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Cover Art by Neal Adams
SUMMARY:
Re-released by DC Comics in 2004, it’s the DC 100-Page Super Spectacular # 6 from 1971. The lead-off reprint is a Silver Age two-parter by writer Gardner Fox and the art team of Mike Sekowsky; Bernard Sachs; and Gaspar Saladino. From Justice League of America # 21 (August 1963), “Crisis on Earth-One” has the Justice League interact with the Justice Society of Earth-Two for the first time. The conclusion is Justice League of America # 22 (September 1963) — as “Crisis on Earth-Two,” pits both super-teams against villains from both their Earths.
Written by creator Jerry Siegel and with art from Bernard Baily is the Spectre’s untitled Golden Age tale tussle against fellow ghost, Zor, from More Fun Comics # 55 (May 1940). From Adventure Comics # 190 (1953), with no script credit and art by Ralph Mayo, it’s “Stand In for 100 Convicts.” Johnny Quick must ingeniously hide a potential prison break-out while making sure that justice is done. From Action Comics # 146 (1950) by writer Joe Samachson and artist Dan Berry, the Golden Age Vigilante and his teen sidekick, Stuff, are in a caper entitled “The Galleon in the Desert.”
Created in the 1940’s (but unpublished until 1971) is “Crime Wore a Costume.” With help from writer Robert Kanigher and artist J. Chester Kozlak, the Justice Society’s Wildcat battles the original Huntress and her gang. The last tale is courtesy of The Brave and the Bold (June-July 1961), as the Silver Age Hawkman & Hawkgirl encounter some “Strange Spells of the Sorcerer.”
REVIEW:
Give DC Comics credit for digging deep into the archives and re-releasing one of its most endearing reprint collections. Its vintage wraparound cover alone is practically worth the price of admission. Still, this reprint festival’s entertainment value is the nostalgia of exploring some obscure and hard-to-find DC tales. Packaged with the classic first JLA-JSA cross-over, this comic is a real treat for old-school comic book fans.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
There’s a checklist spread throughout the book listing characters and their first appearances (the comic issue and the year of publication). There’s also a character key on the inside back cover identifying all 34 DC all-star heroes decorating the cover from front to back.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
