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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published August-September 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes Touch-up credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Touch-ups confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

Cover Details - "The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder!"

Characters Hawkman; Dr. Fate; Green Lantern; Flash; The Atom; Hourman; Spectre; Sandman; Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt (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 Touch-up credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Touch-ups confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

3 page Justice Society of America story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (introduction)"

Characters Dr. Fate; Sandman; The Atom; Hourman; The Flash (leaves); Spectre; Hawkman; Green Lantern (all as the Justice Society of America); Johnny Thunder
Synopsis As the Flash can no longer attend JSA meetings since he was elected an honorary member, the members decide to put Johnny Thunder to the test to see if he is an appropriate replacement.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Notes Johnny Thunder replaces Flash as a member. JT was a guest in 3-4.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

3 page Johnny Thunder story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 1)"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Synopsis After having been shown a phony newspaper about a Killer McPanzee, Johnny heads out to capture the phony felon, unaware that the criminal element has also seen the newspaper and decides to take advantage of the situation.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Flash story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 2)"

Characters The Flash; Johnny Thunder; Green Lantern (cameo)
Synopsis The Flash is contacted by Johnny's Thunderbolt that his pal is in desperate need of assistance from drowning at the hands of a counterfeiting gang, and he turns the tables on the crooks.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Johnny Thunder story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (interlude)"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Inza
Synopsis Saved from drowning by the Thunderbolt, Johnny is once again pursued by a criminal element, and wishes that a pretty girl would come to comfort him. Inza appears and now Johnny wishes that Dr. Fate was also there.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

5 page Dr. Fate story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 3)"

Characters Dr. Fate; Inza; Thunderbolt
Synopsis By the time Dr. Fate arrives, Johnny has disappeared and Inza has been left behind, so Fate takes Inza with him to search for Johnny, and runs into more crooks.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Johnny Thunder story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (interlude)"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Synopsis Johnny had hid in the trunk of Inza's car when the crooks stole it and entered a garage where Dr. Fate had tailed the crooks. Johnny accidently falls down a laundry chute into the midst of walking skeletons and asks for Sandman to help him.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Sandman story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 4)"

Characters Sandman; Johnny Thunder; Hourman (cameo); Hawkman (cameo)
Synopsis Sandman discovers Johnny in the Playhouse of Horrors and shows Johnny that the skeletons are only actors! However, Sandman discovers that crooks having been trying to extort protection money from the Playhouse, and wades into them.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Hourman story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 5)"

Characters Hourman; Spectre (cameo); The Atom (cameo)
Synopsis Back at JSA HQ, several members wonder where Johnny is since other members have been unable to locate him. So the Hour-Man heads downtown and notes a movie theatre showing a film on Africa, and reasons Johnny may be at the movies. What he finds instead is a group of felons disguised as gorillas, trying to heist the day's receipts!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Johnny Thunder story "The Justice Society nitiates Johnny Thunder (interlude)"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Synopsis Johnny meanwhile is dejectedly walking down the street, not believing himself worthy of JSA membership, when some fellows offer him a chance to gamble and win some big money. Johnny loses and calls the men cheaters, and gets kicked out.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

5 page Atom story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 6)"

Characters The Atom; Thunderbolt
Synopsis The Thunderbolt tells Al Pratt what happened to Johnny, so he heads for the gambling den to search for Johnny. Noting that the gamblers are using marked cards, Al leaves the room and returns as the Atom to clean up!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Ben Flinton
Inks Ben Flinton
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Spectre story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 7)"

Characters Spectre
Synopsis The Spectre now heads out to find Johnny and is suddenly attacked by a man with no head! After dispatching him to the outer realms, the Man of Darkness decides to track down the evil genius behind these headless creatures.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club advertisement "untitled"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Genre aviation; ad
Pencils Jon L. Blummer
Inks Jon L. Blummer
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Hop's A-A Flying Club. Sequence added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Green Lantern story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 8)"

Characters Green Lantern
Synopsis Deciding to look for Johnny himself, the Emerald Crusader sets off to seek out crime and runs into a team of truck hi-jackers!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

2 page Dr. Mid-Nite text story "Dr. Mid-Nite Thinks Fast"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite
Synopsis "Snakey" Scarlotti decides to get his revenge on the blind Dr. McNider, who has written some disparaging things about the gangster in one of his articles.
Genre super-hero
Script Charles Reizenstein
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Notes The last half of page 2 is an ad for All-American Comics #29, with spot art by Howard Purcell.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Johnny Thunder story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (interlude)"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Synopsis After being thrown out of the gambling den, Johnny wishes for an airplane to whisk him away from the scene, and the Thunderbolt complies.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Hawkman story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (chapter 9)"

Characters Hawkman; Thunderbolt; Shiera Sanders
Synopsis The Thunderbolt tells Hawkman that Johnny now faces another peril, and the Winged Wonder races off to help. Meanwhile, Shiera learns she has inherited a fortune, and is kidnapped, forcing Hawkman to save her.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

2 page Justice Society of America story "The Justice Society Initiates Johnny Thunder (conclusion)"

Characters Johnny Thunder (joins); The Flash; Sandman; The Atom; Spectre; Hourman; Hawkman; Green Lantern (all as the Justice Society of America)
Synopsis The Thunderbolt finally rescues Johnny and returns him to JSA HQ where he is approved for JSA membership.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard (p 1); Stan Aschmeier (p 2)
Inks Everett Hibbard (p 1), Stan Aschmeier (p 2)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page text article "Membership Survey"

Letters typeset
Notes The readers are invited to vote for a JSAer to receive his own magazine and become an honorary member (since the JSA by-laws only allow eight active members at a time), as well as name his replacement, in exchange for the chance for a free copy of All-Star Comics #7.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Preview for All-Star #7 promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters JSA members and the honorary members.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Letters typeset
Notes Preview for the story in All-Star #7 concerning the raising of $1,000,000 for the war orphans of Europe and Asia.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1