| Characters |
Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; J'onn J'onzz; Aquaman; Flash [Barry Allen]] |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky; Rick Taylor (art reconstruction) |
| Inks |
Murphy Anderson; Rick Taylor (art reconstruction) |
| Colors |
Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Letters |
typeset |
| Notes |
Central images taken from the cover of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #48, but since some parts of the figures were obscured on the original cover, Rick Taylor has had to fill some of them out, particularly the top portion of the Batman figure and the feet of some of the other heroes. |
| Reprinted |
from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #48 [see notes] |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; John Jones, Manhunter from Mars [J'onn J'onzz]; Snapper Carr (intro)]; Starro; Peter (a puffer fish); Steve Trevor; John Carr; Mrs. Carr; Janet Carr |
| Synopsis |
Aquaman is alerted by his friend Peter, a puffer fish, that an alien starfish has landed on Earth, enlarged to giant-size three Terran starfish, and sent them off to help him conquer the world. Aquaman alerts the JLA, and they break up to take on the three starfish -- Green Lantern handling one, J'onn J'onzz and Wonder Woman teaming to handle the second, and Flash tackling the last. Flash finds that his starfish has taken control of the people of Happy Harbor, except for teenager Snapper Carr. He deduces that it is the lime covering Snapper, which he has been using on his lawn, which makes him immune. Knowing the way to defeat their enemy, the heroes regroup to defeat Starro, and declare Snapper an honorary member. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs (pp. 1-5, 11-16, 23-26); Joe Giella (pp. 6-10); Murphy Anderson (pp. 17-22) |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Notes |
Snapper's family members are not named in this story. |
| Reprinted |
from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Snapper Carr]; Xotar |
| Synopsis |
Having found an ancient book that appears to indicate that he once defeated the JLA, Xotar travels from 11,960 to the present to test four weapons against the Justice League, in order to determine which weapon will help him defeat the Intersolar Police of his own day. But the JLA counters each of Xotar's weapons and returns him to face justice in his own time. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs (pp. 1-6, 13-16, 22-26); Joe Giella (pp. 7-12, 17-21) |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Reprinted |
from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #29 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; J'onn J'onzz; Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Snapper Carr]; Professor Ivo; Amazo; Mirror Master (cameo) |
| Synopsis |
As several of the members of the JLA experience a sudden loss of power, Flash discovers that a thief has used powers like theirs to pull off the robberies of a European catfish and a cicada. Snapper suggests the thefts have to do with someone researching immortality, and the JLA splits up to investigate other long-lived creatures. In every case, the JLAers come up against an android named Amazo, who steals their powers, defeats them, and takes them to his creator Professor Ivo's lab. Using the information Amazo gathered, Ivo prepares an immortality serum for himself, then has Amazo use Green Lantern's ring to wipe the minds of the now powerless heroes. But Green Lantern is able to use the weakness of his own ring against Amazo and Ivo, restore the JLA's powers, and defeat the villain. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Notes |
The last panel was removed for this reprint. It originally said: JLA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! WITH THIS ISSUE, WE CLOSE THE CASE-BOOK OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA! WE'LL BE GLAD TO RE-OPEN IT-- AND CONTINUE THE ADVENTURES OF THE JLA IN A MAGAZINE OF ITS OWN-- IF ENOUGH OF YOU READERS REQUEST IT! PLEASE WRITE AND LET US KNOW! Address:-- JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, c/o NATIONAL COMICS, 575 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK 22, N.Y. |
| Reprinted |
from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #30 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman; J'onn J'onzz; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman; Superman; Snapper Carr]; Kanjar Ro; Hyathis; Kromm; Sayyar |
| Synopsis |
Kajar Ro blackmails the JLA into capturing his three rivals -- Kromm, Hyathis, and Sayyar -- by rendering the people of Earth motionless. Only the combined voices of these three despots saying Kanjar Ro's name will release the people of Earth. Once the JLA gathers the trio, however, Kanjar Ro double crosses the JLA and demands that they agree to let him go in exchange for freeing the people of Earth. But the JLA is prepared for his betrayal, and banish Kanjar Ro and his fellow rulers to a deserted world. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Reprinted |
from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #3 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; J'onn J'onzz; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Snapper Carr]; Carthan; Xandor |
| Synopsis |
Dictator Xandor banishes Carthan to Earth, and, to ensure he stays there, he also sends with him three machines. If Carthan attempts to leave Earth without removing the metal coverings over the machines, he will go blind; he can leave with his sight if he removes the coverings first, but that will activate the machines and destroy the planet. Once in exile on Earth, Carthan convinces the JLA -- which has just decided to admit Green Arrow -- that he is responsible for the machines and challenges them to disable them. While the other members disable the machines, Superman and Batman find Carthan's spaceship with Green Arrow trapped inside. As Superman and Batman free Green Arrow, the remaining JLA members enter Carthan's ship, but Carthan imprisons them in a hollow diamond until he can explain his situation. When he is unable to release the JLA from the diamond, Green Arrow finds the right spot to shatter it and release his new teammates. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Notes |
The JLA also consider Adam Strange and Hawkman for membership. |
| Reprinted |
from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #4 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Snapper Carr]; Monty Moran, the Getaway Mastermind; Captain Cold; King Clock; Professor Menace; Electric Man; Puppet Master; Doctor Destiny |
| Synopsis |
The JLA members relate to Superman and Batman several incidents where Green Arrow seemingly betrayed them, but GA explains that in every case he was protecting them from an impostor in their midst. Having heard their stories, Green Arrow can now identify the changeling as having taken Green Lantern's place. As they lead the faux-GL to jail, they are suddenly lifted into the spaceship of the impostor, who identifies himself as Doctor Destiny. Deadening the wills of the JLAers, Doctor Destiny leads them to join the real Green Lantern before he sends them all off into space. But GL, having been accidentally released from Destiny's control, surprises the villain and turns the tables on him. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs |
| Colors |
Tom McCraw (color reconstruction); Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Notes |
The second panel on page 25 was used, with various modifications, as the header for the JLA letter column for many years. |
| Reprinted |
from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #5 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman; J'onn J'onzz; Snapper Carr]; Amos Fortune; Hazel Deeping; August Jones; Charles Hobart |
| Synopsis |
Amos Fortune discovers that a person's luck is controlled by a pair of glands -- one for good luck, one for bad -- and once he learns how to stimulate those glands, he sets out to cash in on his new power. But when he encounters the members of the JLA, he fears that they will interfere with his fortune-hunting schemes. So he conspires to strap them to a spinning wheel in order to over-stimulate and destroy their good luck glands, leaving them only bad luck. But Fortune forgets that J'onn J'onzz isn't human, and the Martian breaks free and puts a stop to Fortune's plans. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Gardner Fox |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks |
Bernard Sachs |
| Notes |
Though there are 26 numbered pages, the last page of chapter 1, 3 & 4 each 2/3 of a page, which accounts for the reduced page count of 25. |
| Reprinted |
from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #6 |
| Characters |
Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]; J'onn J'onzz; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; Starro; Xotar; Kanjar Ro |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Pencils |
Mike Sekowsky (B&B 28 & 29); Murphy Anderson (JLA 3 & 4) |
| Inks |
Murphy Anderson |
| Colors |
Rick Taylor (color reconstruction) |
| Letters |
?; typeset |
| Notes |
Four small cover reproductions. |
| Reprinted |
from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 [cover]; from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #29 [cover]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #3 [cover]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #4 [cover] |