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Issue: Justice League of America #239
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Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/12/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 CAD
£0.35 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alan Gold (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #13.
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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:  
Disclose Reprinted In2
reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Chuck Patton (signed)
Mike Machlan (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Justice League of America
Vixen; Mother Windom; General Mustapha Maksai (shadow)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
In the Shadow of the Ox

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Chuck Patton; Rick Hoberg (pages 19-23)
Mike Machlan
Gene D'Angelo
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Justice League of America
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent] (leaves); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (leaves); Flash [Barry Allen] (leaves); Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zatanna; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Steel [Hank Heywood III]; Vibe [Paco Ramone]; Gypsy [Cynthia Reynolds]; Vixen [Mari Jiwe McCabe]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback cameo); Green Arrow (flashback cameo); Firestorm (flashback cameo); Hawkman (flashback cameo); Black Canary (flashback cameo)]; Sue Dibny; Dale Gunn; Rosita Ramone; Mother Windom; General Mustapha Maksai (villain, introduction as The Gored Ox, dies); Starro (flashback cameo); Despero (flashback cameo); Amazo (flashback cameo); Anansi the Spider
After Aquaman explains his decision to reform the League to Wonder Woman, Superman, and The Flash, Rosita Ramone delivers the news that General Maksai has kidnapped Mother Windom to try and force Vixen to give him the Tantu Totem. But the talisman causes a monstrous transformation in Maksai, reversed only when Vixen retrieves it and Maksai falls to his death.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman Extra #12 published January 1985
as Im Schatten des Stiers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s #1 published October 2011
as In the Shadow of the Ox [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23
G-1846
Credits include: "Very special thanks to Rick Hoberg for assistance on pages 19-23." Rick Hoberg confirmed via email his role, explaining he may have worked from a rough from Chuck Patton for the first page "to orient positioning and hook up to the other pages."
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Andrew Helfer
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Guest Meanwhile...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Gold [as Alan]
Chuck Patton
Dick Giordano
?
typeset
Subject Matter
JLA Mail Room
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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