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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published [April] 1998
Cover Price 49.95 USD; 70.95 CAD
Pages 232
Editing Bob Kahan; Julius Schwartz (original editor of all reprinted material)

Cover Details - "Justice League of America Archives, Volume 4"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Martian Manhunter; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Workman
Inks John Workman
Colors Rick Taylor; Rob Schwager (separations)

1 page Justice League of America foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Justice League of America Archives, Volume 4"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Notes frontispiece
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #25

6 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Typeset
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #25 [illo only]

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Drones of the Queen Bee!"

Characters Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter]; Queen Bee
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #23

26 page Justice League of America story "Drones of the Queen Bee!"

Characters Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Snapper Carr; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Superman (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo)]; Queen Bee [Queen Zazzala]; Per Kazz
Synopsis The Queen Bee blackmails the JLA into securing the elements she needs for an immortality potion, but even though they fulfill their end of the bargain, they prevent her from her ultimate goal.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #23

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Decoy Missions of the Justice League!"

Characters Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Kanjar Ro
Genre Superhero
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #24

25 page Justice League of America story "Decoy Missions of the Justice League!"

Characters Justice League of America [Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman; Martian Manhunter; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]]; Kanjar Ro; Adam Strange
Synopsis Kanjar Ro gains the ability to split off an aural form of himself and draw off aural forms of the JLA. He leaves his own aural form in his place in jail and uses the aural JLAers to lure their physical forms into traps. Adam Strange learns Kanjar Ro's plot and helps the JLA defeat him.
Genre Superhero
Script Gradner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #24

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Outcasts of Infinity!"

Characters Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #25

25 page Justice League of America story "Outcasts of Infinity!"

Characters Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; three Sfarlians; Kraad the Conqueror
Synopsis The JLA learns of the plight of three Sfarlian scientists who are transported from one world to another, and soon after they leave, the planet they left explodes. The JLAers accompany the Sfarlians and eventually arrive on the home world of the being using the energy created by the Sfarlians to power his weapons, Kraad. There, all the JLAers but the Atom are disintegrated. The Atom uses Green Lantern's ring to reintegrate the Leaguers, and though he scrambles the men's upper and lower halves, they manage to defeat Kraad.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #25

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Four Worlds to Conquer!"

Characters Justice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Martian Manhunter]; Despero
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #26

25 page Justice League of America story "Four Worlds to Conquer!"

Characters Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr]; Midge; Despero
Synopsis Despero escapes his prison and ages half the JLA and dispatches the other half to alternate worlds. When Despero tries to pass himself off as an aged Superman, Wonder Woman snares him in her magic lasso and makes him return the missing members and de-age the others.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #26

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) The "I" Who Defeated the Justice League!

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Martian Manhunter; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #27

25 page Justice League of America story The "I" Who Defeated the Justice League!

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "I"; Amazo
Synopsis An extradimensional being prevents the JLAers from succeeding as a team when he discovers their success drains his life-force. Snapper suggests they reactivate Amazo, whose JLA-derived power overloads the being. Then the JLA must defeat Amazo and solve the crimes "I" prevented them from successfully solving before.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #27

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers!"

Characters The Flash [Barry Allen]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #28

25 page Justice League of America story "The Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Snapper Carr]; Headmaster Mind; Matter Master; Tattooed Man; Top; Carol Ferris
Synopsis Headmaster Mind invents a device which creates natural disasters whenever the JLAers use their powers. Batman's and Green Arrow's failed efforts to stop Headmaster Mind's students Matter Master, Tattooed Man, and the Top without super-powers encourage the other JLAers to take them on without using their special abilities, while Batman and Green Arrow attack Headmaster Mind and his device.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #28

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "Crisis on Earth-Three!"

Characters Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29

24 page Justice League of America story "Crisis on Earth-Three!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo); Martian Manhunter (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (cameo); Snapper Carr]; Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Power Ring; Superwoman; Owlman; Ultraman]
Synopsis The Crime Syndicate is so bored of life on their Earth, designated Earth-3 here, that they come to the JLA's Earth for a new challenge. Just as it looks like the JLA has the upper hand, the Crime Syndicate teleports them to Earth-3, where they have the advantage. To secure a level battlefield the Crime Syndicate plans to go to the Earth-2 and eliminate the JSA.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29

1 page Justice League of America cover reprint (on interior page) "The Most Dangerous Earth of All!"

Characters Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Power Ring; Owlman]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #30

24 page Justice League of America story "The Most Dangerous Earth of All!"

Characters Justice League of America [Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (cameo); Snapper Carr]; Justice Society of America [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); The Atom [Al Pratt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Crime Syndicate [Johnny Quick; Power Ring; Superwoman; Owlman; Ultraman]
Synopsis The JSA is tricked into being transported to Earth-3, so the JLA must battle the Crime Syndicate on Earth-2. But the JLA gets the Crime Syndicate to over-exert themselves, imprisons them between the dimensions, and frees the JSA.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Bernard Sachs
Colors Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #30

1 page text article "Bioigraphies"

Script Mark Waid
Letters Typeset
Notes Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Justice League of America [Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]]; Queen Bee; Despero; Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]]
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Rick Taylor; Rob Schwager (separations)
Letters Ira Schnapp; Typeset
Notes Four small cover reproductions on back cover.
Reprinted from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #23; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #26; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #28; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29