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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published April 1986
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Roy Thomas; Janice Race (associate)

Cover Details - "Special Issue: Seven Soldiers of Victory! Plus: Dr. Mid-Nite !"

Characters Seven Soldiers of Victory [Shining Knight; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Speedy (Earth-2); Green Arrow (Earth-2); Crimson Avenger]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Clark
Inks Tony deZuniga
Notes Special Crisis Cross-over banner. Cover pencils credit confirmed from Amazing Heroes #85.

19 page All-Star Squadron story "The Sinister Secret of the Sixth Sense!"

Characters Seven Soldiers of Victory [Shining Knight; Winged Victory; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Crimson Avenger; Speedy (Earth-2); Green Arrow (Earth-2)]; Billy Gunn; The Sense Master [Dr. Brett] (villain); Mickey Gordon (villain); Alice Howard; "Fingers" O'Fallon (villain); Don Coty; The Bloodhound (villain); Mr. John Pemberton; Mrs. Pemberton; Leo Palate (villain); Karl Dennison; Percival Dennison; Eagle-Eye Nelson (villain); Grapplo; Iron Head
Synopsis The 7 Soldiers of Victory (aka Law's Legionnaires) face off vs the Sense-Master as he recruits 5 special crooks, each with a 'heightened' sense that would allow them to steal 5 special jewels that would power his special juggernaut machine once brought together.
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Mike Clark
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters David Cody Weiss
Notes Takes place during Crisis. story adapted from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) # 4.

5 page Justice Society of America story "Shanghaied Into Hyperspace!" Interlude Three

Characters Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite; Wonder Woman (Earth-2, flashback); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (flashback); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (flashback)]; Neptunians [Hydara]
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas; Gardner Fox (original story)
Pencils Mike Harris
Inks Tony deZuniga
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters David Cody Weiss
Notes The Dr. Mid-Nite Chapter- Story adapted from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #13. Story continues next issue.

Half page All-Star Squadroom letters page

Script Roy Thomas
Letters typeset
Notes Discusses Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #1. Shares page with Statement of Ownership and an add for Infinity, Inc. (DC, 1984 series).

Half page All-Star Squadron statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Script Paul Levitz
Letters typeset
Notes Date of Filing: October 1, 1985. Net Press Run: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 195,291. Actual no. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 155,207. Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 68,398; actual no. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 79,014.