All-Star Comics #44

(December 1948-January 1949)

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

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

Evil Star Over Hollywood [Part I] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (also splash)

Inks

Bob Oksner (also splash)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 44

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Fred T. Fanum (film producer); Miss Forbes (Fanum's Secretary); Tom Colway (actor); Mr. Benton (movie director); Pete (cameraman); Bob Hope (cameo); Bing Crosby (cameo); Humphrey Bogart (cameo); Lauren Bacall (cameo); Peter Lorre (cameo); Evil Star [Guy Pompton]

Synopsis

A new crime expose film, "Thief in the Night," is in production when one of the cast disappears during a scene. Soon, producer Fred Fanum gets a warning note from a criminal named "Evil Star" to stop production at once, so Fanum calls in the JSA to investigate. Fanum tells them how a mysterious writer started providing only parts of the script so that production could begin, but he had not seen the final part. Dr. Mid-Nite deduces that the script may be factual, exposing the activities of a real criminal, probably Evil Star, who would stop at nothing to halt production on the film.

Reprints

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #115 (January-February 1975)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([September] 2004)

Keywords

Golden Lasso; Hollywood; Stellar Pictures

Bobby Dodd (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)

Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hood Rocket Boots / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part II (Table of Contents: 6)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Mr. Benton (movie director); Jimmy (cameraman); Tom Colway's unnamed double (actor); Mr. Summers (movie director); Jimmy Stewart (cameo); Barry Fitzgerald (cameo); Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain, movie rental agency owner)

Synopsis

At Lake Arrowhead, Evil Star and his gang suddenly appear on the set, but Flash and Dr. Mid-Nite battle them and chase Evil Star into an office, where they are captured. Elsewhere, a comedy sequence is being shot when Hawkman and Wonder Woman discover that a gun is loaded with real bullets, and that the "Keystone Cops" are really Evil Star's gang. The villain over-powers the duo. At Stellar Studios, Atom and Black Canary are on the set as Fanum instructs Guy Pompton to secure props for the next scene. When Evil Star sneaks away with silver ingots, the duo are lured into a trap.

Reprints

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #115 (January-February 1975)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([September] 2004)

Keywords

Golden Lasso; Lake Arrowhead; Stellar Studios

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit from Craig Delich; previously credited to Arthur F. Peddy.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Gene Autry Sweatshirt / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part III (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Ned Jenkins (Postmaster, Mayor, Police Chief of Faberville); Harold Forbes (Pompton's Secretary); Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain)

Synopsis

GL visits a ghost town where the scripts to "Thief in the Night" had been mailed from, and discovers the author at work, when Evil Star knocks the Emerald Crusader out. When he recovers, he and the other JSA members find themselves securely bound on the front row of a private theatre...facing a knife-throwing machine, whose weapons are aimed at the JSAers' chests. G.L. muses that if all members move one way together, the knives thrown will miss them entirely, which proves true. The JSA return to the studios and accuse Pompton of being Evil Star, a battle ensues and he is captured.

Reprints

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #115 (January-February 1975)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([September] 2004)

Keywords

Faberville; Golden Lasso; Hollywood; Power Ring; Stellar Studios

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Craig Delich; previously credited to Bernard Sachs.

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

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

To All Junior Justice Society of America Members (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The Puzzle of the Pacific (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited as Charles King)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archives.

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

When the Moon Fell! (Table of Contents: 17)

Johnny Peril's Surprise Story / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Purcell ?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC37

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Johnny Peril

Indexer Notes

This story was NOT reprinted in the Archives.

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)