| Issue | #15 |
| Published | February-March 1943 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
| Notes | The girlfriends of the JSA members appear in the story, but only four are identified: Doris Lee, Shiera Sanders, Inza and Peachy Pet (adopted daughter of Johnny). A JJSA code message in the Hawkman code is found on the Editor's page. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Characters | Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (inset) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Brain Wave |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Frank Harry |
| Inks | Frank Harry |
| Notes | The girlfriends of the JSA members appear in the story, but only four are identified: Doris Lee, Shiera Sanders, Inza and Peachy Pet (adopted daughter of Johnny). A JJSA code message in the Hawkman code is found on the Editor's page. All story synopses and notes by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2] (photo); Atom [Al Pratt] (photo); Starman [Ted Knight] (photo); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (photo); Dr. Fate (photo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (photo); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (photo); Dr. Mid-Nite (photo) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Peachy Pet; Inza Cramer; Dian Belmont; Doris Lee |
| Synopsis | Every members of the JSA miss their reguarly scheduled meeting, leaving Wonder Woman with only letters from each member stating that they hate to miss, but they are working on a very important case. So the Princess gathers together the girlfriends of the members and has them costume themselves as their boyfriend's heroic identity, then head out to capture the man behind the crisis. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Notes | Vs. the Brain Wave, 1st. Also in 17, 30, 37. Wonder Woman is not listed in the roll call, except in the text preceding it. |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders] |
| Synopsis | Hawkman is working on a strange case concerning men who disappear after being touched. Tracking down clues after seeing a man murdered and the killer disappearing in a flash of light, he discovers a man named Big Tiny may have knowledge of what is happening. Tiny, however, thinks the Feathered Fury is an agent of "The Brain Wave," but Hawkman convinces him otherwise and takes him into custody, then heads out to Sharktooth Bay and the tower in which Brain Wave resides. |
| 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) #4 |
| Characters | Dr. Mid-Nite; Myra Mason |
| Synopsis | Dr. Mid-Nite and Hooty are mystified by statutes that come to life, but soon learns that the Brain Wave is using his uncanny abilities to materialize thought images. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt |
| Synopsis | After setting a record for the lowest score on the Naval Officer Candidate School exam, Johnny begins looking into the Morrison Museum, a supposedly public museum that avoids paying taxes like the private museum it really is. In reality, the museum serves as a warehouse for stolen loot and when brother John investigates, the statues of Caesar and other come to life before his eyes. The Thunderbolt puts an end to this, but is also mystified about the sudden disappearance of the ghostly figures. Further investigation uncovers the stolen gems and the criminals behind the plot are apprehended. |
| Genre | superhero; humor |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
| Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Atom [Al Pratt] |
| Synopsis | Johnny Spartan, big-league ball player, was once hit by a pitch and has been plate-shy since. A shifty-eyed man approaches and tells Johnny that he has the cure for this problem. It's cured all right, but at crucial times in the game, Johnny doesn't make sure plays, and the Atom confronts him. He discovers that, by Johnny not making plays, a gambler is making money. Atom makes quick work of the guy. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | John M. Jenks |
| Pencils | John M. Jenks |
| Inks | John M. Jenks |
| Characters | Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy the Golden Boy |
| Synopsis | Wealthy men across the nation begin to suffer nightmares concerning the Sandman and Sandy, perhaps brought on by guilty consciences. Until, that is, that the two heroes appear before Wes Dodds and Sandy Hawkins....then this vicious blackmailing racket was put to a swift end! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox; Jack Kirby (partial re-write) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Simon (signed) |
| Notes | Sandman works with his ward Sandy in the adventure. Writer credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Re-writes confirmed by Jack Kirby. |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker |
| Genre | aviation |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Starman [Ted Knight] |
| Synopsis | Noted physicist, Edwin Ackerman, is beset each night by phantoms.....so much so that he can not sleep. Then one day he decides he'll get sleep, no matter what, and he once again is awakened by three strange little people that are seen even by the Astral Avenger. Starman learns the man is working on atomic energy and the little imps are begging him to stop work on the project. Ackerman tells Starman of a kid he knew growing up by the named of Henry King, who had the ability to "create" his own friends.....Starman sees a connection with that person and the things happening to Ackerman. Wrapping up the problem, the Man of Light learns about the Brain Wave, and decides to head to Sharktooth Bay to confront him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Ed Dobrotka |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Spectre [Jim Corrigan] |
| Synopsis | The Spectre interrupts robbery by confronting the felons, who then disappear in a puff of smoke. He laters learns of more phantom burglaries and puts an end to them before heading to the lonely tower at Sharktooth Bay....home of the Brain Wave! |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily |
| Inks | Bernard Baily |
| Letters | Howard Ferguson |
| Notes | Letterer credit by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Dr. Fate |
| Synopsis | "Fan" Gregory, racketeer, had made quite a life for himself in the rackets until the very men he had murdered began appearing to him, and he vowed to go straight. But there are others who want to use his services, but he doesn't knuckle under to the pressure, but goes instead to the lonely tower of Dr. Fate to seek assistance. Fate promises help and delivers. |
| Genre | occult; superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Howard Sherman |
| Inks | Howard Sherman |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |
| Characters | Dr. Fate; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Johnny Thunder [Earth-2]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Brain Wave (intro, villain); Peachy Pet; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Dian Belmont; Doris Lee; Inza Cramer |
| Synopsis | The scene shifts to the tower at Sharktooth Bay, where a strange figure called the Brain Wave oversees the inert forms of the eight JSA members. He thinks back to his early life, when he discovered he had the ability to materialize people out of thin air. Unfortunately, he was only motivated by money, and that led him to a life of crime. Just then, he sees Wonder Woamn and the girlfriends dressed as the imprisoned JSA members, and decides to use mental images of their boyfriends against them, and all are captured. When Brain Wave attempts to gas them all, Wonder Woman breaks her fetters and breaks out of their prison just in time to see the Brain Wave jump to his death from the tower. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Joe Gallagher |
| Inks | Joe Gallagher |
| Reprinted | in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 |