The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!
Justice League of America #10
March 1962
In a Nutshell
Seeking to acquire the power of three ancient demons, sorcerer Felix Faust enthralls the Justice League to help him retrieve three ancient mystical artifacts. His timing is terrible, as the JLA are currently battling the Time Lord and his armies.
Roll Call
Once again, the JLA find themselves manipulated into doing the bidding of evil-doers, so most of the story involves no heroic contributions. The League begins the issue confronting the Time Lord’s troops, but find themselves teleported away by Felix Faust before they can accomplish anything. Faust then sends them off to retrieve three mystic artifacts.
- This gives Aquaman the opportunity to win his first Saving the Day bonus point. The Sea King single-handedly defeats Faust by literally slapping him with fish.
- Wonder Woman and Green Lantern then step in to secure Faust and the artifacts, so they get a contribution point as well.
None of the other Leaguers earn contribution credit this month, but it’s worth noting that this is the first time Snapper Carr has been portrayed as a publicly recognized member of the team. Not only is this Snapper’s first cover appearance, the story implies that his membership in the JLA is common knowledge. Felix Faust appears to know who he is, and even the demons Abnegazar, Rath and Ghast include him in their spell by name, even though they did not know who the Justice League were.
The Scorecard
Green Lantern rejoins the three way tie for first place this issue, with Aquaman joins Wonder Woman in second position.
Team Member | Tenure | Cover Appearances | Story Appearances | Contribution Rating | |||
Flash | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 10 | 77% |
Green Lantern | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 10 | 77% |
Martian Manhunter | 13 | 12 | 92% | 13 | 100% | 10 | 77% |
Aquaman | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 9 | 69% |
Wonder Woman | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 9 | 69% |
Snapper Carr | 13 | 1 | 8% | 13 | 100% | 8 | 62% |
Superman | 13 | 3 | 23% | 11 | 85% | 5 | 38% |
Green Arrow | 7 | 6 | 86% | 7 | 100% | 4 | 57% |
Batman | 13 | 3 | 23% | 11 | 85% | 3 | 23% |
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