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Issue: All-Star Squadron #51
Publication Date: November 1985
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Issues: #51 of 67 Issues (189 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/22/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893111111
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
15 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Roy Thomas (editor, credited); Janice Race (associate editor, credited); Tom Condon (managing editor, credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #18.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Clark
Inker(s): Tony DeZuñiga
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Star Squadron
Character(s): All-Star Squadron [Sandy the Golden Boy [Sandy Hawkins]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (half-helmet); Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]]; Monster Society of Evil [Ramulus; Oom; Mr. Who; Nyola; Mr. Mind] (villain); Justice Society of America [Atom [Al Pratt]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]] (photo)
First Line: Now it begins! The search for the Justice Society of America!
Synopsis: The Monster Society has captured Sandy, Hourman, Dr. Fate, and Hawkgirl.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Crisis Cross-over banner.

Mike Clark credit from the artist via Facebook. Arvell Jones is erroneously credited in The All-Star Companion Vol. 2. Clark is correctly credited in collected edition Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition #1.
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Fans Choose DC Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Dick Giordano; Batman; Ambush Bug; Swamp Thing; Teen Titans
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for DC Comics citing results of The Comics Buyer's Guide recent poll.
On inside front cover.
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Monster Society of Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas (credited); Dann Thomas (co-plotter, credited)
Penciller(s): Mike Clark (pages 1-21, credited); Arvell Jones (page 22, credited)
Inker(s): Vince Colletta (credited)
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford (credited)
Letterer(s): David Cody Weiss (credited)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Star Squadron
Character(s): All-Star Squadron [Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (flashback); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (flashback); Sandy the Golden Boy [Sandy Hawkins]; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Monster Society of Evil [Oom; Mister Mind; Mister Who; Nyola; Ramulus [Nightshade]]; Harbinger [Lyla] (flashback); Lenny (dies); Vel; Edgar Bergen (flashback); Charlie McCarthy (flashback); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Synopsis: Mister Mind convenes a new Monster Society of Evil, including Oom, Mister Who, Nyola, and Ramulus (nee Nightshade, a Sandman villain). The search for the JSA also begins here, as Sandy and Hawkgirl arrive at a damaged JSA headquarters, only to see the Monster Society inside, and wonder what has become of the JSAers, since they only see a captured Dr. Fate and Hourman inside as well. Meanwhile, Liberty Belle, Green Lantern and Johnny Quick are transported to Earth-S.
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Pages: 22
Job Number: G-2107
Disclose Notes: Story continued from previous issue; story continues in next issue. References All-Star Comics #3 (1940). Also references Alphonse and Gaston comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper.
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The A-Maze-Ing Oreo! Chocolate Sandwich Cookie

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nabisco cookies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Oreo cookies, in form of a maze.
On first page between pages 4-5 of story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Reese's Pieces
First Line: Glubgrafutz
Synopsis: An alien comments on Reese's.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for candy from Hershey Foods Corporation.
On second page between pages 4-5 of story.
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Bonkers! Fruit Candy Bonks You out of This World with a Robot-Watch.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nabisco candies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Bonkers! candies from Nabisco Brands, Inc.
Between pages 8-9 of story.
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On Videocassette

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Family Home Entertainment; Transformers
Character(s): Transformers
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Transformers cartoon videos from Family Home Entertainment.
On top of first page between pages 17-18 of story.
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Starfire Is Getting Married...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): José Luis Garcia Lopez
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Starfire; Nightwing
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for The New Teen Titans.
On bottom of first page between pages 17-18 of story.
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Glow in the Dark Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pineapple Kids Club
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for posters and Neon Lace shoe laces.
On second page between pages 17-18 of story.
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Write Right Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill Cosby
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ads in classified format for meteor pieces, comic books, self-defense training, the American Red Cross, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
On first page between pages 21-22 of story.
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DC Puts Dollars in Your Pocket!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for subscriptions to DC comics.
On second page between pages 21-22 of story.
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All Star Comics #13 Cover Recreation

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (original, credited); Al Dellinges (recreation, credited)
Inker(s): Al Dellinges (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [JSA; Starman [Ted Knight]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Doctor Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2); Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]
Synopsis: The Justice Society is looking at rockets in flight.
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Disclose Notes: This pin-up is a recreation of the cover of All-Star Comics #13. It was intended for the previous issue.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Squadroom
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-2142
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Adam Burchess, Steve Russell, Dale Roberts and Mark Engblom, with replies from Thomas.

Also includes background information on the first appearances of the villain characters of this issue, "A Literary-Historical Perspective" on All-Star Squadron #3 (1940), and small promo for Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Arnaldo Lopez Jr.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Meanwhile...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Unsigned article on the DC softball team, followed by a "Guest Meanwhile" column by Arnaldo Lopez Jr. on how comic books led him to academic successes. Also includes a DC check list for the week of August 22, 1985.

On inside back cover.
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Get in on the Action with Power Action!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Super Powers Collection
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robin
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp.
On back cover.

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