Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #8

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1961-10-19

Editing: Julius Schwartz (editor)

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For Sale -- The Justice League!

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Justice League / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Mike Sekowsky
Inks:	Murphy Anderson
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:And now, fellow-criminals -- how much am I bid...
Keywords:auction; cover similarity

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

Justice League of America

Pete Ricketts

Synopsis:: The members of the JLA are auctioned off to the highest underworld bidder.; in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #4 - Justice League of America II (1993)
in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([December] 1993)
in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006]) [black and white]
in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014)
in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([April] 2016)
in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Compare this cover with the cover of Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #15 (December 1951). https://www.comics.org/issue/9272/cover/4/ Auctioneer vs. carnival barker.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

For Sale -- The Justice League!

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Justice League / comic story / 25 pages

Script:	Gardner Fox
Pencils:	Mike Sekowsky
Inks:	Bernard Sachs
Colors:	?
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Justice League of America
First Line of Dialogue or Text:For the first time in their long and checkered careers as enemies of evil -- as crime fighters beyond compare -- as foes of injustice -- The Justice League of America is called upon to go forth and commit the crimes against which they have battled...
Keywords:auction; mind-control

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

Justice League of America

Amazo
(cameo)

Pete Ricketts (villain); Caleb Ray

Synopsis:: While Superman and Batman are away in Dimension X, small-time gangster Pete Ricketts finds a strange ray that he uses to turn the Justice League into a gang of mind-controlled criminals that he auctions off to the highest bidder.; in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #58 (November-December 1967)
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #191 ([circa July 1975])
in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #4 - Justice League of America II (1993)
in Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 ([December] 1993)
in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006]) [black and white]
in The Justice League of America Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014), #1 ([June] 2014)
in Justice League of America: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([April] 2016)
in Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 26 pages in 3 chapters of 8.67 pages, 9.67 pages, and 6.67 pages.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! [Pilgrims]

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

People Are People!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	? (see notes)
Inks:	? (see notes)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:non-fiction; advocacy

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Originally, before the dawn of history, all men were of the same race...
Keywords:racial equality

Synopsis:: PSA on racial equality.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 9 and 10 of the overall story.

Other indexes for this same PSA credit Don Cameron or Bernard Baily for Pencils and Inks. Left as a question mark here.

Relive the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy!

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Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

I'm a Fudge Judge!

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That

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Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / illustration / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:non-fiction; math & science

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cold-water pipes freeze more readily than hot-water pipes...
Keywords:educational feature; science

Synopsis:: Various commonly held beliefs disproven by science.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 19 and 20 of the overall story.

The JLA Mail Room

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JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Mike Sekowsky (header illustration)
Inks:	Bernard Sachs (header illustration)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:The JLA Mail Room [Manhunter face]
Keywords:letters of comment

Characters:

The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Roy Thomas (future comics writer), Steven Manbeck, Lawrence Rich, Mrs. John L. Wright, Richard C. West, Ronald Lehr, David Bibby, Bruce Bossard, Doug Storer.

Between pages 19 and 20 of the overall story.

Kids Flip Their Lids for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar

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Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

Frontier Cabin

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page

Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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For Sale -- The Justice League! (Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page

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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Add 3 INCHES of steel-like Muscles to Your ARMS (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

For Sale -- The Justice League! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 25 pages

Indexer Notes

Tootsie Roll Makes History! [Pilgrims] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

People Are People! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Relive the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

I'm a Fudge Judge! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That (Table of Contents: 7)

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The JLA Mail Room (Table of Contents: 8)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Kids Flip Their Lids for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page

America's Most Exciting War Game - Task Force - Only $1.00 Plus Postage (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page

Reward $2,000.00 for this coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

Frontier Cabin (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page

Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

For Sale -- The Justice League!

(Table of Contents)

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(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

For Sale -- The Justice League!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Tootsie Roll Makes History! [Pilgrims]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

People Are People!

(Table of Contents: 4)

Relive the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

I'm a Fudge Judge!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That

(Table of Contents: 7)

The JLA Mail Room

(Table of Contents: 8)

Kids Flip Their Lids for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

America's Most Exciting War Game - Task Force - Only $1.00 Plus Postage

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Frontier Cabin

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)