- Hawkman's Nth Metal wings and belt were originally Ninth metal in Flash Comics #1
- Villain watch: Super Villains that have popped up in reading: Dr. Death, Hugo Strange, Clayface I, Joker, Catwoman, Ultra-Humanite, Lex Luthor, Wotan (Dr. Fate villain), Nyla (Hawkman villain), Zor (Spectre villain) and Kulak (Spectre villain). Most of these won't be seen outside of the the Golden Age until appearing in All-Star Squadron.
- All-American gave out free copies of All-Star comics #2 for feedback on All-Star #1 and repeated the give-away for All-Star #3. Can you imagine getting for free All-Star Comics #3 ?!?!
- I've just started listening to Tales of the Justice Society podcast by Scott Gardner and Michael Bailey. Mike has no love for Johnny Thunder. According to the front cover of All-Star Comics #2, he was added to the title's content because of reader requests.
- Love interests don't play the part you necessarily expect them to. Superman has Lois Lane, thought the relationship is one-sided and at the "What a man!" level of sophistication. But while Joan Williams and Shiera Saunders have been in 4 out of the 7 issues of Flash comics, they aren't yet Girl Friday's. Normally they meet in passing or the start of the story is the end of a date. Only Dian Belmont actively participates in Sandman's adventures.
- And speaking of Sandman, maybe Dr. Mid-Nite isn't the only doctor in the JSA:
From Adventure Comics #54 (reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives), "It's a good thing I crammed in those two years of medical school"!
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