All-Star Comics #9

(February-March 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books for Christmas / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Hemisphere Defense, Introduction] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Justice Society of America / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member, inset on splash page, not in story); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member, inset on splash page, not in story); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member, inset on splash page, not in story); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (Honorary Member, inset on splash page, not in story)]; Hooty (an owl, splash only); unnamed FBI Chief (named an Associate Member of the JSA)

Synopsis

The FBI Chief in Washington greets the JSA members and thanks them for dealing with the 5th Columnists (back in All-Star #4). However, he tells the members that our own hemisphere is being threatened by saboteurs and spies, particularly in Central and South America, who are aiming at controlling the "Southern Pacific" of Mexico, a vital supply-link railroad, as well as fomenting revolution inside friendly governments there. He gives each member an assignment in a nation located there to combat these issues at hand.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

The main splash page art replicates the cover except for the eagle and shield emblem, which sits atop the globe on the cover. The unnamed FBI Chief in Washington logically refers to J. Edgar Hoover. This is the last JSA story in All-Star to display the Sandman in his gas-masked attire.

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; unnamed Mexican Policeman; Johan Krauss [also as a Mexican Secret Police agent] (villain, Nazi spy); Krauss' gang (villains)

Synopsis

Hawkman is sent to Mexico to deal with the Nazi threat to wreck the Southern Pacific Railroad in case of war, and meets with a man supposedly to be a Mexican Secret Police agent, but actually the villain in disguise. Hawkman then infiltrates the spy ring, gathers documents proving espionage activities, rounds up the spies, then heads for South America to meet up with the other JSA members.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Guaymas; Manzanillo; Mexico; Plaza Hotel; Southern Pacific Railroad

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; unnamed Chief of the Argentine Police; Carlos (aide to the Chief); Fifth Columnists [Hermann; rest unnamed] (villains, some die)

Synopsis

The Ghostly Guardian arrives in Argentina to deal with Fifth Columnist activity concerning the disappearance of Army planes, and spots an "octopus of the air" machine causing the trouble. While its pilots commit suicide, the real leader has been captured and is in custody. Jim Corrigan and the Argentine Chief of Police take the villain toward a prison when other enemy agents intercept them. The Spectre makes short work of the octopus planes and captures the spies.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Argentina; Buenos Aires

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Craig Delich.

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Ben Flinton

Inks

Ben Flinton

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Alberto Medina (Chief of the Servicio de Identificacion); Fred Davis (Pratt's artist friend); Nazi propagandists [Adolphus Hecht; rest unnamed] (villains)

Synopsis

Al Pratt heads for Chile to offer his services in ridding the nation of the spread of Nazi propaganda, but it is the Atom who takes the lead in discovering the secret printing press turning out the Nazi propaganda.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Chile; Santiago

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Senor Jose Ortez (Secret Service officer); Nazi saboteurs (villains)

Synopsis

Venezuela is on the docket for the Sandman, who must investigate Nazi attempts to sabotage oil wells leased to the United States and Great Britain. He discovers the saboteurs and wades into them before a shot fells the Man of Sleep, and who is also drugged while they try to carry out their plans to destroy wells in a lake. Awakening, the Sandman heads for the lake, mops up the villains and prevents the destruction of the wells.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Venezuela; Wirepoon

The Flash Celebrates the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Flash / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard (signed)

Inks

E. E. Hibbard (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Doc Benson; Tommy (infantile paralysis patient); Tommy's mother and father

Synopsis

After discovering the need for an iron lung to save the life of a small child, the Flash races out to secure one, thus saving the little boy's life.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Smith Hospital

Indexer Notes

A separate illustrated text section below the 6-panel story further emphasizes the need for more such equipment as Tommy required in the story, and the publisher encourages all readers to donate as much money as they can to the President's Diamond Jubilee.

Appears concurrently in
All-Star Comics #9, Feb-Mar 1942;
All-American Comics #36, Mar 1942;
Flash Comics #27, Mar 1942;
Sensation Comics #3, Mar 1942

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

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

Wow and Double Wow! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Justice Society of America; Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Bradlee Zenea [aka Bradley Zenea] (espionage agent); Miguel (villain, spy); other unnamed spies (villains)

Synopsis

Johnny is sent to Cuba to discover the whereabouts of master espionage agent, Bradley Zenea, but is captured by a gang headed by a spy named Miguel. Johnny tracks the spies down, but can't best them because the Thunderbolt will only respond to Johnny's magic words in Spanish! Johnny is caught and the gang decides to feed Johnny to the sharks! By accident, brother John says "Say You" in Spanish and the T-Bolt helps Johnny mop up the opposition.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Cuba; Say You (Dice-Usted)

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 6] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Justice Society of America; Doctor Fate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Senor Esteban Cordoban (Democratic leader of Brazil); Senora Cordoban (Esteban's wife); Strauss (villain, Nazi General); phony Esteban Cordoban (villain); other Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Dr. Fate arrives in the Republic of Brazil to investigate the Nazis new invention: a floating fortress gunship, which the Germans plan to use as an floating Seigfried Line to conquer the world.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Brazil; Guanabara Bay; Rio de Janeiro

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Craig Delich.

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

All-Flash Quarterly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Midnight Meeting (Table of Contents: 15)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Colonel Dunbar (death); Colonel Dunbar's unnamed wife (death); phony Colonel Dunbar (villain, spy); other spies (villains)

Synopsis

Hop wonders what Tank is up to (after reading about the death of a Colonel Dunbar's wife), so he decides to follow him, but he captured by a group of men who think he is a spy. But in time, the man Hop is coming to see, turns out to be a phony and a German spy milking young men out of $100 each to join a League, and forwarding the money to the German government.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Guard America League

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 7] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Burnley

Inks

Jack Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Starman [Ted Knight]; unnamed Chief of the Bolivian Secret Police; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Starman heads for Bolivia and meets up with a member of that nation's secret police, and learns that the Nazis are exploiting the nation's tin mines, but no one can discover just how the Germans get in and out of the mines without being seen.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Bolivia; Gravity Rod; Lake Titicaca

[Hemisphere Defense, Chapter 8] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Justice Society of America; Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hooty (an owl); Myra Mason; Dr. Gomez; Dr. Swein (villain, scientist); Swein's bodyguards (villains)

Synopsis

The Man of Night and Hooty go to Colombia to investigate cases of mass hypnotism that causes the people to become like robots for the Nazis to control.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Blackout Bomb; Colombia

[Hemisphere Defense, Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Justice Society of America / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

E. E. Hibbard

Inks

E. E. Hibbard

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Hooty (an owl); Inza Cramer; Shiera Sanders; Dian Belmont; Myra Mason; Daisy Darling; Bradley Zenea; Bradley's fiancee

Synopsis

As the JSA members return from their assignments, they are surprised to learn that their girl friends are there to meet them. However, Johnny has not returned and Daisy is very concerned. Just then, Johnny rushes in, being pursued by Bradley Zenea and a man, thinking that he had agreed to marry the girl. He discovers that his ideas were wrong, so he goes out for a moonlight walk with Daisy. As they gaze at the moon, Johnny wishes that he had Daisy all alone...on the moon...and the Thunderbolt grants that wish!

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([June] 1993)

Keywords

Say You

Indexer Notes

The FBI Chief is voted to be an Associate Member of the JSA at the conclusion of the story.

And Now the "Big Seven" Becomes the "Big Eight"! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Lancaster County Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)