Justice League Quarterly #12 [Direct]

(Autumn 1993)

In This Issue (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Danny Rodriguez

Inks

Ken Branch

Colors

Steve Mattsson

Letters

typeset

Negative Feedback (Table of Contents: 2)

The Conglomerate / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid

Pencils

Danny Rodriguez; Tony S. Daniel

Inks

Ken Branch; Frank Percy

Colors

Buzz Setzer

Letters

Willie Schubert; Bob Pinaha; John Workman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blood Jihad (a group of terrorists); passengers at an air terminal; The Conglomerate [Templar; Nuklon; Hardline; Echo; Jesse Quick]; Wally Tortollini (an investigative journalist); Charlie (Wally's boss); Claire Montgomery; Murphy (a technician at Stagg Robotics); Amazo (an android); fans at a rock concert

Synopsis

Under corporate sponsorship, Claire Montgomery reorganizes the Conglomerate, with former members Echo and Hardline (formally known as Reverb) and new members Jesse Quick, Nuklon and Templar. The team's first battles were staged; called "training sessions" by Claire, but thought to be real menaces by the team. They are determined to fight for honor, not glory or fame, much to Claire's -and their corporate sponsors'- dismay. Their final test, however, proves very real as Amazo, an old JLA foe, is awakened and goes on a rampage.

Indexer Notes

Amazo is shown in this issue to be an acronym, which stands for Artificially Meta-powered Android: Zeta-Omega.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gypsy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Sal Velluto

Inks

Sal Velluto

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

A pinup of Gypsy.

On the Road (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Light; Ice / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Kim Fryer

Pencils

Mike Wieringo

Inks

Mike Christian

Colors

Tom McCraw

Letters

Albert DeGuzman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Fire; Blue Beetle; Guy Gardner; Flash [Wally West]; Metamorpho; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; an old mechanic; a biker gang

Synopsis

Tora and Kimiyo go on a road trip, determined to solve their problems without using their powers. They decide that powers can be useful and they don't always have to be nice to get what they need.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fire & Ice / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Paul Pelletier

Inks

Al Vey

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

A pinup of Fire & Ice.

A Man of Parts (Table of Contents: 6)

Praxis / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Jan Friedman

Pencils

Mike Mayhew

Inks

Dan Davis

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Bob Pinaha

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Praxis; Deena Walker (a detective); an unnamed jogger; Dexter DeFarge (a serial killer); Ghast (as a disembodied voice); a waitress; a truck driver

Synopsis

Praxis and Deena continue their search for a serial killer in Portland. Although he dislikes his super-abilities, Praxis tries to stop a runaway truck and its driver. He stops the truck using his powers over electrons, but is unable to save the driver.

Indexer Notes

This is a continued story. The table of contents lists this story's title as "The Unkindest Cut," but that's the title of the Praxis story in the following issue.