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56December 1950-January 1951
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All-Star Comics #56

DC · December 1950-January 1951 · on sale 1950-10-18

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Identification plate

Series
All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
December 1950-January 1951
Key date
1950-12-00
On-sale date
1950-10-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Day the World Ended!cover1pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Bernard SachsJustice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]
1A Date with Judy; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Day the World Ended [Part I]comic story10script: John Broome; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaJustice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Tobias Snel (security banker); Baxter (clerk); Mayor Hoving; Svante Arrhenius (19
4The Synthesis of Lightactivity0.67pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaDr. Mid-Nite, Charles McNider
6The Day the World Ended! Part IIcomic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Bernard SachsJustice Society of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]; Mayor Hoving (picture only); Army General Cadwell (photo only); C. F. Tanner (own
8The Day the World Ended! Part IIIcomic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaJustice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Wallaby (scientist); Kenton (scientist); Tanner's unnamed Secretary; The Chameleons (villains); a Chameleon [as Army General Cadwell] (
12Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13The Day the World Ended! Part IVcomic story6script: John Broome; pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Frank GiacoiaJustice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott; also as Professor Ellery]; The Flash [Jay Garrick; also as C. F. Tanner]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider; also as General Cadwell]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Professo
14How Far Is Far Away?text article2letters: typeset
15South Carolinacartoon0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
17The Girl from Aquaterracomic story5pencils: Gil KaneJohnny Peril
19Special Bargain Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 8.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
All Star Comics Archives #11
ISBN 1-4012-0403-1		2005On eBay ›
Wonder Woman in the Fifties #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-762-4		2021On eBay ›

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