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Justice League of America 41

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41

Cover Date: December 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-10-2

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Key-Master of the World!" (23 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMike Sekowsky
InksBernard Sachs
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America
Atom II (Ray Palmer; last in Batman Vol. 1 #177; next in Atom #22)
Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #177/2; next in Detective Comics #346)
Flash (Barry Allen; last in Flash Vol. 1 #157/2; next in Teen Titans #1)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #41/2; next in Flash Vol. 1 #158/2)
Hawkman (Katar Hol; next in Hawkman Vol. 1 #11; uses the Absorbascon to learn the Justice Leaguer's secret identities)
Martian Manhunter (in between House of Mystery #155 and #156/2)
Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #89/2; next in Action Comics #331)
Wonder Woman (last in Brave and the Bold #63; next in Teen Titans #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Snapper Carr (next in issue #43)
Robin (last in Batman Vol. 1 #177/2; next in Detective Comics #346)
Hawkgirl (in between Hawkman Vol. 1 #10/2 and #11)

Villain(s):

The Key (first appearance; uses a psycho-chemical enhancement to control minds; last in flashback in JLA #9; next in issue #63)
Key-Men (first appearance; Key's henchmen in costumes)
Wrecker (last in Detective Comics #197)
Monarch Butterfly crooks (first appearance; gang who fly aided by motor driven butterfly wings)
Weather Wizard (last in Flash Vol. 1 #145; next in Detective Comics #353)
Invisible Destroyer (last in JLA: Year One #7)

Location(s):

United States of America
Central City
Gotham City (fairgrounds located outside of city)
Happy Harbor
Secret Sanctuary
Ivy Town
Midway City
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Washington, DC

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America #141 (April 1977) [partial reprint]
Justice League of America Archives #6 (November 2000)
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 (2007 [February 2008])
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 ([August] 2016)
Justice League of America: The Silver Age #4 ([September] 2018)

Solicitation:

The Key administers a psycho-chemical to the JLA which forces them to disband and become unable to see his henchmen commit robberies. However, they are returned to normal when Hawkgirl discovers the situation, and go on to defeat The Key.


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