Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $1,025.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $2,250.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $5,427.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $9,368.76 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $73,060.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $66,417.77 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| RAW | $295.83 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 10.0 | $86,343.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.4 | $11,100.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 1,952 graded copies for Justice League of America #1 (1960). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The World of No Return!
While out on a drive, Barry Allen investigates a strange blue glow coming from a house, and ends up encountering Jasonar and Saranna, beings from Kalanor a planet in another dimension. Changing into the Flash, Barry learns that these aliens have escaped Kalanor, which has been under the rule of Despero, a despotic ruler who has access to super weapons. Jasonar and Saranna came to Earth to build a device which would absorb Kalanor's weapons' power source. Offering to help, the Flash calls the Justice League together for a meeting in order to help Jasonar and Saranna in their mission to stop Despero.
When Saranna is kidnapped by Despero, Flash rushes to the JLA headquarters to find the rest of the team under Despero's power. Despero offers the Flash a chance to save his friends by planning a version of chess which involves using cards to move the pieces. Each chess piece represents a different JLA member, if they land on a free square each member is set free and Despero will leave Earth and give up his conquest. However, if the pieces were to land on a disaster square, the Flash would have to leave Despero alone to complete his conquest of Kalanor.
Flash eventually loses due to Despero's tampering and is forced to leave in Jasonar's dimensional traveler, while each JLA member was transported to a different world. As Despero gloats over his victory, he is totally unaware that the he has been observed by Snapper Carr.
While in the furthest reaches of the universe pairs of JLA members escape from their various perils: Wonder Woman and Superman escape from a world of primordial creatures resembling the dinosaurs of prehistoric Earth; Green Lantern and Aquaman save an aquatic planet from a super weapon before escaping in a glass submarine lent to them by the indigent population; J'onn J'onzz and Batman save another planet from being destroyed as a missile streaks towards the planet's nearby star. Afterwards, all the JLA members reunite and are determined to track down and stop Despero.
Meanwhile, Jasonar had completed his energy absorber weapon to use against Despero, but the villain shows up and uses his powers to immobilize Jasonar. When all seems lost, Snapper emerges from Despero's dimensional transporter (having stowed himself away on it) and uses the energy absorber on Despero, rendering him inert. The Justice League arrives shortly after to find that the villain had been defeated by their honorary member. Jasonar thanks the JLA for their help (who also congratulate Snapper) and Jasonar returns to his home dimension with the inert Despero.
Creative credits
Writers: Gardner Fox
Interior art: Mike Sekowsky
Cover art: Murphy Anderson, Ira Schnapp
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 15861
PANEL PROFITS: 2388195