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"...For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light...!"

"...For the Dark Things Cannot Stand the Light...!" #20

SeriesAll-Star Squadron
NumberVol. 1 #20
PublisherDC Comics, DC Comics Inc.
Date1983-04
TypeComic Book, Softcover
LanguageEnglish
ColoristGene D'Angelo
Cover ArtistJerry Ordway
EditorLen Wein
InkerJerry Ordway
LettererJohn Costanza
PencilerJerry Ordway
WriterRoy Thomas
GenreSuperhero
Published inNew York
Pages32
CharactersAll-Star Squadron:, Commander Steel, Firebrand, Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle, Robotman, Tarantula, Supporting Characters: Justice Society of American :, Atom (Al Pratt), Batman (Bruce Wayne)(Earth 2), Superman (Kal-L)(Earth 2), Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson), Dr. Mid-Nite (Dr. Charles McNider), Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Hawkman (Carter Hall)(Earth 2), Johnny Thunder & Thunderbolt, Sandman (Wesley Dodds), Spectre (Jim Corrigan), Starman (Ted Knight), Wonder Woman (Earth 2), Other Characters:, Robin (Dick Grayson)
Story LocationEarth-Two (1942): Gotham City, Metropolis, New York City; Manhattan, Queens, Trylon and Perisphere, Ancient Rome
Linkshttps://dc.wikia.com/wiki/All-Star_Squadron_Vol_1_20
NotesEvents of this story take place in early February 1942, concurrently with those of several other DC Comics stories, as detailed on pages 12 through 15. These include: The Spectre's second battle with Kulak, High Priest of Brztal, as shown in All-Star Comics #2, (September 1940) Superman's tenth battle with Luthor, and Luthor's second attempt to defeat Superman by using the Powerstone, as shown in Superman #17, (July 1942). In this story, Luthor is retroactively portrayed with red hair rather than bald. Batman's twelfth battle with the Joker, as shown in Batman #11, (June 1942) The beginning and ending of the Flash's time-travel adventure, as shown in All-Flash #4, (March 1942) Green Lantern's brief career as a PFC in the U.S.Army, as shown in Green Lantern #4 (June 1942) Trivia: At this point in history, Luthor's first name had not yet been revealed.