Comic Title: Justice League of America #61
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1968
On Sale Date: January 25, 1968 Newsstand Date January 25, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Spectre #3, Page 31

Newsstand Date January 25, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V22 #12

Copyright Date January 25, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., Apr., July & Oct.; (semi-monthly, Nov.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 386140
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Operation:Jail the Justice League"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Justice League of America (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted In:
Limited Collectors' Edition C-41 (1975)
Justice League of America Archives Vol. 8 HC (2003)
Showcase Presents:Justice League of America Vol. 4 TPB (2009)
Justice League of America:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #60; next appearance in Justice League of America #62)
• Superman (last appearance in Superman #204; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #174)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #200; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #174)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #175; next appearance in Wonder Woman #176)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #177; next appearance in Flash #179)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #59; next appearance in Green Lantern #60)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Aquaman #38; next appearance in Aquaman #39)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in House of Mystery #173; next appearance in Action Comics #365)
• Green Arrow (last appearance in Justice League of America #60; next appearance in Action Comics #365)
• Atom (last appearance in Justice League of America #60; next appearance in Atom #36)
• Hawkman (last appearance in Hawkman #24; next appearance in Hawkman #25)

Supporting Character(s)

• Snapper Carr (last appearance in Justice League of America #59; next appearance in Justice League of America #63)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Destiny (last appearance in Justice League of America #34; next appearance in Justice League of America #154)
• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #200; next appearance in Batman #201)
• Doctor Light (last appearance in Flash #171; next appearance in Justice League of America #65)
• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Action Comics #354; next appearance in Action Comics #363)
• Tattooed Man (last appearance in Justice League of America #28; next appearance in Justice League of America #69)
• Captain Boomerang (last appearance in Flash #174; next appearance in Flash #209)
• Floronic Man (as Jason Woodrue; last appearance in Atom #24; next appearance in Flash #245)
• I. Q. (called Mr. I.Q. in this story; last appearance in Hawkman #7; next appearance in DC Comics Presents #4)
• Cutlass Charlie (an enemy of Aquaman; no further appearances)

Comments:
Superman is the chairman of the JLA meeting in this story.

The Justice League members learn Green Arrow's secret identity in this story.

Synopsis:
Green Arrow discovers that Dr. Destiny is again impersonating a member of the Justice League, and pretends to quit the team in order to flush out the imposter. In independent efforts to discover the reason for Green Arrow's resignation, the other members (except Wonder Woman) disguise themselves as the archer. Each then encounters an arch-enemy, who defeats the hero, then changes appearances with him, so that the villains go free, while the police imprison the defeated heroes.

Actually, each of the villains is Dr. Destiny in a materioptikon-induced disguise. The real Green Arrow learns Destiny's plot, and is present as Oliver Queen to foil the villain's attack on the Atom. He then changes the JLA members back to their usual appearances, and has them released from jail.

Meeting at the Secret Sanctuary, the heroes are attacked by the villains who Destiny had impersonated: the Penguin, Dr. Light, Lex Luthor, the Tattooed Man, Cutlass Charlie, Captain Boomerang, Mr. I.Q., and Jason Woodrue. After a wild battle, the villains are defeated, and the identity of the member who had been impersonated is revealed – the Atom. Hawkman uncovers this when he realizes that the Atom had been the first to arrive at the meeting at which Green Arrow resigned – but Atom can never arrive first, since he travels through the telephone lines, and someone must be present to life the receiver and admit him.