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Issue: Justice League of America #179
Publication Date: June 1980
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Issues: #179 of 261 Issues (443 Printings)
Title:
Variant: DC Logo
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/11/1980
Volume: 21
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893055506
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Len Wein (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #177.
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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:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Starlin (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Starlin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman (Earth-1); Firestorm; Batman (Earth-1); Green Arrow (Earth-1); Zatanna; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary; Red Tornado]
First Line: As of now, Firestorm is a member of the Justice League!
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In Content Item: FlagGigant #5/1982 published January 1982
as Lovens Voktere får et nytt medlem: Ildstorm [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-328
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The Siren Song of the Satin Satan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League of America
Character(s): Justice League of America [Superman (Earth-1); Batman (Earth-1); Green Arrow (Earth-1); Black Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]; Zatanna; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Martin Stein] (joins); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol] (cameo); Aquaman (cameo); Wonder Woman (Earth-1, cameo); Elongated Man (cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Green Arrow (Earth-1, cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (cameo flashback)]; The Satin Satan [Sabrina Sultress] (villain); Doreen Day; Cliff Carmichael; Cal Remington; Rosco Remington (cameo); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: With Superman's sponsorship, Firestorm is voted into the League. Later, Ronnie hears from his friends that Cal's brother vanished from a discotheque under mysterious circumstances. He investigates as Firestorm and is captured by the Satin Satan.
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In Content Item: FlagGerechtigkeitsliga #13 published January 1980
as Sirenengesang des Satans! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #5/1982 published January 1982
as Silke-Satans sirenesang! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: J-6529
Disclose Notes: Story continues in #180.
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Joker; Hostess Fruit Pies
Character(s): The Joker
Synopsis: The Joker's plot to steal a valuable painting is foiled even though he tried to distract everyone with Hostess Fruit Pies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies in sequential art form.
Copyright © 1978 Continental Baking Company
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): JLA Mail Room
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-512
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Matt Kurtz, Michael Burkhalter, and Alicia Wu.
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Volume 80 Issue 10 - Week of March 10, 1980

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis; Fred Hembeck ("Hembeck" strip)
Penciller(s): ?; Fred Hembeck ("Hembeck" strip)
Inker(s): ?; Fred Hembeck ("Hembeck" strip)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Fred Hembeck ("Hembeck" strip)
Editor(s): Bob Rozakis
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daily Planet
Character(s): Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Batman; Flash; Vigilante
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes an article on New Adventures of Superboy #5, Direct Currents for comics on sale the week of March 24th, an Ask the Answer Man column, an article on Warlord #34, and a Hembeck strip starring Batman, Flash, and Vigilante.

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