Secret Behind the Stolen Super-Weapons!

Justice League of America #53

May 1967

In a Nutshell

The Justice League’s toys have been stolen by some guy. (He’s referred to a couple of times as “the Master Thief,” but it’s unclear whether that’s his name or just his hobby.) They manage to retrieve them, but are then incapacitated by a gang of thugs. It takes Hawkgirl’s intervention to set things right.

Roll Call

  • Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Batman and Hawkman subdue the Master Thief, or whoever he is.
  • The Atom has the idea to recruit Hawkgirl to neutralize the radiation that has incapacitated their teammates, and he’s also the only Leaguer who knows how to find her.
  • Hawkgirl tracks down the stolen weapons and incapacitates the criminals who stole them.
  • Superman and the Flash accompany Hawkgirl to the villains’ lair, but are immediately frozen, and accomplish nothing.
  • Aquaman shows up, but is left back at HQ to babysit his comatose comrades. This is weird, because Snapper Carr was shown to be at HQ earlier, and this is usually his job.

The Scorecard

Several Leaguers have caught up to their teammates this month. Wonder Woman has caught up with the Flash to take joint second place. The Martian Manhunter has received no contribution credit for the last eleven issues, having been absent for eight of those missions. This has allowed Superman to catch up to him for fourth place. Likewise, Aquaman has only contributed in one of the last twelve missions, allowing Batman to catch up to him. Finally, the Atom and Green Arrow have once again caught up to Snapper Carr.


Team Member


Tenure

Cover Appearances

Story Appearances

Contribution Rating

Green Lantern

54

43

80%

50

93%

36

67%

Flash

54

44

81%

52

96%

31

57%

Wonder Woman

54

37

69%

47

87%

31

57%

Martian Manhunter

54

28

52%

38

70%

26

48%

Superman

54

20

37%

46

85%

26

48%

Aquaman

54

27

50%

40

74%

20

37%

Batman

54

27

50%

50

93%

20

37%

Atom

38

13

34%

32

84%

18

47%

Green Arrow

48

24

50%

35

73%

18

38%

Snapper Carr

54

3

6%

41

76%

18

33%

Hawkman

21

10

48%

17

81%

11

52%

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