Issue Description

The Amazing Man, Doctor Occult, the Guardian, the Hawkgirl, Robotman, Sandy, the Golden Boy, the Shining Knight, and Superman scour three cities, in search of the missing members of the All-Star Squadron. The Hourman co-ordinates the search efforts, from the Trylon. Batman, the Green Lantern, and Robin, the Boy Wonder, confront the Hourman. The Hourman briefs the Green Lantern, on the disappearances of over a dozen members of the All-Star Squadron. The Green Lantern adds the names of Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle, to that list, who vanished on the journey back from Earth-S. The Society of Oom closes on the Trylon.

Oom, the Mighty, swallows the Red Moon Stone of Yzgartyl, to keep anyone from stealing his power source. After rescuing Joan Allen from an oncoming train, the Flash reports for duty, at the Trylon. Suddenly, the Perisphere begins to violently shake. The Flash races out, to find Mister Who tearing the Perisphere from it's moorings. Nyola rains lightning bolts down on the Trylon. Mister Who begins slamming the Perisphere into the Trylon. The Amazing Man, the Flash, and the Green Lantern, team-up, to defeat Mister Who. The Batman, and Robin, the Boy Wonder, bind Nyola. The Tarantula subdues Ramulus.

The Green Lantern attacks Oom, the Mighty, only to be taken out by the Dummy. A blinding white light briefly fills the sky, As it fades, the Amazing Man, and the Tarantula, vanish, too. The Hourman leaps into the fray, only to be put down by Oom. the MIghty. The Society of Oom mutinies against Oom. The Dummy revives the Green Lantern, and reveals how to defeat Oom, the MIghty. The Green Lantern focuses his power ring energy on the Red Moon Stone of Yzgartyl, within Oom, the MIghty's chest. Oom, the Mighty swells up, and explodes. Weakened by the effort, the Green Lantern is easy prey for the Dummy.

Doctor Fate saves the Green Lantern, then reveals how he inexplicably survived his journey to the moon. The All-Star Squadron converges on the Trylon, to mop up the Society of Oom. The Amazing Man, and the Tarantula, appear on the Monitor's satellite, alongside a gathering of heroes, culled from different eras. The Firebrand is tasked with leading the Black Pirate, Don Caballero, the Golden Gladiator, Justin Valor, Miss Liberty, the Roving Ranger, the Silent Knight, the Trigger Twins, Valda, the Iron Maiden, and the Viking Prince. Firebrand's mission is to protect Cape Canaveral, from a horde of Indians, led by Super-Chief.

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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