Justice League of America 1960 #111 - back issue - $15.00

• First app: Injustice Gang

Master criminal Libra gathers six super-villains to use as pawns against the Justice League, stealing half of each of the heroes' powers during the battles he has engineered.

When Pat Dugan spies five well-known criminals dressed as policemen, it piques the interest of the Star-Spangled Kid, who calls the Seven Soldiers of Victory to investigate. They discover, from a piece of film, that the Black Star is using those felons to commit crimes on a national basis.

Led by Falseface, the Black Star's criminal gang strikes at many areas of the city of New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

Captain Bigg, dressed as Santa Claus, and the rest of his men take on the guise of pirates in order to raid luxurious yachts and plunder their loot!

The Hopper and his men target Pleasure City, "home" of an eccentric millionaire named Coburn, who lives in the Castle of Fear at the fair grounds.

Brain Storm gathers the JLA as witnesses to his execution of Green Lantern for the murder of his brother.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #103.

• - Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
• - cover art from Justice League of America #89 by Neal Adams, altered and expanded by Pat Broderick
• Balance of Power! - Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker.
• - crossword puzzle
• Beware! The Black Star Shines! - Credits from the index of the original printing.
• [Chapter 2] Mystery of the Clowning Criminals - Credit from the index of the original printing.
• - Statement of October 1, 1973 Average number of copies sold preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 187,051 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 146,280 Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019
• [Chapter 3] Mystery of the Santa Claus Pirate! - Script credit from the index of the original printing.
• The Seven Soldiers of Victory - Article on the first appearances of the individual members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory.
• [Chapter 4] Mystery of the One-Man Museum - Script credit from the index of the original printing.
• Attack of the Star-Bolt Warrior! - Story is told across 24 pages in three chapters: unnumbered part one (8.67 pp.), Part Two (4.67 pp.), Part Three (9.67 pp.).
• - letters from: Greg Cole, Bill Henley Jr., Mark Miller, Scott Paton, Scott Taylor, Doug Tonks, Joe Peluso, Ray Engelberg, Bob Rodi