Sense of Wonder: My Life in Comic Fandom--The Whole Story

"All Star Comics Companon, Volume 1" is a great book. Roy Thomas gives the complete history of the All Star Comics comic book series. Not only does he give the complete story of the complete run of "The Justice Society of America" series in :All Star Comics," but also continues on to when the "Justice Society of America" series was canceled and was replaced first by a series of funny comic book characters to finally be replaced by Westerns with the title of "Alls Star Comics" being changed to "Al Star Westerns." Roy Thomas then goes on to talk about the return of "The Justice Society of America" to DC Comics in the 1960's. Like I said, great book.

A very comprehensive book, it brought back a lot of memories of All-Star Squadron. Well worth the money I paid for it.

This book follows up on the All Star Companion, Volume One, and is a collection of articles and recollections of DC's golden age heroes (namely the Justice Society of America, and The All-Star Squadron). There are some unique insights and interesting stories about these classic characters, and the book is filled with some rare and intriguing art. The wrap-around cover by Carlos Pacheco is fantastic. For me, the most interesting feature was a complete synopsis (issue by issue) of the All-Star Squadron comics, complete with cover reproductions and background notes. There were also supposed to be notes on the Young All-Stars comic, but space constraints pushed this material out of the book (though it will appear in volume three). This is nothing short of a phenomenal read for fans of comicdom's golden age.

Collections strong in comic book artists and art will find this history of the Justice Society of America and friends to be moving: it provides more secrets of the comic characters from the 1940s through the 1980s, surveying major issues and events, providing black and white reproductions of pages, and detailing behind-the-scenes influences on adventures and character appearances. An excellent companion for any who have followed the strip and seek more information on historical progression. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

If you liked All-Star Companion vol.1, you'll enjoy vol.2. More info on the Justice Society, plus an issue by issue review of The All-Star Squadron. I'm looking forward to vol.3!