Comic Title: Justice League International #17
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1988
On Sale Date: May 17, 1988 Shipping Date May 17, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #4

Shipping Date May 19, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #139

Newsstand Date June 11, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #139

Copyright Date May 17, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date May 17, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756, #758

Newsstand Date May 31, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756, #758

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Only the Dead Know Bialya"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Justice League (Post-Crisis)

Plotter: Keith Giffen
Scripter: J. Mark DeMatteis
Penciller: Kevin Maguire
Inker: Alan Gordon
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
Justice League International Vol. 3 HC (2009)
Justice League International Vol. 3 TPB (2010)
Justice League International Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Justice League International:Born Again TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Batman (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Batman Annual #12)
• Blue Beetle (last appearance in Justice League America #27; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Booster Gold (last appearance in Justice League America #27; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Captain Atom (last appearance in Justice League International #15; next appearance in Captain Atom #18)
• Green Flame (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Rocket Red #4 (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Oberon (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Big Barda (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• Gnort (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)

Villain(s)

• Queen Bee (last appearance in Justice League America #27; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #2)
• Wandjina (last appearance in Justice League International #16; no further appearances)
• Several Bialyan guards (no further appearances)
• Manga Khan (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)
• L-Ron (last appearance in Justice League International #16; next appearance in Justice League International #18)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Jack O'Lantern (last appearance in Justice League America #27; next appearance in Captain Atom Annual #2)

Other Character(s)

• Various diplomats (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Colonel Rumaan Harjavti (in a photograph)

Comments:
This story is continued from Justice League International #16.

Synopsis:
After killing Colonel Harjavti, Queen Bee takes over the country of Bialya. The undercover Justice League members and several visiting diplomats are taken prisoner. Batman and the others escape, but they are then pitted against Wandjina, a powerful alien under the Queen Bee's control. Captain Atom comes to the team's aid and defeats Wandjina. The Queen Bee allows the team to leave the control which is now firmly under her rule.

Meanwhile in space, Barda hooks upon her power wand to the controls of the team's space ship. It opens a Boom Tube, which they hope will take them to Mister Miracle.