(June 1972)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
13
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Jan., Apr., and July)
On-sale Date
1972-04-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Action Comics #412 and Comic Reader #83.

Seeds of Destruction! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1221
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary; Aquaman (inset)
Reprints
Keywords
plant monster

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Seeds of Destruction! (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-1167
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman; Black Canary; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman; Aquaman]; Bur Sed (villain); Ker Sed (villain); Lois Lane (cameo)
Synopsis
A father-son team of aliens have come to Earth to sow seeds that will flower into giant plants intended to eliminate pollution. However, the plants pose different dangers to human life and the League must stop the misguided aliens.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[The Van Leew Emeralds] (Table of Contents: 2)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1178
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Larry Belmont; Flip Benson (villain); Mad Maddon; Frank Fencet
Synopsis
While searching a mug for the missing Van Leew emeralds, the Sandman discovers a curious pawn ticket. He changes to Wesley Dodds, picks up Dian, and then changes back to continue the search for the emeralds and to figure out the significance of the pawn ticket.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story title and credits from the reprinted story in Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

Terror Rides the Rails! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Atom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1179
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Al Pratt]; Jane Wilson
Synopsis
The Atom fights a gang of saboteurs who are trying to take over a small railroad.
Reprints

For Stories That Are Different (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (logo illustration)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1227

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Richard H. Morrissey, Joe Kawano, David Hendricks, William Thom

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Seeds of Destruction!
    Justice League
  2. 1. Seeds of Destruction!
    Justice League
  3. 2. [The Van Leew Emeralds]
    Sandman
  4. 3. Terror Rides the Rails!
    The Atom
  5. 4. For Stories That Are Different
    Superman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore