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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #38
Cover Date: September 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-07-22
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson, Bernard Sachs
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks | Bernard Sachs |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Justice Society of America
- Doctor Fate (next in issue #46)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall; next in JLA: Incarnations #2)
- Atom (next in Atom #29)
- Flash (next in Flash #170)
- Mister Terrific (next in issue #55)
- Johnny Thunder (next in issue #55)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thunderbolt (next in issue #55)
Villain(s):
- Johnny Thunder of Earth-One (wishes that this adventure had never taken place; see Comments)
- Lawless League of Earth-A
- Flash (Race Morrison)
- Atom (Barney Judson)
- Martian Manhunter (Eddie Orson)
- Superman (Ripper Jones)
- Batman (Bill Gore)
- Green Lantern (Monk Loomis)
- Medusa-Man (first appearance; a large humanoid created by the Thunderbolt; his gaze turns the viewer to wood)
- Absorbo-Man (first appearance; a large humanoid created by the Thunderbolt; absorbs any super-power used against it)
- Repello-Man (first appearance; a large humanoid created by the Thunderbolt; can repel any force used against it and return it to its foe; destroyed by Doctor Fate)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Justice League of America
- Flash (Barry Allen; next in flashback in DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern #1)
- Atom II (Ray Palmer; next in Atom #21)
- Batman
- Superman
- Wonder Woman
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #39/2)
- Martian Manhunter
- Green Arrow
- Hawkman (Katar Hol; in between Hawkman #9 and #10)
- Snapper Carr
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- At the end of this story, the Earth-One Johnny Thunder wishes that this adventure had never taken place. Because of the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, there was never even a second Johnny Thunder.
- A post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #47/2.
Story Reprinted in:
- Justice League of America Archives #5 (July 1999)
- Crisis on Multiple Earths #[1] (July 2002)
- Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 (2007 [February 2008])
- Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus' #2 ([August] 2016)
- Justice League of America: The Silver Age #4 ([September] 2018)
- Crisis on Multiple Earths #1 - Crossing Over (2020 [April 2021])
Solicitation:
- 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!