Justice League of America Vol 1 166

"The Long Way Home": While the other members attend Sindella's funeral, Red Tornado is ambushed in the JLA satellite by the Secret Society of Super-Villains, who materialize in the transporter following their escape from Earth-Two.

Justice League of America #166 is an issue of the series Justice League of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1979. It was published on February 8, 1979.

Synopsis for "The Long Way Home"

While the other members attend Sindella's funeral, Red Tornado is ambushed in the JLA satellite by the Secret Society of Super-Villains, who materialize in the transporter following their escape from Earth-Two.

In order to rescue their souls from limbo, they need to use an artifact from the Bronze Age -- a statue of a Griffin, to switch them with the JLA.

When the Justice League heroes attack, the Secret Society members are able to switch bodies with them, using an ancient griffin statue with mystical attributes. The Wizard becomes Superman, Blockbuster becomes Batman, Reverse-Flash becomes Green Lantern, Star Sapphire becomes Zatanna, and Floronic Man becomes Wonder Woman, while the defeated heroes take on the appearances of the five villains.

Appearing in "The Long Way Home"

Featured Characters:

• The Justice League of America
  • Batman
  • Black Canary II
  • Elongated Man
  • Green Lantern
  • Red Tornado
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Zatanna
  • Green Arrow

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

• The Secret Society of Super-Villains
  • Wizard
  • Star Sapphire
  • Floronic Man
  • Blockbuster
  • Professor Zoom

Other Characters:

• Traya (Cameo)
• The Justice Society of America
  • Doctor Fate (Flashback only)
  • Doctor Mid-Nite (Flashback only)
  • Flash (Flashback only)
  • Alan Scott (New Earth) (Flashback only)
  • Huntress (Flashback only)
  • Star-Spangled Kid (Flashback only)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Israel
• Justice League Satellite
• Earth-Two (Flashback only)
• Limbo (Flashback only)

Items:

• The Griffin Statue
• Justice League Teleporter
• Green Lantern Ring

Vehicles:

Notes

• In this issue, the Secret Society of Super-Villains are returning from Earth-Two. They were last seen there in Secret Society of Super-Villains #15. After that issue, the Society had additional adventures on Earth-Two that were slated for SSOSV # 16 and # 17, but these were not published due to the cancellation of that series. These stories eventually appeared in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2.
• Reprinted in JLA: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (minus the 4 pages that wrap up the story from the previous issue).

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Justice League of America series

Recommended Reading

• Identity Crisis
• Crisis of Conscience

Links and References

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