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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	September 2009
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-07-01. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters	Bizarro; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Shazam [Freddy Freeman]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Notes	Covers A and B form a single image.

Cover Details - "Cover B"

Characters	Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Gorilla Grodd; Sinestro; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Joker; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Lex Luthor
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Notes	Covers A and B form a single image.

Cover Details - "Second Printing Cover"

Characters	Bizarro; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Shazam [Freddy Freeman]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Gorilla Grodd; Sinestro; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Joker; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Lex Luthor
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Notes	Second printing cover combines Cover A and Cover B as a single image. U.S. on sale date: 2009-09-23.

22 page Justice League of America story "The Beginning"

Characters	Justice League of America; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback; cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch; Gehenna]; Flash [Wally West]; Freedom Beast [Dominic Mnawe] (death); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz] (flashback; cameo); Plastic Man [Eel O'Brien]; Red Arrow [Roy Harper]; Red Tornado; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Zatanna Zatara; Tony (corpse); Killer Moth (villain)
Synopsis	"What brings a team together? Justice! Batman and Martian Manhunter have been slaughtered. But he's not the only hero to fall at the hands of villains. The murder has to stop, and it's time to take the fight to the bad guys! Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Supergirl, Atom, Shazam, Congorilla and Starman unite in a cry for justice!" [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero
Script	James Robinson
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Letters	Steve Wands

6 page text article "Justice League: Cry For Justice"

Characters	Atom [Ray Palmer]; Atom [Ryan Choi]; Atom [Al Pratt] (Earth-2); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Congorilla [Congo Bill]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Red Tornado; Starman [Mikaal Tomas]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Killer Moth (villain); Thinker (Earth-2; villain); Zatara; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Americommando
Script	James Robinson
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting); Gil Kane; Fred Ray; Nick Cardy
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting); Gil Kane; Fred Ray; Nick Cardy
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting); ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	James Robinson discusses the mini-series, and the selection of the characters he'll be using in the story. Article also includes sketches and art by Mauro Cascioli.
Reprinted	from Atom (DC, 1962 series) #29 [cover]; from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #52 [cover]; from Congo Bill (DC, 1954 series) #1 [cover]

2 page Congorilla story "The Origin of Congorilla"

Characters	Congorilla [Congo Bill] (origin); Chief Kawolo
Genre	Jungle
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Ardian Syaf
Inks	John Dell
Colors	Pete Pantazis
Letters	Sal Cipriano
Editing	Adam Schlagman

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [172]: Wednesday Comics"

Characters	Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Teen Titans [Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Miss Martian [M'Gann M'Orzz]; Red Devil [Eddie Bloomberg]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]]; Adam Strange; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Sgt. Rock; Batman; Kamandi; Hawkman; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Wonder Woman; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Script	Dan Didio
Letters	typeset
Notes	Dan Didio lists the Wednesday Comics features.