Justice League Double Double Comics #1

1968. Cover price 2/6.
132 pages. Full colour.
Thorpe & Porter

Cover by UNKNOWN.

Contents:

  3 Superman & Batman The Crown of Crime w: Bill Finger; a: Al Plastino.

 11 A Collector's Item... advertisement for House of Mystery (half page). / Cap's Hobby Hints (half page) w/a: Henry Boltinoff.

 14 Free! Captain Action's Super Hero Parachute advertisement.

 23 Build This Really Far Out Aurora Hobby Kit advertisement.

 24 Cape And Cowl Comments readers' mail.

 25 A New Year's Resolution for YOU from DC! advertisement for The Inferior Five.

 26 The Editors' Round Table Interplanetary Swap Shop w: Sid Gerson; p: Murphy Anderson, i: Joe Giella.

 30 Countdown on Excellence public service announcement. w: Jack Schiff; a: Sheldon Moldoff.

 33 Superman Interviews Supergirl (half page) advertisement for Supergirl 80 Page Giant. / Free! Kingdom of Bhutan Stamps (half page) advertisement.

 34 Direct Currents

 35 The Invincible Iron Man "The Uncanny Challenge of the Crusher!" w: Stan Lee; p: Gene Colan, i: Frank Giacoia, lettering by Sam Rosen.

 39 Marvel Bullpen Bulletins

 40 Fellows! Here's a Swell Way to Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too! (half page) advertisement for Grit Publishing. / Order-by-Mail Specials (half page) advertisement for Dollar Bargains.

 45 Now! 30 Days of Driving on a Single Tank of Gas! advertisement for American Automotive Units Inc.

 50 Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts (half page) advertisement. / Hang Loose, Frantic Ones... (half page) advertisement for Super-Heroes Club.

 51 Coin Collector Specials! (half page) advertisement for Coin Wholesalers. / 48" Talking Monster from Outer Space (half page) advertisement for Regency Mail Order.

 52 Captain America "The Last Defeat!" w: Stan Lee; p: Gil Kane, i: Joe Sinnott, lettering by Al Kurzrok.

 55 Shop By Mail classifieds.

 61 Classifieds

 65 Mails of Surprise readers' mail.

 66 "Let Me Show YOU Too, How to Make Yourself ASTRONAUT TOUGH" advertisement for American Body Building Club.

 67 Metal Men Attack of the Sizzler w: Bob Kanigher; p: Ross Andru, i: Mike Esposito.

 73 Look What's New on Route '66' (half page) advertisement for AMT Kits. / 217 Different Stamps (half page) advertisement for Zenith Company.

 74 Special - An 80 Page Giant Batman (half page) advertisement. / A 2nd Star Collection! (half page) advertisement for World's Finest.

 81 Batman Magic Photo Kit advertisement.

 82 See the New Superheroes - Saturdays on CBS advertisement.

 96 Metal Scraps readers' mail.

 97 Spaceman Strength and Endurance advertisement for American Body Building Club.

 98 Famous Name Prizes or Cash advertisement for Olympic Sales Club.

 99 Capt. Storm Sink Capt. Storm! w: Robert Kanigher; a: Irv Novick.

105 Cap's Hobby Hints (half page) w:/a Henry Boltinoff. / Direct Currents

106 Natural Beauty - Everybody's Fight public service announcement; w: Jack Schiff; a: UNKNOWN.

107 Look What's New on Route '66' (half page) advertisement for AMT Kits. / Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey (half page) advertisement.

117 Rocky and Bullwinkle Cheerios advertisement.

118 Readers-Sound Off! readers' mail.

119 Frying Pan Seat! w: Robert Kanigher; p: Ross Andru, i: Mike Esposito.

122 A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin! advertisement.

123 40 Army Navy Marine Medals & Insignias (half page) advertisement. / 100 Individual Magnets (half page) advertisement.

129 Shorty UNTITLED [Oh Boy - A Carrier!] w:/a: Henry Boltinoff.

130 Friend, Dare You Risk a Dime? advertisement for American Body Building Club.

Note: Rebound copies of

World's Finest Comics (DC Comics) #165 (Mar 1967).

Tales of Suspense (Marvel Comics) #91 (Jul 1967).

Metal Men (DC Comics) #22 (Oct-Nov 1966).

Capt. Storm (DC Comics) #14 (Jul-Aug 1966).

Note: Variations on content are the rule, rather than the exception. You can expect pretty much anything within the pages of a Double Double title.

There's lots of reading in this, although with both packaging and contents showing little regard for consistency, it is difficult to imagine that many readers would be entirely satisfied with this. Capt. Storm is the best of the four titles pulled together for this, though the glimpses of Boltinoff art scattered throughout are a highlight worth savouring. I'm not sure if there were actually Justice League comics interspersed throughout the remainders used, justifying the cover, but it doesn't really matter.