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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published March-April 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes Moldoff touch-up pencil & ink credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Touch-up credits were confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

Cover Details - "For America and Democracy"

Characters Hawkman; Green Lantern; Dr. Fate; Spectre; Flash; Hourman; The Atom (all as the Justice Society of America)
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff (Hawkman helmet wings touch-up)
Inks Everett Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff (Hawkman helmet wings touch-up)
Notes Moldoff touch-up pencil & ink credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Touch-up credits were confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1; in America Vs. the Justice Society (DC, 1985 series) #1 [recreated by Al Dellinges]

3 page Justice Society of America story "For America and Democracy! (introduction)"

Characters Spectre; Dr. Fate; Sandman; Flash; Hawkman; Green Lantern; Hourman; The Atom (all as the Justice Society of America)
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Notes Introduction; given assignment by the FBI chief, who also appears in All-Star #9.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Flash story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 1)"

Characters The Flash
Synopsis The Flash heads to manufacturing centers in Michigan and Wisconsin to put a stop to insideous work stoppages brought about by a group known as the Grey Shirts, who work for a mastermind named Fritz Klaver, who lives in Toledo, Ohio.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page The Flash promo (ad from the publisher) "The Flash Wins and Becomes the Next Quarterly Like Superman and Batman!"

Characters Spot illo of the Flash
Synopsis The Flash wins the contest announced in All-Star #3 and wins a magazine of his own. Readers are asked, by writer Gardner Fox & artist E. E. Hibbard, for a cash prize of $25 and/or free copies of All-Star #5, to create a title for that new comic magazine.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett Hibbard (spot illo)
Inks Everett Hibbard (spot illo)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Green Lantern story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 2)"

Characters Green Lantern; Irene Miller
Synopsis Green Lantern and Irene Miller investigate radio transmission interruptions, believed to be caused by foreign agents. Irene is captured and held aboard a giant dirigible commanded by a man known as the Baron.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Martin Nodell
Inks Martin Nodell
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Spectre, The story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 3)"

Characters Spectre
Synopsis The Grim Ghost travels to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to investigate sabotage of munition factories there.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Lettering credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Hourman story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 4)"

Characters Hourman
Synopsis Hour-Man heads for Oklahoma to disrupt the plans of a Captain Erdner, who is planning to dynamite all oil wells within that state.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Dr. Fate story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 5)"

Characters Dr. Fate; Sandman (cameo); The Flash (cameo)
Synopsis Dr. Fate is ordered to New England to look for sabotage at the naval yards along the Atlantic Seaboard.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (April 30, 2004)and confirmed by Howard Sherman.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Sandman story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 6)"

Characters The Sandman; Dr. Fate (cameo)
Synopsis Sandman heads for El Paso to help out the editor of a newspaper there, who has been receiving threats because he dares write editorials criticizing dictator nations.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf
Letters Chad Grothkopf
Notes Letterer credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004)and confirmed by Chad Grothkopf.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

2 page Johnny Thunder text story "A Fortune Teller's Fortune"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darling
Synopsis Daisy insists that Johnny go with her to a fortune-teller named Mogi, the Marvelous.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Evelyn Gaines?
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Letters typeset
Notes A statement of ownership appears at the bottom of page two of this story.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre adventure; aviation
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Ad for Hop's A-A Flying Club.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Hawkman story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 7)"

Characters Hawkman; Shiera Sanders
Synopsis The Flying Fury travels to California to prevent spies from stealing the designs of a new speedy plane being developed at an aviation plant.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

5 page Atom story "For America and Democracy! (chapter 8)"

Characters The Atom
Synopsis Atom heads for Tri-State College to prevent foreign students, being sent there by enemy nations, from indoctrinating American students.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Ben Flinton
Inks Ben Flinton
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

3 page Justice Society of America story "For America and Democracy! (conclusion)"

Characters The Atom; Johnny Thunder; The Flash; Spectre; Dr. Fate; Hawkman; Sandman; Green Lantern (all as the Justice Society of America); Fritz Klaver (villain)
Synopsis The JSA closes in on Fritz Klaver, who threatens to blow up everyone rather than be captured.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

Half page JSA promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters JSA members
Synopsis Preview of the story found in All-Star #5.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett Hibbard (head-views of members)
Inks Everett Hibbard (head-views of members)
Letters typeset
Notes Added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #6; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1