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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published August-September 1949
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Pencil credit revised by Craig Delich [formerly credited to Arthur Peddy] and verified by Irwin Hasen himself (October 30, 2005). Ink credit verified from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004).

Cover Details - "The Strange Lives of Edmund Blake!"

Characters Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Irwin Hasen
Inks Bernard Sachs
Notes Pencil credit revised by Craig Delich [formerly credited to Arthur Peddy] and verified by Irwin Hasen himself (October 30, 2005). Ink credit verified from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004).
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10

8 page Justice Society of America story "The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! [chapter 1]"

Characters Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary; Dr. Mid-Nite; Atom [Al Pratt] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Edmund Blake
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Irwin Hasen (splash also)
Inks Bernard Sachs (splash also)
Notes Artist revisions by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006). Pencil splash credit formerly given to Arthur F. Peddy, and ink splash credit formerly given to Bob Oksner.
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10

13 page Justice Society of America story "The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! [chapter 2]"

Characters Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Black Canary; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Edmund Blake
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy
Inks Bernard Sachs
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10

11 page Justice Society of America story "The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! [chapter 3]"

Characters Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Black Canary; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Edmund Blake
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy
Inks Bernard Sachs
Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10

1 page Justice Society of America Laboratory Notes filler "How An Electric Motor Works; Drawing Pictures With Sound"

Characters Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Synopsis Green Lantern explains the principles behind how an electric motor works, while the Flash explains how readers can draw mysterious and beautiful pictures by the use of vibrations only.
Genre Fact
Pencils Arthur F. Peddy (Green Lantern); Irwin Hasen (Flash)
Inks Bernard Sachs (Green Lantern); Bob Oksner (Flash)
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archives. Art credits by Craig Delich (Jan. 2006).

1 page filler "Fun an' Fact"

Genre fact
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)
Notes This filler is NOT found in the Archive.

2 page text story "Frontier Surgeon"

Genre western
Script William Irwin (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes This text story is NOT found in the Archive.

5 page Johnny Peril's Surprise Story! story "The Littlest Planet!"

Characters Johnny Peril
Genre fantasy
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks John Celardo
Notes Ink credit from Craig Delich (April 30, 2004). Ink credit originally given to: Howard Purcell. This story is NOT found in the Archive.

1 page Superman public service announcement "Safety First!"

Characters Superman [Earth-2]
Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes This PSA was NOT reprinted in the Archive.