Comic Title: Justice League of America #43
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1966
On Sale Date: January 25, 1966 Newsstand Date January 25, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Adventures of Jerry Lewis #93, Page 31

Copyright Date January 25, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., July and Oct.; (semi-monthly, Nov.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Card Crimes of the Justice League"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Justice League of America (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted In:
100-Page Super Spectacular DC-17 (1973)
Justice League of America Archives Vol. 6 HC (2000)
Showcase Presents:Justice League of America Vol. 3 TPB (2008)
Justice League of America:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #42; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)
• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #155; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #156)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #179; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #156)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #159; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #65)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Teen Titans #1; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)
• Hawkman (last appearance in Hawkman #12; next appearance in Hawkman #13)

Supporting Character(s)

• Snapper Carr (appears as the Joker in this story; last appearance in Justice League of America #41; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)

Villain(s)

• Professor Amos Fortune (becomes the Ace of Clubs in this story; last appearance in Justice League of America #14; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)
• Royal Flush Gang (next appearance in Justice League of America #54)
• King (aka King of Clubs; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)
• Queen (aka Queen of Clubs; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)
• Hi-Jack (aka Jack of Clubs; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)
• Ten (aka Ten of Clubs; real name Mike Bailey revealed in Wonder Woman #252; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Hawkgirl (last appearance in Hawkman #12; next appearance in Hawkman #13)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Professor Amos Fortune (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Justice League of America #6)

Synopsis:
Several Justice League members are victimized by members of the Royal Flush gang, criminals in the guise of playing cards. The Jack of Clubs causes Hawkman and Hawkgirl to argue, the King distorts Flash's vision, and the Queen halves Wonder Woman's Amazon powers. All this is accomplished using cards treated with the stellaration energy discovered by Professor Amos Fortune, secretly the gang's leader, the Ace. Joined by Superman and Batman, the heroes confront the card criminals again, only to become their victims once more. Batman is forced to betray his comrades, Wonder Woman becomes very ill, and stellaration from a red sun robs Superman of his powers.

With the League on the verge of total defeat, Snapper Carr deliberately provokes the argumentative Hawkman into recreating Fortune's stellaration energy in his lab and charging Snapper with it, enabling him to cure the afflicted members. The League then battles the Royal Flushers again, taking Snapper (as "the Joker") along as their secret weapon. With their honorary member countering the criminals' every move, the heroes are able to defeat their foes.