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Issue: DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s #1

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Publication Date: October 2011

Issue #1

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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue

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Variant: unnamed

Rating: Rated T Teen

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 08/10/2011

Volume: none

Pages: 60

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194130575200111

Price: $4.99 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Jim Chadwick; Chynna Clugston Flores (assistant)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.

Paper Stock:

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: One-Shot

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1 Content Item
- In the Shadow of the Ox [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.

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Content Items (3 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Ron Randall (signed)

Inker(s): Ron Randall (signed)

Colorist(s): Carlos Badilla (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Justice League of America

Character(s): Justice League of America [Steel; Vixen; Vibe; Aquaman; Martian Manhunter; Gypsy; Zatanna]; Felix Faust

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway

Penciller(s): Ron Randall

Inker(s): Ron Randall

Colorist(s): Carlos Badilla (pages 1-7, 9-10); Tony Avina (pages 8, 11-26)

Letterer(s): Carlos M. Mangual

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Justice League of America

Character(s): Justice League of America [Vibe; Zatanna; Gypsy; Steel; Aquaman; Elongated Man; Vixen; Martian Manhunter]; Dale Gunn; Felix Faust; Geoff; Lamont

Synopsis: Using an ancient artifact and the despair permeating Detroit, Felix Faust attacks the current Justice League of America as they are giving a tour of their new headquarters to schoolchildren, in hopes of quickly defeating them and drawing out the bigger guns. But inspired by one of the schoolchildren, the JLA fights back until Gypsy accidentally destroys Faust's artifact and breaks the spell.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 26

Notes: The schoolchild is named Geoff, an obvious nod to DC's Chief Creative Officer, and Detroit-area native, Geoff Johns.

In the Shadow of the Ox

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway

Penciller(s): Chuck Patton; Rick Hoberg (pages 19-23)

Inker(s): Mike Machlan (finishes)

Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo

Letterer(s): John Costanza

Editor(s): Alan Gold (original editor)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Justice League of America

Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman; Wonder Woman; Flash; Aquaman; Martian Manhunter; Gypsy; Zatanna; Vixen; Elongated Man; Steel; Vibe; Green Lantern (flashback cameo); Batman (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 (dies); Starro (flashback cameo); Despero (flashback cameo); Amazo (flashback cameo); Anansi the Spider

Synopsis: 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.

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From Content Item: Flag

Justice League of America #239 [Direct Sales] published June 1985
was In the Shadow of the Ox [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 23

Notes: 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."