Five members of the Justice League are on trial for illegally imprisoning Ultraa, the sole superhero from a parallel world known as Earth-Prime. The proceedings, that are taking place at the United Nations building in New York, have barely started when they are violently interrupted by the star witness himself. So begins... "While a World Lies Burning" Justice League Of America #170 Cover by Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano (June, 1979) Artist: Dick Dillin Inks: Frank McLaughlin Colors: Jerry Serpe Letters: Ben Oda Writer: Gerry Conway Ultraa, seemingly unprovoked, attacks his own lawyer, who suddenly transforms and splits into several floating entities calling themselves The Over-Complex. The alien collective reveals that the trial is nothing but a distraction to keep the League occupied while the oceans dry and the world burns in flames. Not only that, the creatures have also eliminated Superman, the most powerful hero of this Earth! Batman, who is in the JLA satellite on m...