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Justice League #23 Page #6 by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs!

Artists: Mike Sekowsky (Penciller) , Bernard Sachs (Inker) , Gardner Fox (Writer)

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Title:	Justice League #23 Page #6 by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs!
Artist:	Mike Sekowsky (Penciller)
Artist:	Bernard Sachs (Inker)
Artist:	Gardner Fox (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS - Would consider a decent offer
Views:	1,295
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Added to Site:	3/17/2018
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1963, Early Silver Age JLA Featuring the Martian Manhunter and the Flash!

"Drones of the Queen Bee!"

Featured Characters:
◾ Justice League of America ◾ Aquaman (Cameo)
◾ Atom (Cameo)
◾ Batman (Cameo)
◾ Flash
◾ Green Arrow
◾ Green Lantern
◾ Martian Manhunter
◾ Superman (Cameo)
◾ Wonder Woman

Supporting Characters:
◾ Snapper Carr

Villains:
◾ Queen Bee (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Drones of the Queen Bee!"

While celebrating Snapper Carr completing his exams, the Justice League of America is called to stop a group of bee-men who are robbing the Tower of Jewels, an office building that houses expensive jewels.

In attempting to stop their opponents, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Flash and Martian Manhunter are taken under the control of the bee-men's leader Zazzala the alien Queen Bee. She forces them to travel to three different worlds to collect three different chemicals that will form an elixir to make her immortal, promising to let the JLA free if they do her bidding.

Agreeing to do so, the heroes do succeed in fighting past the various traps set to defend the chemicals and bring them to Zazzala. As part of her bargain she lets them free, boasting that once she has reached immortality she can destroy them at her pleasure. However, the JLA had tricked her by sealing the chemicals in indestructible bottles that she cannot open, foiling her plans.

From Comiclink:

From early in the Silver Age comes this "Twice-Up" (large art) chapter splash from Justice League of America #23 (1963) drawn by the long-time artist on the feature, Mike Sekowsky. The page features J'onn J'onzz,, the Martian Manhunter and the Flash in action.

After reviving The Flash and Green Lantern at the dawn of the Silver Age, DC editor Julie Schwartz next decided it was time to revive the fabled Justice Society of America that had appeared in 1940-1951 in All-Star Comics. He changed the name from Justice Society to Justice League for the revival because he thought kids would relate better to the term. Starting in 1960, artist Mike Sekowsky joined writer Gardner Fox for three try-out issues in Brave and the Bold #28 to #30 and then Justice League of America received its own title. 58 years later, through many iterations, it remains DC's pre-eminent superhero team title. With the exposure to millions of new fans from last year's big budget film, original art from all eras of the team is in heavy demand, especially the early adventures of the team.

The Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen, made his first appearance 62 years ago in 1956's Showcase #4, the book that launched the Silver Age. He's one of the most important characters in the DC Universe, with a substantial history dating back 62 years. Even when he was dead for a couple of decades starting in 1986, Barry Allen remained the heart and soul of DC, eventually making his way back among the living. Today, the Flash is bigger than ever with his own hit TV show on the CW, now in its fourth season. The Flash was also successfully introduced into the DC movie universe last year in the high-profile Justice League film. Plans are in the works for a solo Flash film tentatively called Flashpoint. The Flash continues to appear in his own bi-weekly comic book from DC, which is among the best-sellers in the industry.

J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, was introduced 63 years ago in Detective Comics #225 (1955), where he became a long-running back-up feature to Batman. The detective from Mars was initially visible to Earthlings only in his human-like disguised form. That changed when he became a charter member of the Justice League of America in Brave and the Bold #28. J'onn stayed with the team for the Silver Age before returning to Mars. He only appeared a few times during the Bronze Age, but returned to the Justice League in the early 80s and became a fixture of the team as it evolved through various incarnations. For the last three years, the character has appeared as a regular on the hit Supergirl TV series.

Mike Sekowsky is best known for his multi-year run on DC's quintessential Silver Age team book, Justice League of America. Sekowsky drew every adventure of the team for its first nine years, starting with Brave and the Bold #28-30 and continuing with Justice League of America #1-63!

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