Comic Title: All Star Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1993
On Sale Date: April 27, 1993 Copyright Date April 27, 1993
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1993

Direct Market Date April 27, 1993
Source: Usenet, (Capital City) : New releases: April 27, 1993

Shipping Date March 9, 1993
Source: Previews, Vol. 2 #12 (#48)

Shipping Date March 9, 1993
Source: Direct Currents, #61

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 256
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Case of the Bomb Defense Formula"
Pages: 56

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Everett E. Hibbard
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff
Artist: Cliff Young
Artist: Ben Flinton
Artist: Jack Burnley
Artist: Howard Sherman
Artist: Stan Aschmeier
Artist: Bernard Baily

Reprinted From:
All-Star Comics #10 (1942)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice Society of America (last appearance in All-Star Comics #9; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Hawkman (last appearance in Flash Comics #28; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Atom (last appearance in All-American Comics #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #72; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Spectre (last appearance in More Fun Comics #77; next appearance in More Fun Comics #78)
• Doctor Fate (last appearance in More Fun Comics #77; next appearance in More Fun Comics #78)
• Johnny Thunder (last appearance in Flash Comics #28; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Doctor Mid-Nite (last appearance in All-American Comics #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Starman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #72; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash Comics #28; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in All-American Comics #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)

Villain(s)

• A gang of international thieves (no further appearances)
• Two future thieves and two corrupt scientists (no further appearances)
• Black Butch (a killer from the future; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Thunderbolt (last appearance in Flash Comics #28; next appearance in Justice League of America #193)
• Big Red (last appearance in Flash Comics #28; next appearance in Flash Comics #30)
• Hooty (last appearance in All-American Comics #37; next appearance in All-American Comics #38)

Other Character(s)

• The Time Trust (a group of scientists; no further appearances)
• Professor Malachi Zee (not named in this story; next appearance in Justice League of America #209)
• Professor Damon Everson (not named in this story; next appearance in Justice League of America #209)
• Doctor James Swanley (not named in this story; no further appearances)
• Doctor Wilfred Doome (behind-the-scenes; next appearance in Leading Comics #3)
• The Defenders (future flying policemen; no further appearances)
• An unnamed judge and a tribunal (no further appearances)
• Some miners and unnamed doctors (no further appearances)
• Carla (a future woman; no further appearances)
• Karles and Mary (a future couple; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Superman (as a statue in the future)
• Batman (as a statue in the future)

Comments:
Although not named in this story, the individual members of the Time Trust, went on to appear in several other stories over the years. In those stories the scientists were said to be members of the Time Trust.

This is the Sandman’s first case with the JSA in his new costume.

The bomb defense shield which is developed at the end of this story would later be sabotaged by Degaton as revealed in All-Star Squadron #2, making it useless to the government.

Synopsis:
Hawkman, Sandman, and Dr. Mid-Nite save the lives of a team of scientists later called the Time Trust. The scientists are working with the government to develop a defense against foreign bombardment. Hawkman pledges the Justice Society to help protect the scientists from harm.

When the JSA is assembled, they agree to help the scientists. Johnny Thunder comes up with the idea of traveling into the future using a Time Ray developed by one of the scientists. Honorary members Flash and Green Lantern are brought in to guard the scientists, while the active membership of the JSA travels 500 years into the future to retrieve the formula.

Hawkman discovers that the formula has been broken into eight parts and scattered around the world. Each of the JSA members is assigned to retrieve one part of the formula. Each encounters trouble, but they are all successful. Upon their return the scientists complete the formula and a shield is built to defend America against bombardment.