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Another “Giant” issue featuring two stories though this time the second story is a reprint from issue 40.
Justice League of America – Volume 1 – 140
General Info
Issue No:
140
On Sale Date:
December 1976
Cover Date:
March 1977
Era:
Bronze Age
Story Title:
No Man Escapes the Manhunter!
Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!
Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!
Creative Team
Cover Artist:
Rich Buckler, Frank McLaughlin
Writer:
Steve Englehart (First Story), Gardner Fox (Second Story)
Penciller:
Dick Dillin (First Story), Mike Sekowsky (Second Story)
Inker:
Frank McLaughlin (First Story), Bernard Sachs (Second Story)
Letterer:
N/A
Colourist:
N/A
Editor:
E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor), Julius Schwartz
Characters
Main:
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince), Batman (Bruce Wayne), Superman (Clark Kent/Kal El), The Flash (Barry Allen), Black Canary (Dinah Lance), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), Hawkman (Katar Hol), Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
Heroes:
N/A
Villains:
Manhunters, The Grandmaster, The Shark, Mirror Master, Andrew Helm
Olympians:
N/A
Amazons:
N/A
Other:
Manhunter (Mark Shaw), Guardians of the Universe
First Story Synopsis
Manhunter Mark Shaw captures Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Black Canary, accusing Green Lantern of destroying an inhabited planet. Batman proves that the accusation is false, but the League uncovers a much larger plot by the Manhunters to discredit the Guardians of the Universe.
Second Story Synopsis
Andrew Helm creates a machine intended to create world peace, but which malfunctions and causes evil. The Justice League of America traces the source of the mayhem, battles illusory creatures summoned from their subconscious minds, and turns off the malfunctioning machine.
