| Issue | #16 |
| Published | April-May 1943 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
| Notes | The Junior Justice Society is involved in this story....but not in the Spectre or Johnny Thunder chapters. This is the last issue to refer to the JSA as the Justice Battalion. The Editor's page features a JJSA secret code message in the Atom code. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Characters | Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Fate (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Frank Harry |
| Inks | Frank Harry |
| Notes | The Junior Justice Society is involved in this story....but not in the Spectre or Johnny Thunder chapters. This is the last issue to refer to the JSA as the Justice Battalion. The Editor's page features a JJSA secret code message in the Atom code. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Superman [Earth-2] (inset first page, not in story); Batman [Earth-2] (inset first page, not in story); Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset first page, not in story); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset first page, not in story); Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Starman [Ted Knight]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Fate; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Adolf Hitler (flashback) |
| Synopsis | Hawkman informs the members that the Nazis are trying a new strategy on America: divide and conquer, by using prejudices and hatred among people to severely disrupt our war effort. Each member is asked to enlist the assistance of the Junior Justice Society members in their locality and to sign up new members where possible. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Hawkman [Carter Hall] |
| Synopsis | Hawkman becomes involved in a situation involving the Bolton Steel factory, located near Hawk Valley. It seems that a fifth columnist has gained a job at the factory and is stirring up resentment against their boss. Hawkman arrives on the scene and uncovers the plot to stir up hate and prejudice between the workmen, and nabs the Nazi agent. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed) |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed) |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Dr. Mid-Nite |
| Synopsis | "Tough Tony" Scarlotti was a big-time gangster until his son was born, and then he vowed to give up his life of crime and lead the type of life his son could be proud of. Dr. Mid-Nite comes to visit the Scarlotti home.....not to see Tony, but his son, a JJSA member, who has been the victim of racial and religious prejudice, vowing to stop it. Meanwhile, an old "friend" of Tony shows up and wants Tony to help spread racial and religious prejudices, or else! Tony agrees, not wanting his son to find out about his past. But when young Scarlotti is kidnapped, Dr. Mid-Nite steps in to straighten out the situation. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Script | A. W. Nugent |
| Pencils | A. W. Nugent |
| Inks | A. W. Nugent |
| Characters | Atom [Al Pratt] |
| Synopsis | The Atom has just saved the lives of many workers in the Pebble Coal Mines, when the roof caves in on top of him. As he lay there, his mind goes back to the day that he meets with a JJSA member, who tells the Mighty Mite about the "killer mine" that the miners refuse to enter. A [Nazi] newcomer begins spreading propaganda about how the mine owner is risking their lives by not adding safety features in the mines....but the Atom refutes that claim, but is accused by the Nazi as a spy himself. The Atom kicks the guy out of camp, then agrees to take miners down himself to prove that the mine ower has done all he can to safeguard the conditions in the mines. Unfortunately, several other fifth columnists sabotage the mine, which collapses on the Atom. He digs his way out, collecting evidence against the men who rigged the accidents. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Dr. Fate; Mr. Fortune (villain) |
| Synopsis | A strange seer named Mr. Fortune is predictiung the very accidents or fortunes that begin occuring to people. Unknown to them, he not only predicts the situations, but makes sure they come true. When people begin to believe anything he tells them, he plans to begin spreading Nazi propaganda that they should hoard rationed items against their helpless future. Dr. Fate enters the scene, only to be accused by Fortune of actually being un-American! Fate visits the down-hearted JJSA members in the area and tells them that he will prove that Fortune is a Nazi, spreading phony propaganda. |
| Genre | occult; superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Howard Sherman |
| Inks | Howard Sherman |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Sandman [Wesley Dodds] |
| Synopsis | The publisher of a anti-American newspaper called the New Way, is being haunted by visions of the Sandman. Sandman enlists the aid of the JJSA to spread the truth about the paper and its publisher in order to smoke the rat out of hiding, and put an end to his activities. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox; Jack Kirby (partial re-write) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Notes | Writer credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Re-writes confirmed by Jack Kirby. |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Starman [Ted Knight] |
| Synopsis | In the town of Granary, Nazi propagandists move in to convince the farmers that, while they do all the hard work of planting and harvesting the grain, it's the storekeepers who are making all the profit from their labors. Starman arrives on the scene and is accused by the farmers themselves that he's on the side of the storekeepers, so he enlists the aid of the JJSA to help prove that the propagandists are really Nazis....and they do....big time! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker |
| Genre | aviation |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Spectre [Jim Corrigan] |
| Synopsis | In the small town of Shelby, a defense plant's safe is robbed....nothing was taken except a floor plan, but, from that point on, newer workers in that plant begin to stir up racial hatred by accusing one of the workers of the attempted theft, after planting the stolen floor plan on him. Spectre handles the situation by taking a sleeping propagandist into outer space and pretending to be Satan himself. Scared silly, the propagandist contacts Hitler by radio and the other workers see him do it and beat him up. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily |
| Inks | Bernard Baily |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt |
| Synopsis | Johnny is given the location of a hideout being used by fifth columnists and the password to get in....and in he goes, in spite of what the Thunderbolt tells him. While in there, he listens to Nazi propaganda about how farmers are destroying foodstuffs in order to rake in huge profits....and Johnny falls for it, even becoming their spokesperson! Johnny finally sees the error of his beliefs and, with the help of the T-Bolt, defeats the bad guys. |
| Genre | superhero;humor |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA) |
| Synopsis | The JSA gather at a giant motion picture palace to talk to the American people about what the Nazis are attempting to do and ask for their help in ending racial and religious prejudices. After all, as Hawkman says, we are ALL Americans, regardless of race, creed or religion, and the enemies are Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo, and together we can defeat that enemy! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |