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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published June-July 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes A contest, begun in Sensation Comics #5, asked readers to vote on which of the six heroes appearing in Sensation should become the next JSA member. Pencil & ink credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Pencil & Ink credits confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. Moldoff did the basic cover scenes. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).

Cover Details - "The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan!"

Characters Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (inset); Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (inset); Dr. Mid-Nite (inset); Starman [Ted Knight] (inset); Johnny Thunder [Earth-2] (inset); Dr. Fate (inset); Atom [Al Pratt] (inset); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff; Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate head); Everett Hibbard (Johnny Thunder head); Stan Aschmeier (Dr. Mid-Nite head); Bernard Baily (Spectre head); Harry G. Peter (Wonder Woman head); Jack Burnley (Starman head); Ben Flinton (Atom head); Cliff Young (Sandman head)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff; Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate head); Everett Hibbard (Johnny Thunder head); Stan Aschmeier (Dr. Mid-Nite head); Bernard Baily (Spectre head); Harry G. Peter (Wonder Woman head); Jack Burnley (Starman head); Ben Flinton (Atom head); Cliff Young (Sandman head)
Notes A contest, begun in Sensation Comics #5, asked readers to vote on which of the six heroes appearing in Sensation should become the next JSA member. Pencil & ink credits from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Pencil & Ink credits confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff. Moldoff did the basic cover scenes. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

4 page Justice Society of America story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [introduction]"

Characters Dr. Fate; Atom [Al Pratt]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Starman [Ted Knight]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA and the Justice Batallion); Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (inset first page, not in story)
Synopsis Each of the members shows up to the regularly scheduled meeting with the Pearl Harbor attack on their minds, and each of them [except the Spectre] has decided to join the military, but can't figure out a way to tell the others.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Notes JSA becomes the Justice Batallion, meets Wonder Woman. Splash page MAY not be by Burnley....there appears to be an illegible signature on it. Once again Sandman wears a different costume in the introduction and conclusion.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

7 page Hawkman story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 1]"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis Hawkman is assigned to the Interceptor Coast Command and attends flying school as Carter Hall. His girlfriend, Shiera, has joined the nurses and is heading out on a convoy to the Philippines. Suddenly, there is an enemy attack at the air base and Hall switches to Hawkman to help battle the enemy. After whipping them, the Feathered Fury learns that there may be an attack on the convoy Shiera left with, so he is sent out to make sure it arrives safely in the Philippines.
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) #3

1 page Hawkman and Wonder Woman story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [interlude]"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]
Synopsis Hawkman lands on the ship Shiera is assigned to and meets Diana Prince, whom he already knows to be Wonder Woman, Shiera then confides in her that Carter Hall & Hawkman are one and the same person.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Notes Artist credits revised by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). Credit formerly given to Sheldon Moldoff.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Wonder Woman story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 2]"

Characters Wonder Woman [Earth-2]
Synopsis Diana is assigned to the ambulance corps and rides one out to the beaches where she begins to treat wounded soldiers. Suddenly there is a Japanese attack, so she switches to Wonder Woman and rounds up the entire invading force!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Harry G. Peter
Inks Harry G. Peter
Notes becomes secretary
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Sandman story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 3]"

Characters Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
Synopsis Having proved to be able to fire artillery accurately, Wes Dodds is immediately dispatched to where the action is. Turned down for guard duty, he decides instead, as the Sandman, to keep watch for enemy movements. Finding a captured two-man sub in the harbor loaded with fuel and torpedoes, he discovers a fleet of Japanese carriers. He telegraphs the Japanese that a U.S. fleet is approaching and all of them scatter. He then boards one and destroys all the airplanes aboard.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Cliff Young (signed)
Inks Cliff Young (signed)
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Atom story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 4]"

Characters Atom [Al Pratt]
Synopsis Al Pratt is assigned to the tank corps, and he passes all tests brilliantly, and asks for the most dangerous assignment available. He is told that the Japanese have broken through Allied lines at Kota Bharu, and he'll need to take his company forward to that position at the front. Finding his unit out maneuvered, Al changes to the Atom and uses brute strength to deal with the Japanese tanks and capture the enemy.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Ben Flinton
Inks Ben Flinton
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

1 page A Hop Harrigan Story text story "Outlaw Plane"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker
Synopsis A new military bomber has just taken off and is followed closely by Tank. Suddenly a black plane appears on the scene and attacks it. Hop decides to jump in a plane and go after the attacker.
Genre aviation
Script Evelyn Gaines?
Letters typeset
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Dr. Fate story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 5]"

Characters Dr. Fate
Synopsis Kent Nelson has volunteered for the Army Parachute Troops and graduates from its school. Aboard an airplane for their first mission to assist a surrounded Marine division, the parachutists are being shot out of the sky by the Japanese before they can even safely land, so Nelson changes into Dr. Fate on the way down and saves the day.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 6]"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite; Myra Mason
Synopsis Just as Charles McNider tries to decide which unit of the armed forces he is going to join up with and if they will accept a blind man, he gets a call that a Pacific research hospital has been bombed and Dr. Benson, one of McNider's friends, has been fatally wounded and asks McNider to come and take over his work. While on duty one evening, Hooty warns the doctor of approaching enemy planes, and he changes to the Man of Midnight and helps deal with averting the attack.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Starman story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 7]"

Characters Starman [Ted Knight]
Synopsis Ted Knight becomes an Air Force pilot at Randolph Field unaware that the Japanese, a few miles away, are plotting a devastating attack on the base. Changing to Starman, Knight takes on the approaching planes, dispatching many with his gravity rod.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

6 page Johnny Thunder story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [chapter 8]"

Characters Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt
Synopsis Johnny joins the Navy and is assigned to an aircraft carrier, where he makes one blunder after another. Commander Sewell decides to give brother John an assignment he can handle: handing a picture in his room. In a series of mis-adventures, Johnny unknowingly uncovers a plot to blow up the ship.
Genre superhero;humor
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

2 page Justice Society of America story "The JSA Joins the War on Japan [conclusion]"

Characters Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (joins) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA, becomes the Justice Battalion of America)
Synopsis A group of Army brass is arguing about the feats of the JSA members when the Navy shows up with Johnny, commending him as well. So they decide to bring together all 8 members [plus Wonder Woman] and decide who did the best job. In the final anaylsis, they decide the JSA is doing TOO well in their jobs, showing up all of the other regular Army soldiers and sailors. So, it is decided that the JSA will become the Justice Battalion of America for the duration of the war. Dr. Fate recommends Wonder Woman for JSA membership, but it goes unacted on for this issue.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #3

1 page feature story "How to Spot Planes in the Skies"

Genre fact; aviation
Script Falcon Mathieu
Pencils Falcon Mathieu
Inks Falcon Mathieu
Notes Writer and inker credits by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).