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Issue Details

Issue #144
Published July 1977
Cover Price 0.60
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Earth-1]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Earth-1]; Wonder Woman [Earth-1] (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Blackhawk; Andrea; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Chop-Chop; Olaf; Chuck (all as the Blackhawks); Rocky Davis; Red Ryan (all as the Challengers of the Unknown); Plastic Man; Congo Bill; Congorilla; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Robotman [Dr. Robert Crane]; Rex the Wonder Dog; Robin [Earth-1]; Commander Blanx
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Frank McLaughlin

33 page Justice League of America story "The Origin of the Justice League--Minus One!"

Characters Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Earth-1]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flashback); The Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); Batman [Earth-1] (flashback); Robin [Earth-1] (flashback); Aquaman (flashback); Wonder Woman [Earth-1] (flashback) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA, pre-origin); Ace Morgan; Prof. Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis (all as the Challengers of the Unknown, all flashback); Blackhawk; Andre; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Chop-Chop; Olaf; Chuck (all as the Blackhawks, all flashback); Dr. Erdel (flashback); Commander Blanx (villain, flashback); Roy Raymond (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback); Jimmy Olsen (flashback); Rex the Wonder Dog (flashback); Congo Bill (flashback); Congorilla (flashback); Robotman [Dr. Robert Crane] (flashback); The Vigilante [Greg Sanders] (flashback); Plastic Man (flashback); Rip Hunter (flashback); Adam Strange (flashback); Alanna (flashback)
Genre superhero
Script Steve Englehart
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Frank McLaughlin
Colors Anthony Tollin
Notes Featuring the near-origin of the JLA, takes place before JLA #9. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

1 page JLA Mail Room letters page

Notes Includes a letter from Fred Hembeck

2 page 100 Issues Ago filler "The Plague That Struck the Justice League!"

Characters Superman [Earth-1]; Batman [Earth-1]; Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Unimaginable (as Dr. Bendorian); Metamorpho
Synopsis This is a two-page recap of the story from Justice League of America #44 (April 1966).
Script Gardner Fox; E. Nelson Bridwell (new text]
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs