Justice League of America #111

(May-June 1974)

["Reader!"] (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League of America / 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

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 of America / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Glynis Wein

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), #2/1976 ([10 mars] 1976) [Förstasidan från Lagens väktare-äventyret använd som omslag.]
• 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 ([February] 2013)
• in Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007). Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010.

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

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

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

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Jon Smalle

Inks:

Jon Smalle

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

Part 1; Script credit from Leading Comics #2 index

Mystery of the Clowning Criminals (Table of Contents: 6)

Shining Knight / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils:

Jon Smalle

Inks:

Jon Smalle

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

Part 2; script credit from Leading Comics #2 index.

[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

Mystery of the Santa Claus Pirate! (Table of Contents: 8)

Star Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Mort Weisinger?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

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

Part 3; script credit from Leading Comics #2 index

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

Mystery of the One-Man Museum (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Arrow / 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

Part 4; script credit from Leading Comics #2 index

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

Justice League of America / 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)

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

The 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