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Issue Details

Issue #59
Published March-April 1976
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Gerry Conway; Paul Levitz (assistant)

Cover Details - "Brainwave Blows Up!"

Characters Super Squad [Justice Society of America [JSA; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Fate (inset); Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite]; Star-Spangled Kid; Power Girl]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors Tatjana Wood

18 page All Star Super Squad story "Brainwave Blows Up!"

Characters Super Squad [Justice Society of America [JSA; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Fate; Dr. Mid-Nite]; Star-Spangled Kid; Power Girl; Robin (Earth-2)]; Brain Wave (villain, as Brainwave); Per Degaton (villain)
Synopsis The villain the combined JSA/ Super Squad is facing is none other than one of the JSA's old foes, Brainwave, in a new body. Together, alongside a newly rejuvenated Per Degaton (another old JSA foe), they cause major trouble for our heroes, but the heroes prevail and defeat the two foes as a new menace emerges...
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway; Paul Levitz (plot assist)
Pencils Ric Estrada (designer); Wally Wood (artist)
Inks Wally Wood (artist)
Notes Story continued from previous issue. Brianwave shown to be in a new body, but it's a mental illusion. However, Per Degaton's new temporary body isn't, as it was created from a machine Brainwave had.
Reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #3 (July-August 1980)

1 page All Star Comments letters page

Letters typeset

1 page Shazam advertisement "The Cup Cake Caper"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Max; Max's boss
Synopsis Max's boss is attempting to control all the Hostess Cup Cakes, but Captain Marvel ends his caper.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Justice for All Includes Children"

Characters Superman (Earth-1)
Genre superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Letters John Workman