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All-Star Comics 57

ALL-STAR COMICS #57

Cover Date: February-March 1951
Cover Price: $0.10

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All Star Western #58

Cover Credits:
Pencils: Arthur Peddy
Inks: Bernard Sachs
Colors: Jack Adler


Story: "The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives!" (32 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
ArtFrank Giacoia
PencilsArthur Peddy (pg 1 only)
InksBernard Sachs (pg 1 only)
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice Society of America:
Flash (last in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1/7; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1/7; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Doctor Mid-Nite (last in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1/7; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Atom (last in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1/7; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Hawkman (last in Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1/7; next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Wonder Woman (next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)
Black Canary (next in flashback in Adventure Comics #466/3)

Villain(s):

The Key (first appearance; an international crime chief; possibly dies)

Other Character(s):

Chief Harry Wan (first appearance; head of the Honolulu Police Department)
Inspector Drew Dawes (first appearance; an Inspector at Scotland Yard)
Mustapha Hakim (first appearance; a detective from Turkey)
Jacques Durand (first appearance; of the Paris Surete)

Location(s):

Civic City
JSA Brownstone
London, England
Istanbul, Turkey
Paris, France
Honolulu, Hawaii Territory

Comment(s):

This is the final Justice Society story of the Golden Age, as well as of its members (excluding unprinted stories).
The Key shown in this story is not known to be related to Key II.
This story may take place on August 10, 1950.
All-Star Comics changes format to feature Western heroes and retitled All Star Western, but the numbering is revived with #58 when the title returns featuring the Justice Society in 1976.

Story Reprinted in:

All Star Comics Archives #11 (2005)
Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular, No. 1, 1975 Issue (2000)


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Second Story: "The Lady of Mars" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Kubert
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Peril (next in Danger Trail #5)

Villain(s):

Seegan (first appearance; aliens that try and take over Mars)

Other Character(s):

Professor Michaels (first appearance; an astronomer and a friend of Johnny's)
Ralee (first appearance; a woman from Mars)

Location(s):

Arizona
Mars

Comment(s):

This story may be true if it occurs before the rise of the Martians of J'onn J'onzz.


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