Justice League of America #116

(March-April 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number:

N-1228

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman]

Indexer Notes

Justice League figures reprinted from the cover of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #58 (November-December 1967).

The Kid Who Won Hawkman's Wings! (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Dick Dillin

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

S-1852

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Elongated Man; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]]; Golden Eagle [Charley Parker] (introduction); Matter Master (villain); Commissioner George Emmett; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo)

Synopsis:

Green Arrow investigates a letter set to the JLA and meets Charley Parker, who is following in Hawkman's crime-fighting footsteps as Golden Eagle. When the Matter Master challenges Golden Eagle, thinking that he's Hawkman, The Justice League steps in to help. After the villain is defeated, the real Hawkman makes a surprise appearance.

Reprints:

• in Gigant (Semic, 1976 series) #3/1977 ([18 maj] 1977)
• in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #3/1977 ([juni] 1977)
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([February] 2013)

Keywords:

Mentachem; Midway City

Indexer Notes

First Charley Parker, the Golden Eagle.

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.

JLA Super-Villain Quiz! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Rozakis ?; E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils:

various (illustration)

Inks:

various (illustrations)

Colors:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1229

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Angle Man; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Captain Cold; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Shadow-Thief; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Joker; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Chronos; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Lex Luthor; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Clock King; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Tattooed Man

Synopsis:

Match the villain to his super-hero nemesis.

Indexer Notes

art taken from various past issues of DC comics

JLA Puzzle (Table of Contents)

activity / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

P-39

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Canary; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Keywords:

crossword puzzle

Indexer Notes

Justice League figures reprinted from the cover of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #110 (March-April 1974). The answer is printed on a 1/3 page on the page numbered 85 in this issue.

Mastermind of Menaces! (Table of Contents)

Starman and Black Canary / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number:

N-1174

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Starman [Ted Knight]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; The Mist (villain); Larry Lance; Alan Moreland; Freda Van Taller; Mr. Burton

Synopsis:

The villainous Mist returns to his life of crime by using flowers from Dinah Drake's floral shop to hypnotically induce wealthy people into parting with large sums of money, and when Starman gets involved in the case, his Gravity Rod suddenly stops working.

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #61 (August-September 1965)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. There are 24 numbered pages, but three of those are 2/3 pages.

[Fog... Mist...] (Table of Contents)

What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Tommy Nicolosi

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #89 (February 1958)

Indexer Notes

Positioned at the bottom of page 8 of the previous sequence

The Challenge of the Untouchable Aliens! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number:

N-1175

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [also appears as Lt. Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; also appears as John Jones]; The Flash [also appears as Barry Allen]; the Atom [also appears as Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Jean Loring; Snapper Carr; stone giants from a parallel earth (villains)

Synopsis:

Superman and Wonder Woman save the Satellite Sky Fortress, and The Flash sees its cannon aiming at a skyscraper in Central City. Superman and Wonder Woman destroy it, and they summon the Justice League. Searching the world, they find stone giants that can't be touched.

Reprints:

• from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #15 (November 1962)

Indexer Notes

There are 25 numbered pages, but three of those are 2/3 pages.

["It'll be easy to land here -- it's nothing but arid desert!"] (Table of Contents)

On the Planet Og / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Reprints:

• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #73 (October-November 1962)

Indexer Notes

Positioned at the bottom of page 16 of the previous sequence, shrunk from the original half-page size.

["You lazy brat! I want the dishes washed..."] (Table of Contents)

Just a Story / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Howard Purcell

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Purcell

Job Number:

N-1176

Characters:

Johnny Peril (introduction) [Mr. Nobody]; Joan Fleming; Ma Flack; Pa Flack

Synopsis:

An anonymous man wrongly accused of murder comes to the aid of an abused child and helps her find her real family.

Reprints:

• from Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series) #19 (February-March 1947)

Indexer Notes

Johnny Peril is not actually named in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

Dick Dillin (logo illustration)

Inks:

Dick Giordano (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

S-1903

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Tom Bierbaum, Bob Rodi, J. Douglas Wellington, Kenneth Caples, Allen R. Kretschmar, Steve Pick, David Larkin, Craig Haynes, Richard Ekparian, Scott Loos, Gary Cole, and David Rodriguez.