All-Star Squadron was the first series I ever collected. I became obsessed with Earth-2 after reading a reprint of JLA 100 in 1981. All-Star started not long after and I remember discovering the first issue at my local newsagents.
Issues 17-40 are the highlight for me - the trail of Robotman, the Brain Wave story, The Ultra-Humanite epic, Dr Fate vs the Spectre, Earth-X, Captain Marvel and Amazing Man vs the Klan. Just am amazing run of stories.
Justice League of America #101 (the second part of that three-issue tale) was my introduction to Earth-2, and I know the feeling.
(Bought that issue new off a comic book spinner rack at a drugstore in Maine for my sister while she was working a summer job at a Girl Scout camp and I was amazed by all those Golden Age heroes in the story when I read it!)
ALL STARS 1.jpgThe more i search the more i would love a revival of this Team.
ALL STARS 2.jpghere's another piece i found.
My, oh, my, that's a big stick you've got there, Starman.
Peace
But this was from back in the day before transistors and other technologies that allowed things to be made smaller.The image was also replacing a guy with a big-old sword.
Sure it is...
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The published cover for All-Star Squadron #1 (September 1981):
And the slightly altered version, presented in All-Star Squadron #50 (May 1985).
Mock Cover by Craig Cermak.
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