A DIGGING FOR KRYPTONITE Special: All those heroes!
Anthony Desiato’s popular podcast Digging for Kryptonite is launching a new series Tuesday — Red Skies, a (coincidentally) 13-part exploration of DC’s Crises, from the original JLA-JSA team-up 60 years ago to the recent Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The series will run into October and I’m honored to be the guest on the kickoff installment — dubbed Crisis on Multiple Earths, where Anthony and I go deep into the interdimensional crossovers of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s that led up to the epic 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths.
So click here for a listen (or check out your fave podcast platform) — and dig these 13 FAB JLA-JSA TEAM-UP SPLASH PAGES, all from the early-to-mid-’70s. (Side note: Want more of these? Check out the links below.)
In no particular order:
Issue #108. Dick Dillin pencils, Dick Giordano inks.
Issue #100. Dillin pencils, Giella inks.
Issue #136. Dillin pencils, Frank Mclaughlin inks.
Issue #107. Dillin and Giordano.
Issue #100. Dillin and Giella.
Issue #135. Dillin and McLaughlin.
Issue #124. Dillin and McLaughlin.
Issue #113. Dillin and Giordano.
Issue #102. Dillin and Giella.
Issue #91. Dillin and Giella.
Issue #124. Dillin and McLaughlin.
Issue #107. Dillin and Giordano.
Issue #135. Dillin and McLaughlin.
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MORE
— 13 SUMMER SPLASH PAGES: The JUSTICE LEAGUE Meets the JUSTICE SOCIETY. Click here.
— 13 JLA-JSA COVERS to Make You Feel Good. Click here.
July 18, 2023
Beautiful stuff. The JLA/JSA crossovers were always great.
July 21, 2023
The annual JLA/JSA crossovers were always a highlight of my summers when I was growing up!
July 18, 2023
I never was a big fan of Dick Dillin’s art, but always saw his work as professional, clear, and engaging. Having Perez take over from him was a wonderful change, but so sad that it was due to his untimely passing.
These summer JLA events were my intro to one of my most favorite teams – the mighty JSA!
July 18, 2023
Oh, I remember these! I didn’t stop to think back then that #135’s splash page was an homage to #102 & #103
July 19, 2023
And the splash pages – had I been more observant – would have revealed which of the 7 Soldiers of Victory had died by that person’s absence!
July 21, 2023
JLA #135 was one of the very first issues of that title I bought. Maybe it was because I’ve read stories about it since I was 9, but the multiverse concept never seemed confusing to me.
I’ve downloaded that episode of the podcast. Looking forward to listening to it this weekend!