CATALOG RECORD
Justice League of America #203
first appearance of Ace of Spades, Jack of Spades, King of Spades and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Ace of Spades (robot, of the Royal Flush Gang) — introduction
- Jack of Spades (the second Jack, gigolo, of the Royal Flush Gang) — introduction · origin
- King of Spades (Joe Carny, of the Royal Flush Gang) — introduction · origin
- Queen of Spades (Mona Taylor, of the Royal Flush Gang) — introduction · origin
- Ten of Spades (Wanda Wayland, of the Royal Flush Gang) — introduction · origin
- Wild Card (Hector Hammond) — introduction as Wild Card
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1982
- On sale
- February 9, 1982
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #203 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893055506
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Creators
Stories
- Shuffle and Deal... with Death! · 25 pages
Members of a new Royal Flush Gang attack individual heroes, subduing Aquaman, Firestorm, and Wonder Woman before the other Leaguers are even aware of the threat.
Publisher’s description
At sea, Aquaman and Firestorm have a damaging encounter with a hydrofoil piloted by the Jack and Ten of Spades, members of a new version of the Royal Flush Gang. Rescued by fishermen, the two heroes are taken to UCLA Medical Center. When Wonder Woman goes to join them there, she is defeated by the King of Spades. Meanwhile, at the Royal Flush Gang’s headquarters, the Jack discovers that the Ace, who had recruited the other members, is secretly a robot reporting to a superior known only as “Wild Card.”
Characters
Reprinted in
Justice League of America (1983)