All-Star Comics #49

(October-November 1949)

The Invasion of the Fire People [chapter 1] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Arthur F. Peddy

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman; Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Black Canary]; Dr. Grover Conrad; the Fire-People (villains)

Synopsis:

In Civic City, newspapers were publishing their final editions and TV stations were signing off because of the doom that awaited them. They could expect no help from the beaten Justice Society either, so Dr. Grover Conrad and his assistant found themselves outside of town, jack-hammering a message of warning and explanation on the side of the mountain for future generations. It seems that a mysterious yellow comet had been seen ten days earlier, then a number of meteors had fallen after it had been seen. The JSA was on the job, determing that three meteors had caused mysterious fires where they had fallen in the U.S., and as they left HQ to investigate, another meteor came straight at them, nearly killing them. Cooling it off, a strange vapor emerged, knocking the members for a loop before the meteor suddenly shrunk. Mystified, they went to see Dr. Conrad, and discovered that he had recovered one of the meteors, setting it next to unexposed movie film. To his shock, he discovered the radiation from that meteor had caused a movie, complete w/soundtrack, to appear on the film, which he ran for the JSA. In it, a man appeared from a civilization from the far past, telling them that the yellow comet had appeared to them, followed by meteors, then thefts of radium by strange "Fire-People." When challenged, these Fire People destroyed their military forces and weaponry as they proceeded to build a giant space ship to escape from that planet. When the ship took off, it produced an atomic explosion which destroyed their civilization. The JSA, now aware of what was to happen to the people of Earth, split up to try and find the Fire People and destroy them before the same fate happened to Earthmen.

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• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10

The Invasion of the Fire People [chapter 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Arthur F. Peddy

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman]; The Fire-People (villains)

Synopsis:

Atom and Black Canary, aware that national officials have branded this invasion as a hoax, try to prove it by visiting the Palomina University Physics Lab where one of the meteors fell, knowing the lab used great quanties of radium. They discover the Fire-People already at the facility, stealing enough radium to power the ship that other s were building for eventual take-off. After a short battle, the duo were chased away by the Fire-People's heat rays. Meanwhile, Flash and Dr. Mid-Nite located the second of the fallen meteors and noticed tracks leading away from it. They followed them to Five Lakes Hospital, visiting the area where the hospital stored their radium. Finding the Fire-People in the surgery room, a battle ensues, resulting in the fiery foes using open ether cans to overcome the pair. Finally, Hawkman and Wonder Woman visit the Thor Uranium Mining and Refining Company and discover the Fire-People disguised as workers, hauling away radium canisters. Although they put up a great battle, the duo are overcome by steam.

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The Invasion of the Fire People [chapter 3] (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Arthur F. Peddy

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Wonder Woman; Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary]; the Fire-People (villains]); Dr. Grover Conrad

Synopsis:

Green Lantern has discovered the whereabouts of the Fire-People's rocket ship they are constructing, and notifies the Army just before the fiery foes burst in on him. By the use of his power ring, he is able to withstand the heat rays of the Fire-People, but not of their radium gun, and must withdraw from battle. The Fire-People then use the radium gun to destroy the Air Force's bonbers, leaving Dr. Conrad with no choice except to carve out a message of doom on the mountain to warn future generations of that yellow comet and the Fire-People. Just then, as Conrad finishes his message, the JSA shows up and tells him that they haven't given up.....that the Flash has discovered the Comet People's weakness: HEAT! Then the JSA, armed w/carbon-arc lamps, attack the Fire People, and defeat them. They retreat to a hiull and destroy themselves w/the radium gun. Meanwhile, Conrad gives the future hope w/a revised message on the mountain.....for a million years into the future when the yellow comet appears once again.

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Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Chance (Table of Contents)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Graham Place

Inks:

Graham Place

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Fact; teen

Indexer Notes

This PSA was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

Shoes 'Round the World (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

Funny Facts (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel?

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

[Larry Minter Was Innocent] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Johnny Peril; Larry Minter

Indexer Notes

Inker is unknown per Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). This story was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

[Aviation, Sound, and Jet Propulsion] (Table of Contents)

JSA Laboratory Notes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]

Synopsis:

Hawkman illustrates 1) how the principle of flight works; 2) how to make a mailing-tube trombone, which explains the principle of sound; and 3) how a medicine dropper and balloon can be used to show how jet propulsion works.

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archives. Art credits by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006).