All-Star Squadron Annual #1
All-Star Squadron Annual #1
Cover Credits
Artist: Jerry Ordway

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Title: "The Three Faces of Evil"
Pages: 38

Feature(s):
All-Star Squadron (of Earth-2)

Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Adrian Gonzales
Inker: Jerry Ordway
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:All-Star Squadron Vol. 1 TPB (2012)

Feature Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Joe Morgan (alias Nat Milligan; dies in this story; also appears in flashback to the origins of Atom, Wildcat, and Guardian; last appearance in All-American Comics #37; no further appearances)
  • A globe of evil (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

Other Character(s)

  • Leo (a boyhood friend of Jim Harper; appears in flashback; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

Cameo Appearance(s)

Comments:
Chap. 2: "Secret Origins"
Chap. 3: "Tragedy in Triplicate"

Atom, Wildcat, and the Guardian have their origins retold in this story with new details revealed.

Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern’s appearance at the circus is a representation of the cover of Comic Cavalcade #2.

This story takes place concurrently with the events in All-Star Squadron #13.

This issue contains a fact file pages which features Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and the Guardian.

Synopsis:
While performing circus stunts for charity, Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman are attacked by a hypnotized Atom, Wildcat, and Guardian. Green Lantern’s power ring snaps them out of their trance, and the group leaves to learn the secret behind the attack.

Wildcat, Atom, and the Guardian all relate their origins to the group and find a common connection. They were eached trained by the same man, Joe Morgan, known to the Guardian as Nat Milligan.

The group of All-Star’s splits into teams to find Morgan. Each group finds a glowing version of Morgan and defeats him. When the three are brought together, they form a giant Morgan who attacks.

Eventually the heroes defeat Morgan, who has been possessed by a white globe of pure evil. It was intent on attacking Green Lantern, but Morgan resisted it. Morgan dies, and GL sends the globe into space. Unknown to GL, the globe was sent to Earth-2 by the Guardians of the Universe and contains the evil expelled from their very beings.


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