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Justice League of America 156

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #156

Cover Date: July 1978
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1978-04-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks: Frank Giacoia (signed)


Story: "The Fiend with Five Faces!" (34 Pages)
"Chapter One: The Demon From the Depths!"
"Chapter Two: The Fury of the Gods"
"Chapter Three: The Undying Evil"
"Epilogue"

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsDick Dillin
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringMilt Snapinn
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America:
Aquaman (also in flashback to 15 days earlier; next in Aquaman Vol. 1 #62)
Atom II (Ray Palmer; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #105)
Batman (last in World's Finest Comics #251; next in Batman Vol. 1 #301)
Black Canary (next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #104)
Elongated Man
Flash (Barry Allen; next in Flash Vol. 1 #261)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #104)
Red Tornado
Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #251; next in Action Comics #485)

Guest Star(s):

Phantom Stranger (last in Showcase #100)

Supporting Character(s):

Jean Loring
Traya (last in issue #152)

Villain(s):

The Fiend with Five Faces (the Gods of Oceania; also in flashbacks to 15 days earlier and 70,000 years ago; first appearance)
Tangora the Wise
Ku the War-God
Mauri the Love-Goddess
Rongo the Jester
Tane the Nature-God
Two would-be muggers (Al named; first appearance of both)
The Boxer Bandits (a gang in Star City with cybernetic boxing gloves; first appearance)

Other Character(s):

a cab driver (first appearance)
NATO soldiers (including a general)
Warsaw Pact soldiers

Location(s):

JLA Satellite
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ivy Town, CT
Star City
the Pacific Northwest
beneath the central Pacific Ocean

Comment(s):

Star City is said to be 100 miles north of Ivy Town.

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America: The Wedding of the Atom and Jean Loring ([April] 2020)
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #3 ([September] 2021)

Solicitation:

The Phantom Stranger and his mystical abilities are called upon when a family of ancient gods begins to terrorize the Earth!


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