Justice League of America 2

"Skin of frog and blood of bat, ear of dog and fur of cat, spirits of the astral plane, send us now our springtime rain!"

- Merlin

"Secret of the Sinister Sorcerers" is the title to the second issue of the first Justice League of America ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Gardner Fox with artwork by Mike Sekowsky and inks by Bernard Sachs. Lettering was by Gaspar Saladino. The story was edited by Julius Schwartz. The cover art illustration was rendered by Murphy Anderson. This issue shipped with a December, 1961-January, 1960 cover date and carries a cover price of .10 cents per copy.

Appearances

 * Aquaman, Arthur Curry
 * Batman, Bruce Wayne
 * Flash, Barry Allen
 * Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
 * Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
 * Superman, Clark Kent
 * Wonder Woman, Diana Prince


 * Merlin
 * Snapper Carr


 * Saturna
 * Simon Magus
 * Troll King


 * Jimmy Carr
 * Mandini the Mage


 * Justice League of America


 * Altered humans
 * Amazons
 * Atlanteans
 * Humans
 * Kryptonians
 * Martians
 * Green Martians


 * Dryads
 * Dwarves
 * Griffins
 * Manticores
 * Trolls


 * Atlantic Ocean
 * Fairy Realm
 * Asgard
 * Camelot


 * Gotham City
 * Missouri
 * Central City, Missouri


 * Rhode Island
 * Happy Harbor
 * Secret Sanctuary


 * Washington, D.C.


 * Bracelets of Submission
 * Flash's costume ring
 * Green Lantern ring
 * Justice League communicator
 * Lasso of Truth
 * Merlin's crystal ball
 * Merlin's magic wand
 * Utility belt
 * Wonder Woman's tiara


 * Police car


 * Sorcery
 * Transformation


 * Alternate dimensions
 * Castle
 * Incantations
 * Magic spell
 * Prestidigitation
 * Smoking
 * Sorcerer

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue shipped to retailers on October 25th, 1960.


 * This is the first appearance of Simon Magus, the evil magician.


 * This is the first appearance of Merlin's crystal ball. It will come into use again in Justice League of America #21.


 * The Fairy Realm, also known as "Magic Land" made its first DC appearance way back in Batman #5 in the Spring of 1941.

Reprints
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
 * Justice League of America 48
 * Justice League of America Omnibus 1
 * Justice League of America Archives 1
 * Justice League of America: The Silver Age 1
 * Showcase Presents: Justice League of America 1