Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular #1

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Comic books haven't always been 32-page magazines. During the Golden Age of comics, most issues were 64 pages in length before shrinking to 52, then 48, and, finally, to the current standard of 32 pages. Beginning in the 1960s, DC Comics regularly published the fondly remembered 80-Page Giants, a format that lasted until 1971. But, as if to outdo itself, DC that very same year introduced yet another oversized format, the 100-Page Super Spectacular. These mammoth compilations were everything their name implied a and proved so popular that, in 1974, DC began to publish many of their ongoing titles in the format, featuring a lead story of new material backed up by reprints that spanned the company's rich and varied publishing history.

Circumstances soon forced DC to scale back these 100 page efforts. But what if there HAD existed one last Super Spectacular DC's original superhero team, the Justice Society of America — a "lost" issue that had never seen print...?

Batman #261

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Note: this is the final issue of 100-Page Super Spectacular.

TITLE: Batman #261
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar/Apr 1975 (onsale 12/31/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $1.00
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: Last 100-Page Giant
CONTENTS: "Batman"
Stories:

• Batman: "The Mystery That Never Was" (20 pages)
  Dennis J. O'Neil (Writer), Irv Novick (Penciller), Dick Giordano (Inker)
  
• Batman: "Crime's Man-Hunt" (13 pages)
  Joseph Greene (Writer), Dick Sprang (Artist)
  From Detective Comics #92, October 1944
• Batman: "The 1,001 Inventions of Batman" (8 pages)
  Edmond Hamilton (Writer), Dick Sprang (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Batman #109, August 1957
• Batman: "A Christmas Peril" (12 pages)
  Don Cameron (Writer), Jerry Robinson (Artist)
  From Batman #27, Feb/Mar 1945
• Batman: "The Great Batman Contest" (8 pages)
  Bill Finger (Writer), Sheldon Moldoff (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Batman #100, June 1956
• Batman: "The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City" (14 pages)
  Gardner F. Fox (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker)
  From Detective Comics #345, November 1965

Features:

• "Bat-Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Word search)
• "Strange Laws" (1 Page)
  (Humor filler by Henry Boltinoff)
• "The Women in the Batman's Life" (1 Page)
  (Facts about women from Batman's life)
• "Batman Workshop" (1 Page)
  (Hobby hints)
• "Letters to the Batman" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
  

The Flash #232

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TITLE: The Flash #232
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar/Apr 1975 (onsale 12/26/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES:
CONTENTS: "The Flash"
Stories:

• Flash: "Death Rattle of the 12-Hour Man" (20 pages)
  Cary Bates (Writer), Irv Novick (Penciller), Frank McLaughlin (Inker)
  
• Green Lantern: "The Duel of the Super-Heroes" (26 pages)
  John Broome (Writer), Gil Kane (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker)
  From Green Lantern #13, June 1962
• Flash: "The Images of Doom" (12 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Frank Giacoia (Inker)
  From Flash Comics #94, April 1948
• Johnny Quick: "The 9th Wonder of the World" (9 pages)
  Bill Finger (Writer), Mort Meskin (Penciller), George Roussos (Inker)
  From Adventure Comics #121, October 1947
• Flash: "Vengeance Via Television" (9 pages)
  John Broome (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker)
  From Flash #124, November 1961

Features:

• "Meet Kid Flash" (2 Pages)
  (History of Kid Flash)
• "Amazing Speeds" (1 Page)
  (Science facts)
• "Flash Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Crossword puzzle)
• "Flash-Grams" (2 Pages)
  (Letter Column)
  

World's Finest Comics #228

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TITLE: World's Finest Comics #228
PUBLICATION DATE: March 1975 (onsale 12/17/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Superman and Batman"
Stories:

• Super Sons: "Crown for a New Batman" (20 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Dick Dillin (Penciller), Tex Blaisdell (Inker)
  
• Vigilante: "The Broadway Posse" (8 pages)
  Dick Wood (Writer), Howard Sherman (Artist)
  From Action Comics #193, June 1954
• Aquaman: "The Menace of the Land-Sea Beasts" (12 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Nicholas Peter Cardy (Artist)
  From Aquaman #12, Nov/Dec 1963
• Metamorpho: "The Junk Yard of Doom" (25 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Ramona Fradon (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Brave and the Bold #58, Feb/Mar 1965
• Eclipso: "Hideout on Fear Island" (13 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Alex Toth (Artist)
  From House of Secrets #64, Jan/Feb 1964

Features:

• "From the World's Finest Fans" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
• "The Amazing Reversals of Superman and Batman" (2 Pages)
  (Information on times in which Superman and Batman switched roles)
  

The Unexpected #162

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TITLE: Unexpected #162
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar/Apr 1975 (onsale 12/12/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Unexpected"
Stories:

• "I'll Bug You to Your Grave" (8 pages)
  George Kashdan (Writer), Ruben Yandoc (Artist)
  
• "Half a Man is Better Than None" (8 pages)
  Dave Wood (Writer), Bill Draut (Artist)
  
• "When is It My Turn to Die?" (8 pages)
  George Kashdan (Writer), Alex N. Nino (Artist)
  
• "Steps to Disaster" (4 pages)
  Pat Boyette (Artist)
  From Unexpected #116, Dec/Jan 1969
• "The Corpse That Didn't Die" (4 pages)
  Dave Wood (Writer), Pat Boyette (Artist)
  From Unexpected #112, Apr/May 1969
• "The Vengeful Windmill" (3 pages)
  Dave Wood (Writer), Bill Draut (Artist)
  From Unexpected #109, Oct/Nov 1968
• "Friday the 13th Club" (8 pages)
  Curt Swan (Penciller), George Klein (Inker)
  From House of Mystery #4, Jun/Jul 1952
• "That Dead Old Gang of Mine" (7 pages)
  Carl Wessler (Writer), Abe Ocampo (Artist)
  
• "I Fell in Love with a Witch" (8 pages)
  Curt Swan (Penciller)
  From House of Mystery #1, Dec/Jan 1951
• "Free Me from the Bewitched Bell" (8 pages)
  George Roussos (Artist)
  From My Greatest Adventure #71, September 1962
• "Master of the Voodoo Machine" (8 pages)
  Carl Wessler (Writer), Bernard Baily (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #104, Dec/Jan 1967
• "The Man Who Betrayed Earth" (6 pages)
  Jack Kirby (Artist)
  From House of Mystery #72, March 1958

Features:

• "Unexpected Mail" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
  

Shazam! #17

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TITLE: Shazam #17
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar/Apr 1975 (onsale 12/19/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Robert Oksner
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Shazam"
Stories:

• Marvel Family: "The Pied Un-Piper" (20 pages)
  Dennis J. O'Neil (Writer), Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist)
  
• Captain Marvel, Jr.: "The Idol of Vengeance" (7 pages)
  From Marvel Family #7, December 1946
• Captain Marvel: "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted" (7 pages)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #53, February 1946
• Captain Marvel: "Captain Marvel Sails Before the Mast" (8 pages)
  From Marvel Family #41, November 1949
• Mary Marvel: "Jives Becomes a Jockey" (7 pages)
  From Marvel Family #33, March 1949
• Captain Marvel: "The Curse of the Black Thumb" (7 pages)
  Otto Binder (Writer), C.C. Beck (Artist)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #129, February 1952
• Captain Marvel: "Captain Marvel's Wedding" (9 pages)
  Otto Binder (Writer), C.C. Beck (Artist)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #150, November 1953
• Captain Marvel: "The Haunted Girl" (12 pages)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #57, March 1946

Features:

• "Shazam Trivia Quiz #2" (1 Page)
  (Trivia)
• "Legends of Shazam" (1 Page)
  (Text: History of Zeus)
• "Shazam Puzzle Page" (1 Page)
  (Puzzles)
• "Shazamail" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)
  

Justice League of America #116

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TITLE: Justice League of America #116
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar/Apr 1975 (onsale 12/5/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Justice League of America"
Stories:

• Justice League of America: "The Kid Who Won Hawkman's Wings" (20 pages)
  Cary Bates (Writer), Dick Dillin (Penciller), Dick Giordano (Inker)
  
• Starman/Black Canary: "Mastermind of Menaces" (24 pages)
  Gardner F. Fox (Writer), Murphy Anderson (Artist)
  From Brave and the Bold #61, Aug/Sep 1965
• Justice League of America: "The Challenge of the Untouchable Aliens" (25 pages)
  Gardner F. Fox (Writer), Mike Sekowsky (Penciller), Bernard Sachs (Inker)
  From Justice League of America #15, November 1962
• Just a Story: (The End) (8 pages)
  Howard Purcell (Writer/Artist)
  From Comic Cavalcade #19, Feb/Mar 1947

Features:

• "JLA Super-Villain Quiz" (2 Pages)
  (Trivia)
• "JLA Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Crossword)
• "JLA Mail Room" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)