The heroes are revived, but not before a hero makes a final sacrifice. Beginning with issue #100, he starts a three-part JLA-JSA team-up that also brings back the legendary Seven Soldiers of Victory, who have been trapped in limbo for years. The addition of Wein takes the title to new heights. (Call it an homage, seeing that Marvel had already introduced in the pages of the Avengers the Squadron Sinister/Supreme, which those characters were an homage back to the Justice League.) He also introduced the villain archer Merlyn, who would be a minor character for many years until being brought to the forefront with the Arrow TV show in the last few years. In his second JLA issue, he introduced the Assemblers, a group of heroes that seemed to resemble Marvel’s Avengers. Friedrich did make some addition to the cast of characters in the DC Universe. His stories tended to stay in the formula long-established by Gardner Fox and then Denny O’Neil and utilized the roster put in place by O’Neil. Justice League of America was Friedrich’s first ongoing assignment for DC. He was a long-time letter page writer who leveraged his ongoing correspondence with editor Julie Schwartz to start selling short stories and fill-in stories. Mike Friedrich was a fresh face in the industry in the 1970s. Artist Neal Adams does most of the cover work in this collection, helping to set the tone for each issue before the book is even opened.

We saw in the last volume that Dick Dillin took over the art duties, which began one of the longest runs of any artist on a Justice League title. This volume can be broken down into two sections, based on the two writers (Mike Friedrich and Len Wein) who script all but one of the stories in this collection. Overview:With apologies to Hanna-Barbera, “In the great hall of the Justice League, there are assembled the world’s greatest heroes, created from the cosmic lege nds of the universe - Superman! Batman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! Flash! Green Arrow! Green Lantern! Hawkman! Black Canary! Atom! To fight injustice, to right that which is wrong, and to serve all mankind!” Story Continues In: Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 6 Story Continues From: Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 4 Quick), Merlyn, Starbreaker, Nebula Man, Kathy Sutton Key First Appearances: Assemblers (Blue Jay, Silver Sorceress, Wandjina, Jack B. Key Creator Credits: Mike Friedrich, Dick Dillin, Len Wein, Neal Adams, and others Contents: Justice League of America #84 (November 1970) to #106 (July/August 1973)

Showcase Presents by Mike Friedrich