Justice Society of America #1 [Newsstand]

(February 2007)

The Next Age, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Justice Society of America / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns

Pencils

Dale Eaglesham; Alex Ross (painting)

Inks

Art Thibert; Alex Ross (painting)

Colors

Jeromy Cox; Alex Ross (painting)

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Stargirl; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Power Girl; Hourman [Rick Tyler]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Sandman [Sandy Hawkins]; Jakeem Thunder; Thunderbolt; Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman; Mr. America [Trey Thompson]; Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]; Atom [Al Pratt] (cameo); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (cameo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (cameo); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (cameo); Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton] (cameo); Robin (of Earth-2?; cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders] (cameo); Atom-Smasher (cameo); Hourman [Matthew Tyler] (cameo); Rebel; Catalyst; Maxine Hunkel; Starman [Thom Kallor]; Ma Hunkel; Obsidian; Tommy Bronson; Commissioner Gordon [cameo]; Dawnstar (from the Legion of Super-Heroes, cameo); Superman of Earth 2? (cameo); Superman (from Kingdom Come, cameo); Catman? (photo); S.T.R.I.P.E. (photo); Captain Marvel (photo); Zauriel (photo); Firestorm [Jason Rusch] (photo); Nightwing (photo); Ragman (photo); Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes] (photo); plus other unidentified candidates for membership in photos

Synopsis

Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman approach Wildcat, Green Lantern, and The Flash to request that they reactivate the Justice Society of America as a group to train heroes. The trio of JSAers consider who to include in the revived JSA and Damage, in a new costume, Cyclone, and a mysterious Starman are recruited. Green Lantern and The Flash also introduce Wildcat to a relative. Meanwhile, Mr. America trails a killer and ends up making a shocking entrance at JSA headquarters.

Reprints

• in Justice Society of America (Panini Deutschland, 2007 series) #1 - Eine neue Ära (November 2007)
• in Justice Society of America: The Next Age (DC, 2007 series) ([November] 2007)
• in DC Universe (Panini France, 2005 series) #29 (décembre 2007) [20 premières pages [First 20 pages]], #30 (janvier 2008) [20 dernières pages [Last 20 pages]]
• in Justice Society of America: The Next Age (DC, 2008 series) (2007 [December 2008]) [pp. 1-39 only]
• in JSA Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #3 ([August] 2015)

Indexer Notes

Page 9 references the covers of All Star Comics #3, All-Star Comics #58, and JSA #1. Maxine Hunkel's line "It's time to try...defying gravity" is a reference to a lyric from the musical Wicked. Despite her appearance on the cover, Maxine Hunkel has not yet chosen the codename or costume of Cyclone. Starman's dialogue references the two series Legion of Super-Heroes and 52. Alex Ross painted one of the panels of the final page.