Issue | #18 |
Published | February 1983 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Len Wein; Nicola Cuti (assistant) |
Characters | All-Star Squadron [Robotman [Robert Crane]; Liberty Belle; Steel [Hank Heywood]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tarantula; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]]; Thor, The Villain from Valhalla (villain) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Inks | Joe Kubert (signed) |
Characters | All-Star Squadron [Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Tarantula (origin); Liberty Belle; Robotman [Robert Crane]; Steel [Hank Heywood]]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite; Dr. Fate; Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]] (flashback); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (flashback); Dian Belmont (flashback, death); Sandy the Golden Boy (flashback); Thor, the Villain from Valhalla (villain); Bailey |
Synopsis | Spotlight on the Tarantula, with an origin recap. Explains why he and the Simon & Kirby Sandman have similar costumes. Versus Thor, from the Sandman story "The Villain from Valhalla!" in Adventure Comics (1938 series) #75 (June 1942). |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Roy Thomas |
Pencils | Adrian Gonzales |
Inks | Rick Hoberg |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | John Costanza |
Script | Roy Thomas |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes letters reviewing All-Star Squadron #14; last page shared with DC Coming Comics ad. Per Orion Ussner Kidder, the first use of the term "retroactive continuity" appeared in these letter pages (June 25, 2007). |