All-Star Comics #30

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Justice Society of America: "Dreams of Madness!, Introduction"

Brain Wave) approaches the Justice Society of America) in disguise and dupes them into taking part in an experiment to unlock the potential of man's unconscious through dreaming. The JSA members each allow themselves to be subjected to a sleep inducing machine and then Brain Wave induces dreams in the Justice Society members specifically designed to drive them mad, leaving him free to carry out his crimes undisturbed by their interference. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Justice Society of America) ** Atom) ** Doctor Mid-Nite) ** Flash) ** Green Lantern) ** Hawkman) ** Johnny Thunder) ** Wonder Woman) **Supporting Characters:** * the Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * Brain Wave) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer2_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler2_1 = Joe Kubert | Inker2_1 = Joe Kubert | Letterer2_1 = | StoryTitle2 = Chapter 1: "Hawkman and the Ice People and the Fire People" | Synopsis2 = Hawkman) dreams he is in a land where birds are threatened by the constant warring of the ice and fire people. He tries to fight against both sides but is battered by the hot, the cold, and the wind until he is driven crazy, finally believing that he is a thermometer. | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Shiera Sanders) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer3_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler3_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker3_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Letterer3_1 = | StoryTitle3 = Chapter 2: "Dr. Mid-Nite and the Germ People" | Synopsis3 = In Doctor Mid-Nite)'s dream, he enters a land of huge, civilized germs. He immediately helps a man escape being a lab rat in a study by the germs, then sets out to kill the germ people with medicine. When the medicine fails to work, Mid-Nite is captured by the germs, but the germs that touch him immediately die. He's reduced to tears, believing he is no longer human, but merely a living sickness. | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Mid-Nite) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer4_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler4_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker4_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Penciler4_2 = Martin Naydel | Inker4_2 = Martin Naydel | Letterer4_1 = | StoryTitle4 = Chapter 3: "Green Lantern and the Man in the Moon" | Synopsis4 = Green Lantern) finds a group of scientists observing stars that are really just the sparks from a child's sparkler. Gangsters steal the sparkler and the Lantern struggles to capture them, because his power ring is not working properly. He accidentally turns them into floating balloons and captures them, but the scientists convince him he is a sun, and the balloon gangsters are his planets. | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Green Lantern) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer5_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler5_1 = Martin Naydel | Inker5_1 = Martin Naydel | Letterer5_1 = | StoryTitle5 = Chapter 4: "The Flash and the Animal People" | Synopsis5 = The Flash)'s dream finds him in a land of talking animals and human slaves. All of the animals constantly ridicule Flash, but Flash insists that the humans should have rights. To win the rights for the humans, a race is proposed. During the race, strange occurrences prevent Flash from running, prompting the animals to mock him. After losing the race, the animals label him a laughing stock, and he breaks down, believing that he is. | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Flash) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer6_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler6_1 = Joe Gallagher | Inker6_1 = Joe Gallagher | Letterer6_1 = | StoryTitle6 = Chapter 5: "The Atom and the Umbrella Clock People" | Synopsis6 = In the Atom)'s dream, the rain and sun cause him to grow and shrink, preventing him from stopping a bank robbery. When he does return to normal size, he can't throw a punch because he's full of water. He realizes he is no longer a man but a sponge! | Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Atom) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer7_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler7_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker7_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Letterer7_1 = | StoryTitle7 = Chapter 6: "Johnny Thunder in the Land of the Already Equipped" | Synopsis7 = Johnny Thunder) dreams he is in the land of the already equipped, a place where everyone is born with the tools of their profession as part of their bodies - i.e. a painter with brushes for hands and a palette for a face. Instead of finding it strange, Johnny finds it sensible and wishes real life was the same. Johnny finds that gangsters have been turning people normal with the help of a magician. He chases after the gangsters but is unable to stop them. He calls on his Thunderbolt), who captures the gangsters and seals the magician in a jar. Johnny is then celebrated as a hero. Unlike the other members, he is not driven mad by his dream. | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) **Supporting Characters:** * the Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *

| Writer8_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler8_1 = Joe Gallagher | Inker8_1 = Joe Gallagher | Penciler8_2 = Martin Naydel | Inker8_2 = Martin Naydel | Letterer8_1 = | StoryTitle8 = Justice Society of America: "Dreams of Madness!, Conclusion" | Synopsis8 = Upon awakening, all the JSA members all behave mentally unbalanced with the exception of Johnny Thunder who is uncharacteristically focused and alert. Unable to help his friends recover, he calls for his Thunderbolt. Johnny suggests that they figure out what the Brain Wave is up to. After learning of his plan, Johnny deals with Brain Wave's gang while the Thunderbolt rouses the rest of the Justice Society. The JSA makes short work of the Brain Wave's thugs while Atom knocks the Brain Wave out. His blow slams Brain Wave into Johnny, who takes a blow to the head that returns him to his usual self. | Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Justice Society of America) ** Atom) ** Doctor Mid-Nite) ** Flash) ** Green Lantern) ** Hawkman) ** Johnny Thunder) **Supporting Characters:** * the Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * Brain Wave) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** *

| Notes = * Published bi-monthly by All-American Comics, Inc. * Reprinted in All-Star Comics Archives Vol. 7 (Collected). * This issue was originally slated to be released as All-Star Comics #24. The chapter intended for Starman) was redrawn for Green Lantern, and a new chapter was written for Flash, to replace the Spectre)'s chapter. | Trivia = * The Brain Wave's scheme here is similar to the motif of future Justice *League* of America's villain, Dr. Destiny. | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

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

Interior art: Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel, Joe Kubert, Stan Aschmeier, Stan Aschmeier, Martin Naydel, Martin Naydel, Joe Gallagher, Stan Aschmeier, Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel

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GCD: 5242

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