Justice League of America #1 - The Tornado's Path
([August] 2007)

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Volume
1
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24.99 USD; 29.99 CAD
Pages
238
On-sale Date
2007-06-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-1349-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401213497 52499
Editing
Eddie Berganza (credited) (editor - original series); Jeanine Schaefer (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Adam Schlagman (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (editor - collected edition)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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The front portion of the dust jacket.

A revision of the Michael Turner cover from Justice League of America (DC, 2006 series) #2.

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Embossed with the Justice League of America logo.

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"...Nothing Beats the Search for Humanity..." (Table of Contents: 3)

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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path (Table of Contents: 4)

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Ed Benes (signed)
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Title page.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 5)

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[Dedications] (Table of Contents: 6)

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Brad Meltzer (credited); Ed Benes (credited)
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Introduction by Damon Lindelof (Table of Contents: 7)

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Justice League of America, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 8)

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Ed Benes (credited)
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Mariah Benes (credited)
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Alex Sinclair (credited)
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(back row, left to right) Batwoman; Fire; Nightwing; Firehawk; Ion; Metamorpho; Mr. Miracle; Hourman; Phantom Stranger; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Cyborg; Manhattan Guardian; Mr. Terrific; Blue Beetle; Dr. Fate; Troia; Martian Manhunter; Firestorm; Dr. Light; Dr. Mid-Nite; (middle row, left to right) Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Power Girl; Captain Marvel; Supergirl; Huntress; Captain Atom; Hawkman; Barda; Vixen; Hawkgirl; Flash; Green Arrow; Zatanna; (front row, left to right) Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arsenal; Black Canary; Red Tornado; Black Lightning; Wonder Woman; Batman; Superman
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"You're Putting the Band Back Together Again, Aren't You?" (Table of Contents: 9)

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Brad Meltzer
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Ed Benes
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Mariah Benes
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Alex Sinclair
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The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life (Table of Contents: 10)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited); Dick Dillin (p. 6, panels 2-6)
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Sandra Hope (credited); Dick Giordano (p. 6, panels 2-6)
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Alex Sinclair (credited)
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Rob Leigh (credited)
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superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Kathy Sutton; Red Tornado; Dr. Will Magnus; Platinum [Tina]; Felix Faust (in disguise); Arsenal; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Lightning; the Signalman [Phil Cobb]; Vixen; Black Canary; Oliver Queen; Traya; Gold; cameos (pictures of potential members): Captain Marvel; Hawkman; Aquaman; Green Arrow; Supergirl; Power Girl; Mr. Terrific; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Doctor Impossible (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
As Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman debate who should be invited to join the new League, the Red Tornado returns to a new life and potential new members are seen in action.
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On page 6, panels 2-6 are taken directly from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #106.

Justice League of America, Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 11)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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Superman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Batman; Black Canary; Black Lightning; Red Tornado; Hawkgirl; Vixen; Arsenal
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"John...I Love You the Old Way Too." (Table of Contents: 12)

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Brad Meltzer
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Michael Turner
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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado-Red / Tornado-Blue (Table of Contents: 13)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
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Sandra Hope (credited)
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Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Tornado android; Professor Ivo; Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arsenal; Vixen; Electrocutioner; Plastique; Black Lightning; Cavalier; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Kathy Sutton; Traya; the Parasite; Trident; Dr. Impossible; Cameos of potential members: Supergirl; Nightwing; Flash; Firehawk; Green Arrow; Dr. Light; Booster Gold
Synopsis
As Green Lantern, Black Canary, and Arsenal hunt down the Red Tornado android, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman continue their debate on potential new members. The Electrocutioner and Plastique steal the Tantu Totem from Vixen, and Black Lightning's investigation leads him to the Parasite. Finally, the human Red Tornado finds his life to be very rich and fufilling.
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Justice League of America, Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 14)

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Michael Turner (credited)
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Michael Turner (credited)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited)
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Red Tornado
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The Tornado's Path, Chapter Three: The Brave & the Bold (Table of Contents: 15)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
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Sandra Hope (credited); Mariah Benes (credited)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Black Lightning; Red Tornado; Phantom Stranger; Arsenal; Black Canary; Green Lantern; Hawkgirl; Vixen; Kathy Sutton; Traya; Trident; Dr. Impossible; Parasite; Professor Ivo; Plastique (cameo); Electrocutioner (cameo)
Synopsis
Black Lightning faces Trident and Dr. Impossible in St. Roch, when he and newly-arrived Hawkgirl make a startling discovery on Trident's back neck. The Red Tornado seeks more answers in his current situation, and is led by the Phantom Stranger to where Green Lantern, Arsenal, and Black Canary are fighting an army of Red Tornados. Meanwhile, the deciding of the League members by Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in the Batcave is interrupted by Black Lightning's and Hawkgirl's unexpected arrival.
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2 pages added to allow double-page spreads to display properly. New pages consist of one small close-up of Black Canary and another of Black Lightning.

Justice League of America, Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 16)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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Starro; Arsenal; Green Lantern; Black Canary
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"I'll Get My Mace." (Table of Contents: 17)

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Brad Meltzer
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Michael Turner
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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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The Tonado's Path, Chapter Four: Being Human (Table of Contents: 18)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
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Sandra Hope (credited)
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Alex Sinclair (credited)
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Rob Leigh (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Black Lightning; Hawkgirl; Red Tornado; Vixen; Black Canary; Green Lantern; Arsenal]; Trident (cameo); Kathy Sutton; Plastique; Electrocutioner; Dr. Impossible; Professor Ivo; Prince Brion Markov; Starro possessors; Amazo (cameo); Solomon Grundy
Synopsis
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Black Lightning and Hawkgirl examine the Starro possessor on Trident only to find it is a combination of electronics, mechanics and living tissue. Green Lantern, Black Canary and Arsenal defeat Electrocutioner, Plastique and Dr. Impossible. Amazo is prematurely activated as Red Tornado arrives. Vixen flies to join the fray as an intelligent Solomon Grundy appears.
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Justice League of America, Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 19)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Hawkgirl; Vixen; Black Lightning; Red Tornado; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arsenal; Black Canary]; Solomon Grundy
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"This Is the Story of My Life. And Death. But This Isn't the Story of My Defeat." (Table of Contents: 20)

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Brad Meltzer
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Michael Turner
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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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The Tornado's Path, Chapter Five: Born Again (Table of Contents: 21)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
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Sandra Hope (credited) (pages 1-16, 18-23); Ed Benes (credited) (pages 17, 24)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary; Arsenal; Vixen; Black Lightning; Hawkgirl; Red Tornado [John Smith]]; Solomon Grundy; Professor Ivo; Kathy Sutton; Traya; Amazo; Prince Brion Markov [Geo-Force]; Dr. Alina Raileanu
Synopsis
The New League assembles for the first time as an intelligent Solomon Grundy tells the JLA where Amazo has fled. Thinking he is the Red Tornado, the rogue android taps into John Smith's memories and travels to Kathy Sutton's home.
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Justice League of America, Chapter Six (Table of Contents: 22)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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Amazo
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"You're Back, Sweetie. Back Where You Belong." (Table of Contents: 23)

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Brad Meltzer
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Michael Turner
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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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The Tornado's Path, Final Chapter: Iron Man (Table of Contents: 24)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
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Sandra Hope (credited)
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Alex Sinclair (credited)
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Rob Leigh (credited)
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superhero
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Solomon Grundy; Justice League of America [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Black Canary; Red Arrow; Vixen; Black Lightning; Red Tornado; Hawkgirl]; Amazo; Kathy Sutton Zatanna (cameo); Professor Ivo (cameo); Geo-Force
Synopsis
It's the final battle between the newly assembled Justice League and Amazo, while the Red Tornado fights for his life against an unstoppable Solomon Grundy, who has murder on his mind.
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Justice League of America, Chapter Seven (Table of Contents: 25)

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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Michael Turner (credited, signed)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
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Wonder Woman
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"It's Bigger Than Us. And We Should Never Let It Be Anything but That." (Table of Contents: 26)

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Brad Meltzer
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Michael Turner
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Michael Turner
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Peter Steigerwald
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The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call (Table of Contents: 27)

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Brad Meltzer (credited)
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Ed Benes (credited)
Inks
Sandra Hope (credited); Ed Benes (credited)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Black Lightning; Batman; Vixen; Hawkgirl; Red Arrow; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary; Red Tornado; Superman; Wonder Woman]; Geo-Force; Kathy Sutton; Dr. Will Magnus; Tina (of the Metal Men); Professor Ivo; Starro; Green Arrow; Trident (revealed to Karate Kid [Val Armorr]); Original Justice League [Superman; Batman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman; Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter] (flashback); Detroit Justice League [Vibe; Elongated Man; Vixen; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Steel; Zatanna; Gypsy; Hawkman; Hawkwoman; Firestorm; Green Arrow; Atom; Snapper Carr] (flashback in a photograph); Justice League International [Mr. Miracle; Oberon; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Blue Beetle; Dr. Fate; Guy Gardner; Captain Marvel] (flashback in a photograph); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (flashback in a photograph); Flash [Wally West] (flashback in a photograph); Cameos: Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Supergirl; the Flash [Bart Allen]; Power Girl; Hawkman; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Firehawk; Nightwing; Captain Marvel; Aquaman; Cyborg (all pictures on a table of potential League members)
Synopsis
The new League's invitations go out, Roy Harper adopts a new costume and the codename of Red Arrow, and Black Lightning gets a tour of the Hall of Justice -- a public place where the JLA can gather including a Trophy Hall-- as well as a new satellite that includes a training room called "the Kitchen". Then, Batman and Black Lightning discover that Trident is actually a hero from the 31st century named Karate Kid.
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Pages 27-29 are on a double fold-out with page 26 on the middle of the back side of the fold out, black blank pages on the rest of the back of the foldout, all of which is preceded by a filler page illustrated with the Justice League of America logo. This fold-out image includes reprinted images from the covers of Justice League of America Archives #4 (April 1998) by John Workman, Justice League of America Annual 2 (October 1984) by Chuck Patton and Dick Giordano, Justice League #1 (May 1987) by Kevin Maguire and Terry Austin, JLA #1 (January 1997) by Howard Porter and John Dell, and the left page of a pin-up from Justice League of America #195 (October 1981) by George Pérez as earlier group portraits.

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JLA Variant Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 30)

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Alex Sinclair
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Michael Turner (credited); Ed Benes (credited); Phil Jimenez (credited); Chris Sprouse (credited); J. G. Jones (credited); Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams); Adam Hughes (credited); Gene Ha (credited); Luke McDonnell (credited); George Pérez (credited); Howard Porter (credited); Eric Wight (credited); Kevin Maguire (credited)
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Michael Turner (credited); Mariah Benes (credited); Andy Lanning (credited); Karl Story (credited); J. G. Jones (credited); Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams); Adam Hughes (credited); Gene Ha (credited); Luke McDonnell (credited); George Pérez (credited); Drew Geraci (credited); Eric Wight (credited); Kevin Maguire (credited)
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Peter Steigerwald (credited); Alex Sinclair (credited); Jeromy Cox (credited); Adam Hughes (credited)
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Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes Dissect JLA: The Tornado's Path (Table of Contents: 31)

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Acknowledgements (Table of Contents: 32)

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Who Will Answer the Call? (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Justice League
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Justice League
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. "...Nothing Beats the Search for Humanity..."
    Justice League
  5. 4. Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path
  6. 5. [Editorial Credits]
  7. 6. [Dedications]
  8. 7. Introduction by Damon Lindelof
  9. 8. Justice League of America, Chapter One
    Justice League
  10. 9. "You're Putting the Band Back Together Again, Aren't You?"
    Justice League
  11. 10. The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life
    Justice League
  12. 11. Justice League of America, Chapter Two
    Justice League
  13. 12. "John...I Love You the Old Way Too."
    Justice League
  14. 13. The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado-Red / Tornado-Blue
    Justice League
  15. 14. Justice League of America, Chapter Three
    Justice League
  16. 15. The Tornado's Path, Chapter Three: The Brave & the Bold
    Justice League
  17. 16. Justice League of America, Chapter Four
    Justice League
  18. 17. "I'll Get My Mace."
    Justice League
  19. 18. The Tonado's Path, Chapter Four: Being Human
    Justice League
  20. 19. Justice League of America, Chapter Five
    Justice League
  21. 20. "This Is the Story of My Life. And Death. But This Isn't the Story of My Defeat."
    Justice League
  22. 21. The Tornado's Path, Chapter Five: Born Again
    Justice League
  23. 22. Justice League of America, Chapter Six
    Justice League
  24. 23. "You're Back, Sweetie. Back Where You Belong."
    Justice League
  25. 24. The Tornado's Path, Final Chapter: Iron Man
    Justice League
  26. 25. Justice League of America, Chapter Seven
    Justice League
  27. 26. "It's Bigger Than Us. And We Should Never Let It Be Anything but That."
    Justice League
  28. 27. The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call
    Justice League
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
  31. 30. JLA Variant Cover Gallery
    Justice League
  32. 31. Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes Dissect JLA: The Tornado's Path
  33. 32. Acknowledgements
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
  35. 34. Who Will Answer the Call?
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