All-Star Squadron, #55 Direct
Published: March 1986
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Characters
- All-Star Squadron [Firebrand [Danette Reilly]
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (inset)]
- Valda, the Iron Maiden
- Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
- Black Pirate [Justin Valor]
- Silent Knight [Brian Kent]
- Super-Chief
- Miss Liberty [Bess Lynn]
- a Trigger Twin
Credits
- Pencils: Arvell Jones
- Inks:
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Cover penciller and inker credits confirmed by Arvell Jones. Special Crisis Cross-over banner.
Striking!
Story Notes
Ad for Lightning off-road RC vehicle. On inside front cover.
Crisis at Canaveral!
Storyline
Firebrand is aboard the Monitor's satellite (parallelling events from Crisis 5), as her next mission is to stop a rocket from launching into space with the Ultra-Humanite (in Ape form) on Earth-2 in 1985 with a destructive device on board. She is joined by several of history's greatest heroes throughout time from Earths 1 and 2 on this mission. She fails to stop the rocket from launching, but destroys the device.
Characters
- All-Star Squadron [Firebrand [Danette Reilly]
- Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo, flashback)
- Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence] (cameo, flashback)
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo, flashback)
- Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (cameo, flashback)]
- Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
- Black Pirate [Justin Valor]
- The Roving Ranger
- Miss Liberty [Bess Lynn]
- Don Caballero
- Trigger Twins [Walt Trigger
- Wayne Trigger]
- Silent Knight [Brian Kent]
- Viking Prince
- Golden Gladiator
- Valda, the Iron Maiden
- Super-Chief
- Strong Bow
- Arak, Son of Thunder
- Dr. Terri Rothstein
- Ultra-Humanite (villain)
- Cyclotron [Terry Kurtzberger]
- Nuklon [Albert Rothstein] (photo)
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Script: Dann Thomas
- Pencils: Arvell Jones
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Colors: Carl Gafford
- Letters: Jerry Rascoe
Story Notes
Crisis Cross-over. Featuring Cyclotron and Ultra-Humanite again in a postscript to their previous encounters with the All-Stars. Story continued from previous issue. Ultra-Humanite later reappears post-Crisis.
Striking!
Story Notes
Ad for Lightning off-road RC vehicle. Different from front cover ad because this uses a single drawing instead of several photos: text is identical. On first page between pages 4-5 of story.
It Had to Happen.
Featuring DC Comics
Characters
- The Outsiders [Geo-Force
- Katana
- Halo
- Looker
- Black Lightning
- Metamorpho]
- Batman
Story Notes
House ad for Adventures of the Outsiders. On second page between pages 4-5 of story.
Hello Boys & Girls
Characters
- Santa Claus
Story Notes
Ad to buy letters to children "from the North Pole". On first page between pages 8-9 of story.
Be Part of the Legend!
Characters
- Batman
- Kalibak ?
- Firestorm
Story Notes
Ad for game from Mayfair Games. On second page between pages 8-9 of story.
Write Right Now!
Characters
- Charles Atlas
Story Notes
Ads in classified format for body building, comic books, stamps, telescopes, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Characters
- Bill Cosby
Story Notes
PSA on the *Write Right Now!* page.
In This Crazy World, We All Need a Friend Like...'Mazing Man
Featuring DC Comics
Characters
- 'Mazing Man
Story Notes
House ad for new 'Mazing Man comics.
"Shanghaied into Hyperspace!" Interlude Two
Storyline
The Sandman crashes on Uranus and helps the people there stop the evil Kafta.
Characters
- Justice Society of America [JSA
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds]]
- Ulala
- Kafta
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Tim Burgard
- Inks: Tim Burgard
- Colors: Carl Gafford
- Letters: David Cody Weiss
Story Notes
The Sandman chapter. Story continued from All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #52; story continues in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #56. Cliff Young did the original art for the 1942 story.
Become a Published Author in 6 Easy Steps with the PlayWriter Series
Story Notes
Ad for word processing software, writing contest, and more from Woodbury Software. On first page between pages 4-5 of second story.
"Not long ago some friends and I were discussing immigration laws, illegal aliens, and bilingual education."
Story Notes
Letters from readers, only Dennis Yee identified on one letter. On second page between pages 4-5 of second story. Includes a DC Check List for December 26,1986.
Characters
- All-Star Squadron [Commander Steel
- Liberty Belle
- Robotman [Robert Crane]
- Amazing-Man
- Firebrand [Danette Reilly]
- Tarantula
- Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Hourman [Rex Tyler]
- Plastic Man
- Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]
- Guardian
- Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
- Shining Knight
- Atom [Al Pratt]]
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
Story Notes
Letters reviewing All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #50 from Steve Granite and Robert Jeschonek. Includes information on guest stars in the All-Star Squadron story of this issue and errata for the mini-series America vs. the Justice Society (DC, 1985 series).
Loco Motion
Story Notes
Ad for plastic truck models. On inside back cover.
Go Voltron Force!
"There's a new force bursting onto the scene!"
Characters
Story Notes
Back cover.