Justice League of America #240 [Newsstand]
(July 1985)

DC, 1960 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-04-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893055507
Editing
Alan Gold (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
This issue is a variant of Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #240 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Patton (signed)
Inks
Mike Machlan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Anomaly is among us! He means well.. We think!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman]; Dr. Anomaly
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The Future Ain't What It Used to Be! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Kurt Busiek (credited)
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky (credited)
Inks
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Helen Vesik (credited)
Job Number
G-1444
Feature Logo
Justice League of America
Genre
drama; superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]] (flashback); Metal Men [Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin] (flashback); Teen Titans [Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash; Wonder Girl] (flashback); The Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl; Robotman [Cliff Steele]] (flashback); The Royal Flush Gang [Ace; King; Queen; Jack] (flashback); Dr. Anomaly [Dr. Phineas Quayle] (introduction, villain); Mr. Potter; The Key (flashback); Lois Lane (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
Synopsis
In 1932, Dr. Phineas Quayle creates a time machine to travel into the future to find a solution to the Great Depression. Quayle arrives in the 1960s but becomes disillusioned by the troubled times and blames superheroes for the plight of the country. Quayle renames himself Dr. Anomaly and battles the JLA using time distortion inventions. He is defeated but escapes by traveling into the future, eventually arriving in 1985.
Keywords
Great Depression; time travel

Indexer Notes

With the "old" Justice League of America, drawn by Mike Sekowsky. Dr. Anomaly co-created by Richard Howell.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Alan Gold (credited as Alan)
Pencils
Chuck Patton (logo illustration)
Inks
Dick Giordano (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1972

Indexer Notes

Letters from Adam Burchess, Neil Ahlquist, Willie Holmes, and Andrew Hoberek.

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

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Dr. Anomaly is among us! He means well.. We think!"]
    Justice League
  2. 1. The Future Ain't What It Used to Be!
    Justice League
  3. 2. Cross Swords with Champions!
    Remco Toys; Warlord
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
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