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195October 1981
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

Justice League of America #195

DC · October 1981 · on sale 1981-06-16

First appearance: Roger HaydenFirst appearance: Psycho-PirateFirst appearance: The Floronic Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#195
Publication date
October 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
On-sale date
1981-06-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Roger Hayden - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Psycho-Pirate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Floronic Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Mist - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Rag Doll - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Peter Merkel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Monocle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jonathan Cheval - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret Society of Super-Villains Battles the Justice League of Americacover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Brain Wave, The Cheetah, Jonathan Cheval First, Phillip Cobb, Debbi Domaine, Firestorm, The Flash, The Floronic Man First, Crystal Frost, Jay Garrick, Carter Hall
1Targets on Two Worldscomic story25script: George Pérez, Gerry Conway; pencils: George Pérez; inks: John Beatty; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Brain Wave, The Cheetah, Jonathan Cheval First, Phillip Cobb, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, Doctor Fate, Debbi Domaine
3-illustration2pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Snapper Carr, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, Doctor Fate, Dr. Mid-Nite, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, The Flash
4-letters page1script: Ted P. Skimmer

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893055510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Comics Classics Library: Justice League of America by George Perez #2
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Series context

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Sources

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