(March-April 1974)
- Volume:
- 15
- Price:
- 0.50 USD
- Pages:
- 100
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; saddle-stitched (#s 39, 48, 58, 67, 76, 110-116, 200 squarebound); newsprint; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
- from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #76 (November-December 1969)
- from 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G65 (November-December 1969)
- in Gigant (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #6/1976 (november 1976)
The Murder of Santa Claus, 1973!
Justice League of America / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Nick Cardy
- Inks:
- Nick Cardy
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-1662
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Canary; Green Arrow; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Wonder woman [Earth-2]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Zatanna
- Reprints:
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]
The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!
Justice League of America / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Len Wein
- Pencils:
- Dick Dillin
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- Glynis Wein
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-1627
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (Cameo); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (Cameo); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (Cameo); Black Canary [Dina Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Red Tornado [John Smith](new costume); Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Phantom Stranger (cameo) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Sue Dibny (cameo); Iris Allen (cameo); Mera (cameo); Kathy Sutton (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Santa Simpson; Eric Russell (Iris's father); Fran Russell (Iris's Mother); The Key (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The murder of a department store Santa Clause puts the JLA on the tail of the Key and his scheme to kill the JLA.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Super Heroes (Egmont Magazines, 1980 series) #v2#3 (December 1981)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #22 [Direct] (March 1982)
- in Christmas with the Super-Heroes (DC, 1988 series) #1 (1988)
Indexer Notes
Credits include special thanks to Duffy Vohland.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007). Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010
The Plight of a Nation! [part 1]
Justice Society of America / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Arthur Peddy; Carmine Infantino (spash)
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs; Frank Giacoia (splash)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-797
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Black Canary; The Atom [Al Pratt] (all as the Justice Society of America)
- Synopsis:
- Deals with juvenile delinquency.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
The Plight of a Nation! [part 2]
Justice Society of America / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Carmine Infantino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Black Canary; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
The Plight of a Nation! [part 3]
Justice Society of America / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Dr. Mid-Nite; Black Canary; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman [Earth-2]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #40 (April-May 1948)
Z--as in Zatanna--and Zero Hour!
Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Sid Greene
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- N-827
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Zatanna (guest star); Elongated Man (guest star); Zatara (guest star); Amen-Hotep (villain); Allura (villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #51 (February 1967)
Indexer Notes
With Zatanna, as she ends her quest to find Zatara. with Elongated Man, vs Allura
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!
Justice League of America -
2.
The Plight of a Nation! [part 1]
Justice Society of America -
3.
The Plight of a Nation! [part 2]
Justice Society of America -
4.
The Plight of a Nation! [part 3]
Justice Society of America -
5.
Z--as in Zatanna--and Zero Hour!
Justice League of America
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- Tony R. Rose
- Mike Nielsen
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