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51February 1967
$0.12

Justice League of America #51

DC · February 1967 · on sale 1966-12-13

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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
February 1967
Key date
1967-02-00
On-sale date
1966-12-13
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Allura - 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
0Z as in Zatanna and Zero Hour!cover1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappThe Atom, Batman, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Ray Palmer, Bruce Wayne, Zatanna
1Z -- as in Zatanna -- and Zero Hour!comic story22script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAllura First, The Atom, Batman, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Hal Jordan, Ray Palmer, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Zatanna
2Sgt. Rock's 6 Battle Starspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
3Do It Cool!public service announcement0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4Peace on Earthpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Batman and Hawkmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Batman Pin-Upspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson, Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman; Robin; Joker; Riddler; Penguin
7-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
8-in-house column0.67letters: typeset
9-statement of ownership0.33script: Irwin Donenfeld
10-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino; inks: George Klein, Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
12JLA Mail Room -- Extraletters page1script: Julius Schwartz

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice League of America #1101974On eBay ›
JLA: Zatanna's Search #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0188-1
2004On eBay ›
Justice League of America Archives #7
ISBN 1-56389-704-0
2001On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1718-1
2008On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6660-8
2016On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Bridge Between Earths #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-837-7
2025On eBay ›

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Sources

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