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110March-April 1974
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Justice League of America #110

DC · March-April 1974 · on sale 1973-12-06

First appearance: John StewartFirst appearance: Green LanternFirst appearance: John Smith
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#110
Publication date
March-April 1974
Key date
1974-03-00
On-sale date
1973-12-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
100
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of John Stewart - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Green Lantern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Smith - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kathy Sutton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eric Russell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Fran Russell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Murder of Santa Claus, 1973!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Black Canary, Ralph Dibny, Dr. Mid-Nite, Dinah Drake, The Elongated Man, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Green Arrow
2-table of contents1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
3The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!comic story20script: Len Wein; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, Iris West Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern First, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
4The Plight of a Nation! [Part 1]comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Arthur Peddy, Carmine Infantino; inks: Bernard Sachs, Frank GiacoiaJustice Society of America [Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Black Canary; The Atom [Al Pratt]]
5The Plight of a Nation! [Part 2]comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank GiacoiaJustice Society of America [Black Canary; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]]
6The Plight of a Nation! [Part 3]comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex TothJustice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite; Black Canary; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]
8JLA Puzzleactivity1script: Bob Rozakis
9Z -- As in Zatanna -- And Zero Hour!comic story22script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJustice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]]; Zatanna (guest star); Elongated Man (guest star); Zatara (guest star); Amen-Hotep (villain); Allura (villain)
10-activity0.5script: Bob Rozakis
11Justice Society of Americaillustration2pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonThe Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Jim Corrigan, Doctor Fate, Dr. Mid-Nite, Wesley Dodds, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13Flash! The Biggest News in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Gaspar Saladino
14Batman Is Now Bigger Than Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino
15-letters page2script: Martin Pasko, Julius Schwartz; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #221982On eBay ›
Christmas with the Super-Heroes #11988On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1021973On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-3835-3		2013On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6806-0		2017On eBay ›
Green Lantern: John Stewart - A Celebration of 50 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77951-125-6		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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