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Issue: Justice League of America #8
Publication Date: December 1961
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Issues: #8 of 261 Issues (443 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/19/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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For Sale--The Justice League!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]]; Pete Ricketts (villain)
Synopsis: The members of the JLA are auctioned off to the highest underworld bidder.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America Archives #2 [First Printing] published December 1993
as Justice League of America #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 published February 2005
as For Sale--The Justice League! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Justice League of America Omnibus #1 published June 2014
as Justice League of America #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Compare this cover with the cover of Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #15 (December 1951). https://www.comics.org/issue/9272/cover/4/ Auctioneer vs. carnival barker.
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Add 3 INCHES of steel-like Muscles to Your ARMS

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 4 Power-packed inches to your chest... FAST... IN JUST 30 DAYS!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering the Joe Weider Power-Packed Muscle-Building Course. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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For Sale--The Justice League!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Justice League of America [The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Snapper Carr]; Pete Ricketts (villain); Caleb Ray; Amazo (cameo)
First Line: For the first time in their long and checkered careers as enemies of evil -- as crime fighters beyond compare -- as foes of injustice -- The Justice League of America is called upon to go forth and commit the crimes against which they have battled...
Synopsis: While Superman and Batman are away in Dimension X, small-time gangster Pete Ricketts finds a strange ray that he uses to turn the Justice League into a gang of mind-controlled criminals that he auctions off to the highest bidder.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #58 published November 1967
as For Sale -- The Justice League! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #191 published July 1975
as For Sale--The Justice League! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America Archives #2 [First Printing] published December 1993
as For Sale--The Justice League! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 published February 2005
as For Sale--The Justice League! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Justice League of America Omnibus #1 published June 2014
as For Sale--The Justice League! [Chapter 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Justice League of America Omnibus #1 published June 2014
as For Sale--The Justice League!, Chapter 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Justice League of America Omnibus #1 published June 2014
as For Sale--The Justice League!, Chapter 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 26 pages in 3 chapters of 8.67 pages, 9.67 pages, and 6.67 pages.
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Tootsie Roll Makes History! [Pilgrims]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): pilgrims
First Line: When the Pilgrims sailed for Plymouth Rock
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll candy, presented with rhyming ad copy. Between pages 9 and 10 of the overall story. Lower third of page.

The entire rhyme goes as follows:
When the Pilgrims sailed for Plymouth Rock, America was their goal.
But between you and me, they were looking for delicious Tootsie Roll.
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People Are People!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (see notes)
Inker(s): ? (see notes)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
First Line: Originally, before the dawn of history, all men were of the same race...
Synopsis: PSA on racial equality.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 9 and 10 of the overall story.

Other indexes for this same PSA credit Don Cameron or Bernard Baily for Pencils and Inks. Left as a question mark here.
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Relive the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Lana Lang
First Line: In every issue of Superboy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: DC house ad for Superboy. Reproduces the cover illustration for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #93 (December 1961). The cover price in the illustration is left blank, as Superboy #93 would become the first 12-cent issue of the title.

Between pages 9 and 10 of the overall story. Lower third of page.
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I'm a Fudge Judge!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Fudge Judge
First Line: And I declare Tootsie Roll Fudge the winner!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Fudge candy. Between pages 19 and 20 of the overall story. Lower third of page.
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Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: Cold-water pipes freeze more readily than hot-water pipes...
Synopsis: Various commonly held beliefs disproven by science.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 19 and 20 of the overall story.
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The JLA Mail Room

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Roy Thomas (future comics writer), Steven Manbeck, Lawrence Rich, Mrs. John L. Wright, Richard C. West, Ronald Lehr, David Bibby, Bruce Bossard, Doug Storer.

Between pages 19 and 20 of the overall story.
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Kids Flip Their Lids for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: "Best lick on a stick"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bars. Lower third of story page 26, the final page of the overall story.
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America's Most Exciting War Game - Task Force - Only $1.00 Plus Postage

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Only $1.00 Plus Postage
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Task Force" war game from Helen of Toy, Co. Rego Park 74, New York. Only $1.00 plus postage.

Ad runs vertically on full page. On final interior page of the comic.
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Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Stop spending pocket change worth hundreds of dollars.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a catalogue of coins and their values from Best Values Co. Black and white ad on inside back cover. Top half of page.
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Frontier Cabin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
First Line: Big enough for 2-3 kids!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a play Frontier Cabin "Constructed of specially treated safe... flameproof and waterproof DuPont Polyethylene" for $1.00 or 5 for $4.00. Black and white ad on inside back cover. Lower half of page.
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Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Show this to Dad - Tell Him Name and Number of Model You Want!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy Manufacturing Company offering Christmas gift suggestions of various Daisy B-B guns (prices $5.95 to $14.95) and the 1961 Daisy catalog, picturing all Daisy products. Color ad on back cover.

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