First Wonder Woman cover in this title. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the JSA enlists in the military under their secret identities. Spectre Cameo. Shiera appearance. Wonder Woman appearances begin. Sheldon Moldoff cover. Jack Burnley, H. G. Peter, and Howard Sherman art.
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COVER DETAILS
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan!
Characters:
Justice Society of America [The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (inset); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (inset); Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (inset); Starman [Ted Knight] (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (inset); The Atom [Al Pratt] (inset); The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (inset); Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; the Japanese
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff; Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate head); E. E. Hibbard (Johnny Thunder head); Stan Asch (Dr. Mid-Nite head); Bernard Baily (Spectre head); Harry Peter (Wonder Woman head); Jack Burnley (Starman head); Ben Flinton (Atom head); Cliff Young (Sandman head)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff; Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate head); E. E. Hibbard (Johnny Thunder head); Stan Asch (Dr. Mid-Nite head); Bernard Baily (Spectre head); Harry Peter (Wonder Woman head); Jack Burnley (Starman head); Ben Flinton (Atom head); Cliff Young (Sandman head)
Notes:
Art credits from Craig Delich, confirmed by Sheldon Moldoff, who did the basic cover scene.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Introduction
Characters:
Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Johnny Thunder; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (inset on splash page, not in introduction); Hooty (an owl)
Synopsis:
Each of the members shows up to the regularly scheduled meeting with the Pearl Harbor attack on their minds, and each of them (except the Spectre, because he is a ghost) has decided to join the military, but can't figure out a way to tell the others. Spectre vows to keep busy on the home front while the others go ahead and enlist.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Jack Burnley
Notes:
JSA becomes the Justice Batallion, and meets Wonder Woman.
Splash page MAY not be by Burnley (which seems to be a rendering of the attack on Pearl Harbor). There appears to be an illegible signature just below the propeller in blue area (maybe reads "ASCHE"), or it could be part of the name "Arizona", battleship sunk at Pearl.
Once again Sandman wears different costumes in the introduction and conclusion.
The splash page appears to have been adapted from the JJSA certificate.
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 1
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Major Nichols; Carolyn Williams (movie star); the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Hawkman is assigned to the Interceptor Coast Command and attends flying school as Carter Hall. His girlfriend, Shiera, has joined the nurses and is heading out on a convoy to the Philippines. Suddenly, there is an enemy attack at the air base and Hall switches to Hawkman to help battle the enemy. After whipping them, the Feathered Fury learns that there may be an attack on the convoy Shiera left with, so he is sent out to make sure it arrives safely in the Philippines.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Interlude
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Diana Prince
Synopsis:
Hawkman lands on the ship Shiera is assigned to and meets Diana Prince, whom he already knows to be Wonder Woman. Shiera then confides in her that Carter Hall and Hawkman are one and the same person.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Jack Burnley
Notes:
Burnley credits per Burnley to Craig Delich. Formerly credited to Sheldon Moldoff.
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 2
Characters:
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; unnamed USMC Major; the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis:
Diana is assigned to the ambulance corps and rides one out to the beaches where she begins to treat wounded soldiers. Suddenly there is a Japanese attack, so she switches to Wonder Woman and rounds up the entire invading force!
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Harry Peter
Inks:
Harry Peter
Notes:
Wonder Woman is made an Honorary Member of a U.S.M.C. detachment.
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 3
Characters:
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Having proved to be able to fire artillery accurately, Wes Dodds is immediately dispatched to where the action is. Turned down for guard duty, he decides instead, as the Sandman, to keep watch for enemy movements. Finding a captured two-man sub in the harbor loaded with fuel and torpedoes, he discovers a fleet of Japanese carriers. He telegraphs the Japanese that a U.S. fleet is approaching and all of them scatter. He then boards one and destroys all the airplanes aboard.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks:
Cliff Young (signed)
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 4
Characters:
The Atom [Al Pratt]; Lieutenant Gordon; the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Al Pratt is assigned to the tank corps, and he passes all tests brilliantly, then asks for the most dangerous assignment available. He is told that the Japanese have broken through Allied lines at Kota Bharu, and he'll need to take his company forward to that position at the front. Finding his unit out maneuvered, Al changes to the Atom and uses brute strength to deal with the Japanese tanks and capture the enemy.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Ben Flinton
Inks:
Ben Flinton
Notes:
Pratt is promoted to the rank of Sergeant in this story.
Title:
Outlaw Plane
Characters:
Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Prop Wash; unnamed spies (villains)
Synopsis:
A new military bomber has just taken off and is followed closely by Tank. Suddenly a black plane appears on the scene and attacks it. Hop decides to jump in a plane and go after the attacker.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Evelyn Gaines ?
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Script credit from Craig Delich.
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 5
Characters:
Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis:
Kent Nelson has volunteered for the Army Parachute Troops and graduates from its school. Aboard an airplane for their first mission to assist a surrounded Marine division, the parachutists are being shot out of the sky by the Japanese before they can even safely land, so Nelson changes into Dr. Fate on the way down and saves the day.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Letters:
Howard Sherman
Notes:
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
In panel 3 on page 4, Fate has his helmet off. The last panel on page 6 seems to indicate that Nelson's buddies knew his secret identity.
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 6
Characters:
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hooty (an owl); Dr. Benson (death); the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Just as Charles McNider tries to decide which unit of the armed forces he is going to join up with, and if they will accept a blind man, he gets a call that a Pacific research hospital has been bombed and Dr. Benson, one of McNider's friends, has been fatally wounded and asks McNider to come and take over his work. While on duty one evening, Hooty warns the doctor of approaching enemy planes, and he changes to the Man of Midnight and helps deal with averting the attack.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Stan Asch
Inks:
Stan Asch
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 7
Characters:
Starman [Ted Knight]; Ash (one of Ted's fellow pilots); the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Ted Knight becomes an Air Force pilot at Randolph Field unaware that the Japanese, a few miles away, are plotting a devastating attack on the base. Changing to Starman, Knight takes on the approaching planes, dispatching many with his gravity rod, and help from a fellow pilot that became ill attempting to fly a plane.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Jack Burnley
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Chapter 8
Characters:
Johnny Thunder; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; Commander Sewell; a renegade spy (villain); the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Johnny joins the Navy and is assigned to an aircraft carrier, where he makes one blunder after another. Commander Sewell decides to give brother John an assignment he can handle: handing a picture in his room. In a series of misadventures, Johnny unknowingly uncovers a plot to blow up the ship.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Stan Asch
Inks:
Stan Asch
Title:
The Justice Society Joins the War on Japan! Conclusion
Characters:
Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Starman [Ted Knight]]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Thunderbolt [Archibald]; group of unnamed high-ranking military brass
Synopsis:
A group of Army brass is arguing about the feats of the JSA members when the Navy shows up with Johnny, commending him as well. So they decide to bring together all eight members (plus Wonder Woman), and decide who did the best job. In the final analysis, they decide the JSA is doing TOO well in their jobs, showing up all of the other regular Army soldiers, Marines and sailors. So, it is decided that the JSA will become the Justice Battalion of America for the duration of the war. Dr. Fate recommends Wonder Woman for JSA membership, but it goes unacted on for this issue.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Jack Burnley
Title:
The Martin PMB-1
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Falcon Mathieu
Pencils:
Falcon Mathieu
Inks:
Falcon Mathieu
Notes:
Script and inker credits from Craig Delich.
This filler does NOT appear in the Archives.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
2
3
3
5
2
3
2
6
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
51
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
1
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Total
0
0
1
3
2
1
3
1
5
2
4
8
4
6
5
4
4
7
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
71
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