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All-Star Comics 13

ALL-STAR COMICS #13

Cover Date: October-November 1942
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley


Story: "Shanghaied into Space!" (57 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox, William Moulton Marston
ArtJack Burnley, Sheldon Moldoff, Cliff Young, Joe Gallagher, Harry G. Peter, Stan Aschmeier, Bernard Baily
LetteringJack Burnley, Sheldon Moldoff, Cliff Young, Joe Gallagher, Harry G. Peter, Stan Aschmeier, Howard Ferguson
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Justice Society of America (as the Justice Battalion):
Sandman (last in All-Star Squadron #64; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #55/2 and #60 with new details; next in Young All-Stars #2)
Spectre (last in More Fun Comics #84/6; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #59/2 and #60 with new details; next in More Fun Comics #85/6)
Johnny Thunder (last in Flash Comics #38/3; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #58/2 and #60 with new details; next in Flash Comics #39/3)
Starman (last in All-Star Squadron #64; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #57 and #60 with new details; next in Adventure Comics #80)
Doctor Mid-Nite (last in All-American Comics #42/2; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #56/2 and #60 with new details; next in Young All-Stars #2)
Atom (last in All-Star Squadron #64; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #57 and #60 with new details; next in Young All-Stars #2)
Hawkman (last in Flash Comics #34/6; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #52/2 and #60 with new details; next, behind the scenes, in All-Star Squadron #61)
Wonder Woman (last in Wonder Woman #2; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #57 and #60 with new details; next in Wonder Woman #228; voted to full membership in the Justice Society (and Justice Battalion)

Supporting Character(s):

Thunderbolt (last in Flash Comics #34/3; also shown in All-Star Squadron #50, #58/2 and #60 with new details; next in Flash Comics #35/3)

Villain(s):

Adolf Hitler (in flashback to a meeting "weeks ago")
Nazi Agents (first appearance for all)
Professor Gootsden (first appearance; creates "rocket ships" to send the JSA to "other worlds")

Other Character(s):

Aka (first appearance; president of Akania, a nation on "Saturn")
Ulala (first appearance; king of Uranus)

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Saturn (ruled by humans)
Uranus (ruled by human brains encased in crystalline human bodies)
Neptune (ruled by humanoid plants under the frozen surface)
Jupiter (ruled by humans encased in robotic bodies; red spot is a living creature)
Mars (ruled by humans)
Pluto (ruled by underground humans; planet originally from Andromeda, but torn away into our solar orbit)
Mercury (ruled by large intelligent spiders)
Venus (ruled by butterfly-winged women; appears next in Sensation Comics #11)

Comment(s):

As shown in All-Star Squadron #50, this adventure begins on April 1, 1942, and finishes up on April 15, 1942.
Due to the effects of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the planets visited by the Justice Society are not in the solar system, but in parallel universes that have different scientific laws.

Story Reprinted in:

All Star Comics Archives #3


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Second Story: "Turtles and T.N.T." (2 Pages)

Credits:

LetteringTypeset
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan

Supporting Character(s):

Tank Tinker

Villain(s):

Japanese spies (several die; first appearance of all)

Comment(s):

This is a text story.

Story Reprinted in:

All Star Comics Archives #3


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