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Publisher: DC

Title: All-Star Comics
Issue: 5
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: June-July 1941
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)

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All Star Comics #5
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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:The Justice Society of America
Pages:1
Pencils:Howard Purcell
Inks:Howard Purcell
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]


Story Title: [ no title ] - public service announcement
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Introduction - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America
Pages:3
Pencils:E. E. Hibbard
Inks:E. E. Hibbard
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice Society of America [The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; Mr. X (villain, racketeer); Mr. X's gang (villains)
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 through their leader, Mr. X, who has provided each member of his gang with a JSA member to take on and defeat!


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 1 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Flash
Pages:7
Pencils:Hal Sharp
Inks:Hal Sharp
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Jay Garrick]; un-named Fire Department Captain; un-named City Mayor; Johnny; Mr. X (villain); Flame Farmer (villain); Mr. X's arson racketeers (villains)
Synopsis:Mr. X's minions, led by Flame Farmer, are ordered to set fire to apartment buildings in the area in order to kill the Flash, known to be living in one of them. But Flash puts out the fire in is complex and in others as well. A young boy then helps the Scarlet Speedster to locate Flame and round up the entire gang. Then he wires each JSA member to alert them to the fact that criminals are targeting them simply because they are JSA members.


Story Title: Here It Is - Boys and Girls All-Flash Quarterly No. 1! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-Flash Quarterly
Pages:1
Pencils:E. E. Hibbard
Inks:E. E. Hibbard
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Jay Garrick]


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 2 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Sandman
Pages:6
Pencils:Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)
Inks:Cliff Young [as Cliff] (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Mr. X (villain, cameo); the Kidnapper's Union [Gentle Grady; others un-named] (villains)
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! He locates their whereabouts, then uses a willing Dian to lure the group into his trap. He overcomes them and takes them to jail, after which he spots the telegram from the Flash warning him about the kidnappers.


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 3 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; Hawkman
Pages:7
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hawkman [Cater Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Mr. X (villain, cameo); Masie (villain); un-named lawyer (villain); Wing Norris (villain); Norris' gang of jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis:Carter Hall is busy catching up on lab work when he is fooled into believing that Pullman's Jewelry is going to be robbed. Switching to Hawkman, he 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. Hawk's trap seems perfect until one of the thugs shoots Shiera, then a maddened Hawkman wipes up the place with the thugs, and then takes Shiera to get medical attention.


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 4 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; Doctor Fate
Pages:6
Pencils:Howard Sherman
Inks:Howard Sherman
Letters:Howard Sherman
Genre:superhero
Characters:Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; Vera Ross; Mr. X (villain, cameo); Magico (villain, magician, reforms); Magico's henchmen (villains)
Synopsis:Inza visits Doctor Fate, telling him about a fake magician named Magico, who is robbing a rich woman blind. Inza and Kent, along with Mrs. Ross, visit the phony magician, unaware that Magico is being used by Mr. X to draw Dr. Fate into a trap. When the trap is sprung, Inza is shot and Fate takes her his Salem Tower and uses magics from the ancient tombs of ancient Atlantis to help her recover. Then he heads out to find Magico and his minions, who attempt to blow him up in Magico's abode. Surviving, Fate lets Magico experience other worlds and their horrors, and he reforms on the spot!


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club
Pages:1
Pencils:Jon L. Blummer (spot illustration)
Inks:Jon L. Blummer (spot illustration)
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure; aviation
Characters:Hop Harrigan


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:2
Pencils:various
Inks:various
Letters:typeset
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Starman [Ted Knight]


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 5 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Hourman
Pages:6
Pencils:Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters:Bernard Baily
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Clancy (Policeman); un-named Commissioner of Police; Mr. X (villain, cameo); phony Hour-Man (villain); "Monkey" Macy (villain); Macy's gang (villains)
Synopsis:A fake Hour-Man is used to convince Police that the real Hour-Man is a petty thief. However, it is their way to draw the real Hour-Man out into the open so that Mr. X's minions can do away with him. When Hour-Man appears on the scene, he is purposely led by one of the crooks to their hideout and knocked out. When he revives, he pops a Miraclo pill and mops up the crooks.


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 6 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Atom
Pages:6
Pencils:Ben Flinton
Inks:Ben Flinton
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mr. X (villain, cameo); Muscles (villain, reforms); Muscle's Men [Butch; Crusher; Bloody; Smasher; Slug] (villains, all reform)
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. Al is taken to the gym with some other victims and pull through several exercises, during which time Pratt busts all their equipment. Then he goes to work on Muscle's men and gets them to reform.


Story Title: Johnny on the Spot - text story
Features:Johnny Thunder
Pages:1.5
Pencils:Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration)
Inks:Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration)
Letters:typeset
Genre:humor; superhero
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 when Johnny recognizes two toughs on their way up to Darling's office.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Mutt & Jeff
Pages:0.5
Characters:Mutt; Jeff


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 7 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Spectre
Pages:7
Pencils:Bernard Baily
Inks:Bernard Baily
Letters:Bernard Baily
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Enrico; Enrico's un-named wife; un-named Police officer; un-named Chief of Police; Mr. X (villain, cameo); Mr. X's gang of gamblers [Baretti; rest un-named] (villains)
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. So Detective Corrigan begins looking into the matter, and locates the head of the gambling operations. Spectre turns the table on the boss, trapping him in the snare planned for the Ghostly Guardian. Then the leader's strange ring begins to take away Spectre's powers, so the now faceless hero is taken for a ride and shot. Rising "from the dead", Spectre rounds up the gang and deposits them at the Police station.


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Chapter 8 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Green Lantern
Pages:7
Pencils:Irwin Hasen
Inks:Irwin Hasen
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; un-named City officials; un-named newspaper editor; Mr. X (villain, cameo); The Professor (villain); Professor's gang (villains)
Synopsis:Mr. X decides to use "light" as a weapon against G.L. as he blows up several areas within the city, blackmails the city for $2 million and then challenges the Master of Light to stop him. Green Lantern accepts the challenge, but is rendered unconscious by an electrical bolt. He later learns that the Professor has found a way to juggle the reflection of light to make an object invisible to ordinary light. With the help of his ancient green lamp, a way is found to overcome this, thus restoring power back to Capitol City.


Story Title: The Mysterious Mister X, Conclusion - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America
Pages:2
Pencils:E. E. Hibbard
Inks:E. E. Hibbard
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice Society of America [The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Hourman [Rex Tyler]]; un-named Police Sergeant; 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!


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Justice Society of America
Pages:1
Pencils:E. E. Hibbard
Inks:E. E. Hibbard
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice Society of America [The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Docxtor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Brownscope Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Spencer Fireworks Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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