Justice League of America #179 [Whitman]
(June 1980)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
21
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
Whitman W [with Face]
Barcode
3055506
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #179. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Starlin (signed)
Inks
Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
C-328
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As of now, Firestorm is a member of the Justice League!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Martin Stein]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Zatanna; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Red Tornado [John Smith]]
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The Siren Song of the Satin Satan (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Dick Dillin (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Job Number
J-6529
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Zatanna; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Martin Stein] (joins); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol] (cameo); Aquaman (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (cameo); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (cameo); The Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (cameo flashback)]; The Satin Satan [Sabrina Sultress] (villain); Doreen Day; Cliff Carmichael; Cal Remington; Rosco Remington (cameo); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
With Superman's sponsorship, Firestorm is voted into the League. Later, Ronnie hears from his friends that Cal's brother vanished from a discotheque under mysterious circumstances. He investigates as Firestorm and is captured by the Satin Satan.
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Keywords
disco; mind control

Indexer Notes

Story continues in #180.

Laugh, Clown, Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-512

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Matt Kurtz, Michael Burkhalter, and Alicia Wu.

Volume 80 Issue 10 - Week of March 10, 1980 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Batman; Flash; Vigilante
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["As of now, Firestorm is a member of the Justice League!"]
    Justice League
  2. 1. The Siren Song of the Satin Satan
    Justice League
  3. 2. Laugh, Clown, Laugh!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; The Joker
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  5. 4. Volume 80 Issue 10 - Week of March 10, 1980
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
This issue was modified by
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  • Jochen G.
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dan Stevenson
  • Jim Van Dore
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