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Issue Details

Issue #65
Published March-April 1977
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando

Cover Details - "The Return of Vandal Savage!"

Characters All-Star Super Squad [Justice Society of America [JSA; Star-Spangled Kid; Power Girl; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)]; Superman (Earth-2, guest star)]; Vandal Savage (villain)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Colors Tatjana Wood

17 page All Star Super Squad story "The Master Plan of Vandal Savage"

Characters All-Star Super Squad [Justice Society of America [JSA; Power Girl; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Star-Spangled Kid; Wildcat [Ted Grant] (cameo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (cameo)]; Superman (Earth-2, guest star)]; Vandal Savage (villain); King Arthur; Merlin; The Injustice Society of the World [Icicle] (cameo)
Synopsis The JSA/Squad face off vs. Vandal Savage (who kidnapped Power Girl last issue), so he can regain his lost immortality once he acquires Superman's powers. The team has to face him under the influence of an alien planet containing 2 green kryptonite suns, since it gives him an even but unfair advantage vs. the Man of Steel. Of course Superman bests him, and they return to Earth-2 victorious, ready to face off vs. the Injustice Society next.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz (script, pages 1-12, 17); Paul Kupperberg (script, pages 13-16); Wally Wood (plot)
Pencils Wally Wood
Inks Wally Wood
Colors Liz Berube
Notes Story continued from previous issue; story continues in part in next issue. Letters page in #68 notes that Paul Kupperberg scripted pages 13-16 of this story.

1 page Aquaman advertisement "That Dirty Beach"

Characters Aquaman; Slud-Jak; unamed bureaucrat
Synopsis Slud-Jak fouls beaches in revenge for ocean pollution, but agrees to negotiate when tempted by Hostess Twinkies.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

1 page All Star Comments letters page

Letters typeset