| The
Modern Age of Heroes |
| 12 Years Ago |
| Superman makes his public debut. His appearance is followed
closely by the debuts of Batman, Flash II (Barry
Allen), Green Lantern II (Hal Jordan),
Aquaman, Black Canary II (Dinah Lance),
and Green Arrow (Oliver Queen). Inspired by the other heroes, the Martian
Manhunter publicly reveals his existence. |
DCU 2000 Secret Files (Mar. 2000) |
| Angered by the death of his wife, Morgan Wilde becomes
the U.L.T.R.A. Humanite and sabotages Lexcorp by possessing
key employees. NOTES: This story features a
modern-day Delores Winters, an actress/girlfriend of Luthor. No other
connection is made in this story with the original Ultra-Humanite. |
Legends of the DCU #1-3 (Feb.–Mar. 1998) |
| Earth-1's Aquaman, Batman, Black Canary II (Dinah
Laurel Lance, making her public debut), Flash II,
Green Lantern II, the Martian Manhunter,
Superman, and Wonder Woman form the Justice League of America.
Shortly after the JLA's first mission, Dinah Drake Lance (Black Canary I)
mentions that the JSA has been happily retired for some time. NOTES: The
JLA's origin was first told in Justice League of America #9,
updated in Secret Origins #32 and expanded in JLA: Year One #1-2.
The JLA's first appearance was Brave and the Bold #28 (Feb. 1960). |
Justice League of America #9 (Feb. 1962), Secret Origins #32 (Dec. 1988),
JLA: Year One #1-2 (Jan.–Feb. 1998) |
| Alan Scott and Ted Grant watch approvingly as the JLA
defeats Clayface II, Eclipso, Solomon
Grundy, and the Thorn. NOTE: In this story,
Vandal Savage claims responsibility for the JSA's retirement in 1951.
It is unclear whether this is true or just braggadocio on Savage's
part. |
JLA: Year One #2 (Feb. 1998) |
| Flash II asks Black Canary
if she knows what became of the original Flash. She replies, "That
one's a mystery." |
JLA: Year One #3 (Mar. 1998) |
| Dinah Drake Lance holds a birthday party for Wesley
Dodds, attended by Dian Belmont, Ted Grant, Carter and Shiera Hall,
Ted Knight, Charles McNider, Al Pratt, and Alan Scott. Ted Knight mentions
that his son David is considering becoming the new Starman. Dinah confesses
her affair with Ted Knight to her daughter. NOTES: This
story suggests that Dinah has separated or divorced from Larry Lance. |
JLA: Year One #4 (Apr. 1998) |
| Alan Scott emerges from retirement as Green Lantern
and meets Batman. |
Gotham Knights #10 (Dec. 2000) |
| Apellaxian invaders capture most of Earth's heroes,
including the JSA, Blackhawks, and Freedom Fighters, and place them
in concentration camps before being defeated by the JLA. Hawkman I tells
the JLA members that the Justice Society considers them worthy successors. NOTES: The
appearances in this story of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (not freed
for two more years according to JLA Secret Files #1), and Uncle
Sam (who vanished shortly after World War 2 for reasons explained in Spectre v3
#38) probably should be considered apocryphal. |
JLA: Year One #11-12 (Nov.–Dec. 1998) |
| John Constantine is defeated in Newcastle, by the evil
Black Nergal (a Doctor Fate foe from More Fun Comics #67) - a demon from
the underworld of Hell who sends ghosts to haunt mortals. NOTES: Neither
Fate nor the Spectre took part. Editors at the time forbade the use
of any costumed characters. Placed roughly; when told, this happened
in 1978—10 years earlier. |
Hellblazer #11 (Nov. 1988) |
| 11 Years Ago |
| PRE-CRISIS ONLY: Flash II accidentally
transports himself to Earth-2 and meets Flash I;
together, they defeat the Fiddler, the Shade, and the Thinker. NOTES: 1st
Silver Age app. of Flash I, Fiddler, Shade,
and the Thinker, and the 1st textual reference to Earth-1 and Earth-2. |
Flash Comics #123 (Sept. 1961) |
| Flash II accidentally pierces
the barrier separating Keystone City from the outside world. He and
Flash I defeat the three villains and
restore Keystone City to the real world. Upon meeting Barry Allen,
Jay Garrick's powers kick into high gear. NOTES: The
post-Crisis version was told in Secret Origins #50. The date
was established by Flash Secret Files #1 (1997). Flash #123
is also reprinted as a Millennium Edition. Garrick's power boost mentioned
in Flash: Rebirth #1 (June 2009). |
Secret Origins #50 (Aug. 1990) |
| Ray Palmer becomes Atom II. NOTE: This
issue featured a text piece on the Justice Society, which may be considered
their first Silver Age appearance (albeit not in an actual story). |
Showcase #34 (Oct. 1961) |
| Flash I and Flash II join
forces to battle Captain Cold and the Trickster. NOTE: The
JSA (the Atom, Black Canary, Doctor Mid-Nite, Green Lantern, and Hawkman)
are seen in flashback, their first appearance in a Silver Age story. |
Flash Comics #129 (June 1962) |
| The Justice League meets the Tornado Champion,
the benevolent counterpart of Adam Strange's nemesis, the Tornado Tyrant.
Both these entities eventually come to reside in the android body of
Red Tornado II. |
Justice League of America #17 (Feb. 1963) |
| "Vengeance of the Immortal Villain":
The two Flashes join forces to rescue the Atom I,
Doctor Mid-Nite, Green Lantern I, Hawkman I and
Johnny Thunder from Vandal Savage. The
JSA comes out of retirement. NOTE: 1st Silver
Age app. of Vandal Savage, Johnny Thunder and the Earth-2 Wonder Woman;
1st actual Silver Age app. of the JSA. Reprinted in the JSA 100-Page
Super Spectacular. |
Flash Comics #137 (June 1963) |
| JLA/JSA 1: "Crisis On Earth-One"/"Crisis
On Earth-Two": The JSA and JLA team up to battle the Crime
Champions: Chronos, Doctor Alchemy, Felix Faust, the Fiddler, the
Icicle, and the Wizard. NOTE: 1st Silver
Age appearances (in print) of Black Canary, Doctor Fate, Hourman, Icicle,
and the Wizard. |
Justice League of America #21-22 (Aug.–Sept. 1963) |
| JLA/JSA "1.5": Wotan manipulates the
JLA and JSA into fighting against each other. In the wake of the battle,
Hawkman and Hawkgirl (Carter and Shiera Hall) join the JLA as liaisons
to the Justice Society. NOTES: The Golden Age
Hawks' membership in the JLA was revealed in Hawkworld Annual #1;
the circumstances were revealed in JLA: Incarnations #1. The
latter issue incorrectly refers to Doctor Fate's amulet as the Amulet
of Ra, rather than the Amulet of Anubis. The JSA Sourcebook claims
this is their first team-up, but a letter column in Incarnations later
states that this tale was not necessarily meant to be their first encounter. |
Hawkworld Annual #1 (1991), JLA: Incarnations
#1 (June 2001) |
| Flash I and Flash II team
up to battle the Shade. |
Flash Comics #151 (Mar. 1965) |
| PRE-CRISIS ONLY: JLA/JSA 3: "Earth
Without a Justice League"/"Crisis on Earth-A": The
JSA battles the evil Earth-One Johnny Thunder II and
his Lawless League. NOTES: 1st
Silver Age app. of Mister Terrific and Johnny's Thunderbolt. "Earth-A"
was an alternate timeline of Earth-One; it was not a separate parallel
world. Starring: Hawkman, Green Lantern, Flash, Atom, Doctor Fate,
Mister Terrific, Johnny Thunder. |
Justice League of America #37-38 (Aug.–Sept. 1965) |
| Green Lantern I and Green
Lantern II join forces to stop the renegade
Oan Krona from recreating his forbidden experiment: witnessing
the birth of the universe. NOTE: This story
was the first explanation of the origins of the Guardians of the Universe
and the Green Lantern Corps, and the 1st event later used as a cornerstone
to the Crisis series. |
Green Lantern vol. 2 #40 (Oct. 1965) |
| Doiby Dickles, former sidekick of Green Lantern, leaves
the Earth to marry an alien princess from the planet Myrg. |
Green Lantern vol. 2 #45 (June 1966) |
| The Golden and Silver Age Flashes and Green Lanterns take an intergalactic
camping trip. NOTE: This story portrays the
two Lanterns as not yet having formed any kind of friendship. |
Flash/Green Lantern: Brave & Bold #1 (June 1966) |
| JLA/JSA 4: The JLA,
JSA, and the Spectre battle the Anti-Matter Man. NOTE: 1st
Silver Age app. of Sandman I, who returns
to his original costume. Starring: Sandman, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite,
Wildcat, Spectre, Black Canary. |
Justice League of America #46-47 (Aug.–Sept. 1966) |
| Barbara Gordon attempts to contact Black Canary by using
her father's security clearance to JSA headquarters. (#1) She
encounters Wildcat and Doctor Fate instead, who inform her that Canary
doesn't take apprentices. (#2) She soon decides
to go solo as Batgirl. NOTE: Batgirl
first appeared in Detective Comics #359 (Jan. 1967) She erroneously references
the JLA satellite, which is years from being built. The series also
erroneously states that Larry Lance is dead. |
Batgirl: Year One #1-2 (Feb.–Mar. 2003) |
| The Atom and Atom II defeat
the Thinker. NOTE: This story reveals that
Al Pratt is now a physics lecturer at Calvin College. |
Atom #29 (Mar. 1967) |
| Alan Scott and Hal Jordan deliver Doiby Dickles' old
cab, Goitrude, to him on Myrg. |
Green Lantern vol. 2 #52 (Apr. 1967) |
| Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite and Flash I help
Flash II defeat Abra Kadabra. |
Flash Comics #170 (May 1967) |
| JLA/JSA 5: The JLA and JSA battle four ordinary people possessed by the evil Black
Spheres. NOTE: 1st Silver Age app. Of
Earth-2 Robin. Earth-2's Batman is said to be in semi-retirement.
In the original tale, the Earth-2 Robin joined the JSA. Starring:
Hawkman, Robin, Hourman, Wildcat, Mister Terrific, Johnny Thunder. |
Justice League of America #55-56 (Aug.–Sept. 1967) |
| JLA/JSA 6: Red Tornado II helps
the JLA and JSA battle T.O. Morrow and joins the JSA. NOTE: Justice
League of America #64 states that Red Tornado I was
a member of the JSA. Although she made a brief cameo in All-Star
Comics #3, the original Red Tornado was not depicted as a JSA
member in any Golden Age story. Starring: Hawkman, Green Lantern,
Flash, Hourman, Starman, Sandman, Atom, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite, Mister Terrific, Black Canary, Red Tornado II. |
Justice League of America #64-65 (Aug.–Sept. 1968) |
| JLA/JSA 7: The JLA and JSA battle Aquarius,
a malevolent living star. Both Black Canary I and
Black Canary II participate in this
adventure. Larry Lance is killed and Black Canary I is
irradiated by Aquarius, which later causes her to develop cancer. NOTES: Starring:
Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite, Black Canary, Red Tornado
II, Starman. 1st Silver Age app. of the Earth-2 Superman. |
Justice League of America #73-74 (Aug.–Sept. 1969), Secret Origins #50
(Aug. 1990) |
| 10 Years Ago |
| JLA/JSA 8: The JLA and JSA battle Creator2.
The Spectre defeats Creator2, but is apparently destroyed
in the process. NOTE: First actual modern
appearance of the Earth-2 Batman; he previously appeared in an imaginary
story in Detective Comics #347 (1966). Starring: Flash, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite, Hourman, Starman, Spectre, Johnny Thunder, Green
Lantern, Sandman, Red Tornado II, Atom, Mister Terrific, Wildcat. |
Justice League of America #82-83 (Aug.–Sept. 1970) |
| JLA/JSA 9: The JLA, JSA, and Robin battle
a group of stranded alien children allied with Solomon Grundy. NOTES: 1st
meeting of the Earth-1 and Earth-2 Robins. The Earth-1 Robin gets
a new costume that is adopted by his Earth-2 counterpart in All-Star
Comics #58 (1976). Starring: Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman,
Atom. |
Justice League of America #91-92 (Aug.–Sept. 1971) |
| JLA/JSA 10: The JLA and JSA rescue the Seven Soldiers
of Victory, scattered throughout time after a battle with the Nebula
Man that cost the life of Wing. The Red Tornado sacrifices himself
to destroy the Iron Hand. NOTES: First modern
appearances of the Seven Soldiers (Crimson Avenger, Green Arrow I,
Shining Knight, Speedy I, Star-Spangled
Kid, Stripsey, Vigilante I, and Wing).
Their last Golden Age appearance was in Leading Comics #14
(1945). The post-Crisis Soldiers substitute the Spider for Green
Lantern and Billy Gunn for Speedy. The Iron Hand first appeared (as
the Hand) in Leading Comics #1 (1941). Stars & STRIPE #9
reveals that the Vigilante spent 20 years in the Old West before
his return to the modern era, explaining his advanced age in other
modern appearances. Starring: Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite, Hourman,
Starman, Sandman, Red Tornado II, Johnny Thunder, Wildcat, Green
Lantern, Mister Terrific. |
Justice League of America #100-102 (Aug.–Oct. 1972),
Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #9 (Apr. 2000) |
| Red Tornado II reappears,
now possessing more human-like features. He joins the JLA. |
Justice League of America #106 (July 1973) |
| Paul Kirk (Manhunter II) is resurrected
by the Council, now possessing bio-engineered regeneration powers.
He is retrained to serve as the head of the Council's "special
branch." NOTES: The revived Manhunter
first appeared in Detective Comics #437 (Oct./Nov. 1973); his resurrection
was explained in flashback in #439. |
Detective Comics #439 (Feb./Mar. 1974) |
| PRE-CRISIS: JLA/JSA 11: "Crisis
on Earth-X: The JLA
and JSA are drawn to Earth-X, where they help the Freedom Fighters (Uncle
Sam, Black Condor, Doll Man, the Human Bomb, Phantom Lady, and the
Ray) defeat the Nazis, who on Earth-X won World War 2. NOTES: 1st
reference to Earth-X and 1st modern and DC Comics apps. of these
Quality Comics characters. The Freedom Fighters originally were from
Earth-2. Their last chronological appearance was in All-Star Squadron #50
(1985). The heroes in this story are the only survivors of the original
group. In post-Infinite Crisis continuity, Uncle Sam remembers traveling
to Earth-X, but its current parallel, Earth-10 is still under Nazi
control. Starring: Superman, Flash, Doctor Fate, Hourman, Sandman,
Red Tornado II. |
Justice League of America #107-108 (Sept.–Dec. 1973) |
| The Spectre reappears and is
once again bound to Jim Corrigan. |
Adventure Comics #431 (Feb. 1974) |
| NOTES: This issue reprints All-Star
Comics #40 and contains a centerfold JSA pinup by Murphy Anderson. |
Justice League of America #110 (Apr. 1974) |
| JLA/JSA 12: "The Creature in the Velvet Cage":
The JLA and JSA fight a mysterious sand monster who is revealed to
be Sandy the Golden Boy, transformed into a monster in 1947. The Sandman
vows to find a way to restore Sandy to human form. NOTES: First
modern appearance of Sandy, whose next appearance is in DC Comics
Presents #47. According to his profile in JSA Secret Files #1
(1999), despite regaining human-like form, Sandy is no longer human.
Starring: Flash, Hourman, Sandman. Also contains a reprint of
a Golden Age tale from All-Star Comics #41. |
Justice League of America #113 (Sept./Oct. 1974) |
| Wracked with guilt at his failure to restore Sandy Hawkins
to normal, Wesley Dodds seeks psychiatric help from Doctor Raymond Baxter,
who hypnotizes him and causes him to forget his role as Sandman. |
DC Comics Presents #42 (Feb. 1982) |
| After realizing that the Council is not as benevolent as it claimed,
Manhunter II (Paul Kirk) turns against
the organization, vowing to destroy it and wipe out all of his clones. |
Detective Comics #440 (Apr./May 1974) |
| Aided by a small group of allies including Batman, Manhunter II (Paul
Kirk) invades the sanctuary of the Council and ultimately sacrifices
his life to wipe out its leaders, including Doctor Mykros. |
Detective Comics #443 (Oct./Nov. 1974) |
| PRE-CRISIS ONLY: JLA/JSA 13: The
JLA and JSA battle Cary Bates of Earth-Prime. NOTES: 1st
modern app. of the Gambler and Injustice Society. Starring: Wonder
Woman, Robin, Hourman, Wildcat, Doctor Mid-Nite, Johnny Thunder, Spectre. |
Justice League of America #123-124 (Oct.–Nov. 1975) |
| 9 Years Ago |
| All-Star Comics COMICS REVIVED |
| "The All-Star Super Squad": The
Star-Spangled Kid and Power Girl join the JSA, which battles
the Brain Wave. The Star-Spangled Kid begins using Starman's cosmic
rod. NOTES: This is the first modern appearance
of the Brain Wave. The Earth-2 Robin adopts a new costume in this issue. |
All-Star Comics #58 (Jan./Feb. 1976) |
| Power Girl is introduced to the world as Superman's
cousin. She later also meets the Kents. |
JSA: Classified #1 (Sept. 2005) |
| Per Degaton (1st
modern app.) joins the Brain Wave to fight the JSA. NOTES: The
new appearances of the Brain Wave and Per Degaton in this story later
were revealed to be illusions. |
All-Star Comics #59 (Mar./Apr. 1976) |
| The JSA's Gotham
City headquarters is badly damaged in a battle with Vulcan,
a former NASA astronaut transformed by a solar flare. NOTE: JSA
Secret Files #1 refers to an earlier battle with Vulcan in the
1950s, which is unlikely; there was no American space program at that
time. |
All-Star Comics #60 (May/June 1976) |
| Doctor Fate is
critically wounded in battle with Vulcan, who is thrust into limbo
by the Star-Spangled Kid. Hawkman inadvertently revives Zanadu. |
All-Star Comics #61 (July/Aug. 1976) |
| The JSA rescues
Shiera Hall from Zanadu. Note: First modern appearance of the Golden Age Hawkgirl. |
All-Star Comics #62 (Sept./Oct. 1976) |
| Doctor Fate is
resurrected by Zanadu, whom Fate promptly defeats. The JSA battles
the Fiddler and Solomon Grundy. |
All-Star Comics #63 (Nov./Dec. 1976) |
| PRE-CRISIS ONLY: JLA/JSA 14: "Crisis on Earth-S": The JLA, JSA, and the heroes of Earth-S battle King Kull. NOTES: 1st
modern app. of the Earth-2 Joker and the 1st modern and first DC
appearances of the Fawcett Comics characters Bulletgirl, Bulletman,
Ibis, King Kull, Mister Scarlet, Pinky, and Spy Smasher. As established
in Power of Shazam, the Golden Age histories of these characters
are part of post-Crisis history, although that of the Marvel Family
is not. This was the only JLA/JSA team-up in which the Earth-2 Batman
actively participated. Starring: Flash, Green Lantern, Batman,
Robin, Wonder Woman, Johnny Thunder. |
Justice League of America #135-137 (10-12.76) |
| The JSA battles
Vandal Savage in the time of King Arthur. The bank forecloses on Alan
Scott's company, GBC. Star-Spangled Kid adapts the cosmic rod into
a cosmic converter belt. |
All-Star Comics #64 (Jan./Feb. 1977) |
| In
the past, the JSA rescues Power Girl from Vandal Savage. In the present,
a distraught Green Lantern falls under the influence of Psycho-Pirate II. POST-CRISIS: No
Earth-2 Superman. |
All-Star Comics #65 (Mar./Apr. 1977) |
| BRUCE WAYNE
VS. THE JSA |
| The JSA battles the Injustice Society. Wildcat suffers brain damage
after he is mind controlled by the Icicle, causing his speech to deteriorate. |
All-Star Comics #66 (May/June 1977) |
| "The Attack of the Underlord":
While the JSA battles the Underlord, Green Lantern, under the
control of the Psycho-Pirate, begins a rampage in Gotham City. |
All-Star Comics #67 (July/Aug. 1977) |
| The JSA is forced to battle the Flash and Green Lantern as the involvement
of the Psycho-Pirate is revealed. NOTE: I own a
piece of original comic art from this issue. |
All-Star Comics #68 (Sept./Oct. 1977) |
| The JLA and JSA travel to the 30th Century,
where they join the Legion of Super-Heroes to battle Mordru and the
Demons Three. NOTES: This tale exists in
current continuity, as verified by Batman in Action #864 (June 2008).
Starring: Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Power Girl;
cameos by Wildcat and the Star-Spangled Kid. |
Justice League of America #147–148 (Oct./Nov. 1977) |
| Most of the
JSA takes a well-earned rest. Jay Garrick gets Alan Scott a job as
an engineer at Jay's company, Keystone Labs. The Star-Spangled Kid
and Wildcat battle the Strike Force. |
All-Star Comics #70 (Jan./Feb. 1978) |
| PRE-CRISIS ONLY: Power Girl is
forced to battle the intelligent "symbio-ship" that brought
her to Earth. NOTE: This was the first account
of Power Girl's origin. |
Showcase #97-98 (Feb./Mar. 1978) |
| In an interview in We magazine, the Flash reveals
to the world that he is Jay Garrick. He and Flash II join
forces against Gorilla Grodd. NOTE: First modern
appearance of Johnny Quick. |
DC Special Series #11 (Flash Spectacular)
(1978) |
| Having somehow survived his final battle with Manhunter II,
Doctor Anatol Mykros, head of the Council, uses the Council's cloning
technology to create a new body for himself. |
JSA3 Annual #1 (Oct. 2000) |
| With the help of reporter Andrew Vinson, Power Girl
adopts the secret identity of Karen Starr. She rescues
the Flash and Green Lantern from Brain Wave in Keystone City. |
Showcase #99 (Apr. 1978) |
| The Star-Spangled
Kid and Wildcat defeat the Strike Force, whose leader is unmasked as
the Star-Spangled Kid's nephew, Arthur Pemberton. |
All-Star Comics #71 (Mar./Apr. 1978) |
| Wildcat is badly injured in a battle with the Thorn, and the JSA discovers
his earlier brain damage. Doctor Fate and Hawkman are kidnapped by the Master
Summoner. NOTE: Hawkman
adopts a new golden helmet in this issue. |
All-Star Comics #72 (May/June 1978) |
| While surgeons
struggle to save Wildcat's life, the JSA battles Huntress I,
the Sportsmaster, and the Thorn. |
All-Star Comics #73 (July/Aug. 1978) |
| Led by the Wizard, the Secret Society of Super-Villains
attempts to defeat the JSA by attacking the members individually. NOTES: The
conclusion of this story, originally intended for Secret Society
of Super-Villains #16-17, was published only in Canceled Comics
Cavalcade #2 (1978); it was retold in flashback in Justice League
of America #166. |
Secret Society of Super-Villains #15 (June/July 1978),
Justice League of America #166 (May 1979) |
| The Master
Summoner nearly tricks the JSA into destroying the world. NOTE: This
was the final issue of All-Star Comics. |
All-Star Comics #74 (Sept./Oct. 1978) |
| The original Firebrand, Rod Reilly, is killed by the
Silver Ghost. NOTES: This story was meant to
appear in Secret Society of Super-Villains #18, before the "DC
Implosion" cancelled the title. It is uncertain if or how this
tale plays out in post-Crisis continuity. The story was scripted, but
not drawn. |
Cancelled Comics Cavalcade #2 (Fall 1978) |
| 8 Years Ago |
| JLA/JSA 16: The Lord of Time forces members of the JLA
and JSA to battle "History's Heroes": the Black Pirate,
Enemy Ace, Jonah Hex, Miss Liberty, and the Viking Prince. NOTES: This
was the Huntress's first JLA/JSA team-up. Starring: Doctor Mid-Nite,
Star Spangled Kid. |
Justice League of America #159-160 (Oct./Nov. 1978) |
| Seeking the secret of teleportation technology hidden
in the pages of a copy of Flash Comics #26, impostors of the
Golden Age Green Lantern and Wildcat run up against Barry Allen. |
Flash vol. 2 #268 (Dec. 1978) |
| Green Lantern and Green Lantern II discover
the origin of the Starheart, the source of Alan Scott's power ring
and lantern. |
Green Lantern vol. 2 #111-112 (Dec. 1978-1.79) |
| Wildcat takes a leave of absence from the JSA to open a private gym
in Gotham for underprivileged kids. First appearance of Charley Bullock (who goes on to become Blackwing). |
Adventure Comics #464 (July/Aug. 1979) |
| The JSA scours
Gotham in a desperate search for a capsule of poison gas. Doctor Fate
is interrupted from completing a spell intended to protect someone
from imminent harm. Mister Terrific rejoins the Justice Society just in
time for their meeting with the JLA. |
Adventure Comics #465 (Sept./Oct. 1979) |
| JLA/JSA 17: During a JLA/JSA meeting
aboard the JLA satellite, Mister Terrific is slain by his old enemy
the Spirit King, who has possessed the body of Jay Garrick
(#171). NOTE: Also shown in JSA #61.
Starring: Hawkman, Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Mister Terrific,
Power Girl. |
Justice League of America #171-172 (Oct.–Nov. 1979) |
| POST-CRISIS: With the aid of
the Spectre and the ghost of Terry Sloane himself, the JSA tracks down
the Spirit King and avenges Mister Terrific's death. NOTE: According
to America vs. The Justice Society #4 (1985), in pre-Crisis
continuity the JSA never found the Spirit King. |
The Spectre vol. 3 #54 (June 1997) |
| After Mister Terrific's funeral, the Huntress tells Power Girl about the
JSA's last case in 1951. |
Adventure Comics #466 (Nov./Dec. 1979) |
| Hourman battles a group of terrorists at Tyler Chemicals. |
DC Comics Presents #25 (Sept. 1980) |
| JLA/JSA 18: Highfather draws the JLA and JSA to
New Genesis to join the New Gods against Darkseid. NOTES: The
post-Crisis account of this story was described by Power Girl in Action
Comics #650. Starring: Doctor Fate, Power Girl. |
Justice League of America #183-185 (Oct.–Dec. 1980),
Action #650 (Feb. 1990) |
| When his night vision begins to fail, Doctor Mid-Nite incorporates
new technology into his goggles. |
DC Comics Presents #29 (Jan. 1981) |
| The Atom temporarily switches powers with Atom II (Ray
Palmer). |
DC Comics Presents #30 (Feb. 1981) |
| Robotman trapped in collapsed mine awakens from decades
of suspended animation when an automatic repair circuit is completed,
at first he is unaware that decades have passed. Robotman frees himself
from the mine and continues his pursuit of Carver City crime boss Alvyn
Lashky. Not long after Lasky is captured Robotman's brain is transplanted
into the body of his deceased friend, robotics expert Charles Grayson.
Grayson had years before arranged for his body to be cryogenically
frozen following his death as the result of a rare brain disease. NOTE: In
pre-Crisis continuity, Grayson was related to the Earth-2 Dick Grayson,
Robin. |
DC Comics Presents #31 (Mar. 1981) |
| Firestorm learns that the Red Tornado is actually the
sentient (albeit amnesiac) Tornado Champion, inhabiting the android
body built by T.O. Morrow. NOTE: Justice
League of America #193 contains the 16-page preview of All-Star
Squadron. |
Justice League of America #192-193 (July–Aug. 1981) |
| After learning that he is dying of an incurable disease,
the Crimson Avenger goes into action a final time, saving the life
of a young Latino boy and then heroically steering a burning chemical
tanker away from New York harbor, saving countless lives at the cost
of his own. |
DC Comics Presents #38 (Oct. 1981) |
| JLA/JSA 19: The
JLA and JSA battle the Ultra-Humanite, now in the body of a giant
white ape, and a new Secret Society of Super-Villains: Brain Wave,
Cheetah II, the Floronic Man, Killer
Frost, the Mist, the Monocle, Psycho-Pirate II,
Rag Doll & Signalman. NOTES: In post-Crisis continuity, this
would have to have been with the Golden Age Cheetah, as the post-Crisis Cheetah doesn't debut until later. First modern appearance
of the Monocle, who first appeared in Flash Comics #64 (1945). Justice
League of America #195 contains a to-die-for pinup of both teams by George Pérez.
Starring: Hawkman, Flash, Hourman, Johnny Thunder. |
Justice League of America #195-197 (Oct.–Dec. 1981) |
| 7 Years Ago |
| Flash II and Doctor Fate
help the Flash rescue his wife, Joan Garrick, from the Lord of
Limbo. |
The Flash #305 (Jan. 1982) |
| Doctor Fate battles the Lord of Chaos, Malferrazae, who has taken the guise of the Aztec deity Totec and is attempting to bring about the apocalyptic end of the Fifth Sun (era) of mankind, aided by a monstrous creature formed from the jealousy of Inza Nelson. NOTES: Totec's name in Nahuatl is typically transliterated as "Xipe Tótec." This was the first storyline in the short-lived Dr. Fate backup strip in The Flash. The first installment reveals that Inza is attempting unsuccessfully to write a book about her life with Fate. |
The Flash #306–309 (Feb.–May 1982) |
| A mysterious power draws Dr. Fate to an Iowa cornfield, where he battles Vandaemeon, a Lord of Chaos in league with Ynar, a renegade Lord of Order. Meanwhile, Inza flirts with Vernon Copeland, director of the Boston Museum of Natural History. NOTES:Vern Copeland first appeared in The Flash #309 (May 1982). This storyline reveals that Inza Nelson has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. |
The Flash #310–312 (June–Aug. 1982) |
| To defeat the alliance of the renegade Lords of Chaos and Order Vandaemeon and Ynar, Dr. Fate forces Inza Nelson to merge with him, creating a more powerful version of Fate comprised of Kent, Inza, and Nabu. NOTES: This story was the basis for the post-Crisis revelation that Kent and Inza were supposed to merge to form Dr. Fate, but that Nabu had preferred to used Kent Nelson as a host body instead. This was the final installment of the Dr. Fate backup feature in The Flash. All seven installments were later reprinted in The Immortal Dr. Fate #2–3 in 1985. |
The Flash #313 (Sept. 1982) |
| Wesley Dodds is lured into a trap by the Sandman's
one-time enemy "Snooze"
Simpson, who has discovered that Dodds was the Sandman. As a result
of his ordeal, Wes recovers his memory of his Sandman career and
reclaims his costumed identity. He renews his vow to restore Sandy
Hawkins to human form. |
DC Comics Presents #42 (Feb. 1982) |
| Sandy, still trapped in silicoid form, is kidnapped
by The Shatterer, who tries to use him as a weapon. Sandy is rescued
by the Sandman, who finally succeeds in restoring him to human form.
They learn that Sandy has not physically aged since his original
transformation. NOTES: According to his entry
in JSA Secret Files #1 (1999), despite regaining human-like
form, Sand is still a silicon-based being and not truly human. |
DC Comics Presents #47 (July 1982) |
| The Spectre ends his mission on Earth to become the
guardian of Heaven and Hell. |
Swamp Thing Annual #2 (1985) |
