(December 1962)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1962-10-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Cavern of Deadly Spheres! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; The Maestro (intro, villain)
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Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.

Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #16
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Cavern of Deadly Spheres! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Feature Logo
Justice League of America
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Snapper Carr]; The Maestro (villain); Jerry Thomas (character whose name is a combination of Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas)
Synopsis
The Maestro uses mind-control music to orchestrate his crimes and capture the JLA, but he overlooks one tiny thing...the Atom!
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Indexer Notes

Story across 25 pages in three chapters of 11.67 pages, 5.67 pages, and 6.67 pages. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the two pages between page 18 and page 19 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Planets of Wonder / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What astronomers see of Jupiter is not its solid surface...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!" (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cavern of Deadly Spheres!
    Justice League
  2. 1. ["Hi, everybody!"]
  3. 2. The Cavern of Deadly Spheres!
    Justice League
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. ["What astronomers see of Jupiter is not its solid surface..."]
    Planets of Wonder
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  13. 12. Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
    Superman
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
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