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Justice League of America 43

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #43

Cover Date: March 1966
Cover Price: $0.12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang!" (23 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMike Sekowsky
InksBernard Sachs
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America:
Batman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #91; next in Detective Comics #349)
Flash (Barry Allen; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #43; next in Brave and the Bold #65)
Hawkman (in between Hawkman Vol. 1 #12 and #13)
Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #91/2; next in Action Comics #332)
Wonder Woman (last in Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Snapper Carr (last in issue #41; creates the costumed identity of The Joker to defeat the Royal Flush Gang)
Hawkgirl (in between Hawkman Vol. 1 #12 and #13)

Villain(s):

Royal Flush Gang (first appearance):
Ace (revealed to be Amos Fortune; last as Mister Memory in issue #14; also in flashback to his youth and shortly before this story; next, as Ace of Clubs in issue #54)
King of Clubs (first name Kerry; first appearance; also in flashback to his youth and shortly before this story; next in Superman Confidential #1)
Queen of Clubs (Queenie; first appearance; also in flashback to his youth and shortly before this story; next in Superman Confidential #1)
Jack of Clubs (first name Jack; first appearance; also in flashback to his youth and shortly before this story; next in Superman Confidential #1)
Ten of Clubs (Tom Dillon; first appearance; also in flashback to his youth and shortly before this story; next in Superman Confidential #1)

Location(s):

Midway City
Central City
Secret Sanctuary
Plateau City (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-17 (June 1973)
Justice League of America #142 (May 1977) [partial reprint]
Justice League of America Archives #6 (November 2000)
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 (2007)

Solicitation:

The JLA fights the Royal Flush Gang and their stelleration-powered abilities to a draw, until they play their wild card...Snapper.


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