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All-Star Comics 18

ALL-STAR COMICS #18

Cover Date: Fall 1943
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Frank Harry


Story: "Insects Turn to Crime!" (51 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoe Gallagher, Sheldon Moldoff, Howard Sherman, Stan Aschmeier, Bernard Baily
PencilsPierce Rice
InksArthur Cazeneuve
LetteringJoe Gallagher, Sheldon Moldoff, Howard Sherman, Stan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Justice Society of America:
Sandman (between Adventure Comics #87 and #88)
Spectre (between More Fun Comics #93/5 and #94/5; see Comments for issue #16)
Johnny Thunder (between Flash Comics #46/2 and #47/2)
Starman (between Adventure Comics #87/4 and #88/4)
Doctor Mid-Nite (between All-American Comics #53/3 and #54/3)
Atom (between All-American Comics #53/2 and #54/2)
Hawkman (between Flash Comics #46/5 and #47/5)
Wonder Woman (last in Sensation Comics #22; next in Comic Cavalcade #4)
Doctor Fate (between More Fun Comics #93/2 and #94/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Thunderbolt (between Flash Comics #46/2 and #47/2)

Villain(s):

King Bee (first appearance; an entomologist who discovers how to transfer insect abilities to humans; appears in flashback in All-Star Squadron #3, then All-Star Squadron #1 between panels of this story)
Insect Men (Borers, Water Bugs (Chuck Demsey named), Hornet-Men, Spider-Men, Ant-Men, Grasshopper Men and Fly-Men; first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Abner Mason (first appearance; father of one of the "insect men")
Sergi Astrakoff (first appearance; a European refugee scientist who is robbed by Borers)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Story Reprinted in:

All Star Comics Archives #4


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Second Story: "Hop Harrigan at New Guinea" (2 Pages)

Credits:

LetteringTypeset
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan

Supporting Character(s):

Tank Tinker

Villain(s):

Japs (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New Guinea

Comment(s):

This is a text story.


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