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A classic Bronze Age page from Steve Englehart's celebrated and boundary-pushing tenure on Justice League of America, featuring great character moments and moody, dramatic inkwork across two distinct storylines.  

​The top two tiers and lower-left vertical panel highlight Batman working alongside Mark Shaw—newly operating under his swashbuckling identity as The Privateer—as they narrowly evade a massive laser weapon while searching for Wonder Woman. Shaw hints at his shadowy history with the ancient sect of the Manhunters (referencing Jack Kirby's 1940s creation and Archie Goodwin/Walt Simonson's acclaimed Detective Comics backup series, which Englehart famously wove into this JLA arc). The sequence culminates in a striking, heavily shadowed vertical portrait of Batman sternly refusing to call in the rest of the League ("NO!").  

​The bottom right panels shift to the snowy wilds of New England, where Aquaman and a miniature Atom (Ray Palmer) bound across the winter landscape while debating team politics and personal crises—complete with a classic fourth-wall-breaking editorial footnote from legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz.  

​Panel-by-Panel Breakdown

​Panel 1 (Top Wide): Batman and the eye-patch-wearing Privateer leap clear of an intricate, firing laser cannon. Shaw reveals his enhanced auditory senses, noting he "heard the switch close inside it!"  

​Panel 2 (Middle Left): A tight close-up of Privateer and a surprised Batman as Shaw alludes to how a Manhunter is made and why he adopted his new costumed persona.  

​Panel 3 (Middle Right): A heroic three-quarter shot of Batman and Privateer preparing to split up to search for Wonder Woman.  

​Panel 4 (Bottom Left Vertical): A dramatic, high-contrast, chiaroscuro close-up of Batman's scowling face and Bat-emblem set against a solid black background.  

​Panels 5 & 6 (Bottom Right Tier): Aquaman leaps through the New England snow with the tiny Atom perched on his shoulder, arguing over their fellow Leaguers Flash and Green Arrow.  

​Physical & Production Details

​Medium: Ink over graphite on standard DC Comics Bristol board.  

​Markings: Handwritten issue, date ("#143 June 77"), and page notations along the top margin alongside stamped DC production code "S-2593-22".  

​Condition Notes: Exhibits light, standard production wear, including a small piece of aged tape residue along the bottom center margin.