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All-Star Comics 3

ALL-STAR COMICS #3

Cover Date: Winter 1940
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Everett E. Hibbard


Story: [The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtEverett E. Hibbard
LetteringEverett E. Hibbard
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Justice Society of America:
Doctor Fate (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Sandman (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31; next in DC Universe: Legacies #1)
Flash (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Spectre (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Green Lantern (last in All-American Comics #22)
Hawkman (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Hourman (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)
Atom (last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31; next in DC Universe: Legacies #1)

Guest Star(s):

Johnny Thunder (last in Flash Comics #13/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Thunderbolt (last in Flash Comics #13/2)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Red Tornado (in between All-American Comics #21 and #22)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
JSA Headquarters (first appearance; top floor of a hotel owned by Wesley Dodds)

Comment(s):

This is a framing sequence for the flashback stories told by the members to Johnny Thunder.
This story takes place on November 22, 1940.

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Second Story: [Chapter 1] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtEverett E. Hibbard
LetteringEverett E. Hibbard
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Flash (in flashback following issue #1/4 and preceding Flash Comics #8)

Supporting Character(s):

Joan Williams (in flashback following Flash Comics #6 and preceding flashback in Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends)

Villain(s):

a Tiger Shark
Burly Bill and the crew of the Nancy K (in flashback; first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Mary Rogers (first appearance; a friend of Joan's; in flashback)
Tim Rogers (first appearance; Mary's father, searching for sunken treasure; in flashback)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Panama

Comment(s):

This story takes place during the previous summer.

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Third Story: [Chapter 2] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSheldon Moldoff
LetteringSheldon Moldoff
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman (in flashback following issue #1 and preceding Flash Comics #8/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Shiera Sanders (in flashback between Flash Comics #7/3 and #11)

Villain(s):

Mazda the Great (first appearance; in flashback; probably dies)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Krakatao (first appearance; an island in the Pacific Ocean that exploded in 1883)

Comment(s):

This story is retold with new details in All-Star Squadron #20.

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Fourth Story: [Chapter 3] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily

Feature Character(s):

Spectre (in flashback following #1/5 and preceding More Fun Comics #58)

Villain(s):

Oom (first appearance; in flashback; next in All-Star Squadron #51)

Location(s):

Yzgartyl (first appearance; Oom's homeworld; in flashback)

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Fifth Story: [Chapter 4] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily

Feature Character(s):

Hourman (in flashback between Adventure Comics #53 and #54)

Supporting Character(s):

Alexander Bannermain
Regina Bannermain

Villain(s):

Mr. Durant and the Hourman Gang (in flashback; see Comments)

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Sixth Story: [Chapter 5] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtChad Grothkopf
LetteringChad Grothkopf

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (last in issue #1/2; next in Adventure Comics #55/5)

Supporting Character(s):

Dian Belmont

Villain(s):

Dr. Faversham (in flashback; see Comments)

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Seventh Story: [Chapter 6] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringHoward Sherman

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Fate (in flashback between More Fun Comics #56/6 and #57/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Inza Cramer (in flashback between More Fun Comics #56/6 and #57/6)

Villain(s):

a sorcerer (in flashback; dies)

Location(s):

Salem, MA
Fate's Tower

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Eighth Story: "Guarding an Heiress" (2 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSheldon Mayer
LetteringTypeset

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Thunder (in flashback between [[]] and New York World's Fair Comics #2/7)

Supporting Character(s):

Daisy Darling (in flashback between [[]] and New York World's Fair Comics #2/7)
Thunderbolt (in flashback between [[]] and New York World's Fair Comics #2/7)

Villain(s):

Edgar Egwell, Jr. (first appearance; in flashback; see Comments; tries to date Daisy, turns out to be a crook)

Other Character(s):

Theresa Drew (first appearance; in flashback; see Comments; a heiress Johnny is paid to guard)

Comment(s):

This is a two page text flashback story.

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Ninth Story: [Chapter 7] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill O'Connor
ArtBen Flinton

Feature Character(s):

Atom (in flashback following All-American Comics #22/4 and preceding DC Special #29/Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31)

Supporting Character(s):

Mary James (in flashback; between All-American Comics #22/4 and #25/2)

Villain(s):

Brooklyn Murder Trust (in flashback; see Comments)

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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Tenth Story: [Chapter 8] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtMartin Nodell
LetteringMartin Nodell

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern

Supporting Character(s):

Irene Miller (in between All-American Comics #21 and #22)

Villain(s):

Lacy (first appearance; in flashback; a crook who tries to run for Police Commissioner)

Other Character(s):

Police Commissioner Mason (first appearance; in flashback)
Paul Pryor (first appearance; in flashback; a newspaper columnist)

Location(s):

Apex Broadcasting Company

Story Reprinted in:

Famous First Edition #F-7 (June-July 1975)
All Star Comics Archives #1 (1991)
Millennium Edition: All Star Comics No. 3 (June 2000)


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