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2Fall 1940
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All-Star Comics #2

DC · Fall 1940 · on sale 1940-08-23

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Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Fall 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-08-23
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Creig Flessel, Bernard Baily, Everett E. Hibbard, Martin Nodell; inks: Creig Flessel, Bernard Baily, Everett E. Hibbard, Martin NodellThe 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)
2Sacrifice for Yum-Chaccomic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffHawkman [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)
3The "Robot" Mencomic story7script: Bill Finger; pencils: Martin Nodell; inks: Martin NodellThe Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The "robot" men; Baron von Zorn (villain)
4The Curse of Kulakcomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe 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)
5The Glowing Globecomic story8script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sir Basil Lorimer (medical doctor, death); unnamed detective; Sir Basil's brother (villain, death)
6-promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetThe 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]
7Invisible-Ink Gascomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: William Smith; inks: William SmithRed 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)
8The Darling Apartmentcomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Daisy Darling (Johnny's girl); Herman Darling (real estate businessman); Mr. Throstle; Hiram Crooker (villain, political boss); Faber (villain)
9The Invisible Startext story1.5script: Evelyn GainesRic Martin; Gus Henchard (Ric's pal); Lona; Lona's mother
10For Swell Vacation Reading, Don't Miss These Two!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: various; inks: variousSuperman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mutt; Jeff
11Here's How You Can Get the Next Issue of All-Star Comics Freepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Dr. Morte, Spiritualistcomic story6script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe 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 (vil
14The One-Man Newspapercomic story8script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe 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)

Plus 2.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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