This first issue holds so much comic history that it is almost impossible to accurately convey its importance. For starters, this is the first major anthology of comic action heroes that pulled those heroes from other titles. This concept of giving established characters a second venue is what makes the birth of the Justice Society in issue #3 of All-Star Comics possible. The idea actually started with the cover of the 1940 New York Worlds Fair Comics. That cover featured Superman, Batman and Robin walking together as if they had been friends for life. Someone from DC’s sister company, All-American, saw that cover and thought that they could put together an anthology book that highlighted characters that did not have their own titles as a great way to showcase those characters. However, unlike the New York World’s Fair Comic, this title gave no indication that the characters were interacting. Another aspect of its history is the sheer number of characters that are showcased in this issue. Starting with the cover, there are Sandman, The Spectre, The Flash and Ultra-Man. Inside the book are Hawkman, Biff Bronson, The Hour-Man, and Red, White and Blue. Updated versions of five of those characters are still being published today. The cover is a composite of panels that had already been published. It packs a lot of energy into one page. The story was written by Gardner Fox. Artists who worked on this issue include Shelly Moldoff, Bernard Baily and Creig Flessel. The Flash story is by E. E. Hibbing. The pages are cream to off-white. The book is CGC-certified 4.5 (VG+).