(February 1963)
DC,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1962-12-13
- 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 ad in Wonder Woman #136 and copyright registration.
Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant!
Justice League / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League of America [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; The Tornado Tyrant
- Reprints
-
in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([December] 1994) - in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([March] 2007)
- in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014)
- in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [February 2017])
- in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020)
-
[no title indexed]
Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant!
Justice League / comic story / 23.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (sourced); Joe Letterese (sourced)
- Feature Logo
Justice League of America- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Snapper Carr; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Rockmen of Pluto (cameo); Adam Strange (flashback); The Tornado Tyrant (as The Tornado Champion, villain); Ulthoon (flashback); Mechanical Masters of Rann (flashback); The Palador on the Space-Island of Peril (flashback); Alanna (flashback); Kanjar Ro (flashback); Dr. Light (flashback)
- Synopsis
- The Tornado Tyrant's arrogance over his first defeat of the JLA backfires on him when the JLA changes tactics.
- Reprints
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #11 (July 1981)
- in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([December] 1994)
- in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([March] 2007)
- in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014)
- in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [February 2017])
- in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
The Tornado Tyrant features in the origin of the Red Tornado. It last appeared in Mystery in Space #61.
Story is told across 25 pages in 4 chapters: unnumbered part 1 (4.67 pp.), Part 2 (7.67 pp.), Part 3 (8.67 pp.), Part 4 (2.67 pp.)
[no title indexed]
The Flash; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 5 of the main story sequence.
Health Myths Debunked!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- How to treat frostbite or a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.
On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Sea Devils / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
On the bottom of page 13 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Mike Sekowsky (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from James Morrison, John DeVries, Jim Dismukes, Joe B. Allen, C. E. Casey, Robert Butts, Dorothy Keyser.
On the two pages between page 13 and page 14 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 22 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The human eye sees objects right-side up...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #234 (February 1971) which is reprinted
-
in 
in 
in Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 22 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 23 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Showcase; Tommy Tomorrow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 23 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 340,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant!
Justice League -
1.
[no title indexed]
Comicpac -
2.
The Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant!
Justice League -
3.
["For the very best..."]
The Flash; Green Lantern -
4.
Health Myths Debunked!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Sea Devils -
6.
[no title indexed]
JLA Mail Room -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
["The human eye sees objects right-side up..."]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That -
9.
[no title indexed]
Our Army at War -
10.
[no title indexed]
Showcase; Tommy Tomorrow -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual -
13.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
14.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
15.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
16.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Bill Devine
- Matthew Head
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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