Justice League of America #253 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Origin of Despero!	cover	1	pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Kyle Baker	Batman, Despero, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Gypsy, J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Mari McCabe, Paco Ramone, Cindy Reynolds, Vibe, Vixen, Bruce Wayne
1	Pyre	comic story	22	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Batman, Snapper Carr, Arthur Curry, Despero, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Green Lantern, Gypsy, Hank Heywood III, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan
2	Part III: People Make the Difference	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
3	-	letters page	2	script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Dick Giordano

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893055508
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893055508

Collection	Year
Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7685-0	2018	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-244-9	2025	On eBay ›

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