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All-Star Comics 42

ALL-STAR COMICS #42

Cover Date: August-September 1948
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Irwin Hasen


Story: "The Man Who Hated Science!" (32 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
PencilsArthur Peddy
InksBernard Sachs
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice Society of America:
Doctor Mid-Nite (between All-American Comics #100/2 and #101/2)
Hawkman (between Flash Comics #98 and #99/3)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in All-American Comics #100/4; next in Comic Cavalcade #28)
Flash (last in Flash Comics #98; next in Comic Cavalcade #28/5)
Wonder Woman
Atom (last in Flash Comics #98/4; next in Comic Cavalcade #28/4)
Black Canary (between Flash Comics #98/5 and #99/5)

Villain(s):

Alchemist (Professor Zobar Zodiak; first appearance; uses the Four Wonders of Alchemy to commit crimes; appears in Justice League of America #193/2 and All-Star Squadron #1- #3 between pg 32 pnl 2 and 3; probably dies)

Other Character(s):

Galio (first appearance; a Spanish scholar of the 15th Century who finds the Four Wonders of Alchemy; also in flashback; comes to Americas with Columbus; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story probably happens in winter.

Story Reprinted in:

All Star Comics Archives #9 (2003)


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Second Story: "Johnny Peril's Surprise Story" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Purcell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Peril (now a newspaper reporter)

Villain(s):

Hassin the Hassan (first appearance; a desert brigand; dies)

Other Character(s):

Major Benet (first appearance; commanding officer of a French Foreign Legion outpost)
Susan Benet (first appearance; his daughter)

Location(s):

Sahara Desert


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