Sep. '89
"Teenage Biker Mega-Death"
Keith Giffen - plot
J.M. DeMatteis - script
Bill Willingham - pencils
Joe Rubinstein - inks
Bob Lappan - letters
Gene D'Angelo - colors
Kevin Dooley - asst. ed.
Andy Helfer - ?
Sep. '89
"No More Teachers' Dirty Looks...?!"
Once again Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Bart Sears, Pablo Marcos, Bob Lappan, Gene D'Angelo, Kevin Dooley and Andy Helfer (as "Uncle Charely" [sic]) present a tale of profound psychological insight, philosophical depth and extraordinary inanity!
Well, it's all downhill from here, dear readers. At long, long last, we've hit the halfway point. Huzzah!
First up, in JLA, the Huntress joins Fire, Mr. Miracle and Big Barda in combating the nameless punk--a member of the street gang "Slash Grinders"--who misappropriated Barda's Megarod in the last issue. And, well, that's pretty much the story. The rod itself eats away at the punk and finally blows his head off, but not until after 18 pages of fighting. Finally, at the end, Maxwell Lord Jedi-mind-tricks Huntress into joining the League.
As the letters' page reveals, "[Huntress] is officially in part-time." (The good ol' "Justice Log" also offers up these cover credits: "Kevin Maguire-pencils, Joe Rubinstein-inks, Bob Le Rose-colors.") The issue is penciled by a young Bill Willingham, whose work is hit or miss, but when he's on, he's on, and I wouldn't mind if he had to fill in again somewhere down the line.
In JLE, Captain Atom has enrolled his team (save Ralph, who already speaks the native tongue) in a French class. To celebrate the occasion, Power Girl decides to look like Mick Jagger--or is that Madonna?
As luck would have it, the Injustice League--last seen in JLI #23 and since relocated to Paris--has enrolled in the very same class. One can imagine how this all wraps up.
All told, it's a great romp in keeping with JLI's humorous spirit. It seems my early fears that this title would take itself too seriously were unfounded, and thank goodness for that; otherwise, the next 30 weeks could be a bumpy ride, indeed. Check you brakes for the downhill slope, and be here next week for:
Advertisers, take note: More Airwolf, please!
The complete 60 Weeks with the Justice League on The Danger Digest:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25/1, #26/2, #27/3, #28/4, #29/5, #31/7, #32/8, #33/9, #34/10, #35/11, #36/12, #37/13, #38/14, #39/15, #40/16, #41/17, #42/18, #43/19, #44/20, #45/21, #46/22, #47/23, #48/24, #49/25, #50/26, #51/27, #52/28, #53/29, #54/30, #55/31, #56/32, #57/33, #58/34, #59/35, #60/36
Airwolf panel (from an Acclaim ad) copyright Universal Studios, Inc., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. and Nintendo of America, Inc. All other images this post copyright DC Comics. Original text copyright Jon D. Witmer/The Danger Digest.
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