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Justice League of America, #181 Whitman

Published: August 1980

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Justice League of America #181

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Issue Contents:
A Member No More!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent
  • Kal-El]
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • The Flash [Barry Allen]
  • The Atom [Ray Palmer]
  • Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
  • Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]
  • Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]
  • Aquaman [Arthur Curry]]
Credits
The Stellar Crimes of the Star-Tsar!
Story 1 17 pages superhero
Storyline

Green Arrow and Black Canary are attacked by the Star-Tsar, and Dinah is seriously injured. Snapper Carr tells the Justice League that his Star-Tsar costume was stolen and that identity has now been assumed by astronomer Richard Rigel. After Rigel is captured by the League, Green Arrow resigns from the team.

Characters
  • Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (quits)
  • Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
  • Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]
  • Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]
  • Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
  • The Flash [Barry Allen]
  • Superman [Clark Kent
  • Kal-El]
  • The Atom [Ray Palmer]
  • Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (flashback)]
  • Star-Tsar [Richard Rigel] (villain)
  • Snapper Carr
  • Donna Winter
Credits
The Bobsled Run
Story 2 1 page superhero
Storyline

Green Lantern saves a bobsled team (and their stash of Hostess Twinkies) from a falling ice boulder.

Characters
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Credits
Story Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies in sequential art form. Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company.

Watch Out, World! They're Coming!
Story 3 1 page superhero
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series) #1, on sale August 14.

Beginning Next Issue -- 8 More Pages of All-New Comics!
Story 4 2 pages superhero
Credits
Story Notes

Promo for DC's expanding page count (and price increase) beginning in comics dated September 1980, also identifying new backup features in each title. Includes cover art for Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #182, on sale June 12.

The World's Greatest Fight Is in the Works!
Story 5 1 page superhero
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #28 (second Superman / Spider-Man team-up), which was apparently delayed until the summer of 1981.

A Golden Opportunity!

Featuring Superman Club

Story 6 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Membership application for the Superman Club.

Story 7 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from Mark Lagasse, Alicia Wu, Dave Elyea, and Carl Brown. Page also includes cover art for Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #266, on sale May 22.

Volume 80 Issue 18 - Week of May 5, 1980
Story 8 1 page
Characters
  • Sgt. Rock
Credits
Story Notes

Includes an article on Sgt. Rock #343, Direct Currents for comics on sale the week of May 19th, an article on Detective Comics #493, and an Ask the Answer Man column.

Story 9 0 pages
Characters
  • Green Lantern
Credits