Justice League of America, #83

Published: September 1970

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Justice League of America #83

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1 page superhero

"I summon a dead man -- to save the life of Earth!"

Characters
  • Justice League of America [Superman
  • Batman
  • The Flash [Barry Allen] (inset)
  • Black Canary (inset)
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (inset)
  • The Atom [Ray Palmer] (inset)
  • Green Arrow (inset)]
  • Justice Society of America [The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
  • Dr. Fate
  • Wonder Woman (of Earth-2, inset)
  • Hourman [Rex Tyler] (inset)
  • Johnny Thunder (of Earth-2, inset)
  • Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt (inset)
  • Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)]
Story Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Nick Caputo suspects the records are in error and Anderson did the pencil art.

Where Valor Fails... Will Magic Triumph?
Story 1 23 pages superhero
Storyline

As the non-fallen members of both teams regroup to fight Creator2, the JSA decides to use magic against Creator2's science in order to defeat him, which works, as Red Tornado also breaks free from Creator2's hold on him to turn the tables and save the day. The then-fallen Earth 1 and 2 doppelganger heroes recover afterwards.

Characters
  • Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent
  • Kal-El]
  • Batman
  • Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • The Atom [Ray Palmer]
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
  • Hawkman [Katar Hol]] (of Earth-1)
  • Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
  • Superman [Clark Kent
  • Kal-L]
  • Hawkman [Carter Hall]
  • Dr. Mid-Nite
  • The Flash [Jay Garrick]
  • Johnny Thunder
  • Thunderbolt
  • Starman [Ted Knight]
  • Hourman [Rex Tyler]
  • Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson
  • Nabu]
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince Trevor]
  • The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
  • Red Tornado [John Smith]] (of Earth-2)
  • Creator2 (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Annual JLA-JSA team-up concludes.

Story 2 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from: Carl Leibold, Martin Pasko (future DC writer), Gerard Triano, and Marc Winerman.

Let's Rap!
Story 3 2 pages
Storyline

survey of DC readers, with 150 prizes offered to those who respond

Super DC Giant
Story 4 1 page

"Make It a Super DC Summer"

Story Notes

Half-page house ad for two Super DC Giants (DC, 1970 series): #S-13 (Binky) and #S-14 (Top Guns of the West). Appears at the bottom of the last page of the story (page 32 in the issue).