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Justice League of America 185

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #185

Cover Date: December 1980
Cover Price: $50
Publication Date: 1980-09-11

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jim Starlin
Inks: Bob Smith


Story: "Crisis on Apokolips or Darkseid Rising!" (25 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsGeorge Pérez
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America
Batman (next in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #1 as Bruce Wayne)
Firestorm (Ron Raymond and Martin Stein)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; next in Brave and the Bold #173)
Superman (next in World's Finest Comics #266)

Guest Star(s):

Justice Society of America
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson; next in issue #195)
Huntress (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #274/2)
Power Girl (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #274/2)
Wonder Woman (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #300)
Big Barda (next in Mister Miracle Special #1)
Highfather (next in Adventures of Superman #426)
Metron (next in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #62)
Mister Miracle (next in Mister Miracle Special #1)
Oberon (next in Mister Miracle Special #1)
Orion (next in Adventures of Superman #426)

Villain(s):

Darkseid (next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8)
Granny Goodness (last in Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #25; next in Legends #2)
Parademons
Shock Troopers
Injustice Society
Fiddler (next in issue #219)
Icicle (next in issue #219)
Shade (next in Flash Vol. 1 #298)

Other Character(s):

Orphanage rebels (Crimson, Playto named)

Location(s):

Space Sector 38
Apokolips
Armagedda

Comment(s):

A post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #45/2 (August 2007 [June 20]): "History of the Multiverse, Chapter Five"

Story Reprinted in:

DC Comics Classics Library: Justice League of America by George Perez #1 ([November] 2009)
Crisis on Multiple Earths #5 ([June] 2010)
New Gods by Gerry Conway ([June] 2020)
Crisis on Multiple Earths #3 - Countdown to Crisis ([August] 2023)

Solicitation:

Can the united forces of the JLA, JSA and New Gods beat back the tide of Darkseid? Or will the dark god's evil wash over all of creation? Find out in the epic conclusion of the annual team-up!


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