What is All Star Comics?
'''''All Star Comics''''' was an [[anthology]] [[comic book]] series [[Publishing|published]] from 1940 to 1951. It was published again during the 1970s. It was different from other publication because it was published by both [[All-American Publications]] and [[National Periodical Publications]]. The series had the most popular [[Fictional character|characters]] from the regular [[superhero]] anthology books of both publishers. The two [[Company|companies]] later [[Mergers and acquisitions|merged]] in 1946 to become the modern day [[DC Comics]]. ==History== “All Star Comics” is best known for comics with the [[Justice Society of America]]. They were the first superhero team. Their story was first published in the third [[issue]]. (December 1940) It was the lead feature for the rest of the series’ run. Although the JSA adventures took up most of each new issue, there would usually be at least one other story as well. In the eighth issue (January 1942), ''All Star'' introduced [[Wonder Woman]]. She was in a story by herself. It was not a part of the JSA story. Wonder Woman became one of the most popular superheroes of all time. The issue with her first story is a comic wanted by people who [[Hobby|collect]] comics. The publication [[schedule]] for “All Star” changed over time. The first four issues were published quarterly (every three months). It had [[Summer]], [[Autumn|Fall]], [[Winter]] and [[Spring (season)|Spring]] issues. From issue #5 (July 1941) to #17 (June 1943), it was published every other month. It published quarterly again from September 1943 (#18) to December 1945 (#27). This was likely because of a paper [[shortage]] during [[World War II]] and not a decrease in sales. With the April 1946 issue (#28), the series went back to publishing every other month. It stayed that way for the rest of its time being published. As superheroe stories necame less populary in the end of the [[Golden Age comics |Golden Age]], ''All Star Comics'' changed its name to ''All Star Western''. The JSA feature was rep