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Issue: Justice League of America #43
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 01/25/1966
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
 
 

Statement of Ownership
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Nothing beats the Royal Flush Gang...
Reprinting
FlagJustice League of America Archives #6 published December 2000
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 published February 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pencilling and inking credits per Julius Schwartz's editorial records. Inking formerly credited to Murphy Anderson and Bernard Sachs. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
non-fiction, opinion
Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1959.
The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Justice League of America
Royal Flush Gang [Ace [Professor Amos Fortune]; King; Queen; Jack; Ten] (villains, introduction for all);
The royal flush is the strongest hand in the game of poker, just as it proves to be in the game of life-and-death
The JLA fights the Royal Flush Gang and their stellaration-powered abilities to a draw until they play their wild card: Snapper.
Reprinting
Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-17 published June 1973
as The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagJustice League of America Archives #6 published December 2000
as The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 published February 2007
as The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
23
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Reprint in JLA Archives credits the lettering to Joe Letterese.

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 7.67 pages each.

Snapper Carr is hit with stellaration and becomes the Joker (not the Batman villain) for this story.
Second Smash Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 [second Silver Age Spectre], on sale January 25
A Fabulous First!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
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Miscellaneous
0.33
house ad for Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #49, on sale January 1
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Here are some tips on how to get started...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.5
listing of DC comics on sale in early February
Look -- Up in the Sky!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
1
house ad for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 [80 Page Giant #G-20], on sale January 18
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Statement of October 1, 1965
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022
Revised statement including circulation numbers appears in the August issue (#46).
Riddler on the Move

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
0.5
house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #179, on sale January 20
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction, science and technology
Mysteries in Space!
An average of three eclipses...
astronomical facts
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Miscellaneous
1
Get with It, Cats!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (illustration)
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
1
subscription ad for DC comics (10 issues for $1.00)
Check and Double Check!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
house ad for DC comics
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
JLA Mail Room
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters submitted by Sal Iacopelli, William Garnett, Gary Hornback, Mark Hanerfeld, and Bill Fuller.

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