Cover: Rich Buckler & Frank McLaughlin

Justice League of America #161

Dec 1978 · DC · 0.40 USD

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“The Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigam”

In "The Reverse-Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigam," the Justice League is thrown off balance when Zatanna unexpectedly declines to join them—only to realize her refusal was a carefully hidden message. With help from her cryptic hints, the team uncovers a shocking deception: the Warlock of Ys has been impersonating Green Lantern. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Dick Dillin, with Frank McLaughlin’s inks and Adrienne Roy’s colors, this 1978 issue features a cover by Rich Buckler and Frank McLaughlin.

writer Gerry Conway · artist Dick Dillin · inker Frank McLaughlin · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover Rich Buckler, Frank McLaughlin

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Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist Dick Dillin

inker Frank McLaughlin

colorist Adrienne Roy

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Rich Buckler

cover inks Frank McLaughlin

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The members of the League are shocked when Zatanna refuses to join, but they eventually deduce that she was leaving them clues to discover that the Warlock of Ys was masquerading as Green Lantern.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).