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Issue: All-Star Comics #44
Publication Date: December 1948
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Issues: #44 of 57 Issues (58 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/25/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

This is the only JSA story to occur in Hollywood.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Evil Star Over Hollywood!

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 [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (inset); Black Canary [Dinah Drake] (inset); The Atom [Al Pratt] (inset); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)]; Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain, introduction)
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #10 published September 2004
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #115 published January 1975
as DC Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Evil Star Over Hollywood [Part I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen (also splash)
Inker(s): Bob Oksner (also splash)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Fred T. Fanum (film producer); Miss Forbes (Fanum's Secretary); Tom Colway (actor); Mr. Benton (movie director); Pete (cameraman); Bob Hope (cameo); Bing Crosby (cameo); Humphrey Bogart (cameo); Lauren Bacall (cameo); Peter Lorre (cameo); Evil Star [Guy Pompton]
Synopsis: A new crime expose film, "Thief in the Night," is in production when one of the cast disappears during a scene. Soon, producer Fred Fanum gets a warning note from a criminal named "Evil Star" to stop production at once, so Fanum calls in the JSA to investigate. Fanum tells them how a mysterious writer started providing only parts of the script so that production could begin, but he had not seen the final part. Dr. Mid-Nite deduces that the script may be factual, exposing the activities of a real criminal, probably Evil Star, who would stop at nothing to halt production on the film.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #10 published September 2004
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #115 published January 1975
as Evil Star Over Hollywood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: AS 44
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Bobby Dodd

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hood Rocket Boot
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Pages: 0.5
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Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part II

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
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 [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Mr. Benton (movie director); Jimmy (cameraman); Tom Colway's unnamed double (actor); Mr. Summers (movie director); Jimmy Stewart (cameo); Barry Fitzgerald (cameo); Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain, movie rental agency owner)
Synopsis: At Lake Arrowhead, Evil Star and his gang suddenly appear on the set, but Flash and Dr. Mid-Nite battle them and chase Evil Star into an office, where they are captured. Elsewhere, a comedy sequence is being shot when Hawkman and Wonder Woman discover that a gun is loaded with real bullets, and that the "Keystone Cops" are really Evil Star's gang. The villain over-powers the duo. At Stellar Studios, Atom and Black Canary are on the set as Fanum instructs Guy Pompton to secure props for the next scene. When Evil Star sneaks away with silver ingots, the duo are lured into a trap.
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In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #10 published September 2004
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #115 published January 1975
as Evil Star Over Hollywood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between the 6th and 7th page of the previous story sequence.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gene Autry Sweatshirt
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Pages: 0.5
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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): Chemcraft
Reprinting
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Pages: 0.5
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Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
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]]; Ned Jenkins (Postmaster, Mayor, Police Chief of Faberville); Harold Forbes (Pompton's Secretary); Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain)
Synopsis: GL visits a ghost town where the scripts to "Thief in the Night" had been mailed from, and discovers the author at work, when Evil Star knocks the Emerald Crusader out. When he recovers, he and the other JSA members find themselves securely bound on the front row of a private theatre...facing a knife-throwing machine, whose weapons are aimed at the JSAers' chests. G.L. muses that if all members move one way together, the knives thrown will miss them entirely, which proves true. The JSA return to the studios and accuse Pompton of being Evil Star, a battle ensues and he is captured.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAll Star Comics Archives #10 published September 2004
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #115 published January 1975
as Evil Star Over Hollywood! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Erector
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Pages: 0.5
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To All Junior Justice Society of America Members

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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 message in this issue is in the Flash code.
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The Puzzle of the Pacific

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Udall [as Charles King] (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Pages: 1
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When the Moon Fell!

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 Surprise Story
Character(s): Johnny Peril
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: CC37
Disclose Notes: This story was NOT reprinted in the Archives.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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