Comic Title: Justice League of America Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1999
On Sale Date: August 11, 1999 Direct Market Date August 11, 1999
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Direct Market Date August 11, 1999
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Direct Market Date August 11, 1999
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of August 13, 1999

Direct Market Date July 21, 1999
Source: Previews, Vol. 9 #5 (#125)

Copyright Date July 23, 1999
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1999

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 240
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Crisis on Earth-A"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted From:
Justice League of America #38 (1965)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #40)
• Superman of Earth-1 (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #87; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #152)
• Batman of Earth-1 (last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #152)
• Flash of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Flash #155)
• Wonder Woman of Earth-1 (last appearance in Wonder Woman #156; next appearance in Wonder Woman #157)
• Green Lantern of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Green Lantern #39)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #60; next appearance in Justice League of America #40)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in House of Mystery #153; next appearance in House of Mystery #154)
• Green Arrow of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #36; next appearance in Justice League of America #40)
• Atom of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Atom #21)
• Hawkman of Earth-1 (last appearance in Hawkman #9; next appearance in Hawkman #10)

Guest Star(s)

• Justice Society of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #46)
• Atom of Earth-2 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Atom #29)
• Doctor Fate (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #46)
• Flash of Earth-2 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Flash #170)
• Green Lantern of Earth-2 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Green Lantern #40)
• Hawkman of Earth-2 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #55)
• Mr. Terrific (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #55)
• Johnny Thunder of Earth-2 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #55)
• Thunderbolt (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #55)

Supporting Character(s)

• Snapper Carr (last appearance in Justice League of America #35; next appearance in Justice League of America #40)

Villain(s)

• Johnny Thunder of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; next appearance in Justice League of America #219)
• The Lawless League: Race Morrison, Barney Judson, Eddie Orson, Ripper Jones, Bill Gore, and Monk Loomis (last appearance in Justice League of America #37; no further appearances)
• Medusa-Man, Absorbo-Man, and Repello-Man (super-villains created by the Thunderbolt; destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
The Justice League appears only briefly in this story.

This story is continued from Justice League of America #37.

Synopsis:
More skilled in the use of super-powers than their newly created foes, the Justice Society defeats the Lawless League. Angered at this development, the criminal Johnny Thunder pits the super-heroes against a barrage of natural disasters, while retreating with the Thunderbolt to the comparative safety of the moon. There he had the Thunderbolt create three monstrous super-villains: Medusa-Man, who turns his victims to wood, Absorbo-Man, able to absorb any force used against him to his advantage, and Repello-Man, who can turn his enemies' powers against them.

Mr. Terrific and Atom fall victim to Medusa-Man, Flash and Hawkman are defeated by Repello-Man, while Green Lantern is overcome by Absorbo-Man. Alerted to the menacing trio's powers by his comrades' defeats, Dr. Fate destroys all three, then engages the Thunderbolt in a magical duel. Battered by the magical holocaust all around him, and frustrated by his constant failure to beat the Justice Society, Johnny Thunder gives his final command to the Thunderbolt - to turn back time to before he and his Earth-2 counterpart first met.

Thus, everything returns to normal, the Justice League once more exists, and no one except the Thunderbolt retains any memory of the adventure.