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Justice League of America, #85

Published: November-December 1970

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Justice League of America #85

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Issue Contents:
All-Sorcery Issue!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
  • Batman
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
  • Wonder Woman
  • The Flash [Barry Allen]
  • Felix Faust
  • Green Arrow
  • Aquaman (inset)
  • Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (inset)
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils credit is disputed. Curt Swan has been suggested, as has Murphy Anderson. Swan pencils per Nick Caputo, noting in particular Felix Faust's face and the Flash and Batman's poses. David B believes the pencils to be Anderson’s, having analyzed the cover without finding evidence of Swan’s work. Credit for originating this attribution may belong to Mark Gruenwald, who, in “The Justice League Reader” (published in Amazing World of DC Comics #14), listed the credit as “cover by Anderson” (1977, 14). More recently, DC Comics, in three different reprintings of the cover, has credited only Anderson with “cover” or “cover art,” or as “cover artist”: Showcase Presents: Justice League of America Volume 5 (2011, 2); Justice League of America Archives Volume Ten (2012, 3); and Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus Volume 1 (2017, 5). However, a subsequent reprinting in Justice League of America: The Last Survivors of Earth in 2019 credited the cover to Swan and Anderson. That collection corrects other known JLA cover credit errors that appeared in The Bronze Age Omnibus and other earlier reprintings. Since DC deliberately changed the credit from Anderson to Swan/Anderson, it lends credence to the fact that DC believes that Swan was involved with this cover.

Story 1 1 page
Credits
The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!
Story 2 25 pages superhero
Storyline

Felix Faust learns that the Demons Three -- Abnegazar, Rath, and Ghast -- can only be freed from a spell involving the Red Jar of Calythos, the Green Bell of Uthool, and the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, which were hidden long ago by their jailers, the Timeless Ones. Meanwhile, the Lord of Time unleashes warriors of the past and future on the present to steal for him. As the League tries to stop him, they disappear one by one and find themselves under the control of Felix Faust, who orders them to retrieve the items needed to free the Demons Three.

Characters
  • The Flash [Barry Allen]
  • Batman
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Aquaman
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Snapper Carr
  • Felix Faust (villain)
  • Demons Three [Abnegazar (villain)
  • Rath (villain)
  • Ghast (villain)]
  • the Lord of Time (villain)
  • the Timeless Ones (flashback)
Credits
Story Notes

Story across 26 pages in three parts of 7.67, 7.67, and 9.67 pages.

One Hour to Doomsday!
Story 3 26 pages superhero
Storyline

The League chases the Lord of Time into the future, but when they try to return, they find themselves unable to go anywhere earlier than 2062.

Characters
  • The Flash [Barry Allen]
  • Batman
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Aquaman
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Snapper Carr
  • Felix Faust (villain)
  • Demons Three [Abnegazar (villain)
  • Rath (villain)
  • Ghast (villain)]
  • the Lord of Time (villain)
  • the Timeless Ones (flashback)
Credits
Story Notes

Story in three parts of 6, 6, and 13.67 pages.

Lives of a Rocket Lancer!
Story 4 8 pages science fiction
Storyline

The thirtieth-century Knights of the Galaxy are replaced by their sixth-century counterparts from King Arthur's Camelot, who must fight an armada of space brigands under the command of Zal-Du.

Characters
  • Knights of the Galaxy [Commander Artho
  • Lyle
  • Ora]
  • Zal-Du
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit per original publication. Previous indexers credited Carmine Infantino and Bernard Sachs.

Story 5 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters submitted by Alan Brennert, Leon Dornbaum, Gregory Kent, and Jerry Wilson.