Description: Over 40 years of experience in the comic book hobby. Regular dealers at northern east coast conventions. You can trust that you will be getting a quality product. 100,000+ Comics Wide selection of comics, from golden to modern age, catering to all types of collectors. Shipped Secure Sturdy cardboard packaging, bagged and waterproof. Customer First 100% satisfaction guarantee. Free returns. "Christo and James represent the Creme of Comic book Dealers - the kind of guys I like to deal with across the counter! And I have!!!" - STERANKO " First appearance of All-Star Squadron (Team). Origin of the pre-Crisis Red Tornado. Secret of Genesis (25-page story) Unable to duplicate the conditions of the Red Tornado's original creation, T. O. Morrow is intent upon dismantling the android to learn his secret, when Aquaman, who has been searching for Morrow and the abducted Tornado with his fellow Justice League members, discovers the villain's hideaway. Morrow blasts Aquaman with his power-scepter (acquired in Super-Team Family #11), and the Sea King is saved by mere chance, as Green Lantern finds him and brings him to the JLA satellite for treatment. The Justice League finally confronts Morrow en masse, just as he is attacked by the powerful Tornado Tyrant, who bests all the JLA members except Firestorm. Before Firestorm can attack the Tyrant, he is confronted by the Tornado Champion, who recounts his history and reveals that it had been he who was the life-force of the Red Tornado. By tampering with the android's memory, Morrow had unwittingly freed the Tornado Champion and his evil other-self. Firestorm now reintegrates the Tornado Champion and Tyrant into the Red Tornado, causing the tornado-being to lose his memory of his separate existence (as he had when first becoming part of Red Tornado), this time voluntarily. Red Tornado revives, with only Firestorm now aware of the secret of his origin. All-Star Squadron (16-page preview story) Late into the evening of December 6, 1941, President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins attempt to contact the Justice Society of America but no one answers as their headquarters is empty. In Los Angeles, Johnny Chambers and Tubby Watts cover a charity foot race among the Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman, with the Amazon winning by a nose. Wildcat (standing in for boxing champ Ted Grant, who was absent due to a head cold) presents Wonder Woman with a trophy, noting that he had been wanting to meet the three heroes. The heroes take their leave and meet up (minus Wildcat) in nearby Echo Park, where they encounter Solomon Grundy. None of the heroes have fought Grundy, yet the villain claims to have fought them before. The magic lasso is as ineffective on Grundy as G.L.'s green plasma boxing glove, and he knocks her out in one punch, then takes out the Flash by whapping him with Green Lantern. Grundy then is summoned by a mysterious voice to deliver them or pay the penalty. Roosevelt makes another attempt to contact the JSA with no luck. Meanwhile, in New York City, Sandman, Starman, and Johnny Thunder (with his personal Thunderbolt), are attacked at Wes Dodds' penthouse apartment, by the not-yet-notorious Sky Pirate. Johnny gets knocked out right away, so the T-bolt fades out, but Ted and Wes smack the hell out of the glazey-eyed, gray-uniformed crew of mindless robot-men. But Sky Pirate has a gas gun which knocks them both out. Simultaneously, Dr. Fate learns through the Orb of Nabu that Wotan has returned, despite having been defeated forever. Wotan attacks Dr Fate's tower. Fate flies out to counterattack, despite Inza's admonishment that he is not as powerful as before, and he has indeed been significantly de-powered since changing helmets. Fate crashes into Wotan at high speed and they both drop. On landing, Wotan turns out to be The Spectre. The real Wotan, hiding nearby in the form of a tree, has set this all up, and lured the Spectre here by impersonating his old enemy Kulak. Wotan departs, taking both superheroes with him. On a barely-charted island in the South Pacific, Ensign Rod (Firebrand) Reilly tries to dissuade his headstrong vulcanologist sister Danette from her risky research, to no avail, and soon returns to his ship. Elsewhere, in Gotham City, Superman, Batman, and Robin open a new USO club, when Zobar Zodiak bursts through the wall in his propellorless alchemical airplane. Batman & Robin charge him, but he flings some drops his Elixir of Youth on them, turning them into infants! Superman flies in, but Professor Zodiak pulls out the Philosopher's Stone, coated with green kryptonite powder, and Superman rashly grabs it, then collapses. This is his first encounter with Green K. Zodiak was expecting this ploy to turn Superman into gold, but doesn't question his good fortune, and he leaves with three prisoners. He speaks of Degaton as the master. Meanwhile in Washington, an increasingly frustrated FDR calls for Plastic Man to go check out JSA HQ. Elsewhere in Washington, the Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Hawkman are attacked at the Lincoln Memorial by The Monster, armed with a death-ray. He's no match for any of them let alone all of them, although he does tag Hawk and Mid-Nite, before the Atom punches him out. Unconscious, the Monster changes into an old man, mentioning the name Degaton as the person responsible for the attack. Then he starts to glow, and vanishes. Witnessing this from the shadows is a mysterious man in a trenchcoat and slouch hat, who then walks away making strangely metallic sounds upon the rough concrete. As the clock strikes midnight, Roosevelt reveals he had hoped to have the JSA ready in case of a Japanese attack. Still unsuccessful in contacting them, the president is cautiously optimistic the United States will come through this. SOURCES: dc.wikia.com, Grand Comic Database (comics.org)" First Appearance of All-Star SquadronFirst Appearance of All-Star Squadron Origin of Red Tornado (Pre-Crisis)Origin of Red Tornado (Pre-Crisis)
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Series Title: Justice League of America
Character: Adam Strange, Alanna Strange, Aquaman I, Atom II, Batman I, Firestorm I, Flash II, Green Lantern II, Kanjar Ro, Kathy Sutton, Martian Manhunter, Professor Zodiak, Red Tornado (Pre-Crisis), Sky Pirate, Solomon Grundy, Superman, Tomorrow, Traya Sutton, Wonder Woman, Wotan
Superhero Team: All-Star Squadron, Justice League of America, Justice Society of America
Publication Year: 1981
Universe: DC Comics
Format: Issue
Era: Bronze Age
Publisher: DC Comics
Artist/Writer: John Beatty, Rich Buckler Sr., Gerry Conway, John Costanza, Carl Gafford, Ben Oda, Jerry Ordway, George Perez, Roy Thomas, Len Wein
Type: Comic Book
Grade: MID GRADE
Tradition: US Comics
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Superheroes
Features: Character Origin, First Character Appearance
Cover Artist: George Perez
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Story Title: Justice League of America
Vintage: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Style: Color
Language: English
Intended Audience: General Audience
California Prop 65 Warning: 0
Issue Number: 193
Unit Quantity: 1
Unit Type: Unit
