All-Star Comics #48

In "The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! [Part I]," a gravely ill boy named Edmond shows little concern for his own fate—until the Justice Society of America, moved by his admiration for them, visits his hospital room. Though his spirits lift briefly, he slips back into a deep dreamworld, prompting Wonder Woman to use her Magic Sphere to send the heroes into his subconscious, where they must navigate the surreal landscape of his mind to reach him.

In a future where time moves fast and danger follows close, Edmond Blake—once a boy with a knack for being in the right place at the right time—finds himself a Page Boy in Television Town, where a flash of wit helps Black Canary and Wonder Woman foil a securities heist. Years later, as a crewman in a high-stakes race, he’s quick to act when a capsizing steamer threatens lives, joining forces with Atom and Hawkman in a desperate rescue. His journey continues in the wilds of Australia, where his quest to uncover living prehistoric creatures leads to a terrifying encounter—just as Green Lantern and Dr. Mid-Nite arrive to turn the tide.

In "The Strange Lives of Edmond Blake! Part III," Jo's sudden danger sends Edmund racing with the Flash to her side, only to uncover a threat rooted in a jealous neighbor's spite. Though the Flash resolves the immediate crisis, Edmund is shaken—realizing the visions from the Magic Sphere were just dreams—until a new, urgent warning from the Sphere compels him to leave the hospital and face a real danger to the JSA, even when no one believes him.