villain); Rumpelstiltskin (villain, death); magical doe (villain)

Synopsis

Johnny secures the Wishing Ring and saves GL and Hawkman from a dragon, then restores the Good Fairy, who tells them to go to the Dark Castle where they will find their friends. They enter the castle, discover the magic bucket/doe trap Lorelei has set for them. Gl uses his ring to avoid the trap and restore Cinderella and others to their former selves, then face the Lorelei and Slicer. Lorelei uses her magic wand to switch body parts of the three JSAers, but Wonder Woman snatches the wand and Lorelei touches the bucket and changes into a toad. Then she changes five JSAers into animals.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #9 ([December] 2003)

Keywords

Dark Castle; Fairyland; Power Ring; Wishing Ring

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

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

Cinderella (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (credited as John Osgood)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cinderella

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archive.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[The Invasion from Fairyland! Part 4] (Table of Contents: 15)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Rapunzel; The Wise Woman [also as the Lorelei]; Sally Barnes (cameo); The Lorelei (villain, death); The Slicer (villain, turned into a dog); Rumpelstiltskin (villain, death); The Witch (villain, death); Gallifron (villain, death)

Synopsis

GL uses his Power Ring to restore all the JSA into their normal selves, then Wonder Woman recounts how the portal from Fairyland to the Earth was accomplished and how Sally had gotten the Voice of the Lorelei. The JSA returns to Earth in time to witness the evil of the Lorelei attack Gotham City while Lorelei obtains the Philosopher's Stone. Slicer turns on her, wanting it, and she turns him into a dog. The JSA captures Lorelei and her minions just as the Earth and Fairyland part for the next 1000 years, and the evil ones perish. Sally is then saved from electrocution.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #9 ([December] 2003)

Keywords

Cap of Knowledge; Fairyland; Gotham City; Philosopher's Stone; Power Ring; Voice of the Lorelei

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Little Orville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Orville!" "Hi!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Orville

Indexer Notes

This filler does NOT appear in the Archive.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Change a Tire at Night (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)