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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder!

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Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff (Hawkman helmet wings touch-up)

Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard; Sheldon Moldoff (Hawkman helmet wings touch-up)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (newly elected Honorary Member); The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Hour-Man [Rx Tyler]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder (made a member in this issue)]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]

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Here It Is - Boys and Girls All-Flash Quarterly No. 1!

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Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly

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Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff

First Line: Boys and girls! If you like Mutt & Jeff...

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Introduction

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard

Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (now an Honorary Member); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Johnny Thunder (guest); The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo)

Synopsis: Former Chairman of the JSA, and now Honorary Member, the Flash is invited to a special dinner in his honor at JSA HQ. Faced with finding a new member for the group, the members decide to put Johnny Thunder to the test to see if he is an appropriate replacement by tracking down one Killer McPanzee. Johnny reluctantly agrees and leaves, not knowing that McPanzee is a harmless old codger who thinks he's tough and even prints horrific crime-ridden newspapers, detailing crimes he supposedly has committed on his own printing press!

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Notes: After being a guest in #3-4, Johnny Thunder replaces the Flash as a member. No roll call on the splash page.

The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 1

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; "Killer" McPanzee; Easy Eddie Edwards (villains); Edward's gang (villains)

Synopsis: After having been shown phony newspapers about a Killer McPanzee, Johnny heads out to capture the phony felon at his residence at 222 Park Lane Drive, unaware that the criminal element has also seen the newspapers and decide to take advantage of the situation. Johnny disguises himself when he arrives at McPanzee's home, but the criminals see through that and try to let him have it...especially when they find out he's being initiated as a new JSA member. T-Bolt gives the crooks good manners, and they politely wrap Johnny up in a blanket and throw him in the river!

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Notes: Johnny still does not know how to control his Thunderbolt.

The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 2

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard

Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Flash

Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Johnny Thunder (cameo); The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Killer McPanzee; Clancy (Policeman); un-named Police Sergeant; Big Easy Edwards (villain); Edward's gang (villains)

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, headed by Edwards. Flash uses his ultra speed to aid the counterfeiters in designing the currency and getting the plates to the presses, then running off so much money that it pours out of the house the press is in, alerting passersby. Then Flash rounds up Edwards and gets him jailed while the duped McPanzee leaves shore in a rowboat for Europe!

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Interlude

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Inza Cramer; gang of crooks (villains)

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 because of the crooks attacking him.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 3

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; Doctor Fate

Character(s): Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); gang of crooks (villains)

Synopsis: The Thunderbolt warns Fate of what is happening to Johnny and Inza, and by the time he arrives, Johnny has disappeared and Inza has been left behind. Doctor Fate then takes Inza with him to search for Johnny, and runs into more crooks, who pose as mechanics in order to enter into and successfully rob banks. He enters their den and makes short work of them, then deposits them in the City Jail.

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Notes: Oddity: Dr. Fate has no cape on in panel 1 of page 1.

The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Interlude

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): 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 accidentally falls down a laundry chute into the midst of walking skeletons and asks for the Sandman to help him.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 4

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Cliff Young (signed)

Inker(s): Cliff Young (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Sandman

Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); the "skeleton men" (actors); un-named Policeman; protection racketeers (villains)

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, eventually locating and rounding up the entire organization in one fell swoop!

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 5

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Bernard Baily (signed)

Inker(s): Bernard Baily (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bernard Baily

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Hourman

Character(s): The Hour Man [Rex Tyler]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo); Mr. Major (theatre manager); theatre cashier; Karl Esso (explorer, Museum Board member); gang of "gorilla" thieves [Wade (former watchman at the museum); rest un-named] (villains)

Synopsis: Back at JSA HQ, several members wonder where Johnny is since the other members have been unable to locate him. So the Hour Man heads downtown and notes a movie theatre showing a film on Africa titled "Thrills of 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! Tracking them to a museum, the Man of the Hour captures the gang and their leader, Wade, former night watchman fired for drunkenness.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Interlude

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Johnny Thunder; group of gamblers [Joe; rest un-named] (villains)

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.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 6

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Ben Flinton

Inker(s): Ben Flinton

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Atom

Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Jones (Policeman); group of gamblers [Joe; Bill; rest un-named] (villains)

Synopsis: The Thunderbolt tells Al Pratt what happened to Johnny, so Al 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 wreck the joint, then get the Police to come in and clean up!

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Look Kids!

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Feature(s): Popsicle

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Notes: Illustrated advertisement from tyhe Popsickle Service Station in New York City, offering a variety of free gifts (like watches, baseball mitts, binoculars, harmonicas and much more) for sending in the required number of either popsickle, fudgicle or creamsickle bags.

The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 7

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Bernard Baily [as B. Baily] (signed)

Inker(s): Bernard Baily [as B. Baily] (signed)

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Letterer(s): Bernard Baily

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Spectre

Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Bob Randall; Jean Matthews (Bob's fiancee); four headless zombies (villains, all die); mad scientist (villain, death)

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 using the fiancee of Bob Randall as bait. However, Bob is taken prisoner by a mad scientist, as is Jean. The Spectre enters the scene again just in time to overcome the zombies and scientist.

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Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer

Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer

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Genres: aviation, informational

Feature(s): Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club

Character(s): Hop Harrigan

First Line: Here are small reproductions...

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 8

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen

Inker(s): Irwin Hasen

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Green Lantern

Character(s): Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder (cameo); un-named Police Sergeant; truck hi-jackers [Fruity Leman; rest un-named] (villains)

Synopsis: Deciding to look for Johnny Thunder himself (and actually spotting him once), the Emerald Crusader sets off to seek out crime and runs into a team of truck hi-jackers! Rounding several groups up and turning them over to the Police, G.L. then continues his search for Johnny.

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Dr. Mid-Nite Thinks Fast!

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Writer(s): Charles Reizenstein (credited)

Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration); Stan Asch (spot illustration)

Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration); Stan Asch (spot illustration)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Dr. Mid-Nite

Character(s): Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hooty (an owl); un-named Police detective; "Snakey" Scarlotti (villain)

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. But McNider notices the gangster outside his home listening in to his dictation being given to his secretary, Myra. And the quick-thinking doctor decided to use a ruse on the gangster, which works out beautifully, allowing the Man of Night to capture him.

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Penciller(s): Howard Purcell

Inker(s): Howard Purcell

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Feature(s): The Green Lantern; All-American Comics

Character(s): The Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Interlude

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Stan Asch

Inker(s): Stan Asch

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Kidnappers Klub Inc. (villains)

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. Then Johnny wants down on a ship that he sees below him, and again the T-Bolt complies. Johnny is then faced with a group of thugs and Johnny calls out to Hawkman for help.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Chapter 9

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Hawkman

Character(s): Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Shiera Sanders; Johnny Thunder (voice only); Kidnappers Klub, Inc. [un-named ship's Captain; rest un-named] (villains)

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 locate her and save her, while also locating Johnny, allowing him and the T-Bolt to clean up the ship's evil crew.

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The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder! Conclusion

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard (p. 1); Stan Asch (p. 2)

Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard (p. 1); Stan Asch (p. 2)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder (joins the JSA); The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Killer McPanzee; Kidnappers Klub, Inc. (villains)

Synopsis: The Thunderbolt finally rescues Johnny from the kidnappers and returns him, the ship, and McPanzee to JSA HQ where Johnny is finally approved for JSA membership.

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1000 Copies of the Next Issue of All-Star Comics Absolutely Free!

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Feature(s): All-Star Comics

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Notes: Readers are asked to nominate the next two JSA members they want named as Honorary Members of the JSA. And they are also asked to nominate four characters (from Flash, All-Americam, Fun and Adventure Comics) they would like to see as a regular fighting member of the JSA. A coupon is provided. The first 1000 readers submitting the coupon will receive a free copy of All-Star Comics #7.

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard

Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America

Character(s): Justice Society of America [Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member, inset); Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member, inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member, inset)]

First Line: And now the members of the Justice Society of America...

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Notes: Illustrated promotional advertisement for the next issue of All-Star Comics, now a bi-monthly, and on sale about August 25th.

At the Top of the Field!

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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company

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