VOLUME 1 1960 - 1967
COMICS INDEX
VOLUME 1 1960 - 1967
COMICS INDEX LEONIDAS FRAGIAS
The Arts & Charts Index to the Justice League of America The format and design of this book is based on George Olshevsky's Marvel Index series and Murray Ward's DC Index series. Their books have a beautiful layout which was an inspiration for me. The Official Marvel Index is a series of comic books released by Marvel Comics which featured synopses of several Marvel series. The books were largely compiled by George Olshevsky and featured detailed information on each issue in a particular series, including writer and artist credits, characters who appeared in the issue, and a story synopsis. The Official Marvel Index was preceded by the Marvel Comics Index (also compiled by Olshevsky) and distributed by Pacific Comics Distributors sporadically from 1976-1982. These books were magazinesized as opposed to comic-sized. The first Official Marvel Index titles were published in 1985, and produced regularly through August 1988. A similar series of indices was published for DC Comics. The Official DC Index was released by Independent Comics Group (an imprint of Eclipse Comics) from 1985–1988. The books were edited by Murray Ward. The data for this book is taken from various sources. I fill the gap of the missing data, since I have the complete collection of DC and Marvel comics from the 1930s to the present. Also I made some corrections, when the data is wrong. The book series cover the silver age (the 1960s) and the bronze age (from 1970 to 1986) of DC Comics. This is my favorite era, when it comes to comics. Many thanks to DarkMark, George Olshevsky, Murray Ward, Mark Waid and Mike Tiefenbacher among others. Leonidas Fragias
THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA COMICS INDEX Volume 1, 2018. Published by Arts & Charts. Editor: Leonidas Fragias, Writers: Various. "Justice League of America" is trademark of DC Comics Inc. All art and cover reproductions Š2018 DC Comics Inc.
Brave and the Bold #28
Brave and the Bold #29
February-March 1960 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Starro the Conqueror!" (28 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When Starro the Conqueror arrives on Earth intent on enslaving humanity, it's up to the superheroes of the world to band together and defeat the evil alien! Featuring the first appearance of the Justice League of America!
April-May 1960 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Challenge of the Weapons Master!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Having found an ancient book that appears to indicate that he once defeated the JLA, Xotar travels from 11,960 to the present to test four weapons against the Justice League in order to determine which weapon will help him defeat the Intersolar Police of his own day. But the JLA counters each of Xotar's weapons and returns him to face justice in his own time.
Brave and the Bold #30 June-July 1960 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Case of the Stolen Super Powers!" (28 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Professor Ivo creates the android Amazo and is able to "steal" power from each of the JLA members, imbuing that power into Amazo. Green Lantern ultimately foils the plot, drawing the powers out of Amazo with his power ring.
Justice League of America #1 October-November 1960 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The World of No Return!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Extra-dimensional aliens appear to the Flash, asking for his help against Despero. Despero gets wind of this, and captures the JLA, and engages Flash in a board game with the JLA members as pieces, for their freedom.
Justice League of America #2 December 1960-January 1961 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Secret Of The Sinister Sorcerers!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When all man-made objects on Earth stop working, the Justice League must look to magic to save them! After summoning Merlin, he transports the Justice League to another dimension called Magic-Land where they battle the evil sorcerer Simon Magnus!
Justice League of America #3 February-March 1961 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Slave Ship Of Space!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Kanjar Ro captures the JLA and paralyzes everyone on Earth. After trapping Superman in Kryptonite gas, Kanjar Ro forces the Justice League to help him defeat his enemies in order to free Earth.
Mystery in Space #75 May 1962 Cover Artist: Carmine Infantino / Joe Giella Story: “The Planet That Came to a Standstill� (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Carmine Infantino Synopsis: Kanjar Ro escapes the place of his imprisonment and comes to Rann, planning to use its triple suns to give him triple the power of Superman, and pitting himself against Adam Strange and the Justice League of America.
Justice League of America #4 April-May 1961 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "Doom of the Star Diamond!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Carthan, a galactic hero, is banished from his homeworld to Earth by his ruler, Xandor. Seeking his freedom from Earth, he activates three machines of destruction and kidnaps Green Arrow!
Justice League of America #5
Justice League of America #6
June-July 1961 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "When Gravity Went Wild" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League puts the Green Arrow on trial! Is the Green Arrow working for their foes? Batman, Superman, and Snapper Carr will be the judges of that.
August-September 1961 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Wheel of Misfortune" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League encounters "The Wheel of Misfortune" Amos Fortune creates a machine to drain all the good luck out of the Justice League. Can the Justice League overcome plain and simple bad luck?
Justice League of America #7 October-November 1961 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Cosmic Fun-House!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Join the Justice League in "The Cosmic Fun-House!" The alien Xotar has kidnapped Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. Despite being distorted by fun-house mirrors, these heroes need to stop Xotar before he can take over the world!
Justice League of America #8 December 1961-January 1962 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "For Sale -- The Justice League" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League is for sale! Peter Rickets stumbles upon a device that gives the holder control of those exposed to it. Using its power, Rickets sells the Justice League to criminals and the members of the Justice League must fight each other!
Justice League of America #9 February 1962 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Origin Of The Justice League!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When the Justice League gathers to celebrate their 3rd anniversary, the members tell Snapper and Green Arrow of how they were first formed!
Justice League of America #10 March 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Lord of Time unleashes warriors of the past and future on the present! As the League tries to stop him, they disappear one by one and find themselves under the control of Felix Faust!
Justice League of America #11 April-May 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "One Hour to Doomsday!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis:The League chases the Lord of Time into the future, but when they try to return, they find themselves unable to go anywhere earlier than 2062.
Justice League of America #12 June 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Last Case of the Justice League" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Snapper Carr is summoned to the Justice League Sanctuary only to find Dr. Light, who has transported the Justice League to a surreal universe from which they can't escape.
Justice League of America #13 July-August 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Riddle of the Robot Justice League!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Sforll transports the Justice League to his lair to enlist them in preventing Zed Brann from stealing the life force of our universe for his own.
Justice League of America #14 September 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Menace of the 'Atom' Bomb!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League unanimously elects the Atom for membership, but nobody remembers who he is!
Justice League of America #15 October-November 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Challenge of the Untouchable Aliens" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League discover stone giants around the world that can't be touched.
Justice League of America #16 December 1962 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Cavern of Deadly Spheres" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Maestro uses mind-control music to orchestrate crimes and capture the JLA!
Justice League of America #17 January-February 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Tornado Champion (who will one day become the life force in the Red Tornado) and his evil counterpart the Tornado Tyrant encounter the JLA.
Justice League of America #18 March 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "Journey into the Micro-World" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The JLA is brought to a subatomic world in order to save its people.
Justice League of America #19 April-May 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "The Super-Exiles of Earth" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Doctor Destiny creates evil duplicates of the JLA from their dreams, and the JLA members are exiled from the Earth for the crimes of the duplicates.
Justice League of America #20 June 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Mystery of Spaceman X" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: An alien uses a giant spaceman to absorb disaster-energy in order to make himself invulnerable!
Justice League of America #21 July-August 1963 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Crisis on Earth-One" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League of America meets the Justice Society of America! Both teams must band together to defeat the Crime Champions, as the JSA are re-introduced into the Silver Age!
Justice League of America #22 September 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "Crisis on Earth-Two" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: In order to successfully capture the Crime Champions, the Justice League and the Justice Society have switched Earths! Can the two teams solve the Crisis of Two Worlds?
Justice League of America #23 October-November 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Drones of the Queen Bee!" (27 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Queen Bee blackmails the JLA into securing the elements she needs for an immortality potion.
Justice League of America #24 December 1963 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson Story: "Decoy Missions of the Justice League!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Kanjar Ro gains the ability to split off an aural form of himself and draw off aural forms of the JLA!
Justice League of America #25 January-February 1964 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Outcasts of Infinity" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The JLA learns of the plight of three Sfarlian scientists who are transported from one world to another, and soon after they leave, the planet they left explodes!
Justice League of America #26 March 1964 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Four Worlds to Conquer!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Despero escapes his prison and ages half the JLA and dispatches the other half to alternate worlds!
Justice League of America #27
Justice League of America #28
April-May 1964 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The "I" Who Defeated the Justice League" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: An extradimensional being attempts to thwart the JLA's success rate when he discovers their success drains his life-force.
June 1964 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Headmaster Mind invents a device that creates natural disasters whenever the JLAers use their powers.
Justice League of America #29 July-August 1964 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Crisis on Earth-Three!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The annual JLA/JSA crossover! The Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 is so bored with life on their world as supreme villains that they come to the JLA's Earth-1 for a new challenge!
Justice League of America #30 September 1964 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Most Dangerous Earth of All" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The annual JLA/JSA crossover continues! The JSA is tricked into being transported to an inter-dimensional prison by the Crime Syndicate. The JLA must battle their villainous counterparts on Earth-2 to save their otherworldly allies!
Justice League of America #31 October-November 1964 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Riddle of the Runaway Room" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Hawkman's first case as a member of the JLA involves low-level crook Joe Parry who has come into possession of an alien machine.
Justice League of America #32 December 1964 Cover Artist: Bernard Sachs, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Attack of the Star-Bolt Warrior" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Brain Storm gathers the JLA to witness the execution of Green Lantern!
Justice League of America #33 January-February 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Enemy From the Timeless World" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz Artist: Mike Sekowsky, Morris Waldinger Synopsis: Earthmen from the future sets one half of the JLA against the other.
Justice League of America #34 March 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Deadly Dreams of Doctor Destiny" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz Artist: Mike Sekowsky, Morris Waldinger Synopsis: Five JLAers see their own defeats in their dreams.
Justice League of America #35 April-May 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Battle Against the Bodiless Uniforms" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Demons Three creates duplicates of JLA villains in an effort to get the JLA to release them from their imprisonment.
Justice League of America #36 June 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Case of the Disabled Justice League" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: To entertain a group of handicapped boys, five JLAers stage a mock battle against Batman.
Justice League of America #37 July-August 1965 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Earth -- Without a Justice League" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The annual JLA/JSA crossover kicks off when the Johnny Thunder of Earth-1 takes control of the Earth-2 counterpart's Thunderbolt. Using the power of the Thunderbolt, Johnny goes back in time to prevent the JLA from ever existing!
Justice League of America #38 September 1965 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Crisis on Earth-A" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The annual JLA/JSA reaches its epic conclusion as the JSA takes on the newly formed Lawless League--consisting of altered history members of the JLA!
Justice League of America #40 November 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff Artist: Mike Sekowsky, Morris Waldinger, Sheldon Moldoff Synopsis: Andrew Helm creates a machine intended to create world peace, but which malfunctions and causes evil!
Justice League of America #41 December 1965 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Key-Master of the World!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Key administers a psycho-chemical to the JLA which forces them to disband and become unable to see his henchmen commit robberies. However, they are returned to normal when Hawkgirl discovers the situation, and go on to defeat The Key.
Justice League of America #42 January-February 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Metamorpho Says No!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When Metamorpho refuses membership in the JLA, the Unimaginable demands to be admitted in his place.
Justice League of America #43 March 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The JLA fights the Royal Flush Gang and their stellerationpowered abilities to a draw, until they play their wild card...Snapper.
Justice League of America #44
Justice League of America #45
April-May 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Plague That Struck The Justice League!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When the JLAers who previously fought the Unimaginable suddenly double in size, the alien Dr. Bendorion comes to Earth to help cure them. But Batman suspects that Dr. Bendorion is not what he seems, and he is revealed as the Unimaginable.
June 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff Artist: Mike Sekowsky, Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff Synopsis: When the JLA battles two separate unstoppable menaces, Shaggy Man and a rock-creature, The Flash hits on the idea of setting them on each other; When the Shaggy Man destroys the rock creature, the JLA pits the Shaggy Man against a duplicate of himself.
Justice League of America #46
Justice League of America #47
July-August 1966 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "Crisis Between Earth-One and Earth-Two!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: People from Earth-1 and Earth-2 are being inexplicably transferred from one parallel world to the other, including Blockbuster and Solomon Grundy. At the same time, the Spectre discovers the approach of the Anti-Matter Man!
September 1966 Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Bridge Between Earths!" (26 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The gathered JLA and JSA must hold the Anti-Matter Man at bay until The Atom and The Spectre can re-align the two Earths to their proper times and spaces!
Justice League of America #49 October-November 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Threat of the True-or-False Sorceror!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: In attempting to escape prison, Felix Faust accidentally creates a mystical duplicate; The JLA must determine which is the duplicate Felix Faust before his eventual disappearance causes the end of the universe; but Snapper knows that both are mystical duplicates and the original Felix Faust remains in jail, so the duplicates are brought to the real Faust and eliminated.
Justice League of America #50 December 1966 Cover Artist: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky Story: "The Lord of Time Attacks the 20th Century!" (25 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Can the Justice League of America stop a foe that posseses the greatest array of war weapons since the beginning and end of time?
Justice League of America #51 January-February 1967 Cover Artist: Joe Giella, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Z -- As in Zatanna -- And Zero Hour!" (24 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: When awesome magical powers threaten Zatanna's, the Justice League of America comes to the rescue!
Justice League of America #52 March 1967 Cover Artist: Joe Giella, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Missing in Action -- 5 Justice Leaguers" (24 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: Ever wonder why ALL the JLA members don't turn up for every JLA meeting and participate in every adventure. That question is answered in this issue.
Justice League of America #53 April-May 1967 Cover Artist: Joe Giella, Mike Sekowsky Story: "Secret Behind the Stolen Super-Weapons" (24 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Justice League is attacked by their own weapons.
Justice League of America #54 June 1967 Cover Artist: Joe Giella, Mike Sekowsky Story: "History-Making Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang" (24 pages) Writer: Gardner Fox Artist: Mike Sekowsky Synopsis: The Royal Flush Gang are back in a rematch with the Justice League!
VOLUME 1 1960 - 1967
An Explanation of the Comics Index In this series, we examine every issue of every DC and Marvel comic book of the silver and the bronze age and also provide you with a color reproduction of the comic’s cover, a complete listing of the creative people involved in producing the comic, a summary of what happened in each adventure, and various other information. All comics indexed in a series will run in serial order, beginning with the first issue or the earliest issue that features the series being indexed. Each of the index entries is as self-explanatory as possible. Some of the criteria we used to create an index entry are provided below. Cover Credits It usually takes many people to produce a comic book cover, from conception and design through coloring and production, and it is impossible to credit them all. The Artist, responsible for the basic execution of the cover, does the lion’s share of the work. If more than one artist works on a cover, some usually pencil and the others usually ink. Records of artists and letterers are sometimes unavailable, particularly for covers that appeared many years ago, so the identities of some cover artists and letterers are the best guesses that the indexers and DC’s and Marvel's current editors and art staff can make. Credits other than Artist or Artists and Letterer appear where known. Story Information Story titles are given as they appear on the title pages, not as on the covers or in coming attractions. When a story lacks a title or title page (a rare occurrence), a note to this effect appears as a Comment. Story credits are taken from the credits as published. As with cover credits, it is impossible to credit everybody who worked on a story, but whenever additional information is available, it appears in the Index. If the published credits in a story are incorrect, the Index corrects them wherever possible.
Chronology A time line for all of DC’s and Marvel's comics that allows proper chronological ordering of the appearances of every DC and Marvel character is far from complete. Nevertheless, some appearances are known to precede or follow others. Whenever chronological information is known reliably but is not obvious from the continuity of the stories, it is noted in parentheses. “First appearance” accompanies a character’s listing when the comic is the earliest one in which the character appears. A first appearance is not necessarily a character’s chronologically earliest appearance, which might occur, for example, in an origin flashback first told many years later. As a general rule, in the case of feature characters who are members of a team but who also appear in their own features or comics, issue-by-issue chronological notations for these characters are made in the indexes to their own features, not in the index to the team feature. For instance, Superman’s chronology is noted in The Superman Index, not in The Justice League of America Index. A casual reading of a few Plot Synopses will make it abundantly clear that a whole month does not usually pass for the characters in between monthly issues of a comic. Many issues begin hours or even minutes after the previous month’s story. Consequently, a character who has had his own feature for ten years will not have aged ten years in the time it took for those comics to come out. As for trying to determine in what year a given adventure takes place, there’s no conclusive answer. Specific dates that appear in stories, as well as mention of current events and popular culture, depictions of contemporary fashions, and usage of contemporary slang, are all what is known as Topical References. These are specific details added by a writer or artist to a story to make it seem current at the time the story is being published. They are not necessarily indicators of when — what year or even what decade — a story took place.