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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #37
Cover Date: August 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-08-04
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Mike Sekowsky |
| Inks | Bernard Sachs |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Justice Society of America
- Doctor Fate (last in JLA: Incarnations #1; disguised as Superman)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall; last in JLA: Incarnations #1; see Comments; disguised as Martian Manhunter)
- Atom (last in JLA: Incarnations #1; disguised as the JLA Atom)
- Flash (last in JLA: Incarnations #1; disguised as the JLA Flash)
- Mister Terrific (last in JLA: Year One #12; disguised as Batman)
- Johnny Thunder (last in JLA: Incarnations #1)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thunderbolt (last in flashback in issue #220 (Pre-Crisis) or JLA: Year One #12 (Post-Crisis))
Villain(s):
- Johnny Thunder of Earth-One (first appearance; a small-time crook also raised by the Bahdnisian priests; takes control of the Thunderbolt)
- Lawless League of Earth-A (first appearance; Johnny T's gang; given the powers of the Justice League by the Thunderbolt)
- Flash (Race Morrison; first appearance)
- Atom (Barney Judson; first appearance)
- Martian Manhunter (Eddie Orson; first appearance)
- Superman (Ripper Jones; first appearance)
- Batman (Bill Gore; first appearance)
- Green Lantern (Monk Loomis; first appearance)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Flash (Barry Allen; also in flashback to his origin; does not become the Flash)
- Abin Sur (behind the scenes; spaceship saved by the Thunderbolt)
- Batman (is discouraged on his first case by the Thunderbolt; retires)
- Dr. Erdel (teleport machine deactivated by the Thunderbolt)
- Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Ray Palmer of Earth-A (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (kept from exploding by the Thunderbolt)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Central City
- Gotham City (n brief flashback to Batman's first case)
- Earth-Two
- Earth-A (first appearance; a divergent universe created by the Thunderbolt)
Comment(s):
- A post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #47/2 (August 2007 [June 6]): "History of the Multiverse, Chapter Three"
Story Reprinted in:
- Justice League of America Archives #5 (July 1999)
- Crisis on Multiple Earths #[1] (July 2002)
- Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 (2007)
Solicitation:
- The annual JLA/JSA crossover kicks off when the Johnny Thunder of Earth-1 takes control of the Earth-2 counterpart's Thunderbolt. Using the power of the Thunderbolt, Johnny goes back in time to prevent the JLA from ever existing!