Justice League of America #98

Published in May 1972, Justice League of America #98 serves as a pivotal bridge in the DC Comics Silver and Bronze Age transition. The issue features a story titled 'The Private War of Johnny Dune,' written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dick Dillin with inks by Dick Giordano. This era of the series is noted for moving away from the more whimsical tone of the 1960s toward socially conscious and psychologically complex narratives, reflecting the shifting sensibilities of the comic book industry during the early 1970s.

The cover art, created by the iconic Neal Adams, is widely celebrated for its stark, dramatic composition, which departed from standard team-shot covers of the time. The story itself focuses on an embittered telepathic young man who manipulates the members of the Justice League against one another, utilizing the team's internal tensions as a plot device. Readers and critics of the period recognized this issue as a successful evolution of the team dynamic, solidifying Dick Dillin's long-standing visual legacy on the title.