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10April-May 1942
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All-Star Comics #10

DC · April-May 1942 · on sale 1942-02-21

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Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
April-May 1942
Key date
1942-04-00
On-sale date
1942-02-21
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardJustice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member, inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Hono
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-in-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! [Introduction]comic story4script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardJustice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Superman (Honorary Member, inset on splash page, not in story); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member, inset on first page, not in story); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member, inse
4The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 1comic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffHawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent] (inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (inset); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (image); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (image); The Atom [Al Pratt] (image); Starman [Ted Knight] (image); Hawkman [Carter H
5The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Interludecomic story1script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardJustice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Starman [Ted Knight]]
6The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 2comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
7The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 3comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Ben FlintonThe Atom [Al Pratt]; Carla (inhabitant of the sky city); Jon (a Defender); Jak (a Defender)
8The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 4comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyStarman [Ted Knight]; The Defenders
9All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11An Important Message to Members of the All-American Flying Clubin-house column2letters: typeset
12The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 5comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (statue); Superman [Clark Kent] (statue); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (statue); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (statue); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (statue); George Washington (statue); Thomas Jefferson (statue); The Tribunal; Karles (a Defender); Mary (Karles' wife);
13The Ghost Planetext story2script: Evelyn GainesHop Harrigan; Flannery (a detective, death); un-named German spy (villain); X-58 (villain, German spy)
14The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
16The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 6comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschDr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hooty (an owl); unnamed Chief Administrator of the City of Knowledge; The Supreme Scientists; The Defenders; two unnamed scientists (villains)
17The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 7comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan; also as the Savant]; High Savant of Ultima; two unnamed crooks (villains)
18The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Chapter 8comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; The Defenders; Black Butch (villain)
19The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula! Conclusioncomic story2script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardJustice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo)]; Prof
20And Now Wonder Womanpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
All Star Comics Archives #2
ISBN 0-930289-12-9
1993On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice Society of America: For America and Democracy #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-847-6
2025On eBay ›

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