Comic Title: Justice League of America Archives Vol. 8 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2003
On Sale Date: April 23, 2003 Direct Market Date May 7, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 13 #3 (#171)

Direct Market Date April 23, 2003
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 240
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Neverwas... the Chaos-Maker"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Justice League of America #68 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #66; next appearance in Justice League of America #69)
• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #116; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #181)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #207; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #181)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #65; next appearance in Green Lantern #66)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #115; next appearance in Aquaman #41)
• Green Arrow (last appearance in Justice League of America #66; next appearance in Justice League of America #69)
• Hawkman (last appearance in Atom & Hawkman #41; next appearance in Atom & Hawkman #42)

Villain(s)

• Neverwas (an amoeba-creature from the distant past; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The members of a Ladies' Garden Club (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A mutated amoeba-like creature from Earth's pre-history, Neverwas accidentally transports himself to the present, where he wreaks unintentional havoc. After a disastrous encounter with the creature, Hawkman alerts the JLA. Superman is put out of action when Neverwas lures him through a time-gate to the distant past, trapping him in an era when Earth's sun was red, rendering him powerless. Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, and Hawkman are on the verge of defeat, when Superman manages to return through the time-gate through which Neverwas is about to hurl the entire United States.

Deducing that the creature possesses the mind of a child, Superman creates a giant toy for it, then hurls the toy and creature back into his own world, after which Green Lantern seals the time-gate.