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150January 1978
$0.60

Justice League of America #150

DC · January 1978 · on sale 1977-10-04

First appearance: Rac ShadeFirst appearance: Shade, the Changing Man
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#150
Publication date
January 1978
Key date
1978-01-00
On-sale date
1977-10-04
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60
Pages
52
Barcode
0709893055501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rac Shade - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Shade, the Changing Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Killer Keycover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Snapper Carr, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Hawkman
2The Key--or Not the Keycomic story35script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, Anakronus, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Janet Carr, Jimmy Carr, John Carr, Mrs. Carr, Snapper Carr, Jimmy Carter, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny
3Two All-New Super-Sized Specials!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: José Luis García-López, Sheldon Mayer; inks: Dan Adkins, Sheldon Mayer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClark Kent, Princess Diana, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, Superman, Uncle Sam, Wonder Woman
4Big News!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Al Milgrom, Steve Ditko; inks: Jack Abel, Steve Ditko; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDoctor Fate, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, Green Lantern, The Huntress, Kent Nelson, Sylvester Pemberton, Alan Scott, Rac Shade First, Shade, the Changing Man First, The Star-Spangled Kid, Helena Wayne, Wildcat
5-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice League of America: The Wedding of the Atom and Jean Loring #[nn]
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Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-245-2		2020On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-77951-016-7		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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