Justice League of America #43

(March 1966)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1959.

The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol]; Snapper Carr]; Royal Flush Gang [Ace [Professor Amos Fortune]; King; Queen; Jack; Ten] (villains, introduction for all); Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall; Shayera Hol]

Synopsis

The JLA fights the Royal Flush Gang and their stellaration-powered abilities to a draw until they play their wild card: Snapper.

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #356 (5 de enero de 1967)
• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)
• in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([December] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2007 [February 2008]) [black and white]
• in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([August] 2016)

Keywords

Absorbascon; Bat-Jet; green kryptonite; Robot Plane

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Reprint in JLA Archives credits the lettering to Joe Letterese.

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67 pages each.

Snapper Carr is hit with stellaration and becomes the Joker (not the Batman villain) for this story.

Second Smash Issue (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Fabulous First! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6365

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here are some tips on how to get started...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Look -- Up in the Sky! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022
Revised statement including circulation numbers appears in the August issue (#46).

Riddler on the Move (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mysteries in Space! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An average of three eclipses...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

astronomical facts

Reprints

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #28 (October-November 1955)

Get with It, Cats! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Check and Double Check! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Sal Iacopelli, William Garnett, Gary Hornback, Mark Hanerfeld, and Bill Fuller.