8 3 ) ▁from ▁DC ▁Comics . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁DC ' s ▁Earth - Two , ▁an ▁alternate ▁universe ▁in ▁which ▁Golden ▁Age ▁com ic ▁characters ▁age ▁in ▁real ▁time . ▁All - Star ▁Squadron ▁was ▁set ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁on ▁Earth - Two ; ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁of ▁an ▁alternate ▁universe , ▁all ▁its ▁events ▁had ▁re per cuss ions ▁on ▁the ▁contemporary ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁mult iverse . ▁Each ▁issue ▁changed ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁fict ional ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁set . ▁In ▁the ▁letters ▁column , ▁a ▁reader ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁com ic ▁" must ▁make ▁you ▁[ the ▁cre ators ] ▁feel ▁at ▁times ▁as ▁if ▁you ' re ▁painting ▁yourself ▁into ▁a ▁corner ", ▁and , ▁" Your ▁matching ▁of ▁Golden ▁Age ▁com ics ▁history ▁with ▁new ▁plot lines ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁art istic ▁( and ▁I ▁hope ▁financial !) ▁success ." ▁W riter ▁Roy ▁Thomas ▁respond ed , ▁" we ▁like ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁ALL - ST AR ▁boost er ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁Adam ▁Mal in ' s ▁Cre ation ▁Con vent ions ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁name ▁for ▁it ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁back : ▁' Ret ro active ▁Cont inu ity '. ▁Has ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁ring ▁to ▁it , ▁don ' t ▁you ▁think ?" ▁The ▁term ▁then ▁took ▁firm ▁root ▁in ▁the ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁fans ▁of ▁American ▁super h ero ▁com ics . ▁