Justice League of America #37
In "Earth--Without a Justice League!", the Johnny Thunder of Earth-One seizes control of his Earth-Two counterpart's Thunderbolt after a mistaken teleportation, setting off a chain of time-warping chaos. With the help of the sentient Thunderbolt, he alters history to erase the Justice League’s origins, creating a Lawless League from his criminal allies to challenge the JSA on Earth-One. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, with inks by Bernard Sachs and lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this 1965 classic features a cover by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson that captures the high-stakes, reality-bending tension of the story.
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The Johnny Thunder of Earth-One takes control of the Earth-Two counterpart's Thunderbolt after the Johnny of Earth-Two accidentally asks T-Bolt to transport him to Earth-One to meet his counterpart. The Earth-One Johnny then goes back in time to prevent the JLAers from existing when they stop T-Bolt from committing crimes for him. After being defeated by the JSA later on, he has the Thunderbolt go back in time again to create a Lawless League (based on the JLA's origins) from his criminal associates to confront the JSA on Earth-One.
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