All-Star Comics #9
All-Star Comics #9
Cover Credits
Artist: Everett E. Hibbard

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Title: (Hemisphere Defense)
Pages: 57

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Everett E. Hibbard
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff
Artist: Bernard Baily
Artist: Ben Flinton
Artist: Cliff Young
Artist: Stan Aschmeier
Artist: Howard Sherman
Artist: Jack Burnley

Reprinted In:
All Star Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC (1993)

Feature Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Johan Krauss and members of a Nazi spy ring (no further appearances)
  • Hermann and some plane thieves (no further appearances)
  • Adolphus Hecht and his men (Nazi propaganda agents; no further appearances)
  • A group of Nazi saboteurs (no further appearances)
  • Miguel Goerters and some a Cuban spy ring (no further appearances)
  • General Strauss, Herr Kornman, and several Nazi soldiers (Adolph named; no further appearances)
  • Nazi mine saboteurs (no further appearances)
  • Dr. Swein and his men (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

Other Character(s)

  • J. Edgar Hoover (not named in this story; last appearance in All-Star Comics #4; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #1)
  • Several members of the Mexican police (no further appearances)
  • Chief of the Argentine secret service (no further appearances)
  • Alberto Medina (Chief of the Servicio de Identificacion; no further appearances)
  • Fred Simmons (an art student; no further appearances)
  • Jose Ortez (a Venezuelan official; no further appearances)
  • Bradley Zenea (a Cuban female spy catcher; no further appearances)
  • Zenea's husband (no further appearances)
  • Esteban and Alma Cordoban (Brazilian leaders; no further appearances)
  • Several Bolivian miners and their secret police chief (no further appearances)
  • Dr. Gomez (an old friend of Charles McNider; no further appearances)
  • Citizens of Columbia (no further appearances)

Comments:
This is Sandman’s final golden age appearance with the JSA in his original costume. His first appearance in the new costume was in the seventh story of Adventure Comics #69.

The girlfriends of the JSA are brought to meet them at the end of this story. Five girls are shown, three of which are Inza Cramer, Shiera Sanders, and Daisy Darling. The other two girls are not named but can be assumed to be Myra Mason, Dr. McNider’s assistant and Dian Belmont. Starman’s girlfriend Doris Lee may also have been present, but since she has no knowledge of Ted Knight’s alter ego, it is doubtful that she was in attendance.

Synopsis:
The JSA is again recruited by the FBI chief to aid America in the fight for democracy. Each member is given an assignment to uncover Nazi spies in Mexico and South America. Hawkman stops saboteurs in Mexico, Spectre stops the theft of aircraft in Argentina, and Atom visits Chile to prevent the distribution of propaganda. Sandman helps Venezuela defeat saboteurs, Dr. Fate protects Brazil from a flying fortress, Starman protects the mines of Bolivia, and Dr. Mid-Nite foils a plot in Columbia. Finally Johnny Thunder captures spies in Cuba despite his inability to speak the native language.

When the JSA reunites at the Panama Canal, they are greeted by their girlfriends who have been brought in to celebrate their victories.

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