It looks like readers clamoring for the classic Justice Society of America will finally be able to see them in a new adventure as part of DC's upcoming Convergence event. Whether this is a one time visit for the sake of nostalgia or it leads to something more remains to be seen - but it is nice to see that DC has not completely forgotten about the fans of the true JSA.
If DC reinstates its legacy to World War II, then it will repair much of the damage it's done to itself since... well, I don't remember the name of the Big Crisis that started their "superheroes only appeared in the past five years" situation. But some of the great legacies started by Jay Garrick, Alan Scott, and others were a big part of what made DC special.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, Green Lantern, the Atom, the Flash, and Blue Beetle are the only major heroic identities I can think of that have been serially held by three (or more) individuals. Marvel has Captain Marvel and maybe Captain Britain, but they're relatively minor.
Nice rendering, Ross! How about the Invaders vs. Vandal Savage, next? Or even the Golden Age Blazing Skull punching out the Red Skull? :-)
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if the JSA could come back. The Red Skull is a great idea for an opponent. For some reason, Per Degaton never did it for me.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I've read about Convergence it is going to be a brief story only about 2 or 3 months and everything will return to the new52 norm after it ends. They staged it to allow for the editorial shift from east to west coast since the DC office is going from NYC to LA early next year.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the Wizard (W.A. Zard) as an Invaders opponent. Or of the Liberty Legion?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know what your source is for the Red Skull here.
Fear Itself: Book of The Skull #1 - Variant Queseda Cover.
ReplyDelete@Bob Greenwade:
ReplyDeleteI think you were trying _not_ to utter the phrase CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS...and I cannot honestly blame you. That twelve-issue limited series is what started the whole continuity mess for the DCU in general--and Power Girl's back story in particular--back in the Eighties. A clear case of DC trying to fix what was never even broken!* I certainly had no trouble keeping track of what superheroes lived on what Earth.
*What is now referred to, in medical terminology, as George Lucas Syndrome.