- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- S-1409
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (joins)]; The Putty-Men (villains); Red Tornado; Sue Dibny (guest appearance)
- Synopsis
- The Elongated Man is briefly believed to be killed during his first JLA mission against the alien Putty-Men, while the rest of the team is saved by a mysterious stranger who is later revealed to be the Red Tornado.
- Reprints
- in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #66
- in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #31 (Oktober 1978), #31 (Oktober 1978), #32 (November 1978), #32 (November 1978), #32 (November 1978)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #31 (December 1982)
- in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #5 (Novembro 1984)
- in Justice League of America Hereby Elects... (DC, 2006 series) (2006 [February 2007])
- in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #5 ([April] 2011)
- in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([May] 2017)
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- S-1454
letters submitted by Susan Bregman, David Dasch
- Letters
- typeset
Statement of October 1, 1972
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10020, a publicly-held corporation
Average number of copies sold preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 168,871
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 224,899