ALL STAR COMICS (1940-78) #23
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Moldoff art; origin & 1st app. of Psycho Pirate
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Moldoff art; origin & 1st app. of Psycho Pirate
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Moldoff art; origin & 1st app. of Psycho PirateThe ingenious plot of this comic sees the JSA doing battle with the aptly named Psycho Pirate, a villain whose nefarious plot involves six different “emotions,” and as a result, the members of the Justice Society each have to go on a solo mission to stop the coordinated plans and defeat the mysterious evildoer. After tangling with love, hate, fear, conceit, greed, and despair, Psycho Pirate is revealed to be the demented Charles Halstead, a close friend of Rex Morgan, newspaper publisher. Using the anthology format to plot the storylines of this issue was a major inspiration, kudos to the editorial team at DC for helping normalize the concept of the self-contained adventure. Wrapped in an amusing, yet creepy, Joe Gallagher cover, this issue is perfectly summed up by the puppetry design that shows the JSA dancing about as an unseen threat manipulates their fates.
Artist Information
Moldoff is best known for his early work on DC's Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and was one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on Batman. He co-created the Batman villains Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.
Moldoff art; origin & 1st app. of Psycho PirateThe ingenious plot of this comic sees the JSA doing battle with the aptly named Psycho Pirate, a villain whose nefarious plot involves six different “emotions,” and as a result, the members of the Justice Society each have to go on a solo mission to stop the coordinated plans and defeat the mysterious evildoer. After tangling with love, hate, fear, conceit, greed, and despair, Psycho Pirate is revealed to be the demented Charles Halstead, a close friend of Rex Morgan, newspaper publisher. Using the anthology format to plot the storylines of this issue was a major inspiration, kudos to the editorial team at DC for helping normalize the concept of the self-contained adventure. Wrapped in an amusing, yet creepy, Joe Gallagher cover, this issue is perfectly summed up by the puppetry design that shows the JSA dancing about as an unseen threat manipulates their fates.
Artist Information
Moldoff is best known for his early work on DC's Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and was one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on Batman. He co-created the Batman villains Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.