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All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant Vol 1 1

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"The Mighty Atom: "Steam Engine"": Severely bullied in college, the Atom has difficulties to control his anger at enemies. WHen he uses that anger on the JSA's opponents, it thwarts their plan. Because of that, he receives a

All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 1999.

Synopsis for The Mighty Atom: "Steam Engine"

Severely bullied in college, the Atom has difficulties to control his anger at enemies. WHen he uses that anger on the JSA's opponents, it thwarts their plan. Because of that, he receives a 9-day suspension from the team. To help the hero, Dr. Mid-Nite gives him an post-hypnotic suggestion to remain calm. During a battle against the the Fiddler, this proves not the wisest choice, as the Atom doesn't fight back against his adversaries. To boost Atom up, Mid-Nite and Wildcat start insulting him. It works and Atom defeats the Fiddler and his goons. However, Atom's mind doesn't compute that the two didn't mean the insults...

Appearing in The Mighty Atom: "Steam Engine"

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Synopsis for The Spectre & Starman: "P.O.V. -- A Fable"


Appearing in The Spectre & Starman: "P.O.V. -- A Fable"

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  • Japanese agents

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Synopsis for Wonder Woman, Phantom Lady & Liberty Belle: "The Way of the Amazon"


Appearing in Wonder Woman, Phantom Lady & Liberty Belle: "The Way of the Amazon"

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Synopsis for Hourman: "The 90-Minute Man"

Hourman fights a villain who wears a radium-powered technological suit which give him superpowers during 90 minutes, in opposition to Hourman's 60 minutes-Miraclo.

Appearing in Hourman: "The 90-Minute Man"

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  • Mister Bannermain

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  • 90-Minute Man

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  • Kids

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Synopsis for The All-Star Squadron: "Thunderstruck!"

During a meeting of leading Allied personalities at the White House, the god Thor, summoned by a Nazi occultist, kidnaps them and takes them to Berlin. This is a ploy by Dr. Fate, and only duplicates of the victims were sent to Germany, with the house they were sent to exploded and the actual Allied Leaders safe.

Appearing in The All-Star Squadron: "Thunderstruck!"

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Synopsis for The Sandman, Wonder Woman & Hawkman: "Waking Nightmare!"

Kali Gari hypnotizes Hippolyta and Hawkman to see enemies in each other.

Appearing in The Sandman, Wonder Woman & Hawkman: "Waking Nightmare!"

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Synopsis for Wildcat & Starman: "The Ropes"


Appearing in Wildcat & Starman: "The Ropes"

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Notes

  • "Steam Engine" can only have happened between 1944, June, Gambler's debut, and 1945, May, the German Instrument of Surrender.
  • "P.O.V. -- A Fable" shows the Internment of Japanese Americans, which was never mentioned in a story written during the Golden Age. However, it is not the first time that these camps are shown in a retcon in later Ages. The character Tsunami voluntarily asked to be arrested at one of these facilities when his family was trapped there.[1]
  • "The Way of the Amazon" can only have happened between 1942, when Liberty Belle acquired her sonic powers, and 1945, the end of World War II.
  • "Thunderstruck": This is the authentic Thor, not a pretender as Fairy Tales Fenton; Dr. Fate refers to Spear of Destiny preventing the heroes of invade Berlin, see Spear of Destiny for more details; Dr. Fate would be wearing his half-helmet in this point of time, the Helmet of Nabu was banished to other dimension alongside Kulak before June[2].
  • "The Ropes" was reprinted in Starman Omnibus Vol. 5. This is the only story in this issue set in present.

Trivia

  • "The 90-Minute Man": the children held radium with bare hands!!!
  • Kali Gari had her name obviously inspired by the 1920 German expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. This is also a reference about the dark goddess Kali.


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Links and References

  1. ↑ Young All-Stars #4
  2. ↑ All-Star Squadron #28
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