Comic Title: All Star Comics Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2000
On Sale Date: December 1, 1999 Direct Market Date December 1, 1999
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: December 1

Direct Market Date December 1, 1999
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, December 1, 1999

Direct Market Date December 1, 1999
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of December 3, 1999

Direct Market Date November 10, 1999
Source: Previews, Vol. 9 #9 (#129)

Copyright Date November 19, 1999
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1999

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Man Who Relived His Life"
Pages: 38

Feature(s):
Justice Society of America (of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Joe Gallagher
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff
Artist: Stan Aschmeier
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
All-Star Comics #21 (1944)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice Society of America (last appearance in All-Star Comics #20; next appearance in All-Star Comics #22)
• Hawkman (last appearance in Flash Comics #55; next appearance in Flash Comics #56)
• Atom (last appearance in All-American Comics #59; next appearance in All-American Comics #60)
• Doctor Fate (last appearance in More Fun Comics #97; next appearance in More Fun Comics #98)
• Doctor Mid-Nite (last appearance in All-American Comics #59; next appearance in All-American Comics #60)
• Johnny Thunder (last appearance in Flash Comics #53; next appearance in Flash Comics #56)
• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #92; next appearance in Adventure Comics #93)
• Spectre (last appearance in More Fun Comics #97; next appearance in More Fun Comics #98)
• Starman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #92; next appearance in Adventure Comics #93)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #9; next appearance in Comic Cavalcade #7)

Villain(s)

• Sapphire Slim Spears and his men (racketeers; no further appearances)
• Big Mike McCullum and Palmer (political enemies; no further appearances)
• Pancho Villa and his men (no further appearances)
• Various World War I German soldiers (no further appearances)
• Al Crump and his gang (rumrunners; no further appearances)
• Gus Gordon and Butch Barkley (a political candidate and his assistant; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Thunderbolt (last appearance in Flash Comics #53; next appearance in Flash Comics #56)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Damon Everson (last appearance in America Vs. the Justice Society #1; next appearance in America Vs. the Justice Society #4)
• Joseph J. Fitch (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Lily D’arcy (a night club performer; no further appearances)
• Herman Smith, Lieutenant Ed Jones, and Senator Walters (no further appearances)

Comments:
The Atom and Spectre do not have solo chapters in this issue. This issue is also the last Golden Age JSA story to feature Sandman and Dr. Fate.

Professor Everson is revealed to have been a member of the Time Trust from All-Star Comics #10 in this story.

Synopsis:
The Justice Society is called to bring peace of mind for Joe Fitch. Fitch has sacrificed his own life to test the cure of a new vaccine developed by Professor Everson. Fitch reveals that he committed many criminal acts in the past, but now wants to die without the black marks on his record.

Everson sends the JSA into the past to guide Joe and prevent him from becoming a criminal. Joe gives them details of each crime, then the team works to stop Joe before he can commit them. Each member is successful, though circumstances lead Joe to believe he was responsible for the deaths of others. When the JSA returns to the present, they tell Joe the truth, clearing him of fault. Joe’s former girl Lily even returns to marry Joe. With his life forever changed, Joe dies a happy man.