JLX 1996 #1 Direct Sales - back issue - $3.00

The JLA battles the JLX after the mutants decide to go off on their own under the leadership of the mysterious Mr. X. The mutants then travel to Atlantis where they are attacked by Will Magnus' Sentinels.

Part of the DC/Marvel mashed-up Amalgam universe. JLX is a mash-up of the Justice League of America and the X-Men.

• In Their Own Book-- At Last!! - Signatures obscured by UPC box on cover, but visible in reprint in collected edition.
• A League of Their Own! - Credits give special thanks to Chris Duffy. Amalgam characters: Judgment League Avengers: Justice League of America and the Avengers; Angelhawk: Angel and Hawkman; Hawkeye: Hawkeye and Green Arrow; Captain Marvel: Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) and Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Super-Soldier: Captain America and Superman; Dark Claw: Batman and Wolverine; Goliath: Green Arrow and Hawkeye; Canary: Black Canary and Mockingbird; JLX: Justice League of America and the X-Men; Firebird: Fire and Phoenix; Apollo: Cyclops and Ray [Ray Terrill]; Mercury: Impulse and Quicksilver; Mariner: Aquaman and Sub-Mariner; Runaway: Gypsy and Rogue; Wraith: Obidian and Gambit; Night-Creeper: Nightcrawler and the Creeper; Mr. X: Martian Manhunter, Professor X, the Skrulls and Bishop; Will Magnus: Will Magnus and Bolivar Trask; Sentinels: Sentinels and Manhunter robots; Jocasta: Jocasta, Platinum (of the Metal Men) and a Sentinel
• - Faux letters page with letters from "readers" Gary Littleton, Vincent Thomkins, and Earl Jarmon.
• - Faux in-house column featuring "Carwald's Cornerbox" (signed by M.M. Carwald) and details of other Amalgam issues on sale. Note that M.M. Carwald is an amalgamation of DC editor Mike Carlin and Marvel editor Mark Gruenwald.