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25Summer 1945
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All-Star Comics #25

DC · Summer 1945 · on sale 1945-05-15

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Identification plate

Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
Summer 1945
Key date
1945-07-00
On-sale date
1945-05-15
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Forgotten Crime!cover1pencils: Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel; inks: Joe Gallagher, Martin NaydelJustice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2The AA Emblem Makes a Hit Every Time!!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime [Introduction]comic story3script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel; inks: Joe Gallagher, Martin NaydelJustice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Secretary); The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]]; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]; Tim Kimball (amnesiac)
4The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 1comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertHawkman [Carter Hall]; unnamed housekeeper for the Kimball's (also in flashback); Tim Kimball (flashback); Rob Victor (flashback); Doris Black (flashback); Martini (villain, jeweler); Big Hunk's gang (villains)
6The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 2comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch, Martin Naydel; inks: Stan Asch, Martin NaydelGreen Lantern [Alan Scott]; unnamed newspaper reporter; Doris Black (also in flashback); unnamed prison warden; Rob Victor (flashback); Tim Kimball (flashback); gang of thugs (villains)
7The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 3comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Gallagher; inks: Joe GallagherThe Atom [Al Pratt]; Jabez Smith (Kimball's butler); Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]; unnamed District Attorney (flashback); gang of thugs (villains)
9The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 4comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschDr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor] (also in flashback); Tim Kimball (flashback); Doris Black (flashback); Kimball's unnamed bodyguards; Hengast Kimball (villain, oil man)
10J. Modest Martincomic story1script: R. Santi; pencils: R. Santi; inks: R. Santi; letters: R. SantiJ. Modest Martin
11Lead in His Shoestext story2script: Jay MarrBuster Leeds (track coach); Roy Minters; Bill Brent
12-activity0.67script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
14The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 5comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]; gang of thugs (villains)
15The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Interludecomic story1script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel; inks: Joe Gallagher, Martin NaydelJustice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]
17The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Chapter 6comic story5script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel; inks: Joe Gallagher, Martin NaydelThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Chez "Hunk" Adams (villain); Adam's gang (villains)
18Join the Junior Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: ?; typesetHawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]
19The Mystery of the Forgotten Crime, Conclusioncomic story4script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Martin Naydel, Joe Gallagher; inks: Martin Naydel, Joe GallagherJustice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; Doris Black; Hooded Figure [Rob Victor]; Tim Kimball; Jabez Smith; Hengast Kimball (villain)
21-public service announcement1letters: typeset

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