All-Star Comics #18

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CGC records 99 graded copies for All Star Comics #18 (1943). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Justice Society of America: "Insects Turn to Crime! Introduction"

At the regular meeting of the Justice Society of America), Hawkman) tells his teammates about a crime wave perpetuated by men who have gained insect-like powers through the use of insect hormones. Johnny Thunder) arrives late to the meeting, walking on the ceiling, having been treated with fly hormones. Spurred to action, Hawkman gives the members their assignments, and they set out to stop the insect crime wave. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Justice Society of America) ** Atom) ** Doctor Fate) ** Doctor Mid-Nite) ** Hawkman) ** Johnny Thunder) ** Sandman) ** Spectre) ** Starman) ** Wonder Woman) **Supporting Characters:** * the Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer2_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Inker2_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Letterer2_1 = | StoryTitle2 = Chapter 1: "Hawkman and the Termites" | Synopsis2 = Hawkman meets with a man whose son was abducted by the termite gang who have the proportionate strength of termites, enabling them to break open bank vaults. Hawkman tracks them to a barn but is captured when he's sprayed by the termite men's liquid gum. The gang's leader sets the barn on fire, leaving Hawkman to his fate. The liquid gum melts, however, and puts out the fire. After freeing himself, Hawkman rounds up the gang. | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Hawkgirl) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer3_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler3_1 = Pierce Rice | Inker3_1 = Arthur Cazenueve | Letterer3_1 = | StoryTitle3 = Chapter 2: "Sandman and the Borers" | Synopsis3 = Sandman) follows up with a scientist who witnessed a lab break-in committed by snail-like men who bored up from under the floor. Sandman pursues the men, but overhears that the gang intends to kill the borers since they've completed their job. The Sandman rescues the borers, then deals with the gang. | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Sandman) **Supporting Characters:** * Sandy the Golden Boy) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer4_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler4_1 = Bernard Baily | Inker4_1 = Bernard Baily | Letterer4_1 = Bernard Baily | StoryTitle4 = Chapter 3: "The Spectre and the Water Bugs" | Synopsis4 = The Spectre) captures and confronts Chick Dempsey, a former swimming champion who couldn't find work. Chick was approached by the King Bee) to lead his water bugs on yacht raids. The Spectre offers to help Chick, then subdues the water bugs. | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Spectre) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * King Bee) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer5_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler5_1 = Howard Sherman | Inker5_1 = Howard Sherman | Letterer5_1 = Howard Sherman | StoryTitle5 = Chapter 4: "Dr. Fate and the Hornets" | Synopsis5 = Doctor Fate) gets tangled up with a swarm of hornet men who have been hijacking airliners, stealing the cargo and stranding the passengers. Doctor Fate scares off the hornet men and tails them back to their hideout, where he defeats the gang in charge. | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Fate) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer6_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler6_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker6_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Letterer6_1 = | StoryTitle6 = Chapter 5: "Dr. Mid-Nite and the Spiders" | Synopsis6 = Doctor Mid-Nite) visits with a man with a life-long fear of spiders who was witness to a bank robbery by spider-men. The man leads Dr. Mid-Nite to the house with the spider-men, where Dr. Mid-Nite defeats them. The man overcomes his fear and helps Dr. Mid-Nite defeat and round up the gang. | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Mid-Nite) **Supporting Characters:** * Hooty) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer7_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler7_1 = Pierce Rice | Inker7_1 = Arthur Cazeneuve | Letterer7_1 = | StoryTitle7 = Chapter 6: "Starman and the Ants" | Synopsis7 = Starman) follows up on a bank robbery committed by ant-men who can rip through steel with their bare hands. The ant-men are too powerful for Starman to deal with directly, so he finds the gang in charge, controlling the ant-men with a radio. Starman defeats the gang and takes control of the ant-men. | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Starman) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer8_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler8_1 = Joe Gallagher | Inker8_1 = Joe Gallagher | Letterer8_1 = | StoryTitle8 = Chapter 7: "The Atom and the Grasshoppers" | Synopsis8 = An emerald necklace called the green glacier tells its story of how it was stolen by grasshopper-men, and how the Atom) overcame the gang responsible, and stole the necklace back. Then the Atom tricked the grasshopper-men by leading them into a field of grain, distracting the grasshoppers, and went back to round up the gang. | Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Atom) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer9_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler9_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker9_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Letterer9_1 = | StoryTitle9 = Chapter 8: "Johnny Thunder and the Flies" | Synopsis9 = Johnny Thunder) goes back to the café where he ate the bologna that gave him flying powers. Asking to talk to the manager, the gang forces Johnny to eat more laced soup. Johnny then goes along with the fly-gang to commit a bank robbery, until the Thunderbolt) reminds him that he's part of the Justice Society. The Thunderbolt fills the bank with flypaper, capturing the fly-men... and Johnny. The Thunderbolt releases Johnny and they round up the rest of the gang. | Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) **Supporting Characters:** * Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer10_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler10_1 = Joe Gallagher | Inker10_1 = Joe Gallagher | Letterer10_1 = | StoryTitle10 = Justice Society of America: "Insects Turn to Crime! Conclusion" | Synopsis10 = :Elmer Pane, an exterminator and bug collector, has been ridiculed and mocked for his hobby, for more than long enough. To get his revenge, he studies ways to give men the power of insects. He succeeds in this, but the men lose their intelligence. Renaming himself King Bee, he approaches the criminal underworld, and offers them the insect men in exchange for half of the profits.

The Justice Society, having wrapped up their individual cases and reunited, storms his laboratory, subdues the King Bee, and finds the antidotes for his insect hormones. | Appearing10 = **Featured Characters:** * Justice Society of America) ** Atom) ** Doctor Fate) ** Doctor Mid-Nite) ** Hawkman) ** Johnny Thunder) ** Sandman) ** Spectre) ** Starman) ** Wonder Woman) **Supporting Characters:** * the Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * King Bee) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Notes = * Published bi-monthly by All-American Comics, Inc. * Reprinted in All-Star Comics Archives Vol. 4 (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox

Interior art: Joe Gallagher, Sheldon Moldoff, Pierce Rice, Bernard Baily, Howard Sherman, Stan Aschmeier, Pierce Rice, Joe Gallagher, Stan Aschmeier, Joe Gallagher

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COMICBASE: comicbase:44419

GCD: 3160

PANEL PROFITS: 2335736