- "I know those looks. You're putting the band back together, aren't you?"
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| "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" | |
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| Justice League of America | |
| Title: | "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | October, 2006 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Brad Meltzer |
| Pencilers: | Ed Benes |
| Inkers: | Sandra Hope |
| Cover artists: | Ed Benes; Michael Turner |
| Cover inker: | Mariah Benes; Michael Turner |
| Cover colorist: | Alex Sinclair; Peter Steigerwald |
| Colorists: | Alex Sinclair |
| Letterers: | Rob Leigh |
| Assistants: | Jeanine Schaefer |
| Editors: | Eddie Berganza |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Justice League of America #0 |
| Next: | Justice League of America #2 |
"The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life" is the title to the second ongoing comic book series to bear the name Justice League of America. The story was written by Brad Meltzer with artwork by Ed Benes and inks by Sandra Hope. It was colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Rob Leigh. The story was edited by Eddie Berganza with Jeanine Schaefer as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an October, 2006 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Arsenal, Roy Harper
- Batman, Bruce Wayne
- Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
- Red Tornado, John Smith
- Superman, Kal-El
- Vixen, Mari McCabe
- Wonder Woman, Princess Diana
Supporting characters
- Black Canary, Dinah Laurel Lance
- Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce
- Deadman, Boston Brand
- Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
- Kathy Sutton
- Platinum
- Will Magnus
Villains
Minor characters
- Aquaman, Arthur Curry (In a photograph only)
- Flash, Bart Allen (In a photograph only)
- Gold
- Hawkman, Carter Hall (In a photograph only)
- Lian Harper (In a photograph only)
- Multiplex dupe (As a corpse only)
- Power Girl, Kara Zor-L (In a photograph only)
- Signalman, Phil Cobb
- Supergirl, Kara Zor-El (In a photograph only)
- Traya Sutton
Organizations
- Justice League of America (Referenced only)
Races & Animals
- Altered humans (In a photograph only)
- Amazons
- Clones
- Ghosts
- Humans
- Kryptonians
Locations
- New York
- Outer space (In a photograph only)
Items
- Bracelets of Submission
- Father Box
- Green Lantern ring
- Hawkman's mace (In a photograph only)
- Lasso of Truth
- Robots
- T-sphere (In a photograph only)
- Tantu Totem
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.
- This issue shipped to retailers on August 23rd, 2006.
- This issue is reprinted in the Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path trade paperback and hardcover collections, which were released in June, 2007.
- This issue shipped with two main variant covers featuring different members of the Justice League of America. Both covers shipped with equal distribution. One cover shows team members floated to the left side of the panel, while the other cover shows team members floated to the right.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Michael Turner and colored by Peter Steigerwald.
- Another variant cover shows both of the Ed & Mariah Benes covers connected and displayed sideways. This variant was a 2006 Baltimore Comic Con exclusive.
- This issue went to second, third, and fourth printings.
- This issue gives "Special thanks" to inker Mariah Benes.
- Dick Dillin drew panels 2-6 on page 6 of this issue.
- Dick Giordano panels 2-6 on page 6 of this issue.
- This issue includes an eight-page text story by Brad Meltzer called "The Book of Fate".