Issue Description

The story starts in the city of Cliffland. A sailor and his Girl are speaking about going on a date. They are quite happy. The girl soon realizes that a bubble has appeared and attached to a statue. She states is bubbling. The Statue comes alive and soon destroys the sailor. The girl faints. As this monster is revealed to be OOM. Mr. Mind appears and tells OOM he should wake her up before he kills her. Then the story is provided of OOM’s past. His killing of the human life. The Spectre took notice of this and punished him. OOM Revolted but was defeated. As Dr. Mind is the one who unleashed him. OOM at first wants to refuse by Mr. Mind proves he can separate his soul from the statue just like the Spectre. Left with no other choice he agreed to join Mr. Mind’s Society.

We go now to Manhattan. The event of the crisis well under way. Hourman is flying with Dr. Fate. They are spooked about the disappearance of the All-Star members during the crisis. As they enter the Justice Society for help they are told that they have stumbled in to the Monster Society of Evil. The Society contains OOM, Mr Mind, Nyola, A former Nightshade who now calls himself Ramulus, and Mr. Who. Nyola is covering the mouth of a hawkgirl.

Following the copy of Abbot Costello whose on first skit. Mr. Who begins to lose his cool. OOM stands up being very angry. Nyola then has her hand bitten by Hawkgirl. Nyola backhands Hawkgirl this leads to the opening of the fight. Ramulus makes quick work of Hourman capturing him before he can do much damage. Dr. Fate fights Mr. Who. Dr. Fate has much more luck getting Mr. Who to give to him. As Dr. Fate wins OOM joins the fight. Dr. Fate is soundly beaten by the brute. Nyola threatens Hawkgirl with her sacrificial blade.

Here is where the story gets odd. Apparently Mr. Mind became quite the fan of Charlie McCarthy. A Earth Comedian. As he built a space ship to travel to earth. He landed where his Comedy Idol was. It turns out Charlie is a dummy. Unable to comprehend that his hero was a ventriloquist .Of course being lead to the world from Harbinger flying with firebrand. Disappointed he went to the Justice Society of America to find that nobody was there. Very unhappy he choose to look at the JSA case files and bring together a monster society.

Fast forwarding to present. Mr. Mind doesn’t want Dr. Fate to be killed. OOM won’t hear it. He wants to kill the hero. As Dr. Fate is being Choked to death. Hawkgirl has the blade pressed as Nyola is ready to put her to death. Ramulus is disappointed that he has to kill Hourman and not Sandman. Hourman begins to realize he can’t even get to his miraclo pills meaning certain death. However he hears a sound on the roof. Help is on it’s way.

Sandy the partner of Sandman swings into the room. Kicking Mr. Who into Nyola and somehow getting OOM Off of Dr. Fate. He thanks Ramulus for introducing him as he hates having to do that himself. Hourman uses Sandy’s gun to get pulled back to the roof freeing him of Ramulus’ vines. Sandy creates havoc. As Hawkgirl is freed and with a jumping punch kick combo that send Nyola and Mr. Who down. OOM soon hit’s the boy. Hawkgirl rushes to save him from falling to his death. AS the bad guys watch Dr.Fate and OOM have an epic fight. It ends with OOM vanishing to the dark side of the moon. Taken Dr. Fate with him. The freed members of the team are seen above the building. Hourman is holding his head. Sandy is holding his ribs. It is Hawkgirl the only hero not to take a beating that assures them next time they fight they are going to win.

As Johnny Quick, Liberty belle, and Green Lantern appeared at an unknown world. They are curious where they are until they see him. Captain Marvel flying right at him. Boy does he look piss. End of All Star Squadron 51.

All-Star Squadron

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

"Come with us now to Earth-Two, and the awesome origin of the All-Star Squadron!"

Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, Jerry Ordway (credited here as Jeremiah Ordway!) along with editor Len Wein, letterer John Costanza and colorist Carl Gafford begin the wartime adventures of the Golden-Age heroes of the DC Universe. Writer Roy Thomas is no stranger to World War II, or wartime comic book super-heroes having come off Marvel's WWII super-team, The Invaders.

The world of Earth -2 was at war. In a dimension not unlike that of the Justice League on Earth - 1, the greatest heroes of the 1940s had banded together to form the Justice Society of America, but even that wasn't enough to battle the Axis powers plaguing their society. So, at the behest of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a new, larger team was created to help unite the war torn country. The massive All-Star Squadron was formed, setting up their headquarters in the Perisphere at the heart of New York's World's Fair.

The creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist Rich Buckler on "All-Star Squadron" offered readers a nostalgic glimpse back in time, albeit through the slightly distorted lens of Earth-2's history. In this popular series that ran for 67 issues, readers were treated not only to the adventures of the more familiar Justice Society, but also to every other mystery man of the time and dozens of minor heroes from DC's Golden Age, including the speedster Johnny Quick, the patriotic Liberty Belle, power houses Robotman and Commander Steel, and the 1940s versions of Batman and Robin.

With Thomas'comprehensive knowledge of the heroes and history of World War II era Americana, the All-Star Squadron was a certifiable hit, even if the Earth - 2 shattering events of DC's tumultuous "Crisis on Infinite Earths" maxi series of the mid-1980s took a toll on the book's continuity.

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