All-Star Squadron Annual Vol 1 3

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 * Title              = All-Star Squadron
 * Image              = All-Star Squadron Annual 3.jpg
 * Volume             = 1
 * Issue              = Annual 3
 * Month              =
 * Year               = 1984


 * Executive Editor   = Dick Giordano
 * CoverArtist1       = Rick Hoberg
 * CoverArtist2       = Jerry Ordway


 * NextIssue          = &mdash;


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Ian Karkull was an enemy of Doctor Fate, who was presumed dead. Karkull was not dead however, but fled to the Dark Dimension worshiped by the denizens of Ragnor known as the Shadowlands. The priests of Ragnor sacrificed the shadows of their victims to the forces of the Shadowlands and Karkull collected these shadows to empower himself. In 1942, he used the arcane forces in the Shadowlands to learn the names of future presidents of the United States and dispatched a strike force of super-villains to murder them. This effort was opposed by the Justice Society, which thwarted each of the villains except for Karkull's ally, Wotan. What effect the murder of Wotan's victim was has never been revealed. Tracking the trails of the emissary villains, the JSA confronted Karkull, blasting him with their combined powers. The forces exceeded Karkull's ability to contain the ancient shadows, when exploded out of him, seemingly tearing him apart. The radiation of the shadows' departure bathed the assembled heroes, apparently extending their lives and affecting them in other, unknown ways.
 * StoryTitle1        = "Justice Society of America"
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The people affected included Atom (Al Pratt), Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Hawkman, Hourman (Rex Tyler), Johnny Thunder, Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Spectre (Jim Corrigan), Starman (Ted Knight) and non-members Hawkgirl and Joan Williams. The radiation vastly extended their lifespans.


 * Editor1_1          = Janice Race
 * Editor1_2          = Roy Thomas


 * Writer1_1          = Roy Thomas
 * Writer1_2          = Dann Thomas


 * Penciler1_1        = Wayne Boring
 * Penciler1_2        = Rich Buckler
 * Penciler1_3        = Keith Giffen
 * Penciler1_4        = Rick Hoberg
 * Penciler1_5        = Richard Howell
 * Penciler1_6        = Carmine Infantino


 * Inker1_1           = Bill Collins
 * Inker1_2           = Frank Giacoia
 * Inker1_3           = Keith Giffen
 * Inker1_4           = Rick Hoberg
 * Inker1_5           = Richard Howell
 * Inker1_6           = Mike Machlan


 * Colourist1_1       = Gene D'Angelo


 * Letterer1_1        = Lois Buhalis
 * Letterer1_2        = David Cody Weiss

Featured Characters:
 * Appearing1         =
 * {{a|All-Star Squadron}}
 * {{apn|Wonder Woman (Diana)|All-Star Comics #12|All-Star Squadron #31}}
 * {{a|Tarantula (Jonathan Law)}}


 * {{a|Justice Society of America}}
 * {{a|Atom (Al Pratt)}}
 * {{a|Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)}}
 * {{a|Flash (Jay Garrick)}}
 * {{a|Green Lantern (Alan Scott)}}
 * {{a|Hawkman (Carter Hall)}}
 * {{a|Hourman (Rex Tyler)}}
 * {{a|Johnny Thunder (Jonathan L. Thunder)}}
 * {{a|Sandman (Wesley Dodds)}}
 * {{a|Spectre (Jim Corrigan)}}
 * {{a|Starman (Ted Knight)}}

Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * {{a|Doiby Dickles}}
 * {{a|Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders)}}
 * {{a|Joan Williams}}
 * {{a|Major Arthur Williams}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Lois Lane}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Robin (Dick Grayson)}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Alexander the Great}} {{Flashback}} {{Final}}
 * {{a|Catwoman (Selina Kyle)}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Doctor Doog}} {{Flashback}} {{Final}}
 * {{a|Ian Karkull}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Lightning Master}} {{Flashback}} {{Final}}
 * {{a|Sieur Satan}} {{Flashback}} {{Final}}
 * {{a|Tarantula (Crossart)}} {{Flashback}} {{Final}}
 * {{a|Wotan}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Zachary Zor}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Nabu the Wise}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Franklin D. Roosevelt}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Dwight D. Eisenhower}} {{Flashback}}
 * Robert Cummings {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Richard M. Nixon}} {{Flashback}}
 * Pat Nixon {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Harry S. Truman}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|John F. Kennedy}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|Lyndon B. Johnson}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|Gerald R. Ford}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|James E. Carter}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|Ronald W. Reagan}} {{Flashback}} (behind the scenes)
 * {{a|Earth-Two}}
 * {{a|New York}} {{Flashalso}}
 * {{a|Manhattan}}
 * {{a|Perisphere}}
 * {{a|Trylon}}
 * {{a|Long Island}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Gotham City}}
 * {{a|JSA Headquarters}} {{Flashback}}
 * {{a|Washington, D.C.}} {{Flashback}}}
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 * Hot Springs {{Flashback}}
 * Fort Lewis
 * Fort Lewis
 * Fort Lewis
 * Fort Lewis
 * {{Flashback}}
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 * Notes              =
 * Final Annual for the series.


 * Includes a four-page preview for the Jemm, Son of Saturn limited series.


 * The framing sequence of this story takes place in Late February, 1942. The flashback takes place on June 28-29, 1941, immediately following the events depicted in All-Star Comics #7.


 * Most of these villains were already dead in their own timelines, to which they seemingly returned at the end of this story. This implies, but never states, that Ian Karkull's henchvillain-recruiting technique was the same one used by Per Degaton, in the first few issues of All-Star Squadron.


 * Wotan’s powers of science and magic are vast, plus more importantly, ill-defined. By late June 1941, Wotan (4th scheme, 2nd team-up w/ Karkull) had already escaped Hades, escaped the earth’s core, and “seemingly perished” in one fire.  Also he packs a ray-gun whose crimson rays negate GL's green flame.  Of Karkull’s eight hench-super-villains, Wotan is the only one who accomplished his assigned assassination.


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 * Recommended        =
 * All-Star Comics
 * All-Star Squadron
 * Justice Society of America (Volume 1)
 * Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
 * Justice Society of America (Volume 3)
 * Young All-Stars

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