Justice League of America #42 (DC, 1966) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $3,600.00
Sold: Apr 2, 2023
Justice League of America #42 Values
Publisher: DC, 1966
About Justice League of America #42
Metamorpho appearance. Mike Sekowsky cover and art. Featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Atom, Hawkman, and Metamorpho.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Pencilling and inking credits per Julius Schwartz' editorial records. Inking formerly credited to Murphy Anderson and Bernard Sachs. Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #31 (December 1982)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Justice League of America [The Atom [Ray Palmer]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman (flashback; cameo); Hawkman (flashback; cameo)]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason] (guest star); Unimaginable (villain)
Synopsis: When Metamorpho refuses membership, the Unimaginable demands to be admitted in his place.
Pages: 23.000
Script: Gardner Fox
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Bernard Sachs
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Story across 24 pages in three chapters of 7.67, 9.67, and 5.67 pages. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Letters credit per Nick Caputo; JLA Archives credits Joe Letterese.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
Qualified |
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 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
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