Justice League of America, #144
Published: July 1977
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"I'll crush you all! You'll never get a chance to form your Justice League!"
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Frank McLaughlin
The Cornered Clown
Storyline
The Joker tries to escape the police by bribing them with Hostess Fruit Pies but it doesn't work.
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies in sequential art form on inside front cover
The Origin of the Justice League-- Minus One!
Storyline
Featuring the near-origin of the JLA told by the Martian Manhunter via tape to Green Arrow.
Credits
- Script: Steve Englehart
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Frank McLaughlin
- Colors: Anthony Tollin
Story Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Reveals how the Justice League almost formed prior to the events in JLA #9.
The Greatest Batman Thriller of the Decade!!
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
Story Notes
house ad for Limited Collector's Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-51, on sale May 5
Super-Group Excitement!
Story Notes
House ad for Secret Society of Super-Villains (DC, 1976 series) #8, The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #12, and Freedom Fighters (DC, 1976 series) #9.
Credits
- Script: Bob Rozakis
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Tex Blaisdell (uncertain)
Story Notes
Includes letters from Fred G. Hembeck, Beth Monteleone, Peter Sanderson.
The Plague That Struck the Justice League!
Featuring 100 Issues Ago
Storyline
This is a two-page recap, including reprinted panels, of the story from Justice League of America #44 (April 1966).
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino