Justice League of America #239 [Direct]

(June 1985)

In the Shadow of the Ox (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Chuck Patton (credited); Rick Hoberg (pages 19-23)

Inks

Mike Machlan (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-1846

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (leaves); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (leaves); Flash [Barry Allen] (leaves); Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zatanna; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Steel [Hank Heywood III]; Vibe [Paco Ramone]; Gypsy [Cynthia Reynolds]; Vixen [Mari Jiwe McCabe]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback cameo); Green Arrow (flashback cameo); Firestorm (flashback cameo); Hawkman (flashback cameo); Black Canary (flashback cameo)]; Sue Dibny; Dale Gunn; Rosita Ramone; Mother Windom; General Mustapha Maksai (villain, introduction as The Gored Ox, dies); Starro (flashback cameo); Despero (flashback cameo); Amazo (flashback cameo); Anansi the Spider

Synopsis

After Aquaman explains his decision to reform the League to Wonder Woman, Superman, and The Flash, Rosita Ramone delivers the news that General Maksai has kidnapped Mother Windom to try and force Vixen to give him the Tantu Totem. But the talisman causes a monstrous transformation in Maksai, reversed only when Vixen retrieves it and Maksai falls to his death.

Reprints

• in Superman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #12 (1985)
• in DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s (DC, 2011 series) #1 (October 2011)
• in Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([February] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Credits include: "Very special thanks to Rick Hoberg for assistance on pages 19-23." Rick Hoberg confirmed via email his role, explaining he may have worked from a rough from Chuck Patton for the first page "to orient positioning and hook up to the other pages."

Cross Swords with Champions! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Warlord / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ben Oda Remembered (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Alan Gold (credited)

Pencils

Chuck Patton (logo illustration)

Inks

Dick Giordano (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-1948

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Michael Pickens, Danny Richani, Ryan Lee, Tony Hartgrove, and Neil Ahlquist.