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Justice League of America, #136

Published: November 1976

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Justice League of America #136

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Issue Contents:
Crisis on Earth-S!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol
  • Carter Hall]] (Earth-1)
  • Justice Society of America [Batman [Gotham City Police Commissioner Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]] (all Earth-2)
  • Dr. Light [Arthur Light] (Earth-1 villain)
  • Joker (Earth-2 villain)
  • Shade (Earth-2 villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Source for Giacoia inks credit is “The Justice League Reader” (Gruenwald 1977), published in Amazing World of DC Comics #14. Inks previously attributed here to Jack Abel.

Crisis on Earth-S!
Story 1 17 pages superhero
Storyline

As King Kull's plan continues, the JLA,JSA and Squadron of Justice teams thwart the next phase. Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt (with Mercury), meanwhile, meets up with a powerless Billy and Mary Batson, and Freddy Freeman, who have been wondering with all that has been occuring why they haven't been able to summon Shazam's mystic thunderbolts to change them into the Marvel Family. Johnny's Thunderbolt fixes this by using his magic to change them, and now the Marvels ready themselves to join in the fight. To be concluded...

Characters
  • Justice League of America [Hawkman [Katar Hol
  • Carter Hall]
  • Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol
  • Shiera Hall]] (all Earth-1)
  • Justice Society of America [Batman [Gotham City Police Commissioner Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Johnny Thunder
  • Thunderbolt] (all Earth-2)
  • Shazam's Squadron of Justice [Mister Scarlet
  • Pinky
  • Bulletman
  • Bulletgirl] (all Earth-S)
  • King Kull (Earth-S villain)
  • The Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
  • The Joker (Earth-2 villain, intro)
  • The Weeper (Earth-S villain)
  • Doctor Light [Arthur Light] (Earth-1 villain)
  • Marvel Family [as powerless Billy Batson
  • Freddy Freeman
  • Mary Batson]
Credits
Story Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. First appearance of Earth-2 Joker, who reappears later in Huntress [Helena Wayne] backup stories in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #281-283, The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #200 (cameo), and Infinity, Inc. (DC, 1984 series) #6 (cameo). JLA-JSA with Fawcett heroes story continues from #135; concludes in #137.

Green Lantern and the Fruit Pie Scene
Story 2 1 page superhero
Storyline

Dr. Live captures people and shrinks them to tiny size.

Characters
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
  • Dr. Live
Credits
Story Notes

advertisement in sequential art form for Hostess Fruit Pies

The DC Line of Super-Stars
Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

house ad for DC titles Kobra (DC, 1976 series), Teen Titans (DC, 1976 series), Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series), Super Friends (DC, 1976 series), and Welcome Back, Kotter (DC, 1976 series)

Story 4 1 page
Storyline

letters submitted by Joe Peluso, Bob Rodi, Scott Gibson, Scott R. Taylor

Credits
Justice for All Includes Children, 7
Story 5 1 page advocacy; superhero
Characters
  • Superman
Credits
Story Notes

published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges