| Characters |
Spectre (upper body view); Green Lantern (upper body view); Flash (upper body view); Sandman (upper body view) |
| Synopsis |
Readers were thanked for the great sales on the previous issue, and, in response to their requests for two new features for this issue, Green Lantern & Johnny Thunder appear, and Doctor Fate could be found in the next issue. Readers were also informed of a contest to be found later in the issue [opposite Hour-Man] that they can participate in to win free copies of All-Star #3, being asked to select the most popular feature in All-Star.....the one they would most like to get their own book, like Superman and Batman. |
| Pencils |
Creig Flessel; Bernard Baily; Everett Hibbard; Martin Nodell |
| Inks |
Creig Flessel; Bernard Baily; Everett Hibbard; Martin Nodell |
| Letters |
?; also typeset |
| Notes |
On inside front cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted |
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13 |
| Characters |
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Baron Von Zorn (villain) |
| Synopsis |
Throughout many U.S. cities, hoards of men: vagrants, hobos and tramps, have disappeared, but then are suddenly pillaged by troops of wild-eyed, robot-like figures. Alan Scott, reading of these crimes, visits the morgue where bodies of some of these robot-men are found and examines a sample of their blood, recognizing a drug in their systems that paralyzes the human nerve cells. Scott disguises himself as a bum, is taken into captivity with other such men, then changes into the Green Lantern to clean up this evil plot by Baron von Zorn and restore the others to their sanity. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Bill Finger |
| Pencils |
Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed) |
| Inks |
Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon] (signed) |
| Reprinted |
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #0 |
| Characters |
The Spectre; Kulak (intro, villain); Benson; The Legions of Brztal |
| Synopsis |
Jim Corrigan investigates the theft of an ancient manuscript so old that it had to have belonged to a lost civilization. The guard on duty the night of the theft was in shock and could only say "Kulak! Kulak!" The Spectre takes over, materializes a vision of the stolen parchment, reads it, and then comes face-to-face with Kulak, High Priest of Brztal, who warns the Ghostly Guardian to lay off or else! |
| Genre |
superhero; occult |
| Script |
Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils |
Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks |
Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters |
Bernard Baily |
| Notes |
Vs. Kulak 1st (next in All Star Squadron #20). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted |
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #0 |
| Characters |
The Sandman; Sir Basil Lorimer (death); Sir Basil's brother (villain) |
| Synopsis |
Wes Dodds is visiting a noted medical man, Sir Basil, when the radio blares a story of mysterious deaths in which lives were taken by an unknown force. Changing to the Sandman, he discovers Sir Basil dead, but is then over-come by a strange glowing globe known as the life stealer. Fortunately he recovers and sets a trap for the villain. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Creig Flessel |
| Inks |
Chad Grothkopf |
| Letters |
Chad Grothkopf |
| Notes |
Pencil & letterer credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Inking and lettering credits confirmed by Chad Grothkopf. |
| Reprinted |
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13; ; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #0 |
| Characters |
Red Dugan; Whitey Smith; Blooey Blue; Doris West; Truck Bieler; Rusty; Professor Leaman; Sherm |
| Synopsis |
Red Dugan and Doris are walking along the street when a fire truck races by them, and they follow it to the fire. Checking the building over with an arson investigator, they discover a body in the rubble.....and gas tanks. Red picks up a Department of Street Cleaning badge at the scene and investigates how it could have gotten there. With the help of Whitey and Blooey, they discover a plot by someone to use a peculiar gas to make the writing on important government documents disappear, then steal them to obtain the secrets. |
| Genre |
adventure |
| Script |
Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils |
William Smith |
| Inks |
William Smith |
| Notes |
Writer credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). The story was edited from its original format for Comic Cavalcade #1 to reflect changing editorial policies to remove all direct or indirect references to swearing, provacative clothing, and a dead body, per Kevin Wilkens (March 24, 2006). |
| Reprinted |
in Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series) #1 [modified, see note]; in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #0; in Comic Cavalcade Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 [as modified for Comic Cavalcade, see note] |
| Characters |
Hour-Man; Minute Man Martin; Minute Men of America; Dr. Morte (villain). |
| Synopsis |
A fake spiritualist, Dr. Morte, cons people out of their money by convincing his victims he can make contact with their dead loved ones. Rex Tyler decides to get Minute Man Martin & the Minute Men involved in investigating the situation, while he, as the Hour-Man, tracks down Morte himself. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Ken Fitch |
| Pencils |
Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks |
Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters |
Bernard Baily |
| Notes |
Writer credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Letterer credit from Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted |
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #13; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #0 |