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Cover: Irwin Hasen

All-Star Comics #44

Dec 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Evil Star Over Hollywood [Part I]," the spotlight turns sinister as filming on the crime exposé Thief in the Night takes a deadly turn when a cast member vanishes mid-scene. With a chilling warning from the enigmatic "Evil Star" demanding the production halt, producer Fred Fanum summons the Justice Society of America to unravel the mystery. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Irwin Hasen with inks by Bob Oksner, this 1948 thriller blends Hollywood glamour with shadowy intrigue, as Dr. Mid-Nite suspects the script might be more than fiction—hinting at real crimes that someone will kill to keep hidden. The cover by Irwin Hasen captures the film noir tension perfectly.

Contains 4 stories
Evil Star Over Hollywood [Part I]
10 pp · Superhero
Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]Green Lantern [Alan Scott]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]The Flash [Jay Garrick]The Atom [Al Pratt]Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]Fred T. Fanum (film producer)Miss Forbes (Fanum's Secretary)Tom Colway (actor)Mr. Benton (movie director)Pete (cameraman)Bob Hope (cameo)Bing Crosby (cameo)Humphrey Bogart (cameo)Lauren Bacall (cameo)Peter Lorre (cameo)Evil Star [Guy Pompton]

In "Evil Star Over Hollywood [Part I]," the shadow of a notorious criminal named Evil Star looms over a film set when a cast member vanishes during a scene. With production halted by a chilling warning note, producer Fred Fanum summons the Justice Society of America to uncover the truth behind a script that may be more than fiction. As Dr. Mid-Nite pieces together clues from the incomplete screenplay, the line between movie magic and real danger begins to blur.

Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part II
13 pp · Superhero
Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]The Flash [Jay Garrick]Hawkman [Carter Hall]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]The Atom [Al Pratt]Black Canary [Dinah Drake]]Mr. Benton (movie director)Jimmy (cameraman)Tom Colway's unnamed double (actor)Mr. Summers (movie director)Jimmy Stewart (cameo)Barry Fitzgerald (cameo)Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain, movie rental agency owner)

In "Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part II," chaos erupts on a movie set at Stellar Studios when Evil Star and his gang infiltrate the production, turning a routine shoot into a high-stakes showdown. Flash and Dr. Mid-Nite pursue the villain into an office, only to be captured, while Hawkman and Wonder Woman uncover a deadly deception in a comedy scene—real bullets, fake cops, and a hidden threat. As Atom and Black Canary are drawn into a trap involving stolen silver ingots, the studio becomes a battleground where heroes must outwit a villain who’s using Hollywood itself as his stage.

Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part III
10 pp · Superhero
Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]The Flash [Jay Garrick]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]The Atom [Al Pratt]Black Canary [Dinah Drake]Hawkman [Carter Hall]]Ned Jenkins (Postmaster, Mayor, Police Chief of Faberville)Harold Forbes (Pompton's Secretary)Evil Star [Guy Pompton] (villain)

In "Evil Star Over Hollywood, Part III," GL tracks down the mysterious source of a stolen script to the eerie silence of a forgotten ghost town, only to be felled by the enigmatic Evil Star. When he awakens, he and the rest of the JSA find themselves trapped in a private theater, facing a deadly knife-throwing machine—each blade aimed at their hearts. With quick thinking and unity, they survive the first assault, setting the stage for a confrontation that will expose the truth behind the masked villain.

When the Moon Fell!
5 pp · Fantasy
Johnny Peril

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Raw (Good) $190
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $5,613*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,369*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $1,099
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CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $913*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $814
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $573
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $557*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $530*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $393*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $350*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $302
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $273
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $137*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $108*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Irwin Hasen

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Reprinted in Justice League of America #115 (1975), All Star Comics Archives #10 (2004)

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