Justice League of America #41

(December 1965)

Builders of the Future! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.

Indexer Notes

Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover. Credits information from Lionel English via Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004; other information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.

The Key-Master of the World! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 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 [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Snapper Carr [Lucas Carr]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo)]; Monarch Butterfly crooks; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sandy Salters; The Invisible Destroyer; The Key (villain); The Wrecker; Weather Wizard

Synopsis:

The Key administers a psycho-chemical to the JLA which forces them to disband and become unable to see his henchmen commit robberies. However, they are returned to normal when Hawkgirl discovers the situation, and go on to defeat The Key.

Reprints:

• in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #141 (April 1977) [partial reprint]
• in The Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([November] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Story is told in three chapters, each ending in 2/3 page.
Hawkman uses the Absorbascon to discover the secret identities of the JLA members.
References Detective Comics 197, Showcase 23.
Credits from "The Official Justice League Of America Index" 2 (and original indexer).
Title punctuation correction, character appearances, synopsis, and notes from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.
Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives erroneously credits Joe Letterese.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

Ultra the Multi-Alien! (Table of Contents)

Ultra the Multi-Alien / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1051 series) #104, on sale October 28

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Joe Molenda Jr.; Frank Tower; John Pierce; Ken Hodl;
Two different letters note that Justice League of America 37 was written by Gardner Fox: the editor does not refute this.

By Popular Demand -- Batman and Robin's Greatest Foes! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #176 [80 Page Giant #G-17]

You'll Flip at the Zzzzzip... (Table of Contents)

The Fox and the Crow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?; Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #95

They're Brainy... They're Brawny... They're Beautiful... (Table of Contents)

Supergirl and Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1956 series) #63, on sale October 21

Presenting... A New Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents)

Superman's Pal. Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1955 series) #89

["How much will you give me on a trade-in..."] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Center / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Job Number:

6337

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cap; unnamed boy; unnamed boy's father

Synopsis:

A boy is inspired by the trade-in his father receives when buying a new car, and attempts to get a trade-in from Cap for a model he has already assembled.

Indexer Notes

Information on this sequence from Donald Dale Milne on 5 September 2004.