Justice League of America #72

(June 1969)

How Can This Be Possible? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman and Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

13 Days to Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League of America / comic story / 21.83 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-117

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol; Carter Hall]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]]; Red Tornado; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol; Shiera Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (statue); Marmaduke Mantick; Chthonic demons (villain); Gruesome Ghouls Motorcycle Club (villains)

Synopsis

Hawkgirl brings the JLA news of several people in Midway City being turned to salt, including her husband Hawkman. The League must defeat the demons behind this transformation, which is eventually accomplished by a surprise ally.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #559 (26 de noviembre de 1970)
• in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #9 (2004 [February 2005])
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([May] 2009)
• in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([August] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 23 pages, but pages 6 and 23 are 2/3-pages and page 14 is a 1/2-page.

The First Name in Comics Presents... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

3 Blockbusters (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

A Fun Happening from DC (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky (logo illustration)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-170

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Gordon Flagg Jr.; Mark Evanier; Gary Skinner; Robert J. Burros; Paul E. Nussbaum; Jack Gergotz; Scott Fader; Martin Pasko

13 Tales That Will Hold You in Unbelievable Suspense! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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