Comic Title: All-Star Comics #72
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1978
On Sale Date: February 21, 1978 Newsstand Date February 21, 1978
Source: House Ad, Showcase #99, Page 29

Newsstand Date February 21, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #15
For Release the week of February 21st

Newsstand Date February 21, 1978
Source: Comic Reader, #153

Copyright Date February 21, 1978
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1978

Newsstand Date February 20, 1978
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 78 #7
Listed as on sale the week of February 20th

Shipping Date January 31, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #15
Shipping the week of January 31st

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.35
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "A Thorn by Any Other Name"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Justice Society of America (of Earth-2)

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Bob Layton
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Justice Society Vol. 2 TPB (2007)
Showcase Presents:All-Star Comics TPB (2011)
All-Star Comics:Only Legends Live Forever HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice Society of America (last appearance in All-Star Comics #71; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Flash (last appearance in Showcase #99; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Showcase #99; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Hawkman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #71; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Huntress (Helena Wayne; last appearance in Batman Family #17; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Power Girl (last appearance in Showcase #99; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in All-Star Comics #71; next appearance in All-Star Comics #74)

Villain(s)

• Thorn (last appearance in Flash:80 Years of the Fastest Man Alive the Deluxe Edition HC; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Sportsmaster (last appearance in DC Super Stars #10; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)
• Huntress (Paula Brooks; last appearance in DC Super Stars #10; next appearance in All-Star Comics #73)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Hawkgirl (as Shiera Hall; last appearance in All-Star Comics #71; next appearance in Infinity, Inc. #3)