Volume: 20
Price: 0.40 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1979-08-07
Editing: Joe Orlando (managing editor); Ross Andru (editor)
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"I Accuse!"
(Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks:
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:C-171
Characters:
Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Justice Society of America [Power Girl; Flash [Jay Garrick]]
Reprints (4)
This issue has 2 variants

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 0709893055511

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #171.

I Accuse...
(Table of Contents: 1)

Justice League / comic story / 17 pages

Script:
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils:
Dick Dillin (credited)
Inks:
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors:
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters:
Ben Oda (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:J-6083
Characters:
Justice League of America [The Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Zatanna; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Power Girl; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloane] (deceased)]; The Spirit King
Synopsis:
The two teams race to uncover Mr. Terrific's murderer, the Spirit King, before another hero falls. Both Zatanna and Huntress are injured before the heroes determine that the villain, having a long-standing grudge against him as well, has possessed the JSA's Flash. But before he can be apprehended, the Spirit King returns to Earth-2, leaving the JSA vowing to follow him and bring him to justice.
Reprints (4)

Penguins on Parade
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
? (logo illustration)
Inks:
? (logo illustration)
Colors:
? (logo illustration)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-373

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Steve Reischman, Tamsyn O'Flynn, and T. Sandler.

Volume 79 Issue 33 - Week of August 6, 1979
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.8 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; superhero
Characters:
Flash; Zatanna
Editing
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. "I Accuse!"
    Justice League
  2. I Accuse...
    Justice League
  3. Penguins on Parade
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin
  4. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
  5. Volume 79 Issue 33 - Week of August 6, 1979
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet; Direct Currents
  6. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
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