Justice League of America Archives, Vol. 6 (DC Archive Editions) [Hardcover]

Gardner Fox (Author), Dale Crain (Editor), Mark Evanier (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2000 | Series: Justice League of America Archives (Book 6)

Some of the greatest tales of the Silver Age JLA are collected in a handsome hardcover volume reprinting JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41-47 and #49-50. (Issue #48 was a reprint of issues already featured in this Archive series.)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; 1st edition (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563896257
• ISBN-13: 978-1563896255
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.6 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Gardner Fox / Mike Sekowsky, April 1, 2002

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miles@riverside (Indio, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Justice League of America Archives, Vol. 6 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

I read the 6th Volume most recently, but this review might apply to the entire JLA ARCHIVES series. The stories in the series improve a bit as time goes on, but the difference from volume to volume is barely perceptible.

You'll have trouble finding a more colorful and bizarre collection of popcorn-science-fiction concepts in any novel or collection of stories; not in comics, not in Larry Niven or in Isaac Asimov, none of those guys. The characters and dialog may seem awkward and stilted (even by the standards of 1960's comics writing), but the inherent weirdness and originality blazes right on through.

With the possible exception of Stan Lee, Gardner Fox is the single most influential writer in American comics. In addition to the Justice League, he created The Flash, The Atom, Hawkman, and the 1940's Justice Society of America (and numerous others I can't think of right now). Along with editor Julius Schwartz, he revamped most of those characters in the late 1950's to create what we call the Silver Age of comics. A list of Fox's literary successors includes comics writers Cary Bates, Mark Waid, and Grant Morrison.

Mike Sekowsky's artwork is perfectly suited to represent the various alien worlds and super-science characters that recur throughout the stories, even if his superheroes usually look a little off (except Wonder Woman).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Metamorpho says "No!" But you will say "Yes!!" to this one., January 16, 2005

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M. B. RENTZLER (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justice League of America Archives, Vol. 6 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

Artist Mike Sekowsky is not really known to today's fans and it is a shame that he is not, because the man could draw. Give him a cosmic epic, a crook story, a science fiction or a fantasy based world and he could do it without missing a beat. There was a sense of whimsy in his work that you do not see today.

The second story, "Metamporpho Says No!" has the freak of a thousand elements turning down the League. Man, when I read that story as a child I wondered who the heck he was to turn down the JLA, but now I could see why.

The Key, The Shaggy Man, The Royal Flush Gang all appear. It is a tribute to the series creators that these characters are still around today in one form or another. Of course there is the treat of another crossover with the JSA and the Spectre makes his appearance fighting things on a cosmic scale with the help of the Atom.

It is worth the price alone to go to page 165 and watch the JSA belt Solomon Grundy with pies. You heard me right, pies!

Another gem in this line of archives. Sometimes the stories were silly, sometimes they didn't make as much sense as they should, but they were fun.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic tales of teamwork, friendship, and justice, September 20, 2007

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Justice League of America Archives, Vol. 6 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

I held off buying the DC Archive editions for years because of the hefty price. Then I bought a couple used and I saw that they are worth every penny. At least they are worth it if you grew up with these titles. It was amazing how many of these stories (and specific panels) that I personally remembered after nearly 50 years.

Volume six contains stories originally published in Justice League of America #41-50. The highlight of this volume is probably Metamorpho's refusal of full League membership (though he did agree to "standby membership" and actually made a brief appearence in another story in this volume.) It should be noted that it is in this collection that the classic "go-go checks" started to appear at the top of the cover. These are the issues that coincided with the super-hero craze of '66 (the year that the Batman television show appeared.)

These stories look better on the high-grade, glossy paper than they did when first printed- and much, much better than they look on old, yellow newsprint. The maroon leatherette covers (with the Justice League of America logo embossed in silver) are first rate- though I would never take the heavy, glossy jackets off of them.

Treat yourself to the age of true heroes.