All-Star Squadron #33

May 1984 · DC · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

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“The Battle of Santa Barbara -- Times Two!”

★ 1st appearance — Tsunami

The Freedom Fighters crash into this May 1984 issue of All-Star Squadron in spectacular fashion, with the cover — penciled by Rick Hoberg and inked by Jerry Ordway — depicting a full-scale brawl against Axis soldiers as a yellow-costumed hero surges forward fists blazing, Uncle Sam stands firm among the chaos, a blue-costumed strongman hurls an enemy soldier overhead, and a masked heroine in green and yellow lashes out with glowing energy coils. Roy Thomas's storytelling is backed by Rick Hoberg's interior art, promising the kind of wartime superhero action this series did so well in 1984 — and the cover's bold "Get out of town, Axis!" battle cry sets the tone perfectly.

writer Roy Thomas · artist Rick Hoberg · inker Bill Collins · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Cody · cover Rick Hoberg, Jerry Ordway

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Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Tsunami (Miya Shimada), created by Roy Thomas and Rick Hoberg; she debuts as a villain working for Imperial Japan but is later redeemed and becomes a hero.
Tsunami is a nisei — a Japanese-American born in Santa Barbara, California — whose powers over water were augmented by Japanese scientists; Admiral Yamamoto gave her the codename 'Tsunami.'
The issue re-introduces Neptune Perkins, a Golden Age aquatic character originally from Flash Comics #68 and #81 (1940s), who had been dormant for decades.
Both Tsunami and Neptune Perkins later became core members of the Young All-Stars (1987 DC series), the direct spin-off of All-Star Squadron launched after Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The story title is 'The Battle of Santa Barbara — Times Two!' and is part two of a three-part arc (issues #32–34) that establishes, retroactively, the in-universe formation of the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X.
The Freedom Fighters roster active in this issue comprises the former Quality Comics characters: Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, the Ray, Doll Man, Human Bomb, and Red Bee — all acquired by DC from Quality Comics.
This is classified as a Pre-Crisis Multiverse Crossover; the Spectre is held immobile between Earth-Two and Earth-X by a cosmic force called The Voice, a device Thomas used to raise the stakes of the multiversal setting.
Rick Hoberg is the interior penciler; the issue marks the transition point at which Hoberg effectively replaced Jerry Ordway as regular penciler, with Ordway contributing only to cover art from this point forward.