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87February 1971
$0.15

Justice League of America #87

DC · February 1971 · on sale 1970-12-10

First appearance: Blue JayFirst appearance: Jay AbramsFirst appearance: The Silver Sorceress
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
February 1971
Key date
1971-02-00
On-sale date
1970-12-10
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blue Jay - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jay Abrams - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Laura Neilsen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Harry Christos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jack B. Quick - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, The Atom, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Ray Palmer, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1Batman -- King of the Worldcomic story22script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ray HollowayJay Abrams First, Barry Allen, The Atom, Batman, Blue Jay First, Harry Christos First, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Jack B. Quick First, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Laura Neilsen First
2-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson
3-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
4It's Hard to Believe, But--cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-3025-8		2011On eBay ›
Justice League of America Archives #10
ISBN 978-1-4012-3412-6		2012On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6806-0		2017On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Last Survivors of Earth #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8920-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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