Price: 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1986-02-11
Editing: Andy Helfer (credited) (editor); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor)
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The Murderous Menace of... ...Despero!
(Table of Contents)

Justice League / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Luke McDonnell (signed as Luke)
Inks:
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Justice League of America
Reprints (2)
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: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #25.

A New Way to Read Science Fiction
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Hunters and Prey
(Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils:
Luke McDonnell (credited)
Inks:
Bill Wray (credited)
Colors:
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-2403
Characters:
Justice League of America Adam (villain); Burt Biloxi; Robin Flynn (cameo)
Synopsis:
J'onn J'onzz and Gypsy try to solve the murder of Pamela Cross. Zatanna is held captive by the cult of Adam who plans on using Zatanna's DNA to boost his powers of persuasion. Despero the Reborn crashes the remains of the JLA Satellite to Earth.
Reprints (2)

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

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Robert Greenberger (credited as Bob Greenberger) (logo illustration)
Pencils:
Inks:
Dick Giordano (logo illustration)
Colors:
? (logo illustration)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-2324

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jim Ficken, Jeff Mitchell, Jim McClain, Johnny G., John Ritter, Gonzalo Duran.

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    Table of Contents
  1. The Murderous Menace of... ...Despero!
    Justice League
  2. A New Way to Read Science Fiction
  3. Hunters and Prey
    Justice League
  4. ["Of This and That"]
    Meanwhile...
  5. [no title indexed]
    JLA Mail Room
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