*DC: Heralded at the time of its release with the house ad: ‘Just Imagine… the mightiest heroes of our time have banded together to stamp out the forces of evil’, and by Cracky, the original line-up – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and the Martian Manhunter – gave it a good shot, devoting themselves not just to America – or even Earth – but to other worlds, galaxies and dimensions, thwarting the bad guys on a universal scale, as imaginatively portrayed by writer Gardner Fox and artists Sekowsky and Sachs! Following a three-issue tryout in Brave & Bold, the team was awarded its own title, and faced off for the first time against Despero, the alien warlord who was to menace them on many occasions. You can see why Marvel publisher Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to come up with something as good; Stan’s response? The Fantastic Four! But for our money, as great as the FF were, the JLA were first and best! This GD/VG copy is cents, no UK price or overstamp, with clean flexible interior pages and firm staples at centrefold, although the bottom staple (only) has become detached from the cover. There is light wear at spine and a tiny shallow tear at lower cover corner, in the shadows behind the Flash’s chair. Generally an extremely well-presenting copy for its grade.
PICTURED: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 GD/VG £475