(June 1964)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1964-04-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Metal Men #8 and copyright registration.

Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.

Are You a Good Neighbor? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Snapper Carr]; Headmaster Mind (villain); The Top [Roscoe Dillon] (villain); Matter Master [ Mark Mandrill] (villain); Tattooed Man [Abel Tarrant] (villain); Carol Ferris
Synopsis
Headmaster Mind invents a device which creates natural disasters whenever the JLAers use their powers. Batman's and Green Arrow's failed efforts to stop Headmaster Mind's students Matter Master, Tattooed Man, and the Top without super-powers encourage the other JLAers to take them on without using their special abilities, while Batman and Green Arrow attack Headmaster Mind and his device.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives. Story across 25 pages in three parts of 5.67 pages, 8.67 pages, and 9.67 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Giant Superboy Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

What's New? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Batman; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is impossible for any insect to turn its head around...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Showcase; I-Spy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rick Knobloch, Dan Fleming, Eva Wolfendale, Garth Connally, and John A. Horner.

On the two pages immediately preceding page 16 of the main story sequence.

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

The Flash; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fighting Ships (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers!
    Justice League
  2. 1. Are You a Good Neighbor?
  3. 2. The Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers!
    Justice League
  4. 3. ["Watch for the first Superboy 80 page annual!"]
    Giant Superboy Annual
  5. 4. What's New?
    Batman; Detective Comics
  6. 5. ["It is impossible for any insect to turn its head around..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  7. 6. ["Emerging from his cloak of shadows"]
    Showcase; I-Spy
  8. 7. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  10. 9. ["For the very best..."]
    The Flash; Hawkman
  11. 10. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  12. 11. 100 Magnets
    100 Magnets
  13. 12. 126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
    126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
  14. 13. ["Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method..."]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  15. 14. Fighting Ships
    Fighting Ships
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Brichetto
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore