All Star Comics Archives #8

([October] 2002)

All Star Comics Archives Volume 8 (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Hawkman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; The Flash; Dr. Mid-Nite]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the splash page of All-Star Comics #36.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Atom

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the introductory chapter of the story in All-Star Comics #35.

Foreword (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (illustration)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the Superman chapter of the story in All-Star Comics #36.

The Wiles of the Wizard (Table of Contents: 4)

The Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; The Wizard [William I. Zard]

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

The Wiles of the Wizard! [Introduction] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; The Wizard [William I. Zard; aka W. I. Zard] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

At JSA HQ, the members read an offer from a Mr. W. I. Zard: $1 million in cash as a reward for their battle against crime. They cannot accept the money, but realize that the money would be a tempting target for a new criminal called the Wizard! Then their HQ turns into a boat, taking them to the Wizard's abode, where he states that, since they refused the reward, they must be criminals plotting a major crime, and he wants to be a part of it. When the JSA refuses, he gives them a list of five crimes he's planned and challenges them to stop them, lest their reputation be impugned.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 6)

Hawkman; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mrs. Eberley; The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain); Wizard's unnamed assistants (villains, waiters)

Synopsis

Hawkman heads to the Eberley Mansion to protect Mrs. Eberley's diamond necklace and arrives as the Wizard's minions strike with a gas that knocks all the people out. Hawk bowls over the two "waiters", then the Wizard appears, taunting the Feathered Fury that he's really a crook. Then the Wizard throws a powder at Hawkman, who is transported to a world of ice. Hawkman uses his wings as protection from the cold, and burns a few feathers to keep warm. The fire melts the ice, then he suddenly finds himself back at the mansion, nabs the two waiters, and recovers the loot.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dr. Mid-Nite; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain); Mollon (villain); Mollon's Gang (villains)

Synopsis

Dr. Mid-Nite stops the efforts of a crook named Mollon to have he and his gang simultaneously cash checks for $50,000 each in a bank where Mollon had deposited $50 grand, and thereby walk out with $200,000! Before they can leave, the Man of Night takes them on. Suddenly, floating paper forms into The Wizard, and then he motions at a pair of cutlasses on the wall, which fly off and pin the Man of Night's cape to a door, after which they change into ropes, which binds him. Dr. Mid-Nite is then thrown into the bay to drown, but he gets loose and captures the thugs.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Flash; Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks

Lee Elias (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Richards (scientist, death?); The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain); two safecrackers (villains)

Synopsis

Two safecrackers plan steal a valuable formula from an engineering lab, and as they do so, the Flash whizzes on the scene and stops them. But the Wizard appears, telling the Flash he's as crooked as the thugs he's stopped, places him in a glass cylinder and into a giant oven to die. As they loot the safe's formula, the Flash rotates inside his glass enclosure, stamps down, forcing the tube to violently exit the oven. He chases after the car the thugs fled in and pushes the car fast enough to cause it to disintegrate. He takes them to jail, returns the formula and returns to HQ.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Atom; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Harry Lampert

Inks

Harry Lampert

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; unnamed Ace Fur drivers; The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain); Wizard's unnamed thugs (villains)

Synopsis

The Wizard's gang of thugs hijacks a valuable cargo of platinum fox furs near a drawbridge, but the Atom swings down from a plane to intercept them. Unfortunately, the Wizard appears, binds the Atom, and swings him over the edge of the drawbridge, intending to sever him in two. The Mighty Mite twists his body at the last moment, and the bridge severs his ropes, then the Atom rounds up the thugs and locks them in the truck with the furs.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Lantern; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Mr. Farnsworth (model train enthusiast); The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain); unnamed thugs of the Wizard (villains)

Synopsis

As a Mr. Farnsworth plays with his model trains, when several men enter the room and want to see the special electronic switch he has invented. Green Lantern enters as the thugs attempt to steal the switch, which suddenly a model train rolls by with the Wizard inside. He shrinks the Green Gladiator in size, whose power ring falls off, and places him tied on a railroad track with a train bearing down on him. The ring makes contact with G.L., who uses it to stop the train and restore him to proper size. He then stops the thugs and recovers the switch.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

[The Wiles of the Wizard! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 34

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; The Wizard [William I. Zard] (villain, origin)

Synopsis

Johnny Thunder, mad because the Wizard didn't give him a case to work on, is complaining to Wonder Woman when the JSA arrives. From a vase of flowers appears the Wizard, who once again charges the JSA with being master criminals. He explains his background as a gunman who went to Tibet to study magic arts and taught himself the black arts, and now they are under his post-hypnotic influence and are aboard his ship. Sending grotesque creatures at them, a blackout bomb makes them all disappear as does the Wizard: into a vat of acid. Still, the Flash muses, is the Wizard really gone?

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #34 (April-May 1947)

The Day That Dropped Out of Time! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder]; Per Degaton

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

The Day That Dropped Out of Time [Introduction] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 35

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (Chairman); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Secretary); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Hippolyte (Wonder Woman's mother, mention only); unnamed Mayor of Gotham City (cameo); Benson (the Mayor's assistant, cameo); Professor Zee; Per Degaton (villain, Professor Zee's assistant, introduction)

Synopsis

The JSA begins a meeting, noting a strange metal shield with Macedonia writing that talks of a case they have forgotten. The Magic Sphere reveals how modern inventions, like airplanes, age, then suddenly disappear. The scene shifts to a hospital where a wounded Professor reveals that his invention is being used by someone, which is revealed to be his new lab assistant, Degaton. When they visit the professor, he warns they they must stop Degaton and undo what he has done. Several members go out on missions, and G.L., Johnny, and Wonder Woman remain at the hospital to protect Professor Zee.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

Indexer Notes

This issue's roll call was photostatted and placed on All-Star #36's splash page. The name of Wonder Woman's mother Hippolyte is misspelled "Hypolite." Although this chapter recounts the fact that Professor Zee is the JSA's friend, he has not appeared in All-Star up to this point. In All-Star Squadron #2 (October 1981), Roy Thomas retroactively identifies Professor Zee as one of the scientists in All-Star Comics #10 and Degaton as one of their assistants. The story is primarily told via the Magic Sphere, informing them of the events and situations that they have totally forgotten due to Degaton's reversing of time.

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Flash; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks

Lee Elias (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 35

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Per Degaton (villain); Degaton's three unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

Flash must find penicillin to save the professor's life and is told there might be some in the time capsule in Colossal Caves, which would be immune to time change. He races there and confronts Degaton and his men, who overcome him, tie him up and place him in the capsule. The Flash uses his speed to propel the capsule through a wall, releasing him and the contents. He grabs the penicillin, subdues Degaton's men and races the penicillin over to the hospital, musing to himself that the JSA must figure out WHAT crucial event in the past Degaton is changing to cause the effects taking place.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Atom; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 35

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Per Degaton (villain); Kale (villain, Degaton's chief assistant); Degaton's other unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

Degaton's march into Gotham takes a detour when his men want to rob the gold from a vault in an insurance company for their pay. Degaton agrees and all goes well until the Atom shows up. After a brief struggle, Atom is captured and taken to the company's accident exhibit, which contains dozens of things that can cause instant death. Fortunately the Atom escapes, having at least learned that Degaton has changed "a battle" in the past, so he returns to the hospital with the news.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 16)

Hawkman; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as J. Kubert)

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as J. Kubert)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 35

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; unnamed Gotham City Mayor; Per Degaton (villain); Kale (villain); Degaton's unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

As modern conveniences disappear, the Sphere now shows Hawkman arriving at the Mayor's office, as Degaton's army of tanks emerges from the city's subway system. Degaton's men enters the Mayor's office, and take him prisoner as Hawkman enters through a window, and starts working over the criminals. But he is overcome and both men are taken to an antique shop, laid on a canopy bed, Degaton hits a switch, bringing the top and the bed closer to crushing the pair. Hawkman is able to stop this, and the pair escape. Hawkman then takes the Mayor to his office and asks him to keep the people calm.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 17)

Dr. Mid-Nite; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 35

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Professor Appleby (chemist); Professor Braun (physicist); Professor Staley (biologist); Per Degaton (villain); Kale (villain); Degaton's unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

Dr. Mid-Nite reaches the Hall of Science where top scientists have gathered and are told that, because the changes may become permanent, they must re-design all modern science over again. But Degaton tells them that he plans to do that himself and be the most powerful scientist in the world! A battle ensues, but Mid-Nite is captured along with three scientists who will now assist him in his mad plans. Doc escapes a death trap, uses his blackout bomb to save the scientists before they are killed, then heads back to the hospital to check on the professor's condition.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

Indexer Notes

Degaton tells the three scientists that he was once an assistant to each of them.

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Interlude] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder]; Professor Zee

Synopsis

At the hospital, the doctor has administered the penicillin and the professor recovers enough to let the JSA know that Degaton has changed the outcome of the famous Battle of Arabela, that took place in 331 B.C. He tells the JSA to go to Colossal Caves and enter into his time machine, and go back to that year and cause the original outcome of that battle to happen. G.L. offers to go alone, fearing that they may frighten Degaton into destroying the time machine. G.L. will then bring it back to the hospital and the entire JSA will go back in history to correct Degaton's actions.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 19)

Green Lantern; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); Johnny Thunder (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana prince] (cameo); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo)]; Per Degaton (villain); Kale (villain); Degaton's unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

G.L. reaches Colossal Caves and uses his ring to enter the cave through the mountain's wall. He hears Degaton order Kale and his men to destroy the time machine, by sending it 10,000 years into the future with a bomb on board. G.L. charges into the machine, is knocked out and awakes in the future. Exiting, the JSA is there to greet him. He now knows he is in the future, but realizes that the JSA can still change the Battle of Arabela, so they head toward the time machine, which explodes as they near it. So Green Lantern uses his power ring to take the group 3000 years back into the past.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[The Day That Dropped Out of Time, Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Professor Zee (cameo); Alexander the Great (cameo flashback); Per Degaton (villain); Kale (villain); Degaton's unnamed assistants (villains)

Synopsis

While discussing the fate of the JSA, Degaton notes modern inventions beginning to reappear. The scene shifts to 331 B.C. with Alexander the Great's Army being routed, but the JSA turns the tide, quick to defeat Degaton. Grateful, Alexander gives the JSA his personal shield and dagger, which they accept, then all fade away. The Magic Sphere finishes its tale, modernization is restored, and the strange shield is now legible. The story closes with Professor Zee in his lab with Per Degaton, who seems to remember some foolishness about him dreaming that he was the ruler of the world!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #35 (June-July 1947)

[5 Drowned Men!] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (see notes)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

The cover was done by Irwin Hasen (as confirmed by Hasen to Dr. Jeff McLaughlin) using various source material. The figures of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Dr. Mid-Nite seem to be Hasen figures, the Flash figure seems to be a paste-up of a Lee Elias figure, Hawkman is a photostat or paste-up of a Joe Kubert figure, while Superman and Batman appear to be by Hasen, possibly re-touched by John Belfi to give them the look of those done by Wayne Boring and Win Mortimer.

All-Star Comics Prologue (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher ?

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (inset, Honorary Member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (inset, Honorary Member); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (inset)]; Ed Findley (private detective); Mat Matwell (reporter); Saul Philpotts (scientist); Archie Erdner (archaeologist); Ben Stanley (architect); Calvin Stymes (villain)

Synopsis

Calvin Stymes invites five lifelong friends and fraternity brothers out to a western ranch, and, as they sit around the campfire, he recounts the legend of the dried-out stream-bed they were camping in. Called Koehaha, or "Stream of Ruthlessness," it runs once every 100 years. Strangely, those who "drown" in it don't really die, but neither do they come back to life, for the water washes away a man's better nature and replaces it with a ruthless nature. Each man explains what he might do with a criminal nature, then they all go to bed. Stymes moves onto the river bank while the others drown.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

This is the second JSA story featuring Superman and Batman together since issue #7, where they had minor roles. The inset heads of the JSAers on page 1 are paste-ups by the heroes' solo artists (the same head shots of Flash, Hawkman, Green Lantern and Dr. Mid-Nite will be used on the Junior JSA certificate advertised beginning in All-Star #37). The prologue was probably re-written from the Fox script by Schwartz from what was intended to be an interlude found later in the issue, which accounts for it having no title, and displaced the real opening to the book, now found as the introduction, with the usual JSA meeting.

5 Drowned Men! [Introduction] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (JSA Secretary); The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member)]

Synopsis

Three days later, the JSA meets in emergency session due to a rash of strange and explosive new crimes, but they discover that two of their members, the Atom and Johnny Thunder, can't participate. Johnny asks JSA honorary member, Superman, to take his place, and the Batman has just come from the bedside of injured Al Pratt. Wonder Woman reads an anonymous letter to the members stating that the crimes have been committed by five respected professionals. While GL sets out to find Stymes, the others will try to locate the others.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

The roll call found on the splash page was obviously photostatted from that found in All-Star #35, which featured Johnny Thunder and Atom. Clearly the introduction is a re-write and was perhaps drawn later than the prologue, possibly after it was decided to insert Superman and Batman.

Bruce Wayne must obviously know the Atom's secret identity if Al Pratt couldn't attend the meeting, a fact confirmed by Green Lantern's dialogue, and an anomaly. Wonder Woman gives each member a miniature Mental Radio from Paradise Island in order to keep in contact with them.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman; Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen; John Belfi ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mr. Ardman; Mrs. Ardman; The Grim Marauder [Ed Findley] (villain)

Synopsis

Batman heads for the town of Zenith, where Ed Findley lives and who has been hired at the Ardman party to protect Mrs. Ardman's set of matched black pearls. When the Grim Marauder appears and snatches the pearls, Wayne changes to Batman and chases after the villain to his office, where Batman is captured. But he frees himself, rushes upstairs, and catches Findley at his desk and captures him, only to get a mental radio message from Wonder Woman to bring Findley with him back to JSA HQ.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

Batman substitutes for the Atom, suggesting that this chapter must have been originally written by Fox for the Atom, as Batman does nothing usually associated with him in his own adventures. The opening dialogue box ends with "The Mighty Batman," would could have very well been re-written from "The Mighty Atom!" Hasen did NOT entirely ink this chapter -- either a production staffer or another artist (probably John Belfi) touched up some of the Batman and Bruce Wayne figures to give them the look of the Batman artist of the time, Win Mortimer.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 25)

The Flash; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Rex Gardin [aka Gale] (political candidate, Luke Gale's brother); Mr. X [Mat Matwell] (villain); Luke Gale (villain, murderer, death, image only)

Synopsis

At a political rally in Snow City, home of reporter Mat Matwell, pictures are being shown of Governor-candidate Rex Gardin when suddenly, a picture comes up, showing Gardin posing with an executed murderer. Later, Gardin gets a blackmail call, telling him to bring $10,000 to Snow Mountain. The Flash follows him, is briefly captured with Gardin by Mr. X, then captures the villain. Just then, Flash receives a mental message from Wonder Woman, explaining how the situation has changed and to bring Mr. X, Mat Matwell, back to JSA HQ.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

Story editor Julius Schwartz recalls asking Bob Kanigher to re-write this chapter as it just didn't sit right with him, as confirmed by Julius Schwartz in a letter sent to Jerry Bails. It is strongly believed that this chapter was to be the lead-in for the prologue, as Mayer and Fox would have arranged it that way, but Schwartz decided to do the book differently, with the prologue coming first, so the Flash chapter HAD to be re-written.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 26)

Hawkman; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as J. Kubert)

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as J. Kubert)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 36

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Professor Alvin Doty (archaeologist); The Black Rider [Archie Erdner] (villain)

Synopsis

Professor Doty, having just uncovered the Temple of Tlaloc of the ancient Aztecs, is set upon by the Black Rider, who gets the location of the temple, and he and his gang go to loot it. Hawkman comes on the scene, and, after a brief battle, is knocked out by the Rider, and he and the professor are tied to a sacrifice table, but manage to escape. Hawkman goes after the Rider, comes face to face with Archie Erdner with a gun, but overpowers him. As Hawkman tries to figure out what to do, he receives a mental message from Wonder Woman, asking him to bring Erdner back to HQ with him.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

The Wonder Woman figure on the last page is a paste-up drawn by Irwin Hasen.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 27)

Dr. Mid-Nite; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Frank Harry

Inks

Frank Harry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; unnamed bank President; unnamed Police Commissioner; Professor Saul Philpotts (villain); Calvin Stymes (villain)

Synopsis

In an eastern bank, a bank teller is amazed to see bags of gold floating out of the vault and out the window! Dr. Mid-Nite is informed of the strange event and two others like it by the bank officials, who think an invisible gang is at work. But Mid-Nite thinks otherwise and asks to borrow a gold coin to use as bait for a future crime. The coin suddenly begins to fly away, but Dr. Mid-Nite holds on for dear life and follows it to Philpotts's lab. A stuttering man saves Dr. Mid-Nite, who then receives a mental message from Wonder Woman, and he takes Philpotts back to JSA HQ.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

The numbering on page 4 is totally different from that found on the first three pages, which may indicate that this chapter was originally five pages long and was cut down during the re-writing. The final tier on page four appears to be a crude re-inking and has different lettering than the top two tiers.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Hanson Laping (cameo); The Wrecker [Ben Stanley] (villain); The Wrecker's Gang (villains); Calvin Stymes (villain)

Synopsis

Superman heads to Centropolis to try and stop the mysterious Wrecker from blowing up one of Ben Stanley's famous skyscrapers, fails, and then rebuilds it in the blink of an eye. Stymes appears and gives Superman a note and says the building's architect is responsible for the explosion. The Man of Tomorrow locates Stanley lighting some dynamite, which Superman puts out. The Wrecker and his thugs then attack the Man of Steel, before Superman subdues them. Then, Superman gets a mental message from Wonder Woman to report back to JSA HQ with his captive.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

Superman substitutes for Johnny Thunder, which indicates this chapter was most likely written for Johnny, whose Thunderbolt could have easily done the feats Superman did.

[5 Drowned Men! Interlude] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen; John Belfi ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Ben Stanley; Ed Findley; Mat Matwell; Archie Erdner; Saul Philpotts

Synopsis

Superman brings in Stanley, at Wonder Woman's request, and he is ushered together with the other four men brought in by the other JSA members. Locking them into a room, Wonder Woman announces that all five of them are in terrible danger due to what Green Lantern discovered, that discovery leading the Amazon Princess to change the plans the JSA had originally made. So, as the members sit around their meeting table, G.L. begins to tell the story of his search for the sixth man of the hunting party, whose body was never recovered: Calvin Stymes!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

During the time period that Fox may have written this story, the use of interludes in JSA tales was not all that uncommon. Even though this page is numbered "5," I believe the page was actually an interlude page to bridge the preceding chapters and Green Lantern's chapter. The page also features several unusual situations, one of which is that Wonder Woman does not cast a shadow on the wall, nor the table between her and Hawkman. In addition, Hawkman's right wing has no shadow and the left wing's shape does not match the shadow on the wall, nor does Hawkman's helmet and wings. It is apparent that the Hawkman figure (most likely by Joe Kubert) was pasted onto the last panel over Hasen's original figure, even though the touch-up artist, whom I believe to be John Belfi, did not touch-up the helmeted head of Hawkman on the wall, which clearly shows Hasen's art. The wings on Hawkman have been re-touched, and are cut off by lots of black ink, which I believe blot out the shadows of Atom and Johnny Thunder on the wall, allowing easy insertion of Superman's and Batman's figures. For all these reasons, I believe that the last panel was part of the original story's art that was re-touched and figures added, and the page numbered from a lettered page.

[5 Drowned Men! Chapter 6] (Table of Contents: 30)

Green Lantern; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 36

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); The Stuttering Man [Calvin Stymes] (villain)

Synopsis

In Milville, home of Calvin Stymes, GL sees someone taking mail from Styme's mailbox, and follows him. G.L. enters an isolated log cabin, and a mysterious figure hits him over the head with a club. As Green Lantern recovers, he finds himself tied in front of a fireplace, with a shotgun aimed at him by Stymes, who tells him the story of why he hates the other five so much. After patiently listening to the story, G.L. uses his ring to melt the shotgun and free himself, but not before Stymes makes his escape...so he reports to Hawkman, who now knows the identity of the stuttering man.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

Indexer Notes

Another anomaly has this chapter beginning: "Who is the stuttering man...?" The reader has known all along as he was introduced in the prologue, which indicates that this opening panel of this chapter HAD to come later than the original placement of the prologue. It is believed that the prologue, latter part of the GL chapter, and page 5 of the Superman story were ALL part of the original long interlude Fox wrote, and Schwartz cut it up, pasted here and there and re-wrote panels of both the prologue and this chapter featuring Green Lantern to accommodate this change. The name of the college in Fox's original tale was Magnifica.

[5 Drowned Men! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Stuttering Man [Calvin Stymes] (villain, death); Ben Stanley (villain, reforms); Mat Matwell (villain, reforms); Archie Erdner (villain, reforms); Saul Philpotts (villain, reforms); Ed Findley (villain, reforms)

Synopsis

The JSA enters the locked room in which Wonder Woman had locked the five friends of Stymes, only to discover they had escaped through a window. Knowing that Stymes is loose and is out to kill them, Wonder Woman vows that the JSA must find them. GL's Power Ring traces the men to Koehaha, to which they must return to drink from, and where Stymes plans to kill them. He sets off dynamite, but the JSA saves them, but the explosion costs Stymes his life. Then Superman uses his strength to push a giant mountain of rock into the stream so that it will never run again.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #36 (August-September 1947)

The Injustice Society of the World! (Table of Contents: 32)

The Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; Per Degaton; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]]

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

The Injustice Society of the World! [Introduction] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen (splash page only); John Belfi

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Carleton Swayne (radio announcer, death?); The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; Per Degaton; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]] (villains, introduction of the group)

Synopsis

The JSA attends a radio program that will honor them for their deeds, the announcer suddenly praises the Injustice Society and open fires on the group. The Atom punches him through a window...but he mysteriously disappears, leaving behind only bits of straw. The JSA hold an emergency meeting and hear over radio about jail breaks all over the country, and a paper left behind by the announcer declares all-out war on the forces of law and order by the Injustice Society. The JSA accepts the challenge and splits up to cover the jail breaks while the Injustice Society set out to stop the JSA.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Craig Delich. The splash page replicates the cover.

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 34)

Hawkman; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Johnny Thunder (cameo); unnamed Gartmoor Prison Warden; unnamed Police Chief; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg] (villain); Spike (villain); Knuckles (villain)

Synopsis

Vandal Savage arranges an elaborate escape plan for prisoners at Gartmoor Prison, so that he can form a prisoner army while keeping the prison warden under wraps. Hawkman sees one of the flyers dropped over the prison by Savage and briefly confronts him. Hawkman talks with the warden and alerts the Federal authorities to place the nation under martial law, but the local authorities think Hawk is crazy and try to arrest him. While Johnny and Wonder Woman monitor the struggle at JSA HQ, Savage succeeds in capturing Hawkman with a Metal Projector, an invention of the Brain Wave.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

Indexer Notes

This is Joe Kubert's last Justice Society artwork in All-Star Comics.

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 35)

The Flash; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

John Belfi (signed as Belfi)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Governor Curtis; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe] (villain); automated Governor Curtis (villain)

Synopsis

In Plateau City, the Police nab a shabby dressed man trying to shoot the Governor...only to discover that this man is a dead ringer for the Governor...and claims to be the real Governor! Then the Thinker shows up while Flash battles his men and slows him down with a strange machine, allowing his escape. Recovering, the Flash speeds over the Governor's mansion, only to overhear the Governor ordering all forces for law and order to surrender. Flash discovers the Governor to be a automation, which flees through an open door. The Thinker shows up and snares him with invisible wires.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 36)

Green Lantern; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AS 37

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Joe (Army soldier); Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.] (villain)

Synopsis

Green Lantern arrives in Uthorium Town just as the armed forces are closing in on the Brain Wave's men looting the uthorium from a lab. Suddenly, the town disappears in a flash of light. The Brain Wave appears on the scene, opening a canister of uthorium, blinding G.L., who forms an energy bubble for protection. Recovering, GL discovers a radioactive trail and follows it, and saves Army tanks and men, then follows the trail to discover Brain Wave inside a weird glass box. Firing his power ring at it, the ray bounces back, knocking the Emerald Crusader off a cliff, apparently to his death!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 37)

The Atom; The Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; General "Stubby" Klemper; The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; Per Degaton; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]] (villains); General "Stubby" Klemper (villain, automaton 233, death)

Synopsis

On the eastern seaboard, the Atom arrives at the HQ of General "Stubby" Klemper, notifying him that Wonder Woman has informed him that lifelike automatons are being used by the Injustice Society to impersonate important government officials. Then he discovers the "General" to be one and disables it, and disguises himself like the General. Using the automaton's control box, he follows the signal to the HQ of the Injustice Society, frees the General and attacks the villains, but is captured.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 38)

Dr. Mid-Nite; Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Per Degaton (villain); Safe-Cracker Brigade (villains)

Synopsis

Joining the armed forces of Capitol City, Dr. Mid-Nite finds himself under attack from the air, where criminal paratroopers are dropping smoke bombs to cover their takeover of the Washington Monument. He outmaneuvers their grenades, overpowers them, then races up the spiral staircase of the monument to discover Degaton aiming a weapon at him. But the Man of Night throws a smoke bomb at Degaton, blinding him. After the smoke clears, Dr. Mid-Nite discovers that Degaton has escaped via a rope leading down to the Capitol dome, and he follows, only to be overcome by Degaton.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

John Belfi

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; Junior Justice Society of America (cameo); The Injustice Society of the World [The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]; Per Degaton; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]] (villains)

Synopsis

When Dr. Mid-Nite recovers, he is chained with the other JSA members (sans GL) under a "will-paralyzer" placed there by the Injustice Society, but they find a way to escape. Then they walk right into a courtroom, where the prosecutor, the Wizard, is ready to plead his case against the JSA to Judge Thinker, who declares them innocent, and reveals himself as GL. There is a battle royale while The Wizard escapes to engage the JSA one final time with his army outside, but the JJSA shows up and helps to stop him. Then before a real judge, the JSA pronounces the villains guilty!

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947)

History's Crime Wave! (Table of Contents: 40)

The Justice Society of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Genghis Khan; Attila; Nero; Goliath; Cesare Borgia; Lucrezia Borgia; Captain Kidd

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1947-January 1948)

History's Crime Wave! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall] (death); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (death); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo on splash page); Johnny Thunder (death); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (death); The Atom [Al Pratt] (death); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (death)]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Sonia Gaye (concert pianist); John Gaye (violinist, Sonia's brother, death); unnamed prosecutor; unnamed judge; Big Boy Nelson (wrestler); Little David (wrestler, death, mention only); the Van West sisters (one dies); Mr. Benson (owner of Gem Rarities); unnamed partner of Mr. Benson (death); Mary; Stephen (Mary's wife, death); unnamed wax museum guard [as Genghis Khan; Attila the Hun; Nero; Goliath; Cesare Borgia; Captain Kidd] (villain, unseen in this chapter); Lucrezia Borgia (villain, splash only)

Synopsis

The Police are stunned and mystified with five separate crimes, each resulting in a death, and each being blamed on (by the suspects) by infamous villain in history. All the suspects are quickly tried, convicted and sentenced to death. To make matters worse, when six members of the JSA investigate, they are actually killed by the villains blamed for the other crimes! A dying Johnny Thunder sends his companion, the Black Canary, to JSA HQ to report all that has gone on to Wonder Woman.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1947-January 1948)

Indexer Notes

The splash page replicates the cover.

[History's Crime Wave! Part 2] (Table of Contents: 42)

The Justice Society of America / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Paula; unnamed wax museum guard (villain); Nero (villain, wax figure); Genghis Khan (villain, wax figure); Goliath (villain, wax figure); Cesare Borgia (villain, wax figure); Lucrezia Borgia (villain, wax figure); Captain Kidd (villain, wax figure); Attila the Hun (villain, wax figure)

Synopsis

As Wonder Woman sits alone in JSA HQ wondering what has happened to the All-Stars, Black Canary enters and tells the Amazon Maiden what has happened to Johnny. Wonder Woman leaves and collects the corpses of the JSA members, and takes them back to HQ. Then, she and the Canary fly them to Paula's secret lab and bring them back to life again with the Purple Ray, after which the members dash to the wax museum, looking for the villains. Realizing they are only wax, they are perplexed. However, Black Canary, after listening to GL's incident, figures out a way to capture the true villain.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1947-January 1948)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich.

This is the only JSA story in which Paula appears, and the first JSA tale to feature the Invisible Plane.

[History's Crime Wave! Part 3] (Table of Contents: 43)

The Justice Society of America / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider; also as Nero]; The Atom [Al Pratt; also as Goliath]; The Flash [Jay Garrick; also as Captain Kidd]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott; also as Cesare Borgia]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; also as Genghis Khan]; Johnny Thunder [also as Attila the Hun]]; Big Boy Nelson (wrestler, mention only); Nero (villain, wax figure); Goliath (villain, wax figure); Captain Kidd (villain, wax figure); Cesare Borgia (villain, wax figure); Genghis Khan (villain, wax figure); Attila the Hun (villain, wax figure)

Synopsis

Soon after, a newspaper, the Globe Telegraph, announces that the JSA has caught the true killers who masqueraded as the ancient villains, and shows a picture as proof! Naturally, the "real villains" are perplexed...and, as each of the JSA members goes after the real villain involved at the scene of each crime, and overcome them, each villain breaks apart, proving only to be wax dummies! Simultaneously, as the figures break apart, they explode, knocking the JSA members unconscious.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1947-January 1948)

Indexer Notes

The Chicago Globe Telegraph newspaper in panel 1, page 24 states that the paper was founded in 1801 and this issue is dated Saturday, October 25, 1947.

[History's Crime Wave! Part 4] (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake; also as Lucrezia Borgia]; unnamed wax museum guard [also as Attila the Hun] (villain, death); Nero (villain, wax figure); Goliath (villain, wax figure); Cesare Borgia (villain, wax figure); Captain Kidd (villain, wax figure); Genghis Khan (villain, wax figure)

Synopsis

The JSA awake to find themselves bound inside a huge wax vat in the basement of the museum, with hot wax raining down on them. As they look up, the evil villains are standing and gloating over their demise, when suddenly only one of them unmasks (Attila), revealing the security guard of the museum, who tells them that he had impersonated ALL of the villains. Why? Because the JSA dared to insult them, and thereby insulted him! Suddenly Lucrezia Borgia appears, catching the guard off guard, but her wax mask melts, revealing the Black Canary. She frees the JSA, the guard dies in the wax vat.

Reprints

• from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1947-January 1948)

Indexer Notes

Black Canary, after the adventure, is declared to be an "Honored Guest" of the JSA, with hopes that, one day, she will become a permanent member.

Biographies (Table of Contents: 45)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas; Jerry Bails (research assistance)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

The Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 46)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A reproduction of Roy Thomas' certificate of membership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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