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12August-September 1942
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All-Star Comics #12

DC · August-September 1942 · on sale 1942-06-20

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Identification plate

Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
August-September 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-20
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Black Dragon Menacecover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyJustice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder; Starman [Ted Knight]]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Good Books Worth Readingtext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Black Dragon Menace, Introductioncomic story4script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyJustice Society of America [The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (volunteer secretary)]; unnamed War Department
4The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 1comic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffHawkman [Carter Hall]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); unnamed inventor; unnamed agents of the Black Dragon Society (villains)
6The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 2comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Ivoren (inventor); Black Dragon Society scientist and agents (villains)
7The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 3comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Ben FlintonThe Atom [Al Pratt]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Eben Garner (inventor of powerful explosive); Garner's unnamed assistant; unnamed Japanese-American; Black Dragon Society agents (villains)
8The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 4comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyStarman [Ted Knight]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Weldon (Inventor of dirigible); Black Dragon Society agents (villains)
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
11Boys! Girls! Have You Joined the American Observation Corps?in-house column2letters: typeset
12The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 5comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Cliff Dwellers; un-named U.S. Army Major; Black Dragon Society agents (villains)
13The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 6comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschDr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hooty (an owl); Myra Mason; un-named Policeman; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Dr. Stander (inventor); Dr. Smallheimer [aka Dr. Small] (villain, death); Black Dragon Society agents (villains, all die)
14Mystery Islandtext story1.5script: Evelyn GainesHop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; the Japanese (villains, some die)
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
17The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 7comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (cameo); Charles Reagan (inventor); Black Dragon Society agents (villains)
18The Black Dragon Menace, Chapter 8comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Black Dragon Society agents (villains)
19The Black Dragon Menace, Conclusioncomic story2script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyJustice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Major McNichols (of
20Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
21-promo (ad from the publisher)1
22-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Last Days of the Justice Society Special #11986On eBay ›
All Star Comics Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-370-3		1997On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice Society of America: For America and Democracy #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-847-6		2025On eBay ›

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