The Squadron battles Funny Face, a villlian who brings 2D characters to life!

In the "Detective Craig" comic strip, Machine Gun Mike seems to gain the upper hand, hurling Detective Craig from the top of a moving train. Liberty Belle is amused to find Johnny Quick reading the funny pages. After some good-natured prodding, Liberty Belle admits to following the Prince Peril strip herself. As a stress break, Liberty Belle reads the funny pages, featuring comic strips of Prince Peril, Detective Craig, the Solitary Rider, Streak Dugan, and Happy Daze. Liberty Belle is still mourning the death of her close friend, Tom Revere, at the hands of Baron Blitzkrieg. Johnny Quick proposes to Liberty Belle. Liberty Belle accepts. Torgo, the giant from the "Prince Peril" comic strip, appears in downtown Metropolis. Torgo attacks an armored car, clubbing two police officers into unconsciousness, before escaping with the money. A radio bulletin alerts Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle, to the crime. Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle, investigate, coming face-to-face with Torgo. Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle, defeat Torgo, who vanishes, with the stolen loot. A apparition, calling itself "Funny Face" announces it's presence, then vanishes, too. Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle return to the Trylon, to summon assistance. Liberty Belle reaches calls in the Atom, the Firebrand, Robotman, the Starman, and the Tarantula, on the case. Liberty Belle also reaches out to the Hawkman, who defers, offering his partner, the Hawkgirl, in his stead. Liberty Belle contacts Lee Travis, the newspaper publisher who syndicates the "Prince Peril" strip. While on the phone with Travis, a news bulletin reports that Machine Gun Mike is robbing the Minton Museum. Travis swings into action, as the Crimson Avenger. Machine Gun Mike keeps the police at bay, while his gang robs the museum. Robotman attacks Machine Gun Mike, who vanishes. Robotman chases down the getaway car, and apprehends the museum thieves. The Crimson Avenger, and Wing, arrive too late to assist Robotman. Liberty Belle sends the Atom, and the Firebrand to the stockyards, in anticipation of a robbery by the Black Raider, from the "Solitary Rider" comic strip. Gunfire alerts the two heroes to the robbery, already in progress. Despite their best efforts, the Atom, and the Firebrand, are subdued by the Black Raider. The Black Raider takes the Firebrand as a hostage. The Firebrand regains consciousness, beneath a sprinkler system, keeping her from igniting. Funny Face reveals his process for bringing comic strip villains to life in he real world. Funny Face unleashes Goola, the alien invader from the "Streak Dugan" comic strip, on Metropolis. The Sandman, Sandy, the Golden Boy, and the Starman thwart Goola's train robbery. When attacked, Goola vanishes. The Tarantula stakes out an old age home, believing that the Viper will attempt to rob it. The Tarantula is confused by the presence of six identical old women. The moment the Tarantula realizes the old women have been duplicated from the comic strip, the Viper attacks him. The Tarantula defeats the Viper. As the Viper vanishes, the Tarantula notices the words "Carter Canyon" written on the Viper's suit. Though bound, the Firebrand managed to write "Carter Canyon" on the drawing of the Viper, before Funny Face brought it to life. The All-Star Squadron storm Carter Canyon. Funny Face reverses the controls of his Bio-Ray, transferring the Firebrand into the newspaper comic strips. Before the Firebrand can literally erase the Firebrand out of existence, he is apprehended by Johnny Quick. Sandy, the Golden Boy draws the Firebrand back out of the newspaper, while sending all of the comic strip villains back in. Funny Face is unmasked, and arrested.

Note-- This story is a revised version of a story first published in Superman #19 (1942). Due to the retroactive continuity created by the events of the Crisis of Infinite Earths, All-Star Squadron writer, Roy Thomas, decided it would be fun to tell a tale showing how a crime wave, originally resolved by the now-no-longer-canon Golden Age Superman, was instead, resolved by the All-Star Squadron.