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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1993
Frequency [none listed]
Cover Price 4.95 USD; 6.50 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Archie Goodwin (Editor); Bill Kaplan (Associate Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Justice Society of America [Starman [Ted Knight]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wes Dodds]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Atom [Al Pratt]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Smith
Inks Paul Smith
Colors Richard Ory
Reprinted in JSA: The Golden Age (DC, 2005 series) #[nn]

45 page story "The Golden Age, Book One of Four"

Characters Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Thunderbolt; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Uncle Sam; Ray [Happy Terrill]; Sargon; Shining Knight; Johnny Thunder; Midnight; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Mr. America [Tex Thompson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Blackhawk; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Tarantula; Captain Triumph; Plastic Man; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Justice Society of America [Starman [Ted Knight]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wes Dodds]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Atom [Al Pratt]]; Doll Man; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; TNT; Dan the Dyna-Mite; Mr. America [Ultra-Humanite]; Parsifal; Icicle [Joar Mahkent]; Bob Daley; Harry S. Truman
Synopsis After the war, as most costumed heroes settle into private lives, Tex Thompson returns from Europe to begin a political career and makes plans to create a super-hero to defend against the Soviet threat. After Al Pratt is deemed unsuitable, Thompson seeks out the former Dan the Dyna-Mite for the job. Meanwhile, Paul Kirk returns from Europe haunted by his dreams, and is now the man being hunted.
Genre Superhero
Script James Robinson
Pencils Paul Smith
Inks Paul Smith
Colors Richard Ory
Letters John Costanza
Reprinted in JSA: The Golden Age (DC, 2005 series) #[nn]

1 page illustration

Characters Robotman [Robert Crane]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Tarantula; Starman [Ted Knight]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Tigress [Paula Brooks]; Captain Triumph; Dynaman [Adolf Hitler]; Mr. America [Ultra-Humanite]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Miss America [Joan Dale]
Pencils Paul Smith
Inks Paul Smith
Letters typeset
Notes Illustration of the main cast with short blurb about this issue on the back cover. The illustration is repeated on each back cover, though the blurb changes.