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Issue: Justice League of America #45
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 04/26/1966
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 ad in Batman #181 and 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
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Shaggy Man; Batman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Atom [Ray Palmer]
The Justice Leaguers were warned there was no way to defeat Shaggy Man--but they were willing to die trying!
Reprinting
FlagJustice League of America Archives #6 published December 2000
as Super-Struggle against Shaggy Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 published February 2007
as Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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.
Dynamite's Coming!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
war
The combat-happy Joes of Easy tore into the Nazis like teenagers wolfin' up a six-foot long hero sandwich...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover; house ad for Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #169, on sale May 3.
The Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Wonder Woman; Snapper Carr; Superman (cameo)]; Shaggy Man (origin, villain); Professor Zagarian; Abner Michaels; moon-being
How's this for a chain-reaction of incredible events?
When the JLA battles two separate unstoppable menaces, Shaggy Man and a rock-creature, the Flash hits on the idea of setting them on each other. When the Shaggy Man destroys the rock creature, the JLA pits the Shaggy Man against a duplicate of himself.
Reprinting
FlagJustice League of America #145 published August 1977
as Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man! [Reprise on Interior Page(s)]select panels with new text
FlagJustice League of America Archives #6 published December 2000
as The Super-Struggle against Shaggy Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Justice League of America #3 published February 2007
as The Super-Struggle Against Shaggy Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23
Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records list only Giacoia as the inker.

Story across 24 pages in three chapters of 5.67, 11.67, and 5.67 pages.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Said a cat suffocating in Squaresville...
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Miscellaneous
0.3
house ad for DC comics in the form of a limerick
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
A super-scoop!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], on sale April 14.
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
I just finished it. How do you like it?
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Miscellaneous
0.5
6390
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Hi, DC fans! Here's another preview peek at the Dynamic Concoction of action, thrills, and laughs we've whipped up to tickle your adventure taste buds in the weeks to come.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
listing of DC comics on sale in the first half of May 1966
Your Free Trip Around the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
informational, opinion
After telling the boys some tales, the sea captain takes them to the library where they can travel anywhere just by reading.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1963.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The famous battle-cry of Hawkman resounds again...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
House ad for Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #14, on sale April 14.
Scooter? Who He?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Swing with Scooter
Forsooth, from Will the Shakespeare's pad alack, there came this swingin' cat....
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7.
For the Most in Thrills...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
various
various
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Go- Go- Go-
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
House ad for issues of The Flash and Detective Comics including cover artwork.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters submitted by Alan Trahern, Patrick Stout, Michael Giampietro, Mike Friedrich, and Wesley D. Myhre.
The Adventures of Andy and George in the G. I Club

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; typeset
?
Subject Matter
military
Andy; George
Guess what I've got, Andy!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover; advertisement for the G. I. Joe Club.
Look What You Can Make with Mattel's Vac-u-Form

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Tanks and cars that roll, planes that fly, boats that float, jewelry that glitters--that's what you can make with Vac-U-Form!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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