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Publisher: DC

Title: All-Star Comics
Issue: 7
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: October-November 1941
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (uncredited)

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All Star Comics #7
Owner: walclark

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Story Title: The Justice Society of America Raises $1,000,000 for War Orphans! - cover
Features:The Justice Society of America
Pages:1
Pencils:E. E. Hibbard
Inks:E. E. Hibbard
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Johnny Thunder; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member, inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member, inset); Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member, inset)]; two orphans


Story Title: Action! Thrills! Adventure! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! 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 [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Johnny Thunder; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]
Synopsis:New JSA Chairman Green Lantern returns from war-torn Asia and Europe, announcing that things are very bad over there, and immediate financial aid is needed. Hawkman recommends that each member raise $100,000 towards that end, but Johnny offers to raise $300,000 himself!


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 1 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Green Lantern
Pages:8
Pencils:Martin Nodell
Inks:Martin Nodell
Genre:superhero
Characters:Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Felix Doon [also as Matthew Doon] (business tycoon, mentally unstable); Matthew Doon; Tommy (villain); other un-named crooks (villains)
Synopsis:Green Lantern decides to pick Doiby's brain as to how to raise his share of the money. Later, a man named Doon enters Doiby's cab, followed by people trying to kidnap him, and Doiby is taken prisoner. The man claims to be a wealthy individual who would gladly donate $100,000 to G.L. providing he is rescued. He is rescued, but then goes batty. Asylum attendants taken him into custody as Green Lantern turns over the thugs to the Police. Suddenly, the sane brother of Doon appears and writes a check for the $100,000, and the Emerald Crusader breathes a sigh of relief.


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 2 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Spectre
Pages:6
Pencils:Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters:Bernard Baily
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Killer Kratzer (boxer); Kratzer's manager; Swami Ikthask (fortune teller); un-named thieves (villains, one dies)
Synopsis:The Spectre, in order to raise his funds, fights a boxing match, captures some crooks, plays the stock market, aids a fortune teller, stops a strike at a munitions plant and secures some buried treasure.


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 3 - 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] [aka Domino, The Masked Demon]; un-named Dean of Calvin College; Joe (Al's boxing manager); two un-named gamblers (villains)
Synopsis:At the request of Calvin College's Dean and trustees, and a $50,000 guarantee, The Atom assumes the role of The Masked Demon to uncover a gang of men betting on college sports. He successfully wins his match that he is supposed to throw, rounds up the gamblers and turns them over to the Police, who then provide the Mighty Mite with the $50,000 reward (giving the Atom $100,000 in raised funds).


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 4 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; Doctor Fate
Pages:6
Pencils:Stan Asch
Inks:Stan Asch
Genre:superhero
Characters:Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; un-named banker; The Crime Writers League [Birdy; rest un-named] (villains)
Synopsis:Dr. Fate seeks out the advice of Inza to raise money and she suggests writing an article on crime that pays $25,000 to the winning entry. Inza wins for her bank robbery idea, but is kidnapped by the men sponsoring the contest as they are seeking out sure-bet crime scenarios, and this appears to be one to them. Fate saves her and is rewarded with his $100,000 share by the banker involved.


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 5 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Hawkman
Pages:7
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Will Harring (newspaper publisher); gang of racketeers (villains)
Synopsis:The Flying Fury aids a newspaper editor being threatened and bullied by people who disagree with his hard-hitting editorials. When the owner refuses, the gangsters begin destroying the delivery trucks and bullying the newsboys. Hawk and the owner agree on a sum of $100,000 to be paid to the JSA in return for allowing the Tribute's owner to accompany the Hawkman as he rounds up the crooks responsible.


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 6 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Sandman
Pages:6
Pencils:Cliff Young (signed)
Inks:Cliff Young (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Mu King [aka Chinatown Charlie] (villain); Roughhouse Rogan (villain); Sharpie Slocum (villain)
Synopsis:Wesley Dodds consults Dian Belmont on how to raise his needed share of the money and she suggests visiting Police HQ and pulling down a few wanted posters whose rewards total his $100,000 goal. They select three crooks, whose rewards offer that much money, and, with Dian driving the car, Sandman rounds up his intended bad guys and turns them over to the Police, collecting his reward.


Story Title: Secret Airport - text story
Features:Hop Harrigan
Pages:2
Pencils:Jon L. Blummer (spot illustrations)
Inks:Jon L. Blummer (spot illustrations)
Letters:typeset
Genre:aviation
Characters:Hop Harrigan; Ikky; Prop Wash; Sampson (airport grease-monkey); group of spies (villains)
Synopsis:A group of spies get Hop to take off in his new secret bi-plane, hoping to be able to capture it or shoot it down first.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-American Flying Club
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 7 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; The Hourman
Pages:6
Pencils:Bernard Baily
Inks:Bernard Baily
Letters:Bernard Baily ?
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Hour Man [Rex Tyler]; Arthur Wonders; Killer Blaine (villain); Blaine's thugs [Tony; other un-named] (villains); un-named taxi driver (villain); The General (villain); Pedro (villain)
Synopsis:Rex Tyler is visiting the Wonders Expedition and hears about an Aztec treasure being sought. However, two opposing groups of crooks are also after the treasure: Killer Blaine and The General. Hour Man must, with some difficulty, defeat both groups, and when he saves the day for the expedition and uncovers the treasure, he is rewarded with a check for $100,000.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-Flash Quarterly
Pages:0.5


Story Title: Important Announcement!! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-Star Comics
Pages:0.5


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Chapter 8 - comic story
Features:The Justice Society of America; Johnny Thunder
Pages:7
Pencils:Stan Asch
Inks:Stan Asch
Genre:humor; superhero
Characters:Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt; Hotfist (villain, bank robber); Joey (villain, Hotfist's pal); phony Atom (villain); phony Sandman (villain)
Synopsis:Johnny runs into a gang, headed by a guy named Hotfist, and is mistook for a member of the gang. After escaping from this mess, he consults the Thunderbolt on how to raise $300,000 and ends up selling peanuts, umbrellas, ice cream...anything to raise the money, but ends up losing every dime! Later, a phony Atom and Sandman threaten Hotfist and his gang, and Johnny is hired to deal with the phony JSA'ers. The T-Bolt saves the day, but Johnny gets not one penny from Hotfist.


Story Title: $1,000,000 for War Orphans! Conclusion - 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 [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Johnny Thunder; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member); Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member)]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald] (just a pink flash)
Synopsis:Johnny sneaks back into JSA HQ without being seen, wondering what will happen to him when the other members find out he hasn't got his share of money. Green Lantern's power ring discovers Johnny and he explains his dilemma, and the members begin to make fun of him when the Thunderbolt delivers Honorary Members: The Flash, Superman and Batman, with $100,000 each to save the day for Johnny and the JSA's fund-raising efforts. The three are also given an "official" thanks from the JSA members for their help.


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
Genre:superhero
Characters:Justice Society of America [Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (new member); The Starman [Ted Knight] (new member)]; Superman [Clark Kent] (Honorary Member, inset); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Honorary Member, inset); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (Honorary Member, inset); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (New Honorary Member, inset)]; Hooty


Story Title: Here It Is! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Green Lantern
Pages:1


Story Title: The "Big Six" Now Becomes the "Big Seven" - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Modern Concise Encyclopedia
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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