Title: The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder ..........58pgs.

Credits: Gardner Fox ( plot/script ); Everett E. Hibbard ( pencils/inks ), Sheldon Moldoff ( pencils/inks ), Stan Asch ( pencils/inks ), Ben Flinton ( pencils/inks ), Bernard Baily ( pencils/inks ), Cliff Young ( pencils/inks ), Irwin Hasen ( pencils/inks ); ?( letters ); ? ( colors ); Sheldon Mayer ( plot/editor ), Ted Udall ( assistant editor )

Featured Charaters: Hawkman ( last Flash Comics(v1)# 20 ); The Atom, Green Lantern ( last in All-American Comics(v1)# 29 ); The Sandman ( last in Adventure Comics(v1)# 66 ); The Spectre, Doctor Fate ( both last More Fun Comics# 71 ); The Flash ( last Flash Comics(v1)# 20; takes honorary membership after this issue ); Hourman ( last in Adventure Comics(v1)# 66 ); Johnny Thunder ( last Flash #20; joins the Justice Society officially with this story; all the above next in Impulse: Bart Saves The Universe )

Other Characters: Inza Cramer ( last More Fun# .., next More Fun # .. )

Villains: "Easy Eddie" Edwards and his counterfeiters, a group of bankrobbers, The Protective Association, Wade, a gambling ring (first and only appearance for all )

Other Characters: "Officer Clancy, Officer Jones, Killer McPanzee" ( actors ), Mr. Majors and his cashier ( the manager of a movie theatre ), Karl Esso ( an explorer and member of the Board at the Natural History Museum, first and only appearance for all )

Commments:

This story is reprinted in All-Star Archives Volume 1.
This issue also contains a text story featuring Dr. Mid-Nite entitled Dr. Mid-Nite Thinks Fast by Charles Reizenstein with an illo by Sheldon Mayer. Dr. Mid-Nite appears here between All-American Comics# 28 and 29.

Other features include a Hop Harrigan text piece and Flying Colors by John M. Jenks
The Justice Society appears in Impulse:Bart Saves The Universe shortly after this story.

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