(June-July 1948)

DC, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-04-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Black Canary replaces Johnny Thunder.

The Case of the Patriotic Crimes! (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]
Reprints
Keywords
Freedom Bell; Golden Lasso; Liberty Train; Old Ironsides; Plymouth Rock; Washington Monument

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

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

The Case of the Patriotic Crimes! [Part I] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Alex Toth (splash only); Carmine Infantino
Inks
Alex Toth (splash only); Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Bill (pilot); Steve (pilot); Wally (train engineer); unnamed FBI official; The Harlequin [Molly Mayne] (villain, reforms); The Injustice Society of the World [The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Fiddler [Issac Bowin]; Sportsmaster [Lawrence "Crusher" Crock]; Huntress [Paula Brooks]; The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent]] (villains)
Synopsis
The famous Liberty Train mysteriously disappears and Black Canary calls a meeting of the JSA. But they have disappeared because they are the prisoners of the New Injustice Society. The Canary finds the Harlequin at JSA HQ and, before they know it, the Icicle freezes them both and takes them to the gang's HQ. Harlequin uses her special glasses to hypnotize the JSA back to their old selves, and when they return to their senses, they discover that the Injustice Society plans to steal four of America's greatest treasures. The JSA vows to stop them from doing so.
Reprints
Keywords
Cold Ray Gun; Declaration of Independence; Emancipation Proclamation; Freedom Bell; Golden Lasso; Gotham Central Station; Gotham City; Liberty Train; Mind-Eraser; Old Ironsides; Plymouth Rock; Star-Spangled Banner; Washington Monument

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich. The splash page replicates the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

U. S. Keds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Nick of Time Jinxes a Jail Breaker (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Patriotic Crimes! Part II (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; unnamed Police Lieutenant; The Injustice Society of the World [Sportsmaster [Lawrence "Crusher" Crock]; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Fiddler [Issac Bowin]; The Huntress [Paula Brooks]; The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent]] (villains)
Synopsis
Hawkman attempts to stop the Wizard from taking Old Ironsides, but is stopped by a snapping noise, putting him under the villain's control. At Liberty Hall, the Fiddler steals the Freedom Bell, and stops Dr. Mid-Nite and Wonder Woman in the process. The Huntress manages to use circus elephants to load Plymouth Rock into a truck, but the Flash and Atom stop her getaway. However, she manages to put the pair back into their mind-eraser state. The Icicle uses a super ram-jet to haul away the Washington Monument and put GL back into a trance.
Reprints
Keywords
Fiddle Car; Freedom Bell; Golden Lasso; Liberty Hall; Old Ironsides; Plymouth Rock; Power Ring; South Boston Navy Yards; Super Ram-Jet; Washington D.C.; Washington Monument

The Missing Messenger (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Mystery Mountain! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Adventures of Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Popsicle Pete / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No More Favors (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

This Tall Tale from Texas Is True! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Patriotic Crimes, Part III (Table of Contents: 14)

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 [Black Canary; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman]; Slugger Trenton (baseball player); unnamed stadium announcer; Bob (baseball game attendee); The Harlequin [Molly Mayne] (villain, reforms); The Injustice Society of the World [The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Huntress [Paula Brooks]; The Sportsmaster [Lawrence "Crusher" Crock]; The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent]; The Fiddler [Issac Bowin]] (villains)
Synopsis
Harlequin and Black Canary discover the Freedom Train stashed in a tunnel, but are over-powered by the Wizard. They are taken to the crook's HQ, where Harlequin is unable to restore the JSA with her glasses, and all are lowered into a mine to die. The Injustice Society takes the ram-jet to Gotham Stadium and removes the stadium to an area where the treasures are stored so the crowd can vote on the best crime, the winner to be the group's leader. The JSA shakes off the mind-eraser and confronts the villains for final battle. Later, at JSA HQ, Black Canary is made a member of the JSA.
Reprints
Keywords
Freedom Bell; Freedom Train; Golden Lasso; Gotham City; Gotham Stadium; Old Ironsides; Plymouth Rock; Power Ring; Washington Monument

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Run for Your Life! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Black Canary Inducted Into Justice Society of America! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the Patriotic Crimes!
    Justice Society of America
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. The Case of the Patriotic Crimes! [Part I]
    Justice Society of America
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    U. S. Keds
  5. 4. The Nick of Time Jinxes a Jail Breaker
    Old Nick
  6. 5. The Case of the Patriotic Crimes! Part II
    Justice Society of America
  7. 6. The Missing Messenger
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  8. 7. Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. The Secret of Mystery Mountain!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  10. 9. The Adventures of Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller
    Popsicle Pete
  11. 10. No More Favors
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Monark Super Deluxe
  14. 13. This Tall Tale from Texas Is True!
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  15. 14. The Case of the Patriotic Crimes, Part III
    Justice Society of America
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  17. 16. Run for Your Life!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  18. 17. Black Canary Inducted Into Justice Society of America!
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  19. 18. Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
  21. 20. Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Milky Way
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Pannozzi
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore