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Cover: Joe Gallagher

All-Star Comics #21

Jul 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD
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Contains 10 stories
The Man Who Relived His Life [Introduction]
5 pp · Superhero
Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Secretary)Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]Hawkman [Carter Hall]Starman [Ted Knight]Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Johnny ThunderThe Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]Professor EversonJoe Fitch (reformed villain, Everson's lab assistant)

In "The Man Who Relived His Life," the Justice Society of America is summoned to a hospital to help Joe Fitch, a man with a troubled past, after a botched experiment leaves him dying. With only an hour to spare, the JSA must use a time ray to alter Fitch’s criminal history—before it’s too late.

The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 1
6 pp · Superhero
Hawkman [Carter Hall]Mrs. Spears (wife of Sapphire Slim)Joe Fitch [aka Joseph J. Fitch] (villain, bank teller)"Sapphire Slim" Spears (villain, gambler)Spear's gang (villains)
The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 2
5 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Joe's unnamed bossJoe's unnamed SecretaryLili D'Arcy (night club dancer)Joe Fitch (villain, bank employee)Big Mike McCullum (villain, death)Palmer (villain, McCullum's political enemy)
The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 3
5 pp · Superhero
Starman [Ted Knight]Joe Fitch (villain)Herman Smith (villain, runs a spy ring for Carranza)Pancho Villa (villain)two unnamed crooks (villains)

In "The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 3," Joe Fitch—once a sharpshooter in Pancho Villa’s ranks—finds himself haunted by a past he can’t quite remember, when a discovery in 1944 uncovers buried dynamite that never detonated, its explosive charge replaced with sand. The mystery of that long-ago sabotage, and the men who boasted about it, begins to unravel in the present, linking a forgotten act of defiance to a modern-day revelation.

The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 4
5 pp · Superhero
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]Lieutenant Ed JonesJoe Fitch (villain)the Germans (villains)

In "The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 4," Joe, a veteran of the A.E.F. in France, grapples with haunting memories of the Horseshoe Saloon after a bombing shatters his mind, leaving him convinced he’s a coward—until Mid-Nite reignites his courage during a critical battle. Years later, in 1944, former Lt. Ed Jones, now confined to a wheelchair, suddenly feels the impossible: that he never truly was wounded, and with a surge of will, he stands again.

Slapstick "Corn"
1 pp · Humor
FatSlat
The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 5
5 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]Jim Nason (newspaperman, death)Joe Fitch (villain, booze runner)Killer (villain)Al Crump (villain, Joe's boss, philanthropist)
The "Corn" Belt
1 pp · Humor
FatSlat
The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 6
5 pp · Humor, Superhero
Johnny ThunderThe Thunderbolt [Archibald]Joe Fitch (villain)Gus Gordon (villain, politician)Gordon's thugs [Butchrest unnamed] (villains)

In "The Man Who Relived His Life, Chapter 6," Joe finds himself caught between loyalty and conscience when he joins Gus Gordon’s election board, only to uncover the politician’s shady dealings. As Johnny warns him of the dangers, Joe must decide whether to stand by his ideals—or face the consequences of his choices.

The Man Who Relived His Life, Conclusion
2 pp · Superhero
Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]Starman [Ted Knight]The Atom [Al Pratt]The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Johnny ThunderDr. Fate [Kent Nelson]]Professor EversonLily D'ArcyJoe Fitch (reformed villain, death)

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Raw (Good) $256
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $16,241*
CGC 9.6 $14,364*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $5,818
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $4,268
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $3,386
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,978*
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CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $1,433
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $1,433
CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $846
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $846
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $804
CGC 5.5 · 7 in census $636
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $636
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $636
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $445*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $397*
CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $323
CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $271
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $242*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $155*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $122*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Gallagher
cover pencils, inks Joe Gallagher

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Reprinted in All Star Comics Archives #5 (2000)

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