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Issue: All-Star Comics #20
Publication Date: January 1944
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Issues: #20 of 57 Issues (58 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: All-American Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/15/1944
Volume: 2
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. The Monster will next appear in the "Special All-Star Squadron Preview" in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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A Movie That Changed a Man's Life

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher; Stan Asch (re-drew Johnny Thunder's head)
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher; Stan Asch (re-drew Johnny Thunder's head)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; The Monster [Jason Rogers]
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Waste Paper

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life [Introduction]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Secretary); Starman [Ted Knight]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; Jason Roger's unnamed wife (death); The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain)
Synopsis: Jason L. Rogers attends the meeting of the JSA to tell them about a Monster who has been robbing his banks, dynamited his factories...even broken into his home. Rogers says that this fiend has been giving him problems ever since a picnic years back, shot on film, and when that film was shown, his wife passed out from the shock. Later, Rogers was left plans for more schemes by the Monster and has now brought them to the meeting for the members to deal with. After they leave, the Monster suddenly appears and taunts the JSA, threatening to drive Roger's mind from his body.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Sandman and Doctor Fate do not have individual chapters in the book, no doubt due to the actions of the War Production Board cutting back on paper use (as noted in issue #16). Gardner Fox, however, does report writing chapters for both characters that were not used. The reason is found on page "D" of the introduction where panel 5's word balloon has clearly been re-lettered to send Sandman and Fate to Roger's home.
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; Hawkman
Character(s): Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Harlan Walsh (steel baron); The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Marvin Walsh (villain, Harlan's twin brother, gambler); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: Hawkman notices that a man is being attacked near a bog, and he alights and dispatches the thugs, then takes off for the home of Harlan Walsh, steel baron, not realizing the man he saved has news about the Monster. Meanwhile, the Monster threatens Walsh to rebuff the Feathered Fury when he arrives...or else! Hawkman leaves and is approached by the man he saved...the twin of the man inside, who is really Marvin Walsh, the black sheep of the family, and in the employ of the Monster. Hawkman re-enters the home, captures Marvin, who then tells Hawkman where the Monster's gang hides out.
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Spectre
Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Walter Noonan (architect, Jason's friend); The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: Spectre sees the Monster getting ready to blow up a building, quickly rescuing Walter Noonan, a friend of Jason Rogers, and tells Spectre how the Monster came to him demanding $50,000 or risk having a dam blown up that his company had built. Noonan is told to agree to the terms so that he can set a trap. But the Monster sets a trap of his own, and when he arrives for the payoff, it goes off without a hitch. To the Monster, that is good because he would have blown away Noonan at the first sign of the Spectre. However, on the way back to the hideout, the Monster somehow gets away.
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The Big Eight: Tops in Monthly Comic Magazines

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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: The Monster, intending to rob an office payroll, lowers a magnet from his weird aircraft and attracts the safe from the of office. The Atom hops aboard the magnet being drawn back up to the strange ship to confront the crew. As the sky-craft lands on a roof, a net is thrown over the Atom, trapping him. The Monster shows up, but the Atom cowers in fear and faints! Upon awakening, the Monster puts him up against the wall to shoot him, when Atom throws a brick, hitting a lever and starting up the magnet, attracting the thug's guns. Atom mops them up, but the Monster escapes in his aircraft.
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher; Harry Peter (Wonder Woman only)
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher; Harry Peter (Wonder Woman only)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Junior Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]
First Line: Free! A membership in the Junior Justice Society for all who help in the March of Dimes!
Synopsis: Members of the Justice Society make an appeal for the March of Dimes campaign. Wonder Woman offers a free membership in the Junior Justice Society to all who contribute to the March of Dimes
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Ghost Plane

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer (illustration of Hop Harrigan); ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer (illustration of Hop Harrigan); ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan
Character(s): Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Major Dunning; the Japanese (some die)
Synopsis: Time after time bombs hit Allied airfields, destroying planes, but no plane is ever seen or heard. Hop and Tank set out to solve the mystery, only to discover that a hot-air balloon is the culprit.
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Pages: 2
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Commando Training with Thom McAn

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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; Dr. Mid-Nite
Character(s): Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Dr. Horatio Hill (surgeon, death); unnamed U.S. Senator (death); Roland Cord; The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: Dr. Mid-Nite awakens strapped to an operating table as the surgeon relates how the Monster had drugged the doctor, then called in to operate on an important Senator, who died on the table. He lost his license and hope until the Monster persuaded him to operate on the wealthy, disfigure their faces, then blackmail them to restore their looks. But he refuses to operate on Dr. Mid-Nite to drive him insane and cuts him loose. Then the Monster shoots Hill and leaves. The doctor tells Dr. Mid-Nite how to restore people's faces before he dies.
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Doiby Dickles Goes on a Case: Paper Salvage!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Reinman
Inker(s): Paul Reinman
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis: Doiby tackles a stranger and accuses him of wasting paper and explains its importance to the war effort. The stranger explains that the receptacle the paper was thrown into was not a waste bin but was rather specifically designated for collecting waste paper for the war effort.
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Writer(s): Ed Wheelan
Penciller(s): Ed Wheelan
Inker(s): Ed Wheelan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Wheelan
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fat and Slat
Character(s): Fat; Slat
First Line: Fat, elaborate on this theme...
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Picture Stories from the Bible
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; Starman
Character(s): Starman [Ted Knight]; Ira Young (millionaire); Hank (Young's assistant); The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: Starman arrives a millionaire Ira Young's estate knowing the Monster is due to strike there somehow. Jason Rogers happens to be there as a guest and is being shown the new planetarium when gas strikes down Rogers and friends, and thugs begin to pick the people's pockets. Starman dives right into action, and while he is busy bopping the bad guys, the Monster loots the unconscious victims and flees. Giving chase, the Astral Avenger is saved from being fried by artificial lightning by his gravity rod, saves the stolen money, but misses out on capturing the Monster.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Lichty (signed)
Inker(s): George Lichty (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: No planes approaching, Sarg...
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Chapter 6

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America; Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; unnamed Policemen; The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain); Monster's thugs (villains)
Synopsis: As Johnny walks the streets, he noticed two Policemen laughing their heads off, and tell Johnny that the jewelry house is being robbed. Going inside, Johnny is overcome by the gas used on the Police and is taken to the Monster's hideout, where upon the Monster tells Johnny he is going to chop his head off. The Thunderbolt prevents that from happening and helps brother John to round up the gang. Thunderbolt takes on the Monster himself with little success and the Monster flees away into the night.
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The Movie That Changed a Man's Life, Conclusion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Joe Gallagher
Inker(s): Joe Gallagher
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; The Monster [Jason Rogers] (villain, death)
Synopsis: The JSA returns to Rogers home to see the film that caused the problem, and the film is blank, but Rogers restores it and disappears. The Monster appears and attacks the JSA as he tells them that Jason Rogers is his twin brother, whom he hates. After a struggle, the Monster is hit by a lethal ray and is fatally wounded. Dr. Mid-Nite concludes that while the two were twins, the Monster had never developed a body, just a mind, which would often inhabit Roger's body without his knowing it. Meanwhile, the Monster has reverted to his Roger's appearance and, now knowing the truth, dies at peace.
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Disclose Notes: Wonder Woman does not appear in the conclusion.
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Feature(s): The Weather Man
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!

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Writer(s): Rod Reed
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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