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Justice League of America 171

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #171

Cover Date: October 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1979-07-03

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Dick Dillin (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsDick Dillin
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingRoss Andru

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America:
Flash (Barry Allen; last in DC Retroactive: JLA - The '70s #1)
Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #341/2)
Hawkman (Katar Hol; last in DC Retroactive: JLA - The '70s #1)
Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #317)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #128)
Red Tornado (last in flashback in JSA #61)
Zatanna (last in issue #168; chairman)

Guest Star(s):

Justice Society of America
Huntress II (last in Adventure Comics #465/3)
Doctor Fate (last in flashback in JSA #61)
Flash (Jay Garrick; last in flashback in JSA #61)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in flashback in JSA #61)
Hawkman (Carter Hall; last in flashback in JSA #61)
Mister Terrific (last in flashback in JSA #61; also in flashback before that story; dies)
Power Girl (last in flashback in JSA #61)

Villain(s):

Spirit King (Roger Romaine; first appearance; behind the scenes; see Comments)

Location(s):

JLA Satellite

Comment(s):

This story takes place six months after Adventure Comics #462.
It is stated in this story that both Mister Terrific and The Flash (Jay Garrick) had fought the Spirit King in the past, but those stories are untold.
A post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #45/2 (August 2007 [June 20]): "History of the Multiverse, Chapter Five"

Story Reprinted in:

Crisis on Multiple Earths #5 ([June] 2010)
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #3 ([September] 2021)
Crisis on Multiple Earths #3 - Countdown to Crisis ([August] 2023)

Solicitation:

The annual Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America team-up begins with a battle with the Spirit King!


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