(April 1981)

DC, 1960 Series
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Volume
22
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Return of the Starfish Conqueror! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Job Number
C-521
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Red Tornado; Firestorm]; Starro
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #189 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (1960 series) #189 [Newsstand]
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The Return of the Starfish Conquerer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League of America / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-6954
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Firestorm; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol] (cameo); Elongated Man (cameo); Aquaman (cameo and flashback); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Batman (Earth-1) (cameo)]; Starro (villain); Kathy Sutton; Traya; Terry Watson
Synopsis
Starro the Conqueror has regenerated and intends to take over the planet with millions of small duplicates that can put people under its control - including the Justice League!
Reprints
Keywords
mind control; starfish

Indexer Notes

"Conquerer" is misspelled in the story title; story continues in the following issue.

A Matter of Good Taste (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jet-Set Jessie
Synopsis
Batgirl slows Jessie down so she can capture her, by giving her Hostess Twinkies to eat.

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Twinkies in sequential art format.
Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company

$ave Money: Subscribe Now! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Todd Klein
Pencils
Todd Klein (layout); Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein; typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Carol Fein
Synopsis
Disappointed because his favorite DC comics are sold out at the newsstand, Superman learns from DC employee Carol Fein that he can subscribe and never miss an issue.

Indexer Notes

Order form for subscriptions ($5.00 for 12 issues; $15.00 for four 12-issue subscriptions). Credits from Klein.

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

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

Script
Bob Rozakis
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-711

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Russell Burbage, John Zuber Jr., Antoinette M. Aubert, and Jay Beatman. Last 1/4th of the page is "Len's Line-Up," descriptions of comics on sale January 8th and 22nd.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Return of the Starfish Conqueror!
    Justice League of America
  2. 1. The Return of the Starfish Conquerer!
    Justice League of America
  3. 2. A Matter of Good Taste
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  4. 3. $ave Money: Subscribe Now!
    Superman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
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