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Justice League of America 40

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #40

Cover Date: November 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-09-16

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!" (24 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMike Sekowsky
InksBernard Sachs
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America
Aquaman (last in Aquaman Vol. 1 #24; next in Showcase #59)
Atom II (Ray Palmer; last in Atom #21/2; next in Batman Vol. 1 #177)
Batman (last in Detective Comics #344; next in Batman Vol. 1 #175)
Flash (Barry Allen; last in Flash Vol. 1 #156; next in Showcase #59)
Green Arrow (last in issue #38)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #40 and #41)
Hawkman (Katar Hol; last in Hawkman Vol. 1 #10/2)
Martian Manhunter (in between House of Mystery #154 and #155)
Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #61/2; next in Action Comics #330)
Wonder Woman (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #158; next in Showcase #59)

Supporting Character(s):

Snapper Carr (last in issue #38)

Villain(s):

Andrew Helm (creates the Corti-Conscious machine which malfunctions creating evil; first appearance; body dies leaving him as an astral projection; also appears in flashbacks to 1900 and 1917)
Chung Ka (a bandit chieftain; first appearance; in flashback to 1900 and 1917)
Chung Ka's bandits (first appearance; in flashback to 1900 and 1917)
Captain Cold (last in Flash Vol. 1 #155; next in Legends of the DC Universe #15)
Mirror Master (in between Flash Vol. 1 #155 and #161/2)
Penguin (last in Batman Vol. 1 #169; next in World's Finest Comics #159)
Shark (last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #28; next in JLA 80-Page Giant #2/2)

Other Character(s):

Chandra Gopar (a Lama in Ta Ming; first appearance; in flashback to 1900 and 1917; dies)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lamas in Ta Ming (first appearance; in flashback to 1900 and 1917; all die)
Andrew Helm's parents (in flashback only; first appearance; both die)
Moses (face only)
Jesus Christ (face only)
Confucius (face only)
Mohammed (face only)
Buddha (face only)

Location(s):

a South American country
Tibet
Ta Ming (a hidden city in Tibet; first appearance; destroyed)
United States of America
Central City
Gotham City
Happy Harbor
Secret Sanctuary
Andrew Helm's island (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America #115/3 (January-February 1975)
Justice League of America Archives #5 (July 1999)
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 (2007)


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