Famous First Edition #F-7

(June-July 1975)

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America! Introduction] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Atom [Al Pratt]] (intro as a group)

Synopsis

First meeting of the Justice Society of America. The members start to recount their individual adventures at the suggestion of Johnny Thunder.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

A newsstand shows several DC Comics - Detective Comics, Adventure Comics, More Fun Comics, Flash Comics, and All-American Comics.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mary Rogers; Tim Rogers; "Nancy K" sailors (villains); Johnny Thunder (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo)

Synopsis

The Flash helps recover a fortune in gold from a sunken Aztec treasure ship, the "Sancta Joanna."

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Flash becomes Chairman of the Justice Society.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 2: The Men Who Could Live in Fire] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly); E. E. Hibbard (last panel)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly); E. E. Hibbard (last panel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Mazda (villain); Johnny Thunder (cameo); The Spectre (cameo)

Synopsis

Hawkman and Shiera become prisoners of Mazda, ruler of the volcano people.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 5)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel; Gardner Fox (4th panel of last page)

Pencils

Bernard Baily; E. E. Hibbard (4th panel of last page)

Inks

Bernard Baily; E. E. Hibbard (4th panel of last page)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Oom (villain); Johnny Thunder (cameo); Hourman (cameo)

Synopsis

The Spectre must battle Oom, from the dark side of the Moon.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from Craig Delich; Hibbard art credit by Craig Delich. Writer revision from Gardner Fox to Jerry Siegel by Martin O'Hearn via Craig Delich.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 6)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch; Gardner Fox (framing panel re-write)

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Regina Paige; Mr. Durant (villain)

Synopsis

Rex Tyler attends a costume party dressed as the Hour-Man, but is surprised to see more Hour-Men at the party...Hour-Men who steal phony jewelry and put the blame on the real Man of the Hour.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit by Craig Delich. Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn via Craig Delich.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Interlude] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel, misspelled as Hunkle in this story]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Johnny Thunder

Synopsis

The Red Tornado is entering JSA HQ when she accidentally snags her pants on a nail, ripping a hole in the seat. Rather than stick around for the meeting, she decides to gracefully "back out"!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit Martin O'Hearn via Craig Delich.

All the Best in Comic Magazine Reading is Contained in This Largest-Selling Group in the World! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf; Sheldon Mayer (last two panels); E. E. Hibbard (first panel)

Inks

Chad Grothkopf; Sheldon Mayer (last two panels); E. E. Hibbard (first panel)

Colors

?

Letters

Chad Grothkopf

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Dr. Faversham (villain); Johnny Thunder (cameo); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo)

Synopsis

Sandman follows up the strange sightings of giant men and animals to a Dr. Faversham, who injects his victims with a secret formula into their pituitary glands.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 6] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman; E. E. Hibbard (first and last two panels)

Inks

Howard Sherman; E. E. Hibbard (first and last two panels)

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman (except last panel)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza; a wizard (villain); Johnny Thunder (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo)

Synopsis

Fate must track down and destroy a sorcerer who came across an ancient book that explained how the dead could be restored to life.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Craig Delich and confirmed by Howard Sherman.

Guarding an Heiress (Table of Contents: 11)

Johnny Thunder / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darling; Edgar Egwell, Jr.; Thunderbolt; Mike; Theresa Drew; Mr. Drew

Synopsis

Johnny agrees to act as bodyguard for a young lady for $100 a week.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

The script credit for this story is from the corrections page in the Millennium Edition: Superboy #1 (2001 series), which was the last Millennium Edition.

All-Star Comics (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 7] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Bill O'Connor; Gardner Fox (framing panel on page 6)

Pencils

Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard (last panel)

Inks

Ben Flinton; E. E. Hibbard (last panel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James; a gang of crooks (villains); Johnny Thunder (cameo)

Synopsis

The Mighty Midget helps to round up the infamous Brooklyn Murder Trust.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn via Craig Delich.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Interlude] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (cameo]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (cameo)

Synopsis

The JSA receives a message from the FBI Chief in Washington D.C., and Flash volunteers to make the trip to Washington to see what he wants.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Chapter 8] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Marty Nodell; E. E. Hibbard (first two panels)

Inks

Marty Nodell; E. E. Hibbard (first two panels)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Commissioner Mason; Paul Pryer; Irene Miller; Commissioner Lacy (villain); Johnny Thunder (cameo)

Synopsis

The Emerald Crusader looks into the framing of Police Commissioner Mason.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

Indexer Notes

This is one of the very few Green Lantern stories actually written by Gardner Fox.

[The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America, Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]

Synopsis

The Flash returns from Washington and informs the members that he has made an appointment for the group with the FBI Chief for the following Tuesday, and the group agrees to head to Washington.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #3 (Winter 1940)

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

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

Attack the Enemy With These Flying Dive Bombers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Berkeley Models Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Prizes Choose Yours Now! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)