All-Star Comics Vol 1 1
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Appearing in "Hawkman vs. the Sorcerer Trygg"
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Villains:
- Trygg the Sorcerer (First appearance)
- Beldame Gaffey
Other Characters:
- Jan (Beldame's nephew)
- Margo (Beldame's niece)
Locations:
- Welch Mountains
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Hawkman vs. the Sorcerer Trygg"
In the Welsh mountains, Hawkman saves a brother and sister from their uncle Trygg, a sorceror who wishes to kill them for their inheritance, and from his ally, a witch named Beldame Gaffy, and an army of zombies.
Appearing in "The Twin Thieves"
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Villains:
- Don (a thief)
- Jed (a thief; Don's brother)
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Synopsis for "The Twin Thieves"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Murder of Widow Jones"
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Supporting Characters:
- Commissioner Gardner (Single appearance)
Villains:
- John "Clutch" Widdles
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Jones (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Murder of Widow Jones"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Tenement Fires"
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Villains:
- Doctor Craig
- Nick "Bates" Brant
- Pete (an arsonist)
Other Characters:
- Fire Warden Zane
- Several disembodied spirits
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Tenement Fires"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Forest Fire"
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Villains:
- Blackie
- John Blair
Other Characters:
- Peggy
Locations:
- Mill Meadows
- Civilian Conservation Corps campground
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Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Forest Fire"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Volcano Invasion"
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Supporting Characters:
- Spear Forty Seals (an Eskimo)
- Spear Forty Seals' wife
Villains:
- Wolf Mechant
Other Characters:
- Doris West
- Ig Kluk
- Hal Cool
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Volcano Invasion"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- There are very detailed synopsis available for issues 1-45 at comics.org
- This issue is reprinted in All-Star Archives, Volume 0.
- The first two issues of this series serve as an anthology title spotlighting various costumed heroes and adventurers in individual stories. With All-Star Comics Vol 1 3, the format changes, merging eight super-heroes into a shared continuity where they band together as the Justice Society of America. Prior to that issue, the individual characters are regarded as operating within their own insular continuity separate from that of everyone else.
- This issue includes a Gary Concord story entitled, "The European War in 2240" by Jon L. Blummer. Jon L. Blummer is credited as Don Selby in this issue.
- This issue also includes a Biff Bronson story entitled, "Remembo" by Albert and Joseph Sulman.
- The Flash appeared last in Flash Comics #7. He chronologically appears next in the first flashback story from All-Star Comics #3.
- Hawkman appeared last in Flash Comics #7. He appears next in Flash Comics #8.
- Hourman appeared last in New York World's Fair Comics #2. He appears next in Adventure Comics #52.
- The Sandman appeared last in New York World's Fair Comics #2. He appears next in Adventure Comics #52.
- The Spectre appeared last in More Fun Comics #56. He appears next in More Fun Comics #57.
- Only Golden Age appearance of Trygg the sorcerer. Trygg doesn't appear again until Hawkman Vol 5 #35.
Trivia
- This issues hosts a contest offering a free copy of All-Star Comics #2. The contest asks readers to fill out a coupon listing three characters to leave out of the next issue, and then list three others that they'd like to see in All-Star Comics #2. [1]
- New York City police commissioner, Gardner is likely named after writer Gardner Fox.
Related Articles
- 1940
- Justice Society image gallery
- Justice Society members list
- Justice Society Reserves list
- Justice Society Rogues Gallery
- Justice Society villains
- Justice Society titles
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics
- All-American Comics
- All-Star Comics Archives
- Justice Society of America (Volume 1)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3)
- JSA
- JSA All-Stars
- JSA Classified
- JSA: Strange Adventures
- More Fun Comics
Links and References
- All-Star Comics article at Wikipedia
- Justice Society of America article at Wikipedia
- Justice Society of America article at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Justice Society of America article at the Hembeck Files
- Justice Society of America at DrakeSix's Web Site
- JSA: Fact File
- JSA Chronology
