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Issue Details

Issue #463
Published May 1979
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 1.00
Pages 68
Editing Ross Andru; Paul Levitz (Deadman)
Notes wraparound cover

Cover Details

Characters Dr. Fate; Power Girl; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Fredric Vaux; Deadman; Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Earth-1]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Notes wraparound cover

12 page Flash story "Urtumi the Image Eater"

Characters The Flash [Barry Allen]; Urtumi (villain); Dr. Steiger
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda

12 page Deadman story "Mind Over Murder!"

Characters Deadman; Tiny; Lita Brand; Vashnu; Inga Brand; Cleveland Brand; Alexi Kronsky (villain); Mr. Solomon (villain); Winchell (villain); Rama Kushna
Genre occult
Script Len Wein
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Glynis Wein
Letters Ben Oda

17 page Justice Society of America story "The Night of the Soul Thief!"

Characters Robin [Earth-2]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Dr. Fate; the Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Power Girl; Wildcat [Ted Grant] (flashback); Batman [Earth-2] (flashback) (all as the Justice Society of America/JSA); Fredric Vaux (villain)
Synopsis The JSA faces off vs. Fredrick Vaux, the true mastermind behind Jensen acquiring his mystic powers. Vaux had made a pact with a demon to destroy Earth-2's heroes and their legacies, and almost succeeds, but is defeated by the JSA and Fate's magic (as well as Bruce's heroic spirit). A side effect of this victory was that Fate was able to have the world remember Bruce Wayne and Batman as two separate people, thereby keeping his true identity a secret, as well as Robin's and Huntress(Helena)'s (save those who already knew Wayne as Batman in the JSA).
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Joe Staton
Inks Dave Hunt
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This story fixes the problem of the true identities of Robin and Huntress being revealed last issue (# 462) when Bruce was shown dying heroically as Batman vs. Jensen for the world to see.

12 page Aquaman story "Climax"

Characters Aquaman; Dr. Vulko; Mera; Aqualad; Mr. Amos (villain)
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda

11 page Wonder Woman story "The Insanity Swarm"

Characters Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Queen Bee (villain)
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Joe Staton
Inks Frank Mclaughlin
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda