Justice League of America #197

(December 1981)

Crisis in Limbo! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Keith Pollard (pages 1-19); George Perez (pages 20-27)

Inks:

Romeo Tanghal

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-7716

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman (Earth-1); Black Canary; Firestorm; Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Elongated Man (cameo)]; Justice Society of America [Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Superman (Earth-2)]; Secret Society of Super-Villains [Ultra-Humanite; The Mist; Psycho-Pirate; Rag Doll; Cheetah (Earth-1) [Deborah Domaine]; Brainwave; Signalman; Floronic Man [Jason Woodrue/Plant Master]; Killer Frost [Crystal Frost]; The Monocle]

Synopsis:

As the changes begin to happen on Earth-2, as they lose all of their heroes (save the ones in limbo in the suspended animation chambers), the Earth-1 members wonder why it happened there. They slowly realize they were duped by Ultra, who knew what would really happen. As they go to attack him, he sends them back to Earth-1, and stranded there, their only chance is to get back to limbo and free the 10 heroes. Once in limbo, with the 10 heroes freed, the heroes then defeat all of the Society members, and Ultra is sent into limbo, with everything returning as it was shortly after.

Reprints:

• in DC Comics Classics Library: Justice League of America by George Perez (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([April] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of annual JLA-JSA team-up. Artist page credits added 2005 by Steven Tice. Page numbers are actual story pages. Ultra-Humanite's story continues in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #'s 21-26, and Annual (DC, 1982 series) #2, as well as in Infinity Inc. (DC, 1984 series) #'s 1-10.