Justice League of America, #9
Published: February 1962
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Issue Contents:
The Origin of the Justice League!
Credits
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
"Dear boys and girls..."
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Letter to readers thanking them for buying the comics despite the price increase.
The Origin of the Justice League!
"How did the Justice League of America come into being?"
Storyline
The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr and Green Arrow about the formation of the League.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Features the origin and first case of the Justice League of America. Most of the story from this issue is retold in issue #97; some of it redrawn, some pages reprinted directly (pages 6-17, 19 in this original are reprinted as pages 15-26, 28 in that issue). The story was changed slightly; for instance in the original the final creature was turned into a "pile of slivers and splinters" by Wonder Woman (Flash says "destroyed"), while in the updated story it was "planed down to its bare essence", still clearly intact.
Featuring The Flash; Mystery in Space
"For the very best..."
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Featuring Giant Superman Annual
Total Solar Eclipse... Partial Solar Eclipse... Annular Solar Eclipse... (1)
The Origin of the Justice League -- Chapter 2
"I feel like I ought to begin because I was the first..."
Storyline
Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Green Lantern relate strange occurrences they had with weird meteors and their occupants from outer space, which resulted in turning JLA members into wood.
Characters
- Amazons of Paradise Island (flashback)
- aliens from Appellax (villains, flashback)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Special Announcement!
Featuring Justice League of America
Credits
- Script: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Letters from: Sharon Gore, Darrel Weber, Bernard Sampson, Liz C. Hancock, Larry Tucker, Anne Britt, Joe Staton (future comic artist on E-Man, Dick Tracy, etc.), and Dennis Budd.
The Origin of the Justice League -- Chapter 3
"As we all rushed forward, the intense radiations..."
Storyline
While a meteor begins turning the JLA members into wood, Superman and Batman take on one of the aliens until the rest of the JLA free themselves and rush to assist.
Characters
- aliens from Appellax
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
Story Notes
Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above [October 1, 1961] was: 335,000
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Featuring Giant Batman Annual
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.