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Justice League of America 16

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16

Cover Date: December 1962
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1962-10-30

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Cover Credits:
Art: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Cavern of Deadly Spheres!" (24 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMike Sekowsky
InksBernard Sachs
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America
Aquaman (in between World's Finest Comics #129/2 and #130/2)
Atom II (Ray Palmer; next in Atom #4)
Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #152/3; next in Detective Comics #310)
Flash (Barry Allen; in between Flash #133 and #134)
Green Arrow (in between World's Finest Comics #130/3 and #131/3)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #17 and #18)
Martian Manhunter (in between Detective Comics #310/2 and #311/2)
Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #65/3; next in Action Comics #295)
Wonder Woman (next in Wonder Woman #136)

Supporting Character(s):

Snapper Carr (writes up and draws a solution to the adventure presented in this story)

Villain(s):

The Maestro (first appearance; a fictional character created by Jerry Thomas to represent a way of defeating the Justice League; no actual appearance)

Other Character(s):

Jerry Thomas (behind the scenes; the JLA's "biggest fan"; next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11; see Comments)

Location(s):

Secret Sanctuary

Comment(s):

The main part of this story is a fictional adventure drawn up and written by Jerry Thomas (who makes no actual appearance in this story, but appears next as a policeman in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11. Jerry Thomas is an amalgam for fans Jerry Bails and (future comic professional) Roy Thomas.

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America #113/3 (September-October 1974)
Justice League of America Archives #3 ([December] 1994)
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 (December 2005)
Justice League of America Omnibus #1 (March 2014)
Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #3 ([December] 1994)
US in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006])
US in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014)
US in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 (2016 [February 2017])
US in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020)

Solicitation:

The Maestro uses mind-control music to orchestrate crimes and capture the JLA!


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