Justice League of America #228 [Canadian]
(July 1984)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-04-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893055507
Editing
Alan Gold (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #228 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Martian Manhunter Is Back! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Patton (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Elongated Man; Zatanna; Firestorm; Aquaman]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]
Reprints
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War -- of the World? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Job Number
G-1170
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Firestorm; Zatanna; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Hol]]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; J'en; The Marshal (villain); Challenger (villain)
Synopsis
J'onn J'onzz returns to Earth to warn of a coming invasion from Mars II, led by a dissident military leader called The Marshal. Challenger, The Marshal's robot servant, arrives with an ultimatum for the United Nations.
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Keywords
Mars II; United Nations

Indexer Notes

War of the Worlds 1984: Part 1. Return of the Martian Manhunter, also in #229-230.

Cross Swords with Champions! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Warlord / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mini-Series That Shakes the Cosmos! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
Alan Gold
Pencils
Dick Dillin (logo illustration); ? (illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration); ? (illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration); ? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1633

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Simon Clark, Dorothy Lyra Joyce, Matthew Carrington, and Todd Horton. Bottom 1/4th of second page has image of Green Arrow, Superman, Aquaman, and Flash.

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

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Martian Manhunter Is Back!
    Justice League
  2. 1. War -- of the World?
    Justice League
  3. 2. Cross Swords with Champions!
    Remco Toys; Warlord
  4. 3. The Mini-Series That Shakes the Cosmos!
    Super Powers
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
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