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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published June-July 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes This cover is believed to have been prepared as the cover to All-Star #3 BEFORE the concept of the JSA was put into that issue. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Spectre; Flash; Green Lantern
Genre superhero
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes This cover is believed to have been prepared as the cover to All-Star #3 BEFORE the concept of the JSA was put into that issue. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in America Vs. the Justice Society (DC, 1985 series) #3 [likely redrawn]; in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

3 page Justice Society of America story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (introduction)"

Characters Hourman; Dr. Fate; Flash; Green Lantern; Sandman; Atom; Hawkman; Spectre (all as the Justice Society of America)
Synopsis Crime has been defeated by the JSA so well that the members are becoming bored, unaware that crimedom is getting ready to strike back individually at each member!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Flash story "[The Mysterious Mister X ](chapter 1)"

Characters The Flash
Synopsis Mr. X's minions decide to set fire to apartment buildings in the area in order to kill the Flash, known to be living in one of them.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Hal Sharp
Inks Hal Sharp
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Sandman story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 2)"

Characters Sandman; Dian Belmont
Synopsis Unable to discover a crime in progress, Sandman decides to drop in on Dian Belmont, only to discover she has been captured by The Kidnappers Union!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)
Inks Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Hawkman story "[The Mysterious Mister X ](chapter 3)"

Characters Hawkman; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis Hawkman is fooled into believing that Pullman's Jewelry is going to be robbed. Hawk decides that the extra Hawkman emergency outfit he is working on would be ideal for Shiera to wear as a ruse for the criminals he wants to capture.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Dr. Fate story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 4)"

Characters Dr. Fate; Inza
Synopsis Fate decides to put an end to a fake magician named Magico, who is robbing a rich woman blind, unaware that Magico is being used by Mr. X to draw Dr. Fate into a trap.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club advertisement "untitled"

Characters Spot illo of Hop
Genre aviation; ad
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (spot illo)
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Ad for Hop's A-A Flying Club added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Hourman story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 5)"

Characters Hourman
Synopsis A fake Hour-Man is used to convince Police that the Hour-Man is a petty thief.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

6 page Atom story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 6)"

Characters The Atom
Synopsis Mr. X's men decide to trap the Atom by rounding up every shrimp walking around and forcing them to enroll in their "Be a Hercules in Five Easy Lessons" course.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Ben Flinton
Inks Ben Flinton
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

2 page A Johnny Thunder Story text story "Johnny on the Spot"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Herman Darling; Daisy Darling; Joe the Butcher (villain); Small Change (villain)
Synopsis Johnny gets a job as an elevator operator, not realizing that Daisy's father works in the building. But that job turns out to be a life-saver for Herman Darling.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Evelyn Gaines ?
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Notes The last half of page two is an ad for the new Mutt and Jeff comic book.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Spectre story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 7)"

Characters Spectre
Synopsis The Ghostly Guardian is on the outs with the Police as he is accused by Mr. X's minions of running illegal gambling establishments.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

7 page Green Lantern story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (chapter 8)"

Characters Green Lantern
Synopsis Mr. X decides to use "light" as a weapon against G.L. as he blows up several areas within the city and challenges the Master of Light to stop him.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Irwin Hasen
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

2 page Justice Society of America story "[The Mysterious Mister X] (conclusion)"

Characters The Flash; Hawkman; The Atom; Spectre; Dr. Fate; Sandman; Hourman (all as the Justice Society of America); Mr. X (villain)
Synopsis A frustrated Mr. X turns himself into the Police when the JSA just can't figure out who Mr. X actually is!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1

1 page Justice Society of America promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters JSA members
Synopsis The editors announce that the Flash has won his own magazine and that Johnny Thunder will be initiated as the new JSA member to replace him.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett Hibbard
Inks Everett Hibbard
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1