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Justice League of America, #112

Published: July-August 1974

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Issue Contents:
War with the One-Man Justice League

Story Featuring Justice League

Storyline

Amazo believes he has killed the Justice League.

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JLA Contents

Story Featuring Justice League

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Story Notes

Elongated Man and Aquaman were added by an unknown artist. The original image used and Hourman and Dr. Fate in their places.

War with the One-Man Justice League!

Story Featuring Justice League

Storyline

The Justice League has lost some of their powers and frees Amazo to gather the powers unto himself, and thereafter transfer their powers back to the JLA members using a machine.

Credits
Story Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker. Story continues from Justice League of America #111.

Amazo and His Creator

Story Featuring Justice League

Storyline

Flash and Green Lantern relate the origin and a brief history of Amazo.

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Story Notes

Illustrations taken from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #30, Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #27, The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #158, and Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #64.

Beware! The Black Star Shines!

Story Featuring Seven Soldiers of Victory

Storyline

Relates the beginning of the adventure of The Black Star.

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Story Notes

Composed of individual panels from Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #2. Story continues from Justice League of America #111.

[Chapter 5] The Case of the Twisted Twins

Story Featuring Seven Soldiers of Victory , Story Featuring The Crimson Avenger

Storyline

Mr. Bandler tries to kidnap Billy Leeds for a blood transfusion he needs, but Bandler's twin brother "The Brain" kidnaps Billy first. The Crimson Avenger and Wing Capture The Brain and his gang and free the boy, who gives Mr. Bandler the transfusion, while the Black Star steals an item belonging to Mr. Bandler.

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Story Notes

Script credit from the index of the original printing.

[Chapter 6] The Sixty Kiddie Club

Story Featuring Vigilante , Story Featuring Seven Soldiers of Victory

Storyline

Vigilante and Billy Gunn track the Black Star to the Sixty Kiddy Club, where they are attacked by the Rattler and his men while both groups are searching for the item needed by the Black Star. Vigilante and Billy capture the Rattler and his men but the Black Star steals the needed item.

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Story Notes

Script credit from the index of the original printing.

Beware! The Black Star Shines! Chapter 7

Story Featuring Seven Soldiers of Victory

Storyline

The Black Star has assembled the items needed create a black light ray to give him and other animals a giant size and strength. But he fails to defeat the Seven Soldiers with the giant animals, and when Stripesy fells him with a blow into the path of his black light ray, The Black Star dies.

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The Origin of Starman

Story Featuring Starman

Storyline

Short history of Starman.

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Story Notes

Text feature with cover reprint of Adventure Comics #61. References Adventure Comics #67; All-Star Comics #8; All-Star Comics #23; and Adventure Comics #102.

Starman's Lucky Star!

Story Featuring Starman

Storyline

Ray Talbot has his blindness cured during a scuffle when Starman rescues him from a kidnapping.

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Story Notes

Script credit from Adventure Comics #81 index.

The Super-Exiles of Earth!

Story Featuring Justice League

Storyline

Dr. Destiny creates a dream Justice League from the Justice League members' dreams, that is more powerful than the originals. The dream League goes on a crime spree and the real League is banished from Earth, until they return in their secret identities and defeat the dream League and destroy Dr. Destiny's Materiopticon.

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Story Notes

This may be the first story to feature a Green Arrow/Green Lantern team-up. The Leaguers learn each other's secret identities in this story but Superman removes their memories of that knowledge at the end. References Justice League of America #5 and Justice League of America #12. Story in three chapters of 9 pages, 10.67 pages, and 4.67 pages.

Keep on PLOPin'
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Story Notes

House ad for Plop! (DC, 1973 series) #6, on sale April 16th, with cover shown. At bottom of page 20 of Super-Exiles story.

Letter Column Featuring JLA Mail Room

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Story Notes

Letters from: Joe Arul, Ray Engelberg, Brian Schuck, Joe Filice, John Potter, William C. Horak.

A JLA Mail Room Extra! The Fuss 'n' Feathers over Hawkman

Letter Column Featuring JLA Mail Room

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Story Notes

Letters from: Keith Tuxhorn, Scott Gibson, Dan Veltre, Alan Turniansky, Helmut Schrotter regarding Hawkman's resignation from the Justice League. Logo illustration is a panel from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #109.

There's No Escape from the House of Secrets
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Story Notes

House ad for House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #121, on sale April 23th. At bottom of final page of Super-Exiles story.

The Amazing New Airplane Kite

Ad Featuring Super Fly Kite

Story Notes

Ad for Super Fly kite from Bilway Corp. On back cover.

The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac."

Ad Featuring Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System

Storyline

Mac builds up his muscles using a Charles Atlas course and fights back against the bully who used to kick sand in his face on the beach.

Story Notes

Ad in sequential art form for Charles Atlas' bodybuilding course. On inside back cover.

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

Story Notes

Ad for toy soldiers from unknown company.

100 pc. Toy Soldier Set

Ad Featuring 100 Toy Soldiers

Story Notes

Lucky Products ad for toy set. Between pages 4-5 of Starman story.

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

Story Notes

Ad for toys and novelties. Between pages 4-5 of Starman story.

Attention, Comic Fans!
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House ad for Famous 1st Edition Sensation Comics #1 and Limited Collectors' Edition The Return of Tarzan, with covers shown, on sale May 7th.

The Super Catalogue

Ad Featuring Passaic Book Center Comics

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Ad for catalogue of comics, magazines, and books.

Make Excellent Extra Cash...

Ad Featuring Engravaplates Social Security Cards

Story Notes

Ad for sales people for engraved metal social security cards.

The Line of DC Super-Stars for the Best Comics
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House ad for DC Comics with some covers shown in black-and-white. Between pages 1-2 of Vigilante story.

Look, Fellows!

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

Story Notes

Ad for sales people for Grit newspaper. Between pages 1-2 of Vigilante story.

"We Can Put DC Comics Right in Your Mail Box."
Story Notes

House ad for DC Comics subscriptions. Between pages 6-7 pf Crimson Avenger story.

3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Ad Featuring Niresk Fishing Outfits

Story Notes

Ad for fishing equipment. Niresk Discount Sales. Between pages 6-7 of Crimson Avenger story.

If You Own Tapes or Records

Ad Featuring E-C Tape Service Recordings

Story Notes

Ad for compilation tapes of hit songs of 17 different years. Between pages 10-11 of JLA story.

Karate

Ad Featuring Universal Self-Defense System

Story Notes

Ad for martial arts training information. On inside front cover.