All American

All American is of course the Nazi-punching no-nonsense face of the USA's S.H.O.T.S initiative. Cloaked in eagle-feathers and wearing the stars and stripes on his old-fashioned military garb, All American was a masked man who didn't wear a mask.



Let me tell you, back in the 30s, he was the king. It seemed on every newsreel and on every poster he was leading the charge against Adolf and his goons, and he made it look easy. With his movie-star good looks and his strongman figure, he was the guy boys wanted to be and girls wanted to be with. Of course, he was faithful to his wife Mary-Sue up until his death in 1981. That is if you don't believe the allegations concerning his youthful sidekick All Star.



All American essentially became the template for super-heroics. He was damn near the first, and in his day he was the best. Whether or not they realise why, plenty of heroes have been sporting the red white and blue ever since. Suck on that, Doktor Schmerzen !



- Arthur S. Leighman