Justice League of America #139

(February 1977)

The Cosmic Conspiracy Against Adam Strange! (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates (credited)

Pencils

Dick Dillin (credited)

Inks

Frank McLaughlin (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-2430

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [JLA; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Adam Strange (guest star); Alanna; Kanjar Ro [also as Green Lantern] (of the 73rd century, villain)

Synopsis

Adam Strange enlists the help of the remaining Leaguers to restore their comrades, who have been rendered invisible by Kanjar Ro.

Reprints

• in Gerechtigkeitsliga (Egmont Ehapa, 1977 series) #4 (1978)
• in Gigant (Semic, 1976 series) #6/1980 ([10 september] 1980)
• in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1980 (uke 45 1980)
• in The Super Heroes Annual (Egmont UK, 1982 series) #1983 (1983) [Splash page and a recap page from the second part of the story not included in the reprint.]
• in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)

Indexer Notes

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

Story continues from previous issue.

The Cornered Clown (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; The Joker / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

There's a Double Explosion... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Bob Rozakis (signed as BR)

Pencils

Dick Dillin (logo illustration)

Inks

Tex Blaisdell (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

#S2494

Feature Logo

The JLA Mail Room [with illustration, Black Canary on left]

Indexer Notes

letters from: Bob Rodi, Tom Murphy, Scott R. Taylor, Joe Kelly

The Ice Age Cometh! (Table of Contents: 5)

Justice League / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited)

Pencils

Dick Dillin (credited)

Inks

Frank McLaughlin (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-2500

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [JLA; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Phantom Stranger (cameo)]; Minister Blizzard (villain); Captain Cold [Len Snart] (villain); Icicle [Joar Makent] (villain); Shadow-Thief [Carl Sands] (villain)

Synopsis

Three ice-related villains team up against the heroes, as part of a bigger plot by their secret leader.

Reprints

• in Gerechtigkeitsliga (Egmont Ehapa, 1977 series) #4 (1978)
• in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([May] 2018)

Indexer Notes

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

First Justice League story by Steve Englehart. Englehart stories continue in #140-146, 149-150.

Christmas Is Coming (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Bob Rozakis (credited)

Pencils

Neal Adams ? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-2494-A

Feature Logo

JLA Mail Room Extra [head shots]

Indexer Notes

letters from: Yip Wingo, Hurshel S. Stevenson, Ms. J. L. Hetherington; Julius Schwartz