(March 1962)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly, with the exception of Jan, Apr, July and Oct
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Format:
Standard Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; saddle-stitched (#s 39, 48, 58, 67, 76, 110-116 squarebound); newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Arrival date: 30 January 1962. Note by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)


The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Aquaman; Wonder Woman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Snapper Carr; Martian Manhunter; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Felix Faust
Reprinted:
  • in The Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2
  • in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Reworking of the cover from Sensation Comics #109 (May-June 1952). Note by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)


The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America [The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Snapper Carr]; Felix Faust (introduction, villain); Abnegezar (introduction, villain); Rath (introduction, villain); Ghast (introduction, villain); the Lord of Time (introduction, villain); the Timeless Ones (flashback)
Synopsis:
Felix Faust learns that the Demons Three--Abnegezar, Rath, and Ghast--can only be freed from a spell involving the Red Jar of Calythos, the Green Bell of Uthool, and the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, which were hidden long ago by their jailers, the Timeless Ones. Meanwhile, the Lord of Time unleashes warriors of the past and future on the present to steal for him. As the League tries to stop him, they disappear one by one and find themselves under the control of Felix Faust, who orders them to retrieve the items needed to free the Demons Three.
Reprinted:
  • in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #85 (November-December 1970)
  • in The Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2
  • in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Justice League of America #11 (May 1962); mentions the Necronomicon and H.P. Lovecraft.
Story is told in three chapters, each ending in 2/3 page.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!
    Justice League of America
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Bailey
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Allen Ross