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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published [July] 1999
Cover Price 49.95 USD; 76.00 CAD
Pages 248
Editing Dale Crain; Jim Spivey (Associate Editor); Julius Schwartz (original editor of all reprinted material)

Cover Details - "Justice League of America Archives, Volume 5"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #?

1 page Justice League of America foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Justice League of America Archives, Volume 5"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Martian Manhunter; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Notes frontispiece
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #37

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters The Joker
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Typeset
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #34

4 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]
Script Brian Augustyn
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Typeset
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #31

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Riddle of the Runaway Room!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #31

24 page Justice League of America story "Riddle of the Runaway Room!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Snapper Carr]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Joe Parry
Synopsis Hawkman's first case as a member of the JLA involves low-level crook Joe Parry who has come into possession of an alien machine with which he creates three different threats against the JLA.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp (pg. 1 only); Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #31

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Attack of the Star-Bolt Warrior!"

Characters Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]]; Brain Storm
Genre Superhero
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Pencils credit per Julius Schwartz' editorial records. Pencils credited to Mike Sekowsky on item.
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #32

24 page Justice League of America story "Attack of the Star-Bolt Warrior!"

Characters Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Brain Storm; Fred Storm
Synopsis Brain Storm gathers the JLA as witnesses to his execution of Green Lantern for the murder of his brother.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #32

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Enemy from the Timeless World!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Earthman from 25,673
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Joe Letterese
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #33

24 page Justice League of America story "Enemy from the Timeless World!"

Characters Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter; Snapper Carr]; Earthman from 25,673; Alien-Ator
Synopsis When Earthmen from the future tap the energy of the JLAers to defeat the Alien-Ator, he becomes aware of the JLA and sets one half against the other.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #33

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "The Deadly Dreams of Doctor Destiny!"

Characters Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]]; Chac; The Joker; warrior
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #34

25 page Justice League of America story "The Deadly Dreams of Doctor Destiny!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr]; The Joker; Chac; warrior; Doctor Destiny
Synopsis Five JLAers see their own defeats in their dreams, but when the same scenarios occur to them while awake, they successfully overcome the challenges.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #34

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Battle against the Bodiless Uniforms!"

Characters Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]]; Killer Moth; Dr. Polaris; Pied Piper
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #35

25 page Justice League of America story "Battle against the Bodiless Uniforms"

Characters Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Snapper Carr]; Pied Piper; The Mask; Killer Moth; Dr. Polaris; Dagon; Abnegazar; Rath; Ghast
Synopsis The Demons Three create duplicates of JLA villains in an effort to get the JLA to release them from their imprisonment.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernad Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #35

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Case of the Disabled Justice League!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne, as monster]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #36

25 page Justice League of America story "The Case of the Disabled Justice League"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter]; Brain Storm
Synopsis To entertain a group of handicapped boys, 5 JLAers stages a mock battle against Batman, posing as a monster, but discover themselves handicapped. They trace their ailments to Brain Storm, who takes them under his power. The rest of the League fights the Leaguers who are under Brain Storm's power and finally Brain Storm himself.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #36

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "The Earth-- without a Justice League!"

Characters Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Thunderbolt
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Joe Letterese
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #37

24 page Justice League of America story "Earth-- without a Justice League!"

Characters Justice League of America [The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Martian Manhunter; Superman]; Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott, also as Green Lantern of Earth-1]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson, also as Superman of Earth-1]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane, also as Batman of Earth-1]; The Atom [Al Pratt, also as The Atom of Earth-1]; The Flash [Jay Garrick, also as The Flash of Earth-1]]; Thunderbolt; Johnny Thunder of Earth-1; Dr. Erdel; The Flash [Race Morrison]; The Atom [Barney Judson]; Martian Manhunter [Eddie Orson]; Superman [Ripper Jones]; Batman [Bill Gore]; Green Lantern [Monk Loomis]
Synopsis The Johnny Thunder of Earth-1 takes control of the Thunderbolt of the Johnny Thunder of Earth-2 and goes back in time to prevent the JLAers from becoming heroes. After a defeat at the hands of the JSA, Earth-1's Johnny Thunder has the Thunderbolt go back in time again to create a new Lawless League to confront the JSA.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #37

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Crisis on Earth-A!"

Characters Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]]; Lawless League [The Flash [Race Morrison]; The Atom [Barney Judson]; Martian Manhunter [Eddie Orson]; Superman [Ripper Jones]; Batman [Bill Gore]; Green Lantern [Monk Loomis]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson (center panel); Bernard Sachs (vignettes)
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #38

24 page Justice League of America story "Crisis on Earth-A!"

Characters Justice League of America (all in cameo) [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Snapper Carr]; Justice Society of America [The Atom [Al Pratt]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane]]; Lawless League [The Flash [Race Morrison]; The Atom [Barney Judson]; Martian Manhunter [Eddie Orson]; Superman [Ripper Jones]; Batman [Bill Gore]; Green Lantern [Monk Loomis]]; Johnny Thunder of Earth-1; Thunderbolt; Medusa-Man; Absorbo-Man; Repello-Man
Synopsis The JSA defeats the Lawless League and then the three monstrous creatures created by the Johnny Thunder of Earth-1. He concedes defeat and tells the Thunderbolt to turn back time to before he ever heard of the Tunderbolt.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Joe Letterese
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #38

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman]; Starro; Professor Ivo; Amazo
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson; Bernard Sachs (repro of JLA #5 only)
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Includes partial, reduced versions of the covers to The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #28 & 30 and Justice League of America (1960 series) #5. Inking credited only to Murphy Anderson on item.
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #39

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #40

24 page Justice League of America story "Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island"

Characters Justice League of America [The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; The Atom; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Snapper Carr]; Andrew Helm; Mirror Master; The Shark; Penguin; Captain Cold
Synopsis Andrew Helm creates a machine intended to create world peace, but which malfunctions and causes evil. The JLA traces the source of the mayhem, battles illusory creatures summoned from their subconscious minds, and turns off the malfunctioning machine.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #40

1 page text article "Contributors"

Script Mark Waid
Letters Typeset

1 page cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Martian Manhunter]; Earthman from 25,673
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp; Joe Letterese (#33 only)
Notes Four small cover reproductions on back cover.
Reprinted from Justice League of America (1960 series) #31; from Justice League of America (1960 series) #33; from Justice League of America (1960 series) #36; from Justice League of America (1960 series) #40