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DC SPECIAL #29
Cover Date: August-September 1977
Cover Price: $0.60
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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams (Signed)
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"Chapter One: Gotham City, U.S.A."
"Chapter Two: Glasgow, Scotland"
"Interlude: Salem, Massachusetts"
"Chapter Three: Berlin, Germany"
"Chapter Four: America"
"Chapter Five: Dover, England--Invasion"
"Chapter Six: Berlin, Germany"
"Chapter Seven: The English Channel"
Credits:
| Story | Paul Levitz |
| Pencils | Joe Staton |
| Inks | Bob Layton |
| Lettering | Bill Morse |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Editing | Paul Levitz |
Feature Character(s):
- Justice Society of America: (origin and earliest chronological appearance of the team; see Comments)
- Atom (Al Pratt; last in flashback in All-Star Comics #3; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Batman (in between Detective Comics #47 and #48)
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson; last in More Fun Comics #63/6; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Flash (Jay Garrick; last in Flash Comics #13; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott; in between All-American Comics #20 and #21)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall; last in Flash Comics #13/7; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Hourman (Rex Tyler; last in JSA: All Stars #5/2; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Sandman (Wesley Dodds; last in Adventure Comics #58/5; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Spectre (last in Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #1; next in All-Star Comics #3)
- Superman (last in Action Comics #32; next in Superman Vol. 1 #8)
Supporting Character(s):
- James Gordon (last in New York World's Fair #2; next in World's Best Comics #1)
Villain(s):
- Adolf Hitler
- Helmut Streicher (earliest chronological appearance; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #228)
- Professor Stauffen (inventor of an experimental modified Dornier Do 217 bomber; first appearance)
- Admiral Wilhelm Von Krupp (commander of the failed Nazi naval invasion of England; first appearance; dies)
- Murder Machine (an experimental robot; first appearance)
- the Valkyries (summoned by Hitler and the Spear of Destiny)
- Nazi soldiers and sailors
- two kidnappers (defeated by Sandman)
Other Character(s):
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Sir William Stephenson
- Agent Digby
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Black Canary
- Doctor Mid-Nite
- Johnny Thunder
- Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)
- Power Girl
- Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel)
- Red Tornado II
- Robin
- Star-Spangled Kid
- Starman
- Thunderbolt
- Wildcat
- Wonder Woman
Location(s):
- Earth-2:
- Berlin, Germany
- Dover, England
- The English Channel
- Glasgow, Scotland (McMurdie Castle)
- Gotham City
- Salem, MA (Fate's Tower)
- Washington, DC
Comment(s):
- Story takes place in November 1940. At this point, Hitler has not utilized the Spear of Destiny to create the Area of Influence which will protect Axis-occupied regions from the Allies super-humans.
- The post-Crisis origin of the Justice Society, minus the Golden Age Superman and Batman, is told in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #31.
Story Reprinted in:
- The Best of DC #21 (February 1982)
- Justice Society #1 (2006)
- Showcase Presents: All-Star Comics #1 (September 2011)
Solicitation:
- Featuring the origin of the Justice Society of America! In the midst of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls together some of the greatest heroes in the world to help battle against the Axis Powers!