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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]

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Pages: 1

Notes: The Spectre figure (by Bernard Baily) was swiped from the story in All-Star #1, the Flash figure (by Sheldon Moldoff) was swiped from the cover of Flash #8, and the Green Lantern figure (by Sheldon Moldoff) was swiped from the cover of All-American #16.

It is believed that this cover was originally intended for All-Star Comics #3 until the concept of the JSA was finalized.

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Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (upper body view); The Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (upper body view); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (upper body view); The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (upper body view)

First Line: Attention!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover (plus reprint indicia).

Readers were thanked by the editors for the great sales on the previous issue, and, in response to their requests for two new features for this issue, Green Lantern and Johnny Thunder appear, and Doctor Fate will be found in the next issue.

Readers were also informed of a contest to be found later in the issue (opposite Hour-Man) that they can participate in to win free copies of All-Star #3, being asked to select the most popular feature in All-Star: the one they would most like to get their own book, like Superman and Batman.

Sacrifice for Yum-Chac

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Chet Norris (Aztec specialist); Irene Norris (Chet's sister); unnamed Sheriff of Itza; Nyola (villain, death); "The Indian" (villain, associate of Nyola); Yum-Chac medicine man (villain)

First Line: ... Winged man of mystery who fights the crime of the present...

Synopsis: While flying over the city one evening looking for a hint of crime, Hawkman spots the Police leaving a suburban home. Investigating, he discovers the body of a woman inside who appears to have drowned, and a glass knife near her body. Taking the knife with him, as Carter Hall he researches the knife and finds that it was involved in Aztec ritual involving Yum-Chac, their rain god. Carter decides to visit an Aztec specialist about it and discovers he has been tied up, and learns that his sister has been kidnapped to be sacrificed to the Aztec god. Immediately Hawkman heads out to rescue her.

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Pages: 8

The "Robot" Men

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The "robot" men; Baron von Zorn (villain)

First Line: When Alan Scott becomes the owner of a mysterious green lantern...

Synopsis: Throughout many U.S. cities, hoards of men: vagrants, hobos and tramps, have disappeared, but then are suddenly pillaged by troops of wild-eyed, robot-like figures. Alan Scott, reading of these crimes, visits the morgue where bodies of some of these robot-men are found and examines a sample of their blood, recognizing a drug in their systems that paralyzes the human nerve cells. Scott disguises himself as a bum, is taken into captivity with other such men, then changes into the Green Lantern to clean up this evil plot by Baron von Zorn and restore the others to their sanity.

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Pages: 7

Notes: The last panel features an illustration of the Green Lantern and readers are told that his further adventures can be found in All-American Comics each month.

The Curse of Kulak

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; un-named Police Chief; unnamed museum curator; Benson (museum guard); Kulak (villain, High Priest of Brztal, introduction, presumed death); The Legions of Brztal (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: No one knows that Jim Corrigan...

Synopsis: Jim Corrigan investigates the theft of an ancient manuscript so old that it had to have belonged to a lost civilization. The guard on duty the night of the theft was in shock and could only say "Kulak! Kulak!" The Spectre takes over, materializes a vision of the stolen parchment, reads it, and then comes face-to-face with Kulak, who warns the Ghostly Guardian to lay off or else! Kulak brings several plagues upon the city, which the Spectre eliminates, then he comes face to face with Kulak for the final battle engagement.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Kulak next appears in All Star Squadron #20.

The last panel features an upper body illustration of the Spectre, and informs readers that the Spectre's adventures can be found in More Fun Comics and in future issues of All-Star Comics.

The Glowing Globe

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sir Basil Lorimer (medical doctor, death); unnamed detective; Sir Basil's brother (villain, death)

First Line: A ball of white metal that steals life from living men!

Synopsis: Wes Dodds is visiting a noted medical man, Sir Basil, when the radio blares a story of mysterious deaths in which lives were taken by an unknown force. Changing to the Sandman, he discovers Sir Basil dead, but is then over-come by a strange glowing globe known as the "Life Stealer". Fortunately he recovers and sets a trap for the yellow-faced villain, who, in turn, knocks out Sandman and discovers his true identity, then submitting Dodds to the Life Stealer again. Dodds recovers, oversomes the glowing orb, and finally subdues the villains, who commits suicide.

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Pages: 8

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

First Line: All you need in comic magazine reading...

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Pages: 2

Notes: 2-page center spread, spotlighting the covers of new and soon to be on sale comics from DC Comics: Flash Comics #10, All-American Comics #19, Action Comics #29, Superman #7, Batman #2, Adventure Comics #55, More Fun Comics #60, Detective Comics #44, and All-Star Comics #2.

Invisible-Ink Gas

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Genres: adventure, military

Character(s): Red Dugan; Whitey Smith; Blooey Blue; Doris West; unnamed Fire Chief; unnamed Street cleaner (death); Sherm (G2 chemist); unnamed G2 building superintendent; unnamed G2 clerk; Truck Bieler (villain); Rusty (villain, Bieler's accomplise); Professor Leaman (villain)

First Line: Maybe we ought to take in an exciting movie somewheres...

Synopsis: Red Dugan and Doris are walking along the street when a fire truck races by them, and they follow it to the fire. Checking the building over with an arson investigator, they discover a body in the rubble, and gas tanks. Red picks up a badge at the scene and investigates how it could have gotten there. With the help of Whitey and Blooey, they discover a plot by someone to use a peculiar gas to make the writing on important government documents disappear, then steal them to obtain the secrets.

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Pages: 8

Notes: The story was edited from its original format for Comic Cavalcade #1 to reflect changing editorial policies to remove swearing, provacative clothing, and a dead body.

The final panel blurb tells readers that they can follow further adventures of Red, White and Blue in All-American Comics.

The Darling Apartment

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Character(s): Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Daisy Darling (Johnny's girl); Herman Darling (real estate businessman); Mr. Throstle; Hiram Crooker (villain, political boss); Faber (villain)

First Line: You'll do what I command and like it!

Synopsis: Herman Darling has just bought up some property in order to build apartment houses, but when he goes over to that property, the former owner refuses to leave. Johnny decides to help his girl friend's father, so he goes over to do the job of throwing the former owner out...but he gets thrown out himself! Through a series of mis-adventures, and the help of the Thunderbolt, Johnny accomplishes the task.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Thunderbolt is shown only a a red bolt of lightning.

The final panel blurb informs readers to follow further adventures of Johnny in Flash Comics.

The Invisible Star

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ric Martin; Gus Henchard (Ric's pal); Lona; Lona's mother

Synopsis: Ric Martin, U.S. Ambassador to Mars, is very concerned about a Martian military build-up as a precursor to war. A sign of trouble was that Earth's temperature, in the dead of winter, had reached 125 degrees plus and rising, and the body count was mounting. To Ric, the only solution was to move Earth's population to another planet because of a new star that had appeared (yet invisible) that was causing the rising temperatures. The mission was accomplished just before the planet Earth blew up.

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Pages: 1.5

Notes: Story takes place in February of 2450.

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mutt; Jeff

First Line: For swell vacation reading, don't miss these two!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Illustrated promotional advertisement, with covers, for two new DC comics now on sale: New York World's Fair Comics 1940 Issue and Mutt & Jeff #2.

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First Line: Here's how you can get the next issue of All-Star Comics free

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Readers were asked to write down the names of up to 10 heroes from Flash, All-American, All-Star, Adventure and Fun Comics that they'd like to see win their own complete book (like Superman and Batman). Mail-in coupon provided.

Amazing Combination Offer

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Notes: Illustrated advertisement (with photos of a typewriter and desk set) from Remington Rand, Inc., alerting readers to some great offers. If they purchased a new typewriter, they could buy a nice desk for only $1.00 (at a cost total of a good-will deposit and about 10 cents a day). There was also a special typewriter case available as well. Coupon provided.

Dr. Morte, Spiritualist

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman (Rex's boss); Minute Man Martin [Jimmy Martin]; The Minute Men of America [Thorndyke; other member unnamed]; Robert T. Davis (mine owner, Mr. Bannerman's brother-in-law); Clara Davis [nee Clara Bannerman] (Robert's wife, death); Dr. Morte (villain); Longo (villain)

First Line: The fame of the 'Hour-Man' and his 'Minute Men of America,"...

Synopsis: A fake spiritualist, Dr. Morte, cons people out of their money by convincing his victims he can make contact with their dead loved ones. Rex Tyler decides to get Minute Man Martin and the Minute Men involved in investigating the situation, while he, as the Hour-Man, tracks down Morte himself.

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Pages: 6

Notes: The closing panel, illustrated with The Hour-Man, Jimmy Martin and Thorndyke, encourage readers to follow their adventures in Adventure Comics.

The One-Man Newspaper

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Bill Jackson (mention only); Joan Williams; Anne Baxter; Mr. Baxter (Editor/owner of the Daily Column, Anne's father); The Boss (villain); The Boss' gang (villains)

First Line: Swift as a meteor that flares across the sky...

Synopsis: Jay Garrick decides to visit a friend, Bill Jackson, at the Daily Column newspaper office, but is shocked to find the building absolutely empty of people! As the Flash, he decides to go ahead and publish an edition of the newspaper to see if those responsible for the staff's disappearance will be curious enough to come over to the newspaper office and investigate. They do and Flash starts rounding the gang up, one by one, to the Police. But The Boss threatens to kill the owner of the paper if he doesn't sell off the newspaper to him.

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Pages: 8

Notes: The final panel blurb at the end of the story, with illustration of the Flash, tells readers that they can follow the Scarlet Speedster's further adventures in Flash Comics.

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First Line: Flashback $3.00 each or any 4 for $10.

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