(December 1985)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-08-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Alan Gold (credited) (editor); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Issue bannered as "Special Crisis Cross-Over."

On-sale date from DC Releases #19.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Luke McDonnell (signed as McDonnell)
Inks
Bill Wray (signed as Wray)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you think Steel looks bad... ...You should see the other guy!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steel [Hank Heywood III]
Synopsis
A battered Steel stares out at the reader.
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #245 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (1960 series) #245 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Justice League of America (1960 series) #245 [Canadian]
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Cover gallery

Not for Sunday Drivers! (Table of Contents: 1)

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for model cars.
On inside front cover.

The Long Road Home (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Luke McDonnell (credited)
Inks
Mike Machlan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited)
Feature Logo
Justice League of America
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Steel [Hank Heywood III] (new costume); Zatanna; Vibe [Paco Ramone]; Gypsy [Cynthia Reynolds]; Vixen [Mari Jiwe McCabe]]; Infinity, Inc. [Fury [Lyta Trevor]; Northwind [Norda Cantrell]; Silver Scarab [Hector Hall]; Nuklon [Albert Rothstein]] (cameo flashback); Sue Dibny; Dale Gunn; Henry Heywood [Commander Steel]; Olanda (introduction); Lord of Time [The Progenitor]; The Six
Synopsis
During the Crisis, Steel is transported to the year 1,000,000,000 and gets a new costume. There he helps the Lord of Time against the former villain's six cloned sons. Commander Steel wakes from his coma and is regretful for his previous actions.
Reprints
Keywords
dystopian future; time travel

Indexer Notes

The text for the colorist credit is missing, though a space labeled "Colorist" exists on the splash page.
Story continues from Justice League of America #244; references Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 and Justice League of America #11.

The A-Maze-Ing Oreo! Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (Table of Contents: 3)

Oreo Cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Oreo cookies from Nabisco, in form of a maze.
Between pages 4-5 of story.

Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! (Table of Contents: 4)

Newtons Cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies from Nabisco.
Between pages 10-11 of story.

[1985-1986 NBC Saturday Mornings] (Table of Contents: 5)

NBC Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
?
Editing
?
Characters
Mr. T; Spider-Man; Iceman; Firestar; Smurfs; Snorks; Gummi Bears; Alvin; Simon; Theodore; Punky Brewster; Brandon; Kidd Video

Indexer Notes

Ad for Saturday morning cartoons on the NBC television network.
Between pages 13-14 of story.

Glow in the Dark Posters (Table of Contents: 6)

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for posters and Neon Lace shoe laces.
Between pages 16-17 of story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for body building, comic books, martial arts training, the American Heart Association, stamps, electronic bugs, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 22-23 story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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-2126

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dale Coe, David Molina, Anthony Cardno, John Bunnell, Michael Vorwald, and Sally Aaron, and answers for questions from Jody Hamby, Jerry Du Train, Bill Climer, Janett Gerdes, Heath Jones, Ken Maynard, David Sparks, Mike Coyle, Michael Andrews, Dave Short, L.K.K., Richard Benson, David Coates, Juan Vallarino, Peter Gaffney, Laverne Jones, John Schmidt, Jeff Goldsher, Brian Lynch, Peter Barnett, Ricky O'Connor, Marco Aniello, John Britten, Chris Miller, Bruce Finley, Bob Daniels, Ryan Udelhoven, Eric Carr, Jeff Mitchell, Neil Alquist, and Matt Holmes.

DC's Deluxe Books (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad for the DC comics printed on deluxe paper (Legion of Super-Heroes, The Outsiders, Infinity Inc., The Omega Men, Vigilante, The New Teen Titans): 15.00 USD for twelve issues.

Kids Just Want to Have Fun! (Table of Contents: 10)

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
?
Editing
?
Characters
Hulk Hogan; Berenstain Bears; Wuzzles; Young Astronauts; Muppet Babies; Muppet Monsters

Indexer Notes

Ad for Saturday morning TV shows on the CBS television network.
On inside back cover.

Join the MASK Team and Discover the Illusion. (Table of Contents: 11)

M.A.S.K. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Ad for MASK toys from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp.
On back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["If you think Steel looks bad... ...You should see the other guy!"]
    Justice League
  2. 1. Not for Sunday Drivers!
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. The Long Road Home
    Justice League
  4. 3. The A-Maze-Ing Oreo! Chocolate Sandwich Cookie
    Oreo Cookies
  5. 4. Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up!
    Newtons Cookies
  6. 5. [1985-1986 NBC Saturday Mornings]
    NBC Saturday Cartoons
  7. 6. Glow in the Dark Posters
    Pineapple Kids Club
  8. 7. Write Right Now!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  10. 9. DC's Deluxe Books
    DC Comics
  11. 10. Kids Just Want to Have Fun!
    CBS Saturday Cartoons
  12. 11. Join the MASK Team and Discover the Illusion.
    M.A.S.K.
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Dan Creel
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  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
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