Comic Title: Justice League America #38
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1990
On Sale Date: March 13, 1990 Shipping Date March 13, 1990
Source: Previews, #13

Shipping Date March 13, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #177

Shipping Date March 15, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #15

Copyright Date March 13, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Spy"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Justice League (Post-Crisis)

Plotter: Keith Giffen
Scripter: J. Mark DeMatteis
Penciller: Adam T. Hughes
Inker: Josef Rubinstein

Reprinted In:
Justice League International Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League (last appearance in Justice League Europe #13; next appearance in Mister Miracle #15)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Justice League Europe #13; next appearance in Justice League America #39)

Guest Star(s)

• Gypsy (last appearance in Justice League of America #260; next appearance in Justice League America #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Kilowog (last appearance in Justice League America #36; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Booster Gold (last appearance in Animal Man #22; next appearance in Justice League America #40)

Villain(s)

• Despero (last appearance in Justice League America #37; next appearance in Justice League America #39)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Ms. D'Aramis (last appearance in Justice League Europe #13; next appearance in Justice League Europe Annual #1)
• Steel (last appearance in Justice League of America #260; no further appearances)
• Maxi-Man (last appearance in Mister Miracle #10; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Wally Tortolini (last appearance in Justice League America #37; next appearance in Justice League America #43)
• Mr. Henry (Wally's editor; no further appearances)
• Edward Reynolds (dies in this story; last appearance in Justice League of America #259; no further appearances)
• Mrs. Reynolds (dies in this story; last appearance in Justice League of America #260; no further appearances)
• A Mister Miracle robot (last appearance in Mister Miracle #15; next appearance in Justice League America #39)
• Claire Montgomery (last appearance in Justice League America #37; next appearance in Justice League America #40)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Guy Gardner (in a photograph)
• Ice (in a photograph)
• Lex Luthor (in a photograph)
• Superman (in a photograph)
• Big Sir (in a photograph)

Comments:
This story continues in Justice League America #39.

Synopsis:
The Justice League is the target of a magazine article by reporter Wally Tortolini. The reporter got information about the League by going through their garbage. The article which exposes several secret identities is killed by the editor when he receives a request from his European distributor, Ms. D'Aramis, aka the Crimson Fox.

Elsewhere, Despero returns to Earth seeking revenge upon the old members of the Justice League. He finds the remains of Steel's lifeless body, then he goes after Gypsy, killing her parents in the process. Despero chases her around town, killing indescriminantly until he corners his target. However, the prolonged rampage has given time for the arrival of the Martian Manhunter.