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Issue Details

Issue #41
Published December 1965
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Contains a letters page. Two different letters note that Justice League of America 37 was written by Gardner Fox: the editor does not refute this.

Cover Details - "The Key-Master of the World!"

Characters Superman; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; The Key
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Cover title and notes from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004. Pencilling and inking credits per Julius Schwartz' editorial records. Inking formerly credited to Murphy Anderson and Bernard Sachs. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.
Reprinted in Justice League of America Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #6

1 page public service announcement "Builders of the Future!"

Synopsis Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.
Genre Fact
Script Jack Schiff ?
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Editing Ira Schnapp
Notes Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover. Credits information from Lionel English via Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004; other information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.

24 page Justice League of America story "The Key-Master of the World!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (1 panel cameo, NO speaking or action part); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (1 panel cameo, NO speaking or action part); Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Hol] (as Hawkgirl); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Lucas 'Snapper' Carr; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Monarch Butterfly crooks; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sandy Salters; The Invisible Destroyer; The Key (villain); The Wrecker; Weather Wizard
Synopsis The Key administers a psycho-chemical to the JLA which forces them to disband and become unable to see his henchmen commit robberies. However, they are returned to normal when Hawkgirl discovers the situation, and go on to defeat The Key. Notes field: Hawkman uses the Absorbascon to discover the secret identities of the JLA members.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Letters Joe Letterese
Notes References Detective Comics 197, Showcase 23. Credits from "The Official Justice League Of America Index" 2 (and original indexer). Title punctuation correction, character appearances, synopsis, and notes from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).
Reprinted in Justice League of America Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #6

1 page Cap's Hobby Center filler

Characters Cap; unnamed boy; unnamed boy's father
Synopsis A boy is inspired by the trade-in his father receives when buying a new car, and attempts to get a trade-in from Cap for a model he has already assembled.
Genre Gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.