DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret Spell!", the Justice League of America marks its third anniversary by revealing the truth behind its founding to Snapper Carr—starting with the mysterious meteors that nearly destroyed them all. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Bernard Sachs and lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this 1980 digest delivers a nostalgic deep dive into the team’s origins. The cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano captures the moment with classic flair.
When Zatara vanishes without a trace, Zatanna turns to his old diary, uncovering a revelation that reshapes her understanding of his magic: a secret spell that only works when spoken in reverse. The discovery leads her on a personal quest to unlock the truth behind her father’s most guarded trick.
Who Has Been Lying in My Grave? follows Boston Brand, a trapeze artist whose death during a performance leaves his spirit trapped between worlds, bound to the living by the will of Rama Kushna. Now able to inhabit the bodies of others, he searches for the killer who took his life—drifting through lives, chasing the truth one borrowed form at a time.
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↩ Reprints Justice League of America #9 (1962), Green Lantern #16 (1962), Strange Adventures #205 (1967), Teen Titans #22 (1969), The Demon #1 (1972)
Reprinted in Batman Sonderheft #21 (1981), JLA: Zatanna's Search #[nn] (2004)
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