Unofficial Justice League of America Index

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16

Cover Date: December 1962
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1962-10-30

Cover Credits:
Art: Murphy Anderson

{{story1 | story = "The Cavern of Deadly Spheres!" | pages = 24 | writer = Gardner Fox | penciller = Mike Sekowsky | inker = Bernard Sachs | letterer = Gaspar Saladino | colorist = | editor = Julius Schwartz | feature_characters =

Justice League of America:

Aquaman (in between World's Finest Comics #129/2 and #130/2)

Atom II (Ray Palmer; next in [[Atom #4}})

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #152/3; next in Detective Comics #310)

Flash (Barry Allen; between Flash #133 and #134)

Green Arrow (in between World's Finest Comics #130/3 and #131/3)

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #17 and #18)

Martian Manhunter (in between Detective Comics #310/2 and #311/2)

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #65/3; next in Action Comics #295)

Wonder Woman (next in Wonder Woman #136)

| supporting_characters =

Snapper Carr (writes up and draws a solution to the adventure presented in this story)

| villains =

The Maestro (first appearance; a fictional character created by Jerry Thomas to represent a way of defeating the Justice League; no actual appearance)

| cameo_appearances = | other_characters =

Jerry Thomas (behind the scenes; the JLA's "biggest fan"; next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11; see Comments)

| locations =

Secret Sanctuary

| synopsis = | reprinted_in =

Justice League of America #113/3 (September-October 1974)

Justice League of America Archives #3 ([December] 1994)

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 (December 2005)

Justice League of America Omnibus #1 (March 2014)

Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([December] 1994) US in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006]) US in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014) US in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [February 2017]) US in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020) | comments =

The main part of this story is a fictional adventure drawn up and written by Jerry Thomas (who makes no acutal appearance in this story, but appears next as a policeman in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11. Jerry Thomas is an amalgam for fans Jerry Bails and (future comic professional) Roy Thomas.

| solicitation =

The Maestro uses mind-control music to orchestrate crimes and capture the JLA!

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