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36August-September 1947
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All-Star Comics #36

DC · August-September 1947 · on sale 1947-06-23

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Identification plate

Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
August-September 1947
Key date
1947-08-00
On-sale date
1947-06-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
05 Drowned Men!cover1pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJustice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]
1Funny Stuffpromo (ad from the publisher)0.75
2Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
3All-Star Comics Prologuecomic story3script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJustice Society of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (inset, Honorary Member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (inset, Honorary Member); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (inse
45 Drowned Men! [Introduction]comic story4script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJustice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (JSA Secretary); The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member)]
55 Drowned Men! Chapter 1comic story5script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen, John BelfiThe Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mr. Ardman; Mrs. Ardman; The Grim Marauder [Ed Findley] (villain)
75 Drowned Men! Chapter 2comic story5script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Rex Gardin [aka Gale] (political candidate, Luke Gale's brother); Mr. X [Mat Matwell] (villain); Luke Gale (villain, murderer, death, image only)
95 Drowned Men! Chapter 3comic story5script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertHawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Professor Alvin Doty (archaeologist); The Black Rider [Archie Erdner] (villain)
115 Drowned Men! Chapter 4comic story4script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryDr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; unnamed bank President; unnamed Police Commissioner; Professor Saul Philpotts (villain); Calvin Stymes (villain)
125 Drowned Men! Chapter 5comic story4script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenSuperman [Clark Kent]; Hanson Laping (cameo); The Wrecker [Ben Stanley] (villain); The Wrecker's Gang (villains); Calvin Stymes (villain)
135 Drowned Men! Interludecomic story1script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen, John BelfiJustice Society of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Ben Stanley; Ed Findley; Mat Mat
14No Help Wantedtext story2script: Charles King
15-cartoon0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
17-comic story3pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanRockhead McWizzard
185 Drowned Men! Chapter 6comic story4script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenGreen Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); The Stuttering Man [Calvin Stymes] (villain)
195 Drowned Men! Conclusioncomic story3script: Gardner Fox, Sheldon Mayer, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin HasenJustice Society of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary member); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary member); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Stuttering Man [Calvin Stymes] (villain, deat
21Watch Out! It's Loaded!promo (ad from the publisher)1

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CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #31980On eBay ›
All Star Comics Archives #8
ISBN 1-56389-812-8		2002On eBay ›

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