(August-September 1961)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-06-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Wheel of Misfortune! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Sekowsky (sourced)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]]; Amos Fortune
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Indexer Notes

Compare this cover with the cover on All-Star Comics (1940 series) #42.

Draw Any Person in One Minute (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Wheel of Misfortune! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo
Justice League of America
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Snapper Carr]; Amos Fortune (introduction, villain); Hazel Deeping; August Jones; Charles Hobart
Synopsis
Professor Amos Fortune has found a way to control luck itself with his Stimoluck device, and the Justice League must find a way to overcome his unnaturally good luck while dealing with their own unnaturally bad luck.
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Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 26 pages in 4 chapters of 10.67 pages, 5 pages, 5.67 pages, and 3.67 pages.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ordinary sea winds carry 10-100 pounds of salt...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
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Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 11 of the main story sequence.

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets in the This Giant Special (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 23 of the main story sequence. Letters from Jonathan E. Lighter, Steven Wudtke, David Sauvage, Jon Wroblewski, Rebecca Hoffman, Kelly Schuman, Robert J. Hogue, Jr.

Wanted Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar Alias "Best Lick on a Stick" (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98 (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nationally Famous Prizes for You at No Cost or Big Cash Profits (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 Bond! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Wheel of Misfortune!
    Justice League
  2. 1. Draw Any Person in One Minute
    Magic Art Reproducer
  3. 2. The Wheel of Misfortune!
    Justice League
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Ordinary sea winds carry 10-100 pounds of salt..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  6. 5. See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
    Giant Superman Annual
  7. 6. At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!
  8. 7. ["I'm a fudge judge and I bring in a verdict in favor of Tootsie Roll fudge"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets in the This Giant Special
    Giant Batman Annual
  10. 9. ["Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  12. 11. Wanted Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar Alias "Best Lick on a Stick"
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  13. 12. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  14. 13. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  15. 14. Nationally Famous Prizes for You at No Cost or Big Cash Profits
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  16. 15. Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 Bond!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Matthew Head
  • Kirk House
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore