All-Star Squadron – DC Comics – 1981–1987 – Volume 1 – #1–67

All-Star Squadron (1981–1987)

📘 Overview

All-Star Squadron is a long-running DC Comics series set during World War II, focusing on the Justice Society of America alongside a wide roster of Golden Age heroes. The book presents a unified wartime superhero team operating in 1942, combining established JSA members with lesser-known and newly reintroduced heroes under a single banner.

The series is notable for weaving together decades of Golden Age continuity into a cohesive narrative, while simultaneously expanding DC’s Earth-Two mythology during the Bronze Age.

🦸 Featured Teams & Characters

  • Justice Society of America
  • All-Star Squadron
  • Atom
  • Firebrand
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
  • Hawkman
  • Shining Knight
  • Starman

📚 Story Arcs & Crossovers

  • The World on Fire
  • Crisis on Earth-Prime
  • The Ultra War
  • Crisis on Earth-X: The Prequel
  • Crossover with Crisis on Infinite Earths

✍️ Creative Team

  • Writer: Roy Thomas
  • Artist: Jerry Ordway

📖 Series Details

  • Ongoing series running 70 issues
  • Published from September 1981 to March 1987
  • Includes 3 annuals published between 1982–1984
  • Directly tied to Earth-Two continuity and WWII-era DC history

⭐ Significance

  • Definitive Bronze Age exploration of Golden Age DC heroes
  • Established the All-Star Squadron as a historical counterpart to the JSA
  • Directly influenced later titles such as Infinity Inc. and Young All-Stars
  • Expanded and organized Golden Age continuity before post-Crisis restructuring