Comic Title: Brave and the Bold #30
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1960
On Sale Date: April 28, 1960 Newsstand Date April 28, 1960
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #265, Page 15

Copyright Date April 28, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Case of the Stolen Super Powers"
Pages: 27

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

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

Reprinted In:
Justice League of America #39 (1965)
Justice League of America Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992)
Showcase Presents:Justice League of America Vol. 1 TPB (2006)
Justice League of America Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2014)
Justice League of America:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #29; next appearance in Justice League of America #1)
• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #265; next appearance in Superman #138)
• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #280; next appearance in Superman #138)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #113; next appearance in Flash #114)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #114; next appearance in Wonder Woman #115)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #29; next appearance in Green Lantern #1)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Detective Comics #280; next appearance in Detective Comics #281)
• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #273; next appearance in Superman #138)

Supporting Character(s)

• Snapper Carr (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #29; next appearance in Justice League of America #1)

Villain(s)

• Professor Ivo (a criminal scientist; becomes immortal in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Flash #158)
• Amazo (Ivo’s android; possesses the powers of Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and J’onn J’onzz in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Justice League of America #27)
• Mirror Master (last appearance in Flash #109; next appearance in Flash #119)

Other Character(s)

• Jose Mendoza, his son, his grandson, his great-granddaughter, his great-great-grandson, and his great-great-great-grandson (no further appearances)
• "Old Ironhead" (the world’s oldest turtle; no further appearances)
• An unnamed judge (no further appearances)

Comments:
The Flash is the chairman of the JLA meeting in this story.

Superman and Batman appear only briefly in this story.

Synopsis:
A dual peril strikes the Justice League members – momentary loss of their powers on individual cases, and the appearance of a criminal possessing all their combined abilities. The criminal is Amazo, an android created by Professor Ivo, who intends to collect the oldest living animals on Earth, and use them in the creation of an immortality elixir. Green Lantern and Aquaman are captured during Amazo’s theft of the world’s oldest reptile, a tortoise; Wonder Woman is captured trying to stop the abduction of the oldest human; J’onn J’onzz and Flash are captured while protecting the oldest bird.

Ignoring the invulnerable Superman and the non-super-powered Batman for the moment, the professor drains the powers of the captive heroes, and transfers them completely to Amazo. Green Lantern, however, manages to escape being affected by Amazo’s power ring, and captures both the professor and the android.

The powers of the other members are restored, and the professor’s victims are returned to their homes. Ivo is given a 500-year prison sentence, which he will have to serve in full, since he has already drunk the immortality elixir.