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Issue: All-Star Comics #42
Publication Date: August 1948
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Issues: #42 of 57 Issues (58 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/21/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

Hawkman sports a new cowl and the Atom dons a completely new uniform beginning with this issue. This is the last issue of All-Star to carry the old cover logo designed by Sheldon Mayer.
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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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The Man Who Hated Science!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; The Alchemist [Zobar Zodiac]
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #9 published December 2003
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Hawkman sports a new cowl and the Atom dons a completely new uniform beginning with this issue. This is the last issue of All-Star to carry the old cover logo [designed by Sheldon Mayer]. The JJSA secret code message is in the Green Lantern code.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man Who Hated Science! [Part I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Arthur F. Peddy
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; unnamed judge; unnamed prosecuting attorney; Galio (scholar, includes flashback, death); Christopher Columbus (mention only); Professor Zabor Zodiac (villain, scientist, narrator)
Synopsis: Professor Zodiac, charged with murder, tells the court the story of Galio, a 15th Century scholar who discovered the Four Wonders of Alchemy, took the Elixir of Youth to remain young, but saw it wear off in the 20th Century. So he hid the Four Wonders, then went to the JSA to tell them where he had hid the items, which he did before he keeled over dead. However, Zodiac was in another room and overheard the conversation, and rushed out to find the objects, leaving his personal gold cane behind. The JSA realize they must find the objects before Zodiac does.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #9 published December 2003
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: The splash page by Peddy and Sachs was based on Hasen's cover, which is nearly identical.
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Bob Elliott

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Hated Science, Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Arthur F. Peddy
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Horace Albrook (millionaire, death); Jameson (Albrook's butler); The Alchemist [Professor Zabor Zodiac] (villain)
Synopsis: Professor Zodiac uses a special invention to scan 100 newspapers at a time, and discovers his first clue in the Gotham Globe that an odd occurrence at the Gotham Terminal may mean the Philosopher's Stone may be there, so he disguises himself as The Alchemist and heads there. The Flash and Hawkman have the same idea and run into him at the terminal, but are captured. A millionaire discovers the Universal Solvent and is disintegrated, but the news alerts the Alchemist, Atom and Dr. Mid-Nite, who race to the man's home. A struggle ensues, but the Alchemist overcomes the duo.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #9 published December 2003
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Pages: 8
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bazooka
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The Man Who Hated Science, Part III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Arthur F. Peddy
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Jimmy (top-spinning contestant); Professor Michels (of Gother University); The Alchemist [Professor Zabor Zodiac; also as an unnamed contest judge] (villain)
Synopsis: The Alchemist discovers the Top of Perpetual Motion at a top-spinning contest, but must battle Wonder Woman and Black Canary until the villain claims the top and overcomes them. Zodiac's testimony at the trial is interrupted again by some youngsters claiming to be the JSA, who are ushered out of court, and Zodiac continues his story, telling of a professor who accidentally discovers the Elixir of Youth in a flower bed. GL attempts to capture the Alchemist, who throws his last alchemo-bomb at the Emerald Crusader, freezing the ray of his ring, and allowing the Alchemist to capture him.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #9 published December 2003
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
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Pages: 1
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Descent into Wonderland

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Udall (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This text story was NOT reprinted in the Archive.
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The Man Who Hated Science! Part IV

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Arthur F. Peddy
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; unnamed judge; The Alchemist [Professor Zabor Zodiac] (villain, death); Zodiac's Alchemy Army (villains)
Synopsis: The JSA members awake, tied to the Perpetual Motion Machine, and The Alchemist doffs his disguise and heads back to Gotham to surrender to the Police for the murder of Michaels and to demand a trial, knowing that the JSA will not be able to appear to testify against him. His testimony judges him guilty and he is sentenced to death. The JSA members drink the youth elixir, escape the perpetual motion machine and arrive at the courtroom in time for Zodiac to throw an alchemo bomb at them to restore them to adults. After a battle, Zodiac attempts to escape by plane, but crashes and dies.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #9 published December 2003
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Oddity: the splash on page 26 displays only 5 JSA members tied to the perpetual motion machine
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monark Super Deluxe
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Pages: 1
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To All Junior Justice Society Members!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Junior Justice Society of America
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The Junior Justice Society of America secret message is in the Green Lantern code.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Kismet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Howard Purcell ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Johnny Peril's Surprise Story
Character(s): Johnny Peril
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Pages: 8
Job Number: CC29
Disclose Notes: This story does NOT appear in the Archive.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dale Evans Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Duel in the Sand

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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