All-Star Comics #16

(April-May 1943)

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

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Introduction] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (inset splash page, Honorary Member, not in story); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (inset splash page, Honorary Member, not in story); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset splash page, Honorary Member, not in story); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset splash page, Honorary Member, not in story); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Secretary); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Johnny Thunder]; Adolf Hitler (villain, flashback); Ernst Buehler (villain)

Synopsis

Hawkman informs the members that the Nazis are trying a new strategy on America: divide and conquer, by using prejudices and hatred among people to severely disrupt our war effort. Each member is asked to enlist the assistance of the Junior Justice Society members in their locality and to sign up new members where possible.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Junior Justice Society of America

Indexer Notes

On page C, panel 3, are shown the JSA membership certificate, the decoder, and membership badge.

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mr. Bolton (steel company owner, Jim's father); Mrs. Bolton (Jim's mother, cameo); Bolton's un-named butler (cameo); Jim Bolton; Al Reed (union representative, Bill's father); Al Reed; Mrs. Casey (landlady, cameo); Ernst Buehler (villain)

Synopsis

Hawkman becomes involved in a situation involving the Bolton Steel Works, located near Hawk Valley. It seems that a fifth columnist has gained a job at the factory and is stirring up resentment against their boss. Hawkman arrives on the scene and uncovers the plot to stir up hate and prejudice between the workmen, and nabs the Nazi agent.

Then Hawkman passes out each member's assignment to uncover Fifth Columnists at work in various areas.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Bolton Steel Works; Hawk Valley

Indexer Notes

Hawkman is the narrator of this chapter.

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Mid-Nite; Justice Society of America / 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]; Tony Scarlotti, Jr. (JJSA member); Mrs. Scarlotti (cameo); "Tough Tony" Scarlotti (former racketeer, death); Kurt Schultz (villain, death); Schultz's thugs (villains, some die)

Synopsis

Tony Scarlotti was a big-time gangster until his son was born, then he vowed to give it up and lead the type of life his son could be proud of. Dr. Mid-Nite comes to visit the Scarlotti home...not to see Tony, but his son, a JJSA member, who has been the victim of racial and religious prejudice, vowing to stop it. Meanwhile, an old "friend" of Tony shows up and wants Tony to help spread racial and religious prejudices, or else! Tony agrees, not wanting his son to find out about his past. But when young Scarlotti is kidnapped, Dr. Mid-Nite steps in to straighten out the situation.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Victory Puzzles / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent

Pencils

A. W. Nugent

Inks

A. W. Nugent

Colors

?

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

This filler does NOT appear in the Archives.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Eddie Brackus (JJSA member); Mr. Brackus (mine owner, Eddie's father); group of Fifth Columnists (villains)

Synopsis

The Atom has saved the lives of many workers in a coal mine, when the roof caves in on top of him. As he lay there, his mind goes back when a JJSA member tells him about the "killer mine" that the miners refuse to enter. A Nazi newcomer spreads propaganda that the mine owner has not adding safety features in the mines...but the Atom refutes that claim. The Atom kicks the guy out of camp, takes miners down himself to prove that the mine has safety features. When other fifth columnists sabotage the mine, the Atom digs his way out, and collects evidence against the men who rigged the accidents.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Pebble Coal Corporation

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Jimmy; Jimmy's unnamed brother; Eddie; Eddie's unnamed father; Mr. Fortune (villain); Mr. Fortune's thugs (villains)

Synopsis

A strange seer named Mr. Fortune is predicting the very accidents or fortunes that begin occurring to people. Unknown to them, he not only predicts the situations, but makes sure they come true. When people begin to believe anything he tells them, he plans to begin spreading Nazi propaganda that they should hoard rationed items against their helpless future. Dr. Fate enters the scene, only to be accused by Fortune of actually being un-American! Fate visits the down-hearted JJSA members in the area and tells them that he will prove that Fortune is a Nazi, spreading phony propaganda.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Indexer Notes

Jimmy and Eddie aid Dr. Fate during the story, then are made members of the JJSA at the end.

The Big Eight! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Gardner Fox; Jack Kirby (partial re-write)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ted Worth (JJSA member, newsboy); Henry Overman [aka Hans Emil Obermeyer] (villain); Nazi thugs (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

The publisher of a Nazi newspaper called the New Way is being haunted by visions of the Sandman. But the real Sandman enlists the aid of a JJSA newsie to spread the truth about the paper and its publisher in order to smoke the rat out of hiding, and put an end to his activities.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

The New Way

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich. Re-writes confirmed by Jack Kirby.

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 6] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Ed Dobrotka

Inks

Ed Dobrotka

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Starman [Ted Knight]; unnamed JJSA members; two unnamed Fifth Columnists (villains)

Synopsis

In the town of Granary, Nazi propagandists move in to convince the farmers that, while they do all the hard work of planting and harvesting the grain, it's the storekeepers who are making all the profit from their labors. Starman arrives on the scene and is accused by the farmers themselves that he's on the side of the storekeepers, so he enlists the aid of the JJSA to help prove that the propagandists are really Nazis...and they do...big time!

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Bijou Theatre; Granary; Gravity Rod

Secret Weapon (Table of Contents: 12)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker

Indexer Notes

This text story does NOT appear in the Archives.

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

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 7] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Jan Szybowski; Peg Szyboweski [aka Peg Kelly]; Agent Z-4637 (villain)

Synopsis

In the small town of Shelby, a defense plant's safe is robbed, nothing being taken except a floor plan. However, from that point on, newer workers in that plant begin stirring up racial hatred by accusing one of the workers of the attempted theft, after planting the stolen floor plan on him. Spectre handles the situation by taking a sleeping propagandist into outer space and pretending to be Satan himself. Scared silly, the propagandist contacts Hitler by radio and the other workers see him do it and beat him up.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Shelby

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit from Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Chapter 8] (Table of Contents: 16)

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]; group of Fifth Columnists (villains)

Synopsis

Johnny is given the location of a hideout being used by fifth columnists and the password to get in...and in he goes, in spite of what the Thunderbolt tells him. While in there, he listens to Nazi propaganda about how farmers are destroying foodstuffs in order to rake in huge profits, and Johnny falls for it, even becoming their spokesperson! Johnny finally sees the error of his beliefs, and, with the help of the T-Bolt, defeats the bad guys. The owner of a theatre then tells Johnny that he is having a War Bond rally, and the T-Bolt suggests the JSA all appear on stage.

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Keywords

Say You

[The Justice Society Fights for a United America! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; The Thunbderbolt [Archibald]

Synopsis

The JSA gather at a giant motion picture palace to talk to the American people about what the Nazis are attempting to do and ask for their help in ending racial and religious prejudices. After all, as Hawkman says, we are ALL Americans, regardless of race, creed or religion, and the enemies are Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo, and together we can defeat that enemy!

Reprints

• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (1998 [January 1999])

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

All-American by John R. Tunis (Table of Contents: 19)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

The Junior Justice Society of America (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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