Justice League of America #111

(May-June 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Neal Adams; Pat Broderick

Inks

Neal Adams; Pat Broderick ?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

N-888

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Reader!

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

cover art from Justice League of America #89 by Neal Adams, altered and expanded by Pat Broderick

Balance of Power! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-1660

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [Aquaman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Elongated Man; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Injustice Gang of the World [Chronos [David Clinton]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Scarecrow; Shadow-Thief; Tattooed Man [Abel Tarrant]; Libra [Justine Ballantine]]

Synopsis

Master criminal Libra gathers six super-villains to use as pawns against the Justice League, stealing half of each of the heroes' powers during the battles he has engineered.

Reprints

• in Gigant (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1976 ([mars] 1976)
• in Gigant (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #2/1976 ([10 mars] 1976)
• in Gigant (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #2/1976 ([10 mars] 1976) [Förstasidan från Lagens väktare-äventyret använd som omslag.]
which is reprinted
• in Gigant (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1976 ([mars] 1976)
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #35 (1981)
• in DC Universe Special: Justice League of America (DC, 2008 series) #1 (July 2008)
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([April] 2013)
• in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([May] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker.

Wanted: the Injustice Gang! (Table of Contents: 3)

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Pat Broderick

Inks

Pat Broderick

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

N-884

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scarecrow; Poison Ivy; Mirror Master; Tattooed Man; Chronos; Shadow-Thief

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

JLA Puzzle / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Neal Adams; Murphy Anderson

Inks

Neal Adams; Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

P-5

Indexer Notes

crossword puzzle

Beware! The Black Star Shines! (Table of Contents: 5)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-839

Genre

superhero

Characters

Seven Soldiers of Victory [Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Speedy (Earth-2); Green Arrow (Earth-2); Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Crimson Avenger; Shining Knight]; The Black Star (villain); Falseface; Captain Bigg; The Hopper; The Rattler; The Brain; John Pemberton

Synopsis

When Pat Dugan spies five well-known criminals dressed as policemen, it piques the interest of the Star-Spangled Kid, who calls the Seven Soldiers of Victory to investigate. They discover, from a piece of film, that the Black Star is using those felons to commit crimes on a national basis.

Reprints

• from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2 (Spring 1942)
• in Super Heroes Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #3 ([September 1976] ?)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the index of the original printing.

[Chapter 2] Mystery of the Clowning Criminals (Table of Contents: 6)

Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Shining Knight / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-839 ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shining Knight; Falseface (villain); Black Star (villain)

Synopsis

Led by Falseface, the Black Star's criminal gang strikes at many areas of the city of New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

Reprints

• from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2 (Spring 1942)
• in Super Heroes Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #3 ([September 1976] ?)

Keywords

Mardi Gras; New Orleans

Indexer Notes

Credit from the index of the original printing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1973
Average number of copies sold preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 187,051
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 146,280
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019

[Chapter 3] Mystery of the Santa Claus Pirate! (Table of Contents: 8)

Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-839?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Captain Bigg (villain); Black Star (villain)

Synopsis

Captain Bigg, dressed as Santa Claus, and the rest of his men take on the guise of pirates in order to raid luxurious yachts and plunder their loot!

Reprints

• from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2 (Spring 1942)
• in Super Heroes Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #3 ([September 1976] ?)

Keywords

pirates; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Script credit from the index of the original printing.

The Seven Soldiers of Victory (Table of Contents: 9)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko ?

Pencils

Nick Cardy (illustration)

Inks

Nick Cardy (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-1723

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Article on the first appearances of the individual members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory.

The Seven Soldiers of Victory - Plus One (Table of Contents: 10)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

N-886

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vigilante; Green Arrow; Star-Spangled Kid; Shining Knight; Speedy; Stripesy; Crimson Avenger; Wing

[Chapter 4] Mystery of the One-Man Museum (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Arrow; Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-839

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Arrow (Earth-2); Speedy (Earth-2); The Hopper (villain); Black Star (villain)

Synopsis

The Hopper and his men target Pleasure City, "home" of an eccentric millionaire named Coburn, who lives in the Castle of Fear at the fair grounds.

Reprints

• from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2 (Spring 1942)
• in Super Heroes Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #3 ([September 1976] ?)

Keywords

amusement parks

Indexer Notes

Script credit from the index of the original printing.

Attack of the Star-Bolt Warrior! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

N-883

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman]; Brain Storm (introduction, villain)

Synopsis

Brain Storm gathers the JLA as witnesses to his execution of Green Lantern for the murder of his brother.

Reprints

• from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #32 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

Story is told across 24 pages in three chapters: unnumbered part one (8.67 pp.), Part Two (4.67 pp.), Part Three (9.67 pp.).

Answer to JLA Puzzle (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Dick Dillin ? (logo illustration)

Inks

Dick Giordano (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-1714

Indexer Notes

letters from: Greg Cole, Bill Henley Jr., Mark Miller, Scott Paton, Scott Taylor, Doug Tonks, Joe Peluso, Ray Engelberg, Bob Rodi