The Best of DC #31 [Newsstand Edition (Canadian)]

DC, 1979 Series
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Volume:
4
Price:
Pages:
100
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Len Wein
Format:
Color; 5" x 6.75"; Squarebound; Newsprint; Ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #31.


Special Initiation Issue! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
Inks:
Gil Kane [as GK] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Hawkman; Red Tornado; Elongated Man; Black Canary; Zatanna]

Justice League of America Special Membership Issue (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents.


[Justice League of America #75 cover] (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Black Canary; Justice League of America [Superman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; Green Arrow]
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In Each Man There Is a Demon! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Denny O'Neil
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow; Black Canary (joins); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (flashback); Superman [Earth-1] (flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback); Batman [Earth-1] (flashback); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); Dr. Oyal; John DeLeon
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Indexer Notes

initiation of Black Canary


[Justice League of America #105 cover] (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Dick Giordano
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Black Canary; Green Arrow]
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Specter in the Shadow! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Len Wein
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Aquaman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow; Batman; Black Canary; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man (joins) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); The Putty-Men (villains); Red Tornado (cameo); Sue Dibny (guest appearance)
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Indexer Notes

initiation of Elongated Man


[Justice League of America #106 cover] (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Black Canary; Elongated Man (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Red Tornado
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Wolf in the Fold! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Len Wein
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Batman; Superman; Elongated Man; Black Canary; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Flash [Barry Allen] Aquaman; Red Tornado (joins) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); T. O. Morrow (villain); Kathy Sutton (guest appearance)
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Indexer Notes

initiation of Red Tornado


[Justice League of America #161 cover] (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Rich Buckler
Inks:
Frank McLaughlin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America [Superman; Wonder Woman; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow; Black Canary; Atom [Ray Palmer]]; Zatanna
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Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigaM (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gerry Conway
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Frank McLaughlin
Colors:
Adrienne Roy
Letters:
Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Earth-1]; Black Canary; Green Arrow [Earth-1]; Red Tornado; Elongated Man; Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Earth-1]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Aquaman; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl); Zatanna (joins) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); The Druid (flashback); The Warlock of Ys (flashback); Zatara
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Indexer Notes

initiation of Zatanna


[Justice League of America #42 cover] (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Mike Sekowsky
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Lantern]; Metamorpho
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Indexer Notes

story "Metamorpho Says 'No'


Just Imagine! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Promo for Justice League of America #209 (on sale September 2) done in the style of the JLA promos of the early 1960s.


["The Justice League of America hereby elects..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Gil Kane
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Promo for the stories in the issue.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Justice League of America Special Membership Issue
  2. 2. [Justice League of America #75 cover]
    Justice League of America
  3. 3. In Each Man There Is a Demon!
    Justice League of America
  4. 4. [Justice League of America #105 cover]
    Justice League of America
  5. 5. Specter in the Shadow!
    Justice League of America
  6. 6. [Justice League of America #106 cover]
    Justice League of America
  7. 7. Wolf in the Fold!
    Justice League of America
  8. 8. [Justice League of America #161 cover]
    Justice League of America
  9. 9. Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigaM
    Justice League of America
  10. 10. [Justice League of America #42 cover]
    Justice League of America
  11. 11. Just Imagine!
    Justice League of America
  12. 12. ["The Justice League of America hereby elects..."]
    Justice League of America
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