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Issue Details

Issue #73
Published August 1969
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (added by Gregory Fischer, June 2009).

Cover Details

Characters Justice Society of America [JSA; Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (Earth-2); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (Earth-2); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (Earth-2); Starman [Ted Knight] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2)]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (added by Gregory Fischer, June 2009).
Reprinted in Crisis on Multiple Earths (DC, 2002 series) #2; in Justice League of America Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #9 (November 2004)

23 page Justice League of America story "Star Light, Star Bright--Death Star I See Tonight!"

Characters Justice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (all Earth-1)]; Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson; Nabu]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-L] (intro); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince Trevor]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Larry Lance (all Earth-2); Council of Living Stars (cameo); Aquarius (villain)
Synopsis Starman relays his story to the JSA of a new menace, Aquarius, a stellar being who had been disincorporated after his evil acts, and sensing Starman's Cosmic Rod's energies, steals the rod from him to reincorporate himself. After nearly being defeated by the JSA, Aquarius uses the rod to blink Earth-2 out of existence, but not before several members protect themselves in an energy bubble using Fate's magicks and GL's ring's mystic energies. Red Tornado, meanwhile, has been sent to Earth-1 to the JLA to get help battling Aquarius. To be continued...
Genre Superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Sid Greene
Notes With the JSA, continues in #74. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007). First appearance of Golden Age Superman for Earth-2.
Reprinted in Crisis on Multiple Earths (DC, 2002 series) #2; in Justice League of America Archives, The (DC, 1992 series) #9 (November 2004)