Tom versus the JLA number 172 or, come on, he said there was a traitor in the last issue.

Why are you surprised?

Welcome back for Justice League of America number 172, the November 1979 issue.

I was one year old in November 1979, and you're thinking, wow, Tom's really old,

Tom's really young, or Tom, hey, Tom's the same age as I am.

It is I accuse, ellipsis, written by Jerry Conway, art by Dick Dillon, Frank McLaughlin, Ben O the letter, Jerry Serp the colors, Ross Andrew as the editor.

And one half of the Miss magnificent Dix. Dick Giordano does the cover.

Great cover.

We're from the point of view of whoever Batman's accusing,

and Batman is pointing one finger at us and three at himself accusing us.

Our roll call for the JLA, it's Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, Zatana, and Red Tornado.

Roll call for the JSA, Power Girl, the Hunters, Greenlander, and Flash, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, and Mr. Terrific, open, barren, deceased, closed parent. That catches the up to speed. Mr. Terrific's dead. They believe the murderer is on board the satellite. So we cut to Superman, taking charge of the situation says we gotta lock everybody in here

so you get the green lanterns and dr fate to combine their magic and energy to create a sphere and this

is sort of a little bit of a mystery cliche of locking all the suspects into the place there's even

the lanterns even runs

to the fact that if the murder is in here, we can't get out either. So they throw it together.

It's a nice green and gold sphere. I appreciate that. I'm a Packer fan. I dig that.

Soups is really, he's kind of pushy, which kind of makes me think I'm a little suspicious of what he's doing,

and I'm keeping my eye on him for the rest of the issue.

He decides that Batman and Huntress, who are the resident detectives, should really take the lead

on figuring out the case. They do the logical thing. They say, who was the last person to have a

conversation with Mr. Terrific? And it was the flashes. They go to talk to them. Jay reveals that

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