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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published February-March 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes The cover is taken directly from the promo ad for this issue in All-Star #8. The FBI Chief is voted to be an Associate Member of the JSA at the conclusion of the story. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Dr. Fate; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Superman [Earth-2] (inset); Batman [Earth-2] (inset); Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes The cover is taken directly from the promo ad for this issue in All-Star #8. The FBI Chief is voted to be an Associate Member of the JSA at the conclusion of the story. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

3 page Justice Society of America story "Hemisphere Defense [introduction]"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Dr. Fate; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Superman [Earth-2] (inset first page, not in story); Batman [Earth-2] (inset first page, not in story); Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset first page, not in story); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset first page, not in story) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
Synopsis The FBI Chief in Washington greets the JSA members and thanks them for dealing with the 5th Columnists [back in All-Star #4]. However, he tells the members that our own hemisphere is being threatened, particularly in Central and South America, so he gives each member an assignment in a nation located there.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

8 page Hawkman story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 1]"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]
Synopsis Hawkman is sent to Mexico to deal with the Nazi threat to wreck the Southern Pacific Railroad in case of war.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

6 page Spectre, The story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 2]"

Characters Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Synopsis The Ghostly Guardian arrives in Argentina to deal with Fifth Columnist activity concerning the disappearance of Army planes.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

6 page Atom story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 3]"

Characters Atom [Al Pratt]
Synopsis Al Pratt heads for Chile to offer his services in ridding the nation of the spread of Nazi propaganda, but it is the Atom who takes the lead in discovering the secret printing press turning out the Nazi propaganda.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Ben Flinton
Inks Ben Flinton
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

6 page Sandman story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 4]"

Characters Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
Synopsis Venezuela is on the docket for the Sandman, who must investigate Nazi attempts to sabotage oil wells leased to the United States and Great Britain.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Cliff Young (signed)
Inks Cliff Young (signed)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

1 page Flash [public service page] public service announcement "The Flash Celebrates the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday!"

Characters Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis After discovering the need for an iron lung to save the life of a small child, the Flash races out to secure one.
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard [as E. E. Hibbard] (signed)
Inks Everett E. Hibbard [as E. E. Hibbard] (signed)
Letters ?; also typeset
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

7 page Johnny Thunder story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 5]"

Characters Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt
Synopsis Johnny is sent to Cuba to discover the whereabouts of master espionage agent, Bradley Zenea, but is captured by Zenea's gang, who decide to feed Johnny to the sharks!
Genre superhero; humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

6 page Dr. Fate story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 6]"

Characters Dr. Fate
Synopsis Dr. Fate arrives in the Republic of Brazil to investigate the Nazis new invention: a floating fortress gunship, which the Germans plan to use to conquer the world.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

1 page A Hop Harrigan Story text story "Midnight Meeting"

Characters Hop Harrigan
Synopsis Hop wonders what Tank is up to [after reading about the death of a Colonel Dunbar's wife], so he decides to follow him, but he captured by a group of men who think he is a spy.
Genre aviation
Letters typeset
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

6 page Starman story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 7]"

Characters Starman [Ted Knight]
Synopsis Starman heads for Bolivia and meets up with a member of that nation's secret police, and learns that the Nazis are exploiting the nation's tin mines, but no one can discover just how the Germans get in and out of the mines without being seen.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

7 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "Hemisphere Defense [chapter 8]"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite; Myra Mason
Synopsis The Man of Night and Hooty go to Colombia to investigate cases of mass hypnotism that causes the people to become like robots for the Nazis to control.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2

2 page Justice Society of America story "Hemisphere Defense [conclusion]"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Inza Cramer; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders] (not in costume); Dian Belmont; Myra Mason; Daisy Darling
Synopsis As the JSA members return from their assignments, they are surprised to learn that their girl friends are there to meet them. However, Johnny has not returned and Daisy is very concerned. Just then, Johnny rushes in, being pursued by Bradley Zenea and a man, thinking that he had agreed to marry the girl. He discovers that his ideas were wrong, so he goes out for a moonlight walk with Daisy. As they gaze at the moon, Johnny wishes that he had Daisy all alone....on the moon...and the Thunderbolt grants that wish!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2