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Issue: Justice League of America #156

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Publication Date: July 1978

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Detail

Issues: #156 of 261 Issues (443 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 04/04/1978

Volume: 19

Pages: 52

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0709893055507

Price: $0.60 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)

Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #155.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US

Paper Stock: newsprint; mando (beginning with #254)

Binding: saddle-stitched (#s 39, 48, 58, 67, 76, 110-116, 200 squarebound)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

1 Content Item
- The Fiend with Five Faces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]2

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Indicia

Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Rich Buckler (signed)

Inker(s): Frank Giacoia (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Justice League of America

Character(s): Superman (Earth-1); Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman; Black Canary; Batman (Earth-1); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Fiend with Five Faces

First Line: Beware... the fiend with... five... faces...

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Job Number: S-2889

The Fiend with Five Faces!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway

Penciller(s): Dick Dillin

Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin

Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo

Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Justice League of America

Character(s): Justice League of America [Aquaman; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman (Earth-1); Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Phantom Stranger; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]]; Fiend with Five Faces [Rongo; Dangora; Ku; Mauri; Tane] (villain); Jean Loring; Traya

Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger's mystical abilities are needed when the world is menaced by a family of ancient gods. Later, the Atom asks his fellow teammates for advice about his upcoming marriage to Jean Loring, and whether he should tell her about his super-hero career.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superman Taschenbuch #19 published January 1979
as Der Götze mit fünf Gesichtern [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Super Heroes Album #20 published May 1981
as The Fiend with Five Faces [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 34

Job Number: S-2850

Laugh, Clown, Laugh!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Curt Swan

Inker(s): Vince Colletta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Joker; Hostess Fruit Pies

Character(s): The Joker

Synopsis: The Joker's plot to steal a valuable painting is foiled even though he tried to distract everyone with Hostess Fruit Pies.

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies in sequential art form

Batman's Strangest Cases!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various (illustrations)

Inker(s): various (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Batman

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: house ad for Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-59, including mail-in order form

The DC Explosion!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Staton (illustration, signed)

Inker(s): Joe Staton (illustration)

Colorist(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Rozakis

Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)

Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)

Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): JLA Mail Room

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Job Number: #S-2896

Notes: Letters of comment from Andy Taylor, Thomas Krasker, Neil Durbin, Kenneth Williams, Russel Woodworth, Andy Flaitz, Rhonda Hicks, James Lentini, Doug Taylor, and Ed Via.