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JLA / Avengers #1

Marvel · Series began 2003 · September 2003

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Dates

Cover date: September 2003
On sale: September 4, 2003
In stores: September 3, 2003
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 978078511389850595; 75960611389700111
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Facsimile reprints exist

JLA / Avengers Facsimile Edition (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: George Pérezinks: George Pérezcolors: Tom Smithletters: John J. Hill, Comicraftscript: Kurt Busiek

Stories

Book One: A Journey Into Mystery · 48 pages
Twin universes become imperiled due to a game being played by the Grandmaster and Krona. Their pawns: The Avengers and the JLA.

Publisher’s description

THE EVENT 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING! WITH APPEARANCES BY EVERY AVENGER & JLA MEMBER... EVER! THE WAIT IS OVER! The most eagerly anticipated comic book crossover of all time has finally arrived, with alternating Prestige Format issues by Marvel & DC Comics! What cataclysmic threat could endanger two universes—and dwarf the combined power of both Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Greatest Super-Heroes? The world finally learns the answer in September 2003!

Reprinted in

JLA / Avengers: The Collector's Edition (2004), JLA / Avengers (2008), JLA / Avengers (2022), JLA / Avengers Facsimile Edition (2026)