(September 1998)

DC, 1998 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1998-07-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Tangent Comics; DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941215341 00111
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Mike Carlin (executive editor); Jenette Kahn (editor-in-chief)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Binding
Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Part of a DC "skip-week" event.

Tangent concept created by Dan Jurgens featuring all new characters based on established DC comics names.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

JLA / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darryl Banks; Rian Hughes (design)
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Robert Ro
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
JLA [Justice League of America; Human Target (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Question (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Vigilante (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Johnny Double (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97)
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Indexer Notes

Cover design by Rian Hughes.

Cover Thumbnail for Tangent Comics / JLA (DC, 1998 series) #1
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Tangent Comics: What You Need To Know (Table of Contents: 1)

Tangent Comics / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Darryl Banks
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Robert Ro
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
JLA [Justice League of America; Human Target (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Question (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Vigilante (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Johnny Double (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97)
Synopsis
Explanation of Tangent concept & brief intros to Tangent characters.

Indexer Notes

Contains indicia on the bottom of the page. Features the artwork used on the cover.

...And Justice for All (Table of Contents: 2)

JLA / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens
Pencils
Darryl Banks
Inks
Norm Rapmund
Colors
Rob Schwager
Letters
Comicraft
Genre
superhero
Characters
JLA [Justice League of America; Human Target (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Question (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Vigilante (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Johnny Double (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Secret Six [Flash [Lia Nelson] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Spectre [Taylor Pyke] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Joker [Mary Marvel] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Manhunter (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Plastic Man [Gunther Ganz] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Atom [Adam Thompson] (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The New JLA [Atom [Arthur Thompson] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Batman [Sir William] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Superman [Harvey Dent] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Green Lantern (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Wonder Woman [Wanda] (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Ultra-Humanite (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Shadow Thief (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Senator Manson (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Raven (First Lady of the United States, Tangent universe/Earth-97); Lola Barnett (Tangent universe/Earth-97)
Synopsis
The JLA of the Tangent universe (Earth-97), an elite group of special agents are hired by Raven, The Shadow Thief and Senator Mason to take out Superiors, The Batman, The Atom, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and The Superman. After killing The Atom, the JLA are easily defeated by the superior beings who join together with a revived Atom to become their own Justice League of America.
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Indexer Notes

Special thanks to Joe Illidge.

Tangent Comics: The Background (Table of Contents: 3)

Tangent Comics / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Darryl Banks
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
JLA [Justice League of America; Human Target (Tangent universe/Earth-97); The Question (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Vigilante (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Johnny Double (Tangent universe/Earth-97)] (Tangent universe/Earth-97); Ultra-Humanite (Tangent universe/Earth-97)
Synopsis
Information on the JLA in the Tangent universe, which features sketches of the various characters on the team and the Ultra-Humanite.
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Indexer Notes

Original sketch art by Darryl Banks.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    JLA
  2. 1. Tangent Comics: What You Need To Know
    Tangent Comics
  3. 2. ...And Justice for All
    JLA
  4. 3. Tangent Comics: The Background
    Tangent Comics
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