(July-August 1980)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.95 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1980-04-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode
0709893345208
Editing
Paul Levitz (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #178.

Justice Society (Table of Contents)

Justice Society of America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irwin Hasen; Mike Grell; Ross Andru (signed as Andru)
Inks
Irwin Hasen; Mike Grell; Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America; Superman; Batman; Dr. Fate
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover reproductions to All-Star Comics #36 and #58 are included. Coloring credit as confirmed on cover proof.

The Justice Society (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

All Star Super Squad (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Wally Wood; Al Sirois (uncredited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Feature Logo
The All Star Super Squad
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Chapter Two: Brain Wave Blows Up (Table of Contents: 3)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway; Paul Levitz (plot assist)
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Wally Wood; Al Sirois (uncredited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Justice Society Prologue (Table of Contents: 4)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Five Drowned Men! [Introduction] (Table of Contents: 5)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman; Superman; Hawkman; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Johnny Thunder is listed on the roll call, but is only mentioned in dialogue and does not appear.

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Batman

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 7)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Flash

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 8)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Hawkman

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 9)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dr. Mid-nite

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 6 (Table of Contents: 10)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Superman

[The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 7 (Table of Contents: 11)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Green Lantern

[The Five Drowned Men! Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 12)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (original plot); Sheldon Mayer (original plot); Julius Schwartz; Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[The Mummy That Time Forgot] (Table of Contents: 13)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda; Walter Simonson
Editing
Gerry Conway (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Welcome to Earth Two (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
Joe Staton
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

The Untold Legend of the Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It begins with the shreds of a torn costume...

Indexer Notes

Promo for DC's The Untold Legend of The Batman mini-series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is only the beginning...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for DC's Wonder Woman series.

Featuring: (Table of Contents: 17)

Justice Society of America / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wildcat; Robin; Dr. Fate; Hawkman; Star-Spangled Kid; Power Girl; Dr. Mid-Nite]

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue. Headshots of the Justice Society members. Coloring credit as confirmed on cover proof.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Justice Society
    Justice Society of America
  2. 1. The Justice Society
  3. 2. All Star Super Squad
    Justice Society of America
  4. 3. Chapter Two: Brain Wave Blows Up
    Justice Society of America
  5. 4. Justice Society Prologue
    Justice Society of America
  6. 5. The Five Drowned Men! [Introduction]
    Justice Society of America
  7. 6. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 2
    Justice Society of America
  8. 7. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 3
    Justice Society of America
  9. 8. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 4
    Justice Society of America
  10. 9. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 5
    Justice Society of America
  11. 10. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 6
    Justice Society of America
  12. 11. [The Five Drowned Men!] Chapter 7
    Justice Society of America
  13. 12. [The Five Drowned Men! Conclusion]
    Justice Society of America
  14. 13. [The Mummy That Time Forgot]
    Doctor Fate
  15. 14. Welcome to Earth Two
  16. 15. ["It begins with the shreds of a torn costume..."]
    The Untold Legend of the Batman
  17. 16. ["This is only the beginning..."]
    Wonder Woman
  18. 17. Featuring:
    Justice Society of America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore