All-Star Comics #37

(October-November 1947)

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) (Expand) /

Flash Comics; All-Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Golden Lasso

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Carson always gets it on the porch that way!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

This filler was NOT reprinted in the Archive. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Stan Musial (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Gartmoor Prison; Metal Projector

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 2] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Heavy Ray Machine; Plateau City

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

Parker Johns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Mirage Thrower; Power Ring; Uthorium Town

Tick Tock (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Udall (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archive.

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After thirty years, it's finally finished!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

This filler did NOT appear in the Archive. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 4] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Capitiol City (mention only); Capitol City (mention only)

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Army Rapidly Demobilizing

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

This filler did NOT appear in the Archive. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

[The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 5] (Table of Contents: 15)

Dr. Mid-Nite; 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

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 take-over of the Washington Monument. He out maneuvers their grenades, over-powers 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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Capitol building; Capitol City; Smoke-Thrower; Washington Monument

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

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

[The Injustice Society of the World! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
• in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #8 ([October] 2002)
• in Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)

Keywords

Power Ring; Will Paralyzer

Out-Foxing the "Fox" (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Heroes of the Flood! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)