JLA: Riddle of the Beast

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Art by: Justin Sweet
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Cover Date	November, 2001
Issue Details
Publisher	DC Comics
Country	USA

1. "Riddle of the Beast"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Alan Grant
Penciler(s)	Mike Kaluta Andrew Robinson Hermann Mejia Carl Critchlow Alex Horley Liam Sharp Martin Williams Glenn Fabry Doug Alexander Gregory Rafael Garres Jon Foster Saverio Tenuta Jim Murray John Watson Greg Staples Simon Davis
Letterer(s)	Ken Lopez

Appearing in "Riddle of the Beast"

Featured Characters:

• Justice League

• Aquan
• Batman (Death)
• Fast Man
• Green Arrow
• Green Man
• Hawkman (Death)
• Hawkwoman
• King Kal'El
• Queen Diana
• Robin Drake
• Wee Man
• Zatanna

Supporting Characters:

• Phantom Stranger
• Riddler (Death)

Adversaries:

• The Beast

• Jason Blood

• Bizarro
• Catwoman (Death)
• Doomsday the Ogre (Death)
• Dragonman (formerly Killer Croc)
• Jester
• Jonzz
• Lobos
• Luthor Rex
• Metallo
• Parasite
• Poison Ivy (Death)
• Scarecrow (Death)
• Starro the Conqueror
• Twoface (Death)

Other Characters:

• Bane (deceased)
• Dinah (Death)
• Faust
• Goodman Drake (Mentioned)
• Hawkmen
• King Jorel (Mentioned)
• Mother Drake (Death)
• Nightwing (Dies in flashback)
• Zatara (Death)

Locations:

• The World

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Riddle of the Beast"

• Synopsis not yet written

Trivia

• Bane erroneously appears twice in the series. First shown beheaded carried around by the Green Arrow, and a second time in the battle at Gotham Crags released by the Jester.

Recommended Reading

• Justice League

• Justice League of America (Volume 1)
• Justice League of America (Volume 2)
• Justice League of America (Volume 3)
• JLA (Volume 1)
• Justice League (Volume 2)
• Justice League International (Volume 1)
• Justice League International (Volume 2)
• Justice League International (Volume 3)
• Justice League Europe (Volume 1)
• Justice League America (Volume 1)
• Justice League Task Force (Volume 1)
• Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
• Justice League Dark (Volume 1)
• Extreme Justice (Volume 1)
• Justice League Elite (Volume 1)

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