Justice League of America #41 (DC, 1965) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $1,553.50

Sold: Nov 21, 2015

Justice League of America #41 Values

Publisher: DC, 1965

About Justice League of America #41

Origin and first appearance of the Key. Mike Sekowsky cover and art. Superman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl appearances.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Key-Master of the World!

Characters: Justice League of America [Superman; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; The Key

Pencils: Mike Sekowsky

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Penciling and inking credits per Julius Schwartz' editorial records. Inking formerly credited to Murphy Anderson and Bernard Sachs. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.

STORY DETAILS

(4 Stories)

Title: Builders of the Future!

Synopsis: Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff ?

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff

Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Published in cooperation the National Social Welfare Assembly. Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover. Credits information from a list by Lionel English.

Title: The Key-Master of the World!

Characters: Justice League of America [Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Snapper Carr [Lucas Carr]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo)]; Monarch Butterfly crooks; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Sandy Salters; The Invisible Destroyer; The Key (villain); The Wrecker; Weather Wizard

Synopsis: The Key administers a psycho-chemical to the JLA which forces them to disband and become unable to see his henchmen commit robberies. However, they are returned to normal when Hawkgirl discovers the situation, and go on to defeat The Key.

Pages: 23.000

Script: Gardner Fox

Pencils: Mike Sekowsky

Inks: Bernard Sachs

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Notes: Story is told across 24 pages in three chapters of 7.67 pages each. Credits from The Official Justice League Of America Index #2 (and original indexer). Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives erroneously credits Joe Letterese. Hawkman uses the Absorbascon to discover the secret identities of the JLA members. References Detective Comics #197 and Showcase #23.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Julius Schwartz

Letters: typeset

Notes: Letters submitted by Joe Molenda Jr., Frank Tower, John Pierce, and Ken Hodl. Two different letters note that Justice League of America #37 was written by Gardner Fox; the editor does not refute this. Between pages 8-9 of story.

Characters: Cap; unnamed boy; unnamed boy's father

Synopsis: A boy is inspired by the trade-in his father receives when buying a new car, and attempts to get a trade-in from Cap for a model he has already assembled.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils: Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks: Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Letters: Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	7	3	3	7	11	15	16	13	15	27	33	15	8	0	0	180
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	7	3	3	7	11	15	17	14	15	27	33	15	8	0	0	182

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