All-Star Comics #42
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $141 - $13,200
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 2, 2026
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Professor Zodiac, charged with murder, tells the court the story of Galio, a 15th Century scholar who discovered the Four Wonders of Alchemy, took the Elixir of Youth to remain young, but saw it wear off in the 20th Century. So he hid the Four Wonders, then went to the JSA to tell them where he had hid the items, which he did before he keeled over dead. However, Zodiac was in another room and overheard the conversation, and rushed out to find the objects, leaving his personal gold cane behind. The JSA realize they must find the objects before Zodiac does.
Cover Date
August 1, 1948
On Sale Date
June 21, 1948
Pages
52
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Julius Schwartz
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Characters
Alan Scott; Al Pratt; also as an unnamed contest judge] (villain); Black Canary; Charles McNider; Christopher Columbus (mention only); Dinah Drake; Dr. Mid-Nite; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Galio (scholar, includes flashback, death); Green Lantern; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Horace Albrook (millionaire, death); Jameson (Albrook's butler); Jay Garrick; Jimmy (top-spinning contestant); Johnny Peril; Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Princess Diana; Professor Michels (of Gother University); Professor Zabor Zodiac (villain, scientist, narrator); The Alchemist [Professor Zabor Zodiac] (villain); The Atom; The Flash; unnamed judge; unnamed prosecuting attorney; Wonder Woman; Zodiac's Alchemy Army (villains)