Justice League of America #55 - First Appearance of Marty Baxter, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue: #55
Publication date: August 1967
Key date: August 1967
On-sale date: June 13, 1967
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 (cover) of Marty Baxter - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of How Chu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gem Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Claire Morton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Money Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Smashing Sportsman - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Horace Rowland - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp	Dick Grayson, Hourman, Mr. Terrific, Princess Diana, Robin, Terry Sloane, Rex Tyler, Wonder Woman, Marty Baxter First, How Chu First, Gem Girl First, Money Master First, Claire Morton First, Horace Rowland First
1	The Super-Crisis That Struck Earth-Two!	comic story	22	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Barry Allen, The Flash, Dick Grayson, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Hourman, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Mr. Terrific, Princess Diana, Oliver Queen, Robin
2	Down Down Down	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Charles Cuidera; letters: Ira Schnapp
3	-	letters page	1	script: Julius Schwartz
4	Crashing out of Legend!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Charles Cuidera; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	This Wolf Boy Is Jimmy Olsen!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	in-house column	1	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson, George Roussos

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Justice League of America Archives #7 ISBN 1-56389-704-0	2001	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-1718-1	2008	On eBay ›
Crisis on Multiple Earths #2 ISBN 1-4012-0003-6	2003	On eBay ›
Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-5536-7	2015	On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-6660-8	2016	On eBay ›
Crossing Over ISBN 978-1-77950-753-2	2021	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Bridge Between Earths #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-837-7	2025	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #5455 of 261#56 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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