Justice League of America Vol 1 171

"The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!": At the annual joint meeting of the Justice League and Justice Society, JSA member Mr. Terrific, who had retired from crimefighting to become an English professor at Gateway University, reveals how he had resumed his costumed guise to track down a

"The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!"
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Justice League of America Vol 1 #171
October, 1979
Cover Artists	Dick Dillin
The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!
Writers	Gerry Conway
Pencilers	Dick Dillin
Inkers	Frank McLaughlin
Colorists	Jerry Serpe
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Ross Andru
Previous Issue	Justice League of America # 170
Next Issue	Justice League of America # 172

The League is a team of highly competent individuals-- Working together for mutual benefit, out of mutual trust! If you hadn't proved yourself as an independent-- Do you really believe you would have been asked to join?

— Hawkman (Earth-Two)

Justice League of America #171 is an issue of the series Justice League of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1979.

Synopsis for "The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!"

At the annual joint meeting of the Justice League and Justice Society, JSA member Mr. Terrific, who had retired from crimefighting to become an English professor at Gateway University, reveals how he had resumed his costumed guise to track down an old enemy, the Spirit King, and how, as a result of that case, he now suspects one of his fellow super-heroes of being a traitor. But before he can say more, an explosion wracks the satellite, and the combined powers of the two teams are needed to effect repairs before their air escapes into space.

In the aftermath of the near disaster, Mr. Terrific is found dead in the wreckage. Zatanna attempts to reveal the cause of death with a spell, but is thrown into a coma for her efforts. The two Flashes search the satellite for a possible hidden killer to no avail, and the JLA diagnostic computer reports that Mr. Terrific was killed by strangulation, not by the explosion. The heroes' only possible conclusion is that one of their number is the murderer.

Appearing in "The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!"

Featured Characters:

• JSA:
  • Hawkman
  • Huntress
  • Dr. Fate
  • Green Lantern
  • Power Girl
  • Flash
  • Mr. Terrific (Dies)
• JLA:
  • Batman
  • Flash
  • Green Lantern
  • Hawkman
  • Red Tornado
  • Superman
  • Zatanna

Supporting Characters:

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Antagonists:

• Spirit King
  

Other Characters:

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Locations:

• JLA Satellite

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Notes

• This issue is reprinted in:
  • Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 5
  • Crisis on Multiple Earths: Countdown to Crisis
• This story continues next issue.
• The Batman of Earth-One learns of his Earth-Two counterpart's death from Huntress in this issue.
• This story follows on directly from Mr. Terrific's cameo appearance in the JSA story in Adventure Comics #465.

Trivia

• This is the first of only two JLA/JSA crossovers in which Hawkman wears the metallic bronze helmet he adopted in All-Star Comics #72.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Justice League of America series
• Images from Justice League of America Vol 1 171

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