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Issue: All-Star Squadron #50

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Publication Date: October 1985

Issue #50
- #40
- #41
- #42
- #43
- #44
- #45
- #46
- #47
- #48
- #49
- ✔ #50
- #51
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Detail

Issues: #50 of 67 Issues (189 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 07/02/1985

Volume: none

Pages: 52

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $1.60 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$0.75 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 15 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Roy Thomas (editor, credited); Janice Race (associate editor, credited); Tom Condon (managing editor, credited)

Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #17.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

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All-Star Squadron #50 [Direct]

All-Star Squadron #50 [CA Cover Price]

All-Star Squadron #50 [Newsstand]

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Content Items

Title	Pages	Job Number	Notes
50th Issue Special Illustration on Cover, Front	1		Special Crisis Cross-over banner.
Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator Is Back! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)	1		House ad for 4-issue Nathaniel Dusk Private Investigator series. On inside front cover.
Crisis Point! Story on Interior Page(s)	38	G-2082	Crisis Cross-over. Story also partially based on All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #13 story "Shanghaied Into Space." Story continues in next issue. Story in two parts: Chapter I (Justice Society of America): "Shanghaied Into Hyperspace!" (10 pages), Chapter II: "Worlds in Collision" (28 pages), both adapted from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #13. Explains reason behind Freedom Fighters appearance on Earth-X in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #107 and #108, as well as how Commander Steel ended up on Earth-1 as seen in Infinity Inc. (DC, 1984 series) #19 and Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #244. Also references All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 Series) #13, 31-38, 48-49, and Crisis on Infinite Earths #1. A moving truck is labeled "Mayer Moving," probably to honor Sheldon Mayer.
Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies. Between pages 4-5 of story.
Write Right Now! Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ads in classified format for meteor pieces, comic books, self-defense training, the American Red Cross, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent. Between pages 10-11 of story.
A New Town, a New Member, a New Beginning! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)	1		House ad for The Outsiders comic. Between pages 13-14 of story.
How Most Mouths Feel about Twizzlers Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ad for candy from Hershey Foods Corporation. Between pages 29-30 of story.
The World's Greatest Super Powers at Your Command! Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ad for Super Powers Collection cartoons from Warner Home Video. Between pages 32-33 of story.
Take the DC Challenge! Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)	1		House ad for subscriptions for the DC Challenge maxi-series.
Golden Age Gallery Illustration on Interior Page(s)	1	G-2135	Re-does the cover for the All-Star Squadron 16-pg. insert preview from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #193, minus Shining Knight, replacing him with Starman (Ted Knight).
Gallery, Cont'd Illustration on Interior Page(s)	1	G-2135	Pin-up is a re-do of the cover of All-Star Squadron #1, minus Captain Triumph, who wasn't on the comics scene until 1943 as noted by Roy Thomas in the issue.
[untitled] Letters Page on Interior Page(s)	1	L-2115	Letter from D.C. Hampton, along with discussion of the production of All-Star Squadron going forward after issue #50.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ad for salespeople for greeting cards and gifts.
[untitled] Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)	1		Also includes DC Check List for the week of July 25, 1985. On inside back cover.
Get in on the Action with Power Action! Advertisement on Interior Page(s)	1		Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp. On back cover.