Freedom Fighters in 1976 DC Calendar

Between the Freedom Fighters' debut in JLA 107-108 in August 1973 and the first issue of their own series in December 1975, the Freedom Fighters made their third published appearance: each member appeared individually in the Super DC 1976 Calendar on their own separate "birthdays." 

There are no credits on the calendar other than for the awesome art by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. However, E. Nelson Bridwell was the editor of books that were on sale at about the same time, such as Superman From The 30's To The 70's, so the dates provided here may have come from him. 

January 7 

Phantom Lady is a Capricorn 

January 18

The Human Bomb is also a Capricorn!

March 28

The Ray is an Aries

April 4

Doll Man is also an Aries! 

July 4

Uncle Sam is a Cancer!

November 15

Black Condor is a Scorpio

(Note: this is the birthday of his "real" life identity, 

not the identity of Senator Tom Wright, 

which is the identity BC actually went by. 

I can't imagine how or why BC would have known his actual birthday, 

as his parents were murdered when he was an infant!) 

As you can see, five of the Freedom Fighters' portraits are obviously from the profile page from JLA #107 by Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano. Take a look: 

The remaining member, Doll Man, is clearly by Nick Cardy. A day worth of thinking about where I might have seen that pose before, and I remembered Action Comics #437, this classic "jumping off of the cover" cover art, and sure enough, Doll Man at the bottom right: 

Next week, we'll get to Freedom Fighters #1. 

Please join us! 

The Freedom Fighters

assembled by Len Wein