When Gravity Went Wild!

Justice League of America #5

July 1961

In a Nutshell

Green Arrow has betrayed the JLA, siding with such perfidious fiends as the Getaway Mastermind, Professor Menace, Electric Man and other ne’er-do-wells who can use all the help they can get. At least that’s the conclusion his teammates have jumped to. The only way for the Emerald Archer to clear his name is to explain what actually happened.

Roll Call

  • After hearing of a super-villain jailbreak, the Martian Manhunter assembles the team to help round up the bad guys.
  • The Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow go after Captain Cold, Professor Menace and King Clock, but a volley of poorly timed explosive arrows allow the villains to escape.
  • Aquaman, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter team up to recapture Electric Man, Puppet Master and the Getaway Mastermind. This time the Arrow Plane shows up to once again prevent the villains’ capture.
  • Back at JLA HQ, Green Arrow explains that he had figured out that the three villains they encountered were in fact robot duplicates. Deducing that these doppelgängers were a trap, he fired his arrows to blow them up before they could kill his teammates. He then raced in the Arrow Plane to perform the same service to the second team.
  • Green Arrow further reveals that one of the Leaguers is in fact an imposter. Green Lantern turns out to be Doctor Destiny in disguise. With his ruse exposed, Destiny uses a Combination Gravitron-Will-Deadener-Ray to capture the heroes.
  • What Doctor Destiny fails to realize is that Combination Gravitron-Will-Deadener-Rays draw a lot of power. The real Green Lantern uses a brief interruption in power to break out of his trance and capture the villain and his henchmen.
  • Superman, Batman and Snapper Carr do nothing more than listen to their teammates’ recounting of their adventure.

The Scorecard

With only the Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Green Lantern earning points this month, the Flash loses his perfect contribution streak.


Team Member


Tenure

Cover Appearances

Story Appearances

Contribution Rating

Flash

8

8

100%

8

100%

7

88%

Green Lantern

8

8

100%

8

100%

7

88%

Martian Manhunter

8

8

100%

8

100%

6

75%

Snapper Carr

8

0

0%

8

100%

5

63%

Wonder Woman

8

8

100%

8

100%

5

63%

Aquaman

8

8

100%

8

100%

4

50%

Superman

8

2

25%

8

100%

3

38%

Batman

8

2

25%

8

100%

2

25%

Green Arrow

2

2

100%

2

100%

2

100%

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