Justice League of America #81 — DC Comics (June 1970) — "Plague of the Galactic Jest-Master"

Grade: VF/NM 9.0 (seller-graded, raw copy)  |  Era: Bronze Age (1970–83)  |  Format: 36 pages, cover price $0.15

Why collectors want this issue

• Cover inked by Neal Adams over Gil Kane pencils — a highly collected Adams-era DC cover.
• Story ties into comics history: Green Lantern and Green Arrow take leave from the League for the road trip that becomes the landmark Green Lantern #76 O'Neil/Adams run.
• Features Jean Loring, with the Hawks taking her to Thanagar for treatment — a thread that runs through this stretch of the title.
• Script by Denny O'Neil with pencils by Dick Dillin and inks by Joe Giella.
• High-grade raw copy of an early Bronze Age JLA.

Creators

• Cover: Gil Kane (pencils), Neal Adams (inks)
• Script: Denny O'Neil
• Pencils: Dick Dillin
• Inks: Joe Giella

Story synopsis

Green Lantern and Green Arrow go on leave from the League — the journey through America that plays out in Green Lantern #76 — while the team faces the Jest-Master, and the Hawks take Jean Loring to Thanagar to treat her madness.

Condition

• Raw (ungraded) copy, assessed by the seller at Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0.
• The photos show the actual book being sold, front and back, and are the most accurate representation of its condition.
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What you receive

• The exact copy pictured — one single issue.
• Bagged and boarded, then packaged for safe transit.

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