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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #4
Cover Date: April-May 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-02-23
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Cover Credits:
Art: Murphy Anderson
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks | Bernard Sachs |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Justice League of America
- Aquaman (last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Adventure Comics #284/2)
- Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #139/3; next in Detective Comics #290)
- Flash (Barry Allen; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in flashback in Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special #1)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #6)
- Martian Manhunter (last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Detective Comics #291/2)
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #52/3; next in Action Comics #275)
- Wonder Woman (in between Wonder Woman #121 and #122; chairwoman)
- Green Arrow (joins the Justice League; between World's Finest Comics #116/3 and #117/3)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Xandor (first appearance; tyrannical ruler of the planet Dryanna)
Other Character(s):
- Carthan (Warlord of the Dryannian space fleets; first appearance)
Location(s):
- Secret Sanctuary
- Keystone City (of Earth-One; first appearance)
- near Rome, Italy
Comment(s):
- At the beginning of this story; a scroll is shown celebrating the induction of Green Arrow into the Justice League, beginning that tradition.
Story Reprinted in:
- Justice League of America #67/2 (November-December 1968)
- Justice League of America Archives #1 (1992)
- Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 (December 2005)
Solicitation:
- 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!