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ALL-STAR SQUADRON #8
Cover Date: April 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
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Cover Credits:
Art: Joe Kubert (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Adrian Gonzales, Don Heck |
| Inks | Jerry Ordway |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Associate editing | Mike W. Barr |
| Editing | Len Wein |
Feature Character(s):
- All-Star Squadron
- Atom (Al Pratt)
- Commander Steel (Hank Heywood; last chronological appearance in flashback next issue; see Comments)
- Firebrand II (Danette Reilly)
- Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders; next in All-Star Comics #11; see Comments)
- Johnny Quick
- Liberty Belle
- Robotman
- Shining Knight
Villain(s):
- Baron Blitzkrieg
- Zwerg
- Black Assassin (also in flashback to February 1940; dies; see Comments)
- Kung (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #238)
Other Character(s):
- Gloria Giles (also in flashback to February 1940)
- Gilbert Giles (flashback to 1940)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Winston Churchill (also in flashback to February 1940)
- Dr. Allison
- Major Morton (in flashback to February 1940)
- two British commandos
- two Canadian soldiers (Harry and Jack; first appearance of both; Harry dies)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Hawkman (Carter Hall; image)
Location(s):
- Earth-2
- London, England
- Ottawa, Ontario Canada
- Outside Washington, DC
- Poland (in flashback to February 1940)
Comment(s):
- Main story takes place on December 30, 1941 with flashbacks to February 1940.
- The flashbacks to February 1940 in this and the next issue incorporate pages intended for the unpublished Steel, the Indestructible Man #6, but presented in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2. The pages were re-inked, re-lettered, and partially re-drawn and re-written.
- Story continues in next issue.
- Since much of All-Star Comics #11 has been revealed, retroactively, as a dream sequence, if the meeting between Carter Hall and Shiera Sanders did occur, it would probably happen here.
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Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents: All-Star Squadron #1 (April 2012)
Solicitation:
- The origin of the newly arrived young hero Steel! As the All-Star Squadron keep guard over Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister and Liberty Belle investigate the story behind the new hero.
Credits:
- Roy Thomas (script)
- Adrian Gonzales (pencils)
- Jerry Ordway (inks)
- Mike W. Barr (associate edits)
- Len Wein (edits)
Comment(s):
- Profiles of Shining Knight, Winged Victory, Robotman and Johnny Quick.