This issue features the Justice League of America in "The Last Survivors of Earth" by Mike Friedrich, Dick Dillin, and Joe Giella. Long ago the people of the continent of Mu left the Earth in a spaceship when the landmass was destroyed and they believed the planet was doomed. Now, after millennia in space, they return to Earth and are surprised that humanity has survived. They are angry that the 3½ billion humans, whom they deem too inferior to be allowed to live, have taken over the planet. They seek to destroy the humans by creating seemingly natural disasters around the globe. The Justice League splits its forces to handle the emergencies. Superman, Atom, and Aquaman handle earthquakes in Iran; Flash, Green Arrow, and Black Canary fight monsoons in Vietnam; Batman and Green Lantern are dispatched to California where a tidal wave threatens the coastline. Green Lantern is struck by a lightning bolt and never arrives.
While the heroes use their powers to battle nature and protect people, and while each member believes one of his team-mates is responsible for saving the world, it is actually three ordinary people who defeat the Muans. The Mu are using ancient artifacts to control the weather. Two of the artifacts are destroyed. Investigating, the Mu pilot their spaceship to California and defeat Batman. They then capture a surfer named Pete Conk. After questioning him, they eject him from the ship, but not before he damages their engines, causing the ship to crash. The Justice League never learns what caused the disasters to suddenly stop. Reprinted in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America Vol. 5 TPB (2011), Justice League of America Archives Vol. 10 HC (2012), Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017), and Justice League of America: The Last Survivors of Earth (2019).
Edited by Julius Schwartz.
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