All-Star Comics #20

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THE MOVIE THAT CHANGED A MAN'S LIFE Wealthy industrialist Jason L. Rogers, begs the Justice Society of America for help in dealing with the criminal mastermind known as the Monster. The villain has been targeting Rogers’ home and business for the last 15 years. He also tells the story of how he had a home movie made of himself and his wife, and how, after viewing it alone one night, his wife somehow died of fright.  The Sandman and Doctor Fate are sent to guard Rogers' home. The rest of the members set out to foil the Monster's plans, which were left on Rogers' desk.   Hawkman thwarts the Monster's plan to take over a steel baron's factories by blackmailing his twin brother.   The Spectre stops the Monster from extorting Jason Rogers' friend.   The Atom breaks up a payroll heist.   Doctor Mid-Nite breaks up the Monster's racket of surgically altering millionaire's faces, and then collecting ransom to fix them.   Starman stops a mass robbery at a planetarium.   Johnny Thunder tries to stop a jewelry robbery but gets captured by the Monster's gang. The Thunderbolt rescues Johnny and takes care of the gang.   At the end of each mission, every member engages with the Monster, but the Monster manages to escape each time.   Their missions completed, the individual JSA members gather together again at Rogers' home to watch the home movie. When there is a problem with the film, Rogers leaves to fix it and the Monster bursts in. While he gets the upper hand against the Justice Society, the Monster is unable to kill them with his bare hands so he draws a ray-gun. Johnny Thunder kicks his hand and the Monster shoots himself in the face. Having defeated the Monster, they return to watch the film where they learn that Rogers WAS the Monster, when they witness his transformation on film. GHOST PLANE Hop Harrigan and Tank Tinker catch a glimpse of the "Ghost Plane", a silent and invisible bomber that attacks their airfield every night, while patrolling their airfield. Hop sets a trap for the plane using Tank as a sentry in a hot air balloon. With Tank at the lookout, Hop gets the drop on the Ghost Plane and kills the pilot, then boards and lands the Ghost Plane.