(December 1971)

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Volume
12
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Jan., Apr., and July)
On-sale Date
1971-10-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Private War of Johnny Dune! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1014
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Johnny Dune
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Indexer Notes

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

The Private War of Johnny Dune! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-935
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman (cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo); The Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; Johnny Dune (villain)
Synopsis
Returning war veteran Johnny Dune discovers that he has the mutant power to control people with his voice. Though he tries to use this ability for his own advancement, a confrontation with the Justice League leads him to make a grave sacrifice.
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Keywords
Vietnam

Indexer Notes

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

The Origin of Dr. Mid-Nite (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Reizenstein
Pencils
Stan Asch
Inks
Stan Asch
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1005
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; "Killer" Maroni (villain)
Synopsis
Blinded by a mobster's bomb, Dr. McNider gives up the practice of medicine to write articles for crime magazines. But a chance accident, with an owl crashing through the former doctor's window during the night, allows McNider to discover that he can see in the dark (as well as in the daylight with special infra-red goggles he creates), so he decides to adopt the secret identity of Dr. Mid-Nite to round up "Killer" and bring him to justice for his crimes.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1034

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Stephen Barry; Richard H. Morrissey; Mark Gruenwald; Bob Rozakis

The Origin of... Doctor Fate (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Sherman ?

Job Number
S-1006
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Sven Nelson (death); Nabu the Wise; Inza Kramer; Negal (villain)
Synopsis
In 1920 young Kent Nelson and his father explore the mysteries of the pyramids, there Kent meets Nabu the Wise, an exile from the planet Cilia, who helped build the pyramids. Nabu trains Kent in the mysteries of the universe until Kent assumes the role of Dr. Fate.
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He's Wild... He's Savage... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Private War of Johnny Dune!
    Justice League
  2. 1. The Private War of Johnny Dune!
    Justice League
  3. 2. The Origin of Dr. Mid-Nite
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  5. 4. The Origin of... Doctor Fate
    Doctor Fate
  6. 5. He's Wild... He's Savage...
    Jonah Hex
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