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Issue Details

Issue #74
Published September-October 1978
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 44
Editing Joe Orlando

Cover Details - "World on the Edge of Ending"

Characters Justice Society of America [JSA; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Power Girl; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Fate; Robin [Earth-2]; Dr. Fate; Dr. Mid-Nite; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Superman [Earth-2]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]]; The Master Summoner (hand)
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Staton (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes Logo changes to "Justice Society"

25 page Justice Society story "World on the Edge of Ending"

Characters Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson; Nabu]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Power Girl; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (cameo); Dr. Mid-Nite (cameo); Starman [Ted Knight] (cameo); Superman [Earth-2] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Earth-2] (cameo); Robin [Earth-2] (cameo); Star-Spangled Kid (cameo); Johnny Thunder [Earth-2] (cameo)]; The Master Summoner (villain)
Synopsis The Master Summoner, asleep for more than a millenium awakens to challenge the JSA, with them not knowing of the consequences of accepting the challenge. Dr. Fate finds out that as they continue to fight he gets stronger, and once powered up enough would destroy Earth-2. The JSAers then face the difficult task of doing nothing as the world goes mad so as to defeat his plan, thereby putting him away again for another millenium.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Joe Staton
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Last issue due to 'DC Implosion' of 1978, which saw the cancellation of several titles such as this one. Feature continues in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #461.

1 page Superman advertisement "The Big Fall"

Characters Superman [Kal-El, aka. Clark Kent]; bystanders
Synopsis Superman spots a falling elevator, rescues the trapped occupants, serves them Hostess Cup Cakes to calm them, and interviews them for TV as Clark Kent.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

1 page All Star Comments letters page

Script Paul Levitz
Letters typeset