All-Star Comics #34

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! [Introduction]" from All-Star Comics #34, the Justice Society of America finds themselves entangled in a bizarre game when a mysterious figure named Mr. W. I. Zard offers them a million dollars for their crime-fighting efforts—only to have their headquarters transform into a boat and whisk them away to the Wizard’s domain. There, the enigmatic sorcerer declares they must be criminals plotting a grand scheme, and challenges them to stop five crimes he’s planned, threatening to tarnish their reputation if they fail.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 1," Hawkman arrives at the Eberley Mansion to guard Mrs. Eberley’s diamond necklace, only to be ambushed by the Wizard’s gas-powered minions. When the Wizard reveals himself, mocking Hawkman as a fraud, he hurls a mysterious powder that sends the hero hurtling into a frozen wasteland—where he must survive the cold using his wings and even his own feathers as fuel. Back in the mansion in an instant, Hawkman swiftly takes down the disguised waiters and recovers the stolen jewels.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 2," Dr. Mid-Nite faces off against the cunning crook Mollon, who schemes to steal $200,000 by having his gang cash inflated checks at a bank where Mollon had secretly stashed the money. Before the heist can succeed, the Man of Night intervenes—only to be trapped by a mysterious force when The Wizard materializes from floating paper, commanding cutlasses to bind him with ropes before sending him into the bay. The story unfolds with tense, swift action as Dr. Mid-Nite escapes and turns the tide, but the full extent of the Wizard’s scheme remains hidden.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 3," the Flash races to stop two safe-crackers stealing a valuable formula from an engineering lab—only to be ambushed by the enigmatic Wizard, who traps him in a glass cylinder and seals him in a giant oven. As the crooks flee with their prize, the Flash spins wildly inside his prison, forcing the tube to burst from the oven and send him flying after them. With a burst of speed, he disables their car and delivers the culprits to justice, reclaiming the formula and returning to base.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 4," the Atom faces off against the Wizard’s gang as they hijack a shipment of platinum fox furs near a drawbridge. With the villain's trap set and the hero dangling over the edge, the Mighty Mite uses quick thinking and his signature agility to escape—just in time to turn the tide and secure the cargo.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Chapter 5," a quiet moment with model trains turns chaotic when thieves target Mr. Farnsworth’s electronic switch—only for Green Lantern to arrive just as the mysterious Wizard, riding a miniature train, springs a trap. With a clever twist and a shrinking spell, the Wizard outsmarts the hero, but Green Lantern’s power ring holds the key to turning the tide.

In "The Wiles of the Wizard! Conclusion," Johnny Thunder vents his frustration to Wonder Woman as the JSA arrives, only for the Wizard to emerge from a flower vase, accusing them of being criminals once more. He reveals his past as a gunman who mastered dark magic in Tibet, now using post-hypnotic control to enslave the team and trap them aboard his flying ship, where monstrous creatures attack before a blackout bomb vanishes everyone—including the Wizard—into a vat of acid. The Flash wonders if the villain is truly gone.