Issue | #40 |
Published | December 1984 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.75 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Roy Thomas; Janice Race (associate) |
Characters | All-Star Squadron [Amazing-Man; Robotman [Robert Crane] (photo); Liberty Belle (photo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (photo); Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (photo)]; Real American |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Arvell Jones (signed) |
Inks | Al Bradford (signed) |
Notes | A portion of the cover from All-Star Squadron #39 is used as a newspaper photograph in the background. |
Characters | All-Star Squadron [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Liberty Belle; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Amazing-Man; Robotman [Robert Crane]]; Real American (villain); Monitor (cameo); Harbinger (cameo); The Phantom Emperor (villain) |
Synopsis | The Squadron faces off vs the 'Real American', who is destroyed and revealed to be an android. The true face behind the racist group is revealed. He then calls up the Monitor to ask for a replacement for the android, but is refused. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Roy Thomas |
Pencils | Richard Howell |
Inks | Bill Collins |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | David Cody Weiss [as Cody] |
Notes | Conclusion of the Real American story-line which uses racism in World War II-era Detroit as a springboard. Story continued from previous issue. Pre-Crisis Monitor appearance. |
Script | Roy Thomas |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes letters reviewing All-Star Squadron #35 |
Characters | Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2)]; Adolf Hitler |
Synopsis | Pinup of Golden Age JSA members breaking through a wall to rescue a bound Wonder Woman from a pistol-wielding Adolf Hitler. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Roy Thomas |
Pencils | Joe Staton (signed) |
Inks | Bob Layton (signed) |
Reprinted | from Amazing World of DC Comics, The (DC, 1974 series) #16 |