- "People sometimes take me for granted because I'm such a joker -- but I'm very good at what I do, Max. I'm fast. I'm agile. I'm strong. And I'm going to kill you."
- ―Blue Beetle
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| Justice League America | |
| Title: | "Slice and Dice!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 26 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | May, 1989 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Keith Giffen; J.M. DeMatteis |
| Pencilers: | Keith Giffen; Ty Templeton |
| Inkers: | Josef Rubinstein |
| Cover artists: | Kevin Maguire |
| Cover inker: | Joe Rubinstein |
| Colorists: | Gene D'Angelo |
| Letterers: | Bob Lappan |
| Assistants: | Kevin Dooley |
| Editors: | Andrew Helfer |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Justice League International #25 |
| Next: | Justice League America #27 |
"Slice and Dice! or There's Something Very Wrong with the Blue Beetle!" is the title to the twenty-sixth issue of the Justice League America ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was plotted by Keith Giffen and written by J.M. DeMatteis. Giffen is also the breakdown artist with finished art by Ty Templeton. It was inked by Joe Rubinstein, colored by Gene D'Angelo, and lettered by Bob Lappan. The cover art illustration was rendered by Kevin Maguire and Joe Rubinstein. The story was edited by Andrew Helfer with Kevin Dooley as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a May, 1989 cover date and carries a cover price of .75 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Batman, Bruce Wayne
- Blue Beetle, Ted Kord
- Fire, Beatriz da Costa
- Green Lantern, Guy Gardner
- Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
Supporting characters
Villains
- Blue Beetle, Ted Kord
- Queen Bee II (Behind the scenes only)
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Justice League of America was created by writer Gardner Fox, artist Mike Sekowsky, and inkers Bernard Sachs, Joe Giella, and Murphy Anderson. They first appeared in a three-issue story-arc from The Brave and the Bold beginning with "Starro the Conqueror!" in The Brave and the Bold #28 in February-March 1960, before launching off into their own Justice League of America ongoing comic book series in October-November 1960.
- The tagline for this issue is "Bug Hunt!"
- This issue is reprinted in the Justice League International Omnibus hardcover collection, released in 2017.
- This is the premiere issue of the series under the title Justice League America. This is the third title change on the book and continues the numbering sequence from Justice League International. It will continue under this title throughout the remainder of the series' run.
- The Blue Beetle appeared last in Mister Miracle, Volume 2 #8.
- The Martian Manhunter appeared last in The Sandman, Volume 2 #5.
- Maxwell Lord appeared last in Justice League Europe #1.
- Oberon appeared last in Mister Miracle, Volume 2 #8.
- Reference is made to the Khunds in this issue. The Khunds are an alien race that was part of the intergalactic Alliance that invaded Earth back in the Invasion crossover event.
- Reference is made to Power Girl in this issue.
- After an unfavorable exchange with Guy Gardner, Oberon intones the line "What a maroon". This is a famous phrase often spoken by the character of Bugs Bunny on various Loony Toons episodes. The Bugs Bunny properties and DC Comics are both owned by Warner Bros..
- Batman encounters the Huntress for the first time in this issue.
- Guy Gardner refers to Beatriz da Costa as "Flame" in this issue rather than by her code name, Fire. Beatriz did in fact go by the name Green Flame during her early days with the Global Guardians.