New History of the DC Universe #1

Out now is New History of the DC Universe #1 from DC Comics: "Learn the definitive history of the DC Universe! In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here!"

Covers of New History of the DC Universe #1 from DC Comics

Just look at all the superheroes on the wraparound cover that includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Unknown Soldier, Sandman, Wildcat, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary, Dr. Fate, Vigilante, Zatara, Aquaman, Spectre, Amazing-Man and Hawkgirl.

JSA #1 Ad

Now that the Countdown to Halloween 2024 is over, it's time to get back to our regular postings. Here is the ad for the new JSA #1 coming out on November 6, 2024. This time the Justice Society of America's core membership appears to include Jade, Obsidian, Doctor Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel), Dr. Fate (Khalid Nassour), Hourman (Rick Tyler), Flash (Jay Gerrick), Wildcat (Ted Grant) and Green Lantern (Alan Scott).

Ad for JSA #1 from DC Comics

Women Wednesday: Ruby Sokov

Who is Ruby Sokov? She is the daughter of Vladimir Sokov aka the Red Lantern. She is on the cover of Justice Society of America #8 hitting the newsstands today from DC Comics. She is also the subject for this week's Women Wednesday post and the last one for 2023.

Ruby Sokov on Cover of Justice Society of America #8 from DC Comics

Nightwing #100 Cover

Check out this cool cover for Nightwing #100 from DC Comics hitting the newsstands this week featuring almost everyone from the Teen Titans, Justice League and Justice Society.:

Nightwing #100 cover from DC Comics

Women Wednesday: The Huntress on Justice Society of America #1 Cover

The Huntress (Helana Wayne) is the sole survivor on the cover of Justice Society of America #1 from DC Comics. The former JSA members are "ghosts" in the background and include Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Flash (Jay Garrick), Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Wildcat, Sandman, Hourman and Starman. This continues the story started in The New Golden Age one-shot issue and is a must read before reading this issue. Catwoman is also inside this issue along with a very interesting JSA that her and the Huntress leads twenty-six years from now.

The Huntrss on Justice Society of America #1 Cover from DC Comics

Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 13: DC's Terrors Through Time Cover

DC's Terrors Through Time is this year's treat from DC Comics. The cover features Deadman, Swamp Thing, Phantom Stranger, Poison Ivy, Robin and Superboy. Inside are eight tales of traumatizing time-travel. First up is "The Longest Night" featuring the Phantom Stranger followed by "Trick or Treat featuring the Super Sons (Damian Wayne aka Robin and Jon Kent aka Superboy). The Gotham Sirens (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn and Catwoman) are featured in "The Pueo Promise" set in 1995 while Swamp Thing is featured in "Half-Life". Surprisingly, the Justice Society of America (Dr. Mid-Nite, Dr/ Fate. Black Canary, the Atom, Green Lantern, Hawkman and the Flash) appears in "The Midnight Hour" set in 1944 while the Green Lanterns (Kar-Von and Jan) appears in "A New Darkness" set in 2447. "Blood Lost and Found" features the Demon Etrigan while Damian Wayne returns with Deadman in "The Haunting of Wayne Manor".

DC's Terrors Through Time Cover

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher #1 Covers

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher #1 from DC Comics will hit the newsstands tomorrow. Cover A features the regular comic art while cover B features Noah Centineo in his Atom Smasher costume from the Black Adam movie starring Dwayne Johnson. Here are the two covers:

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher #1 Cover A

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher #1 Cover B from DC Comics

Of course, the "Lost & Found" backup feature with Adrianna Tomaz aka Isis (played by Sarah Shahi in the movie) continues.

Women Wednesday: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1 Covers

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1 one-shot special was released today by DC Comics with two covers. Cover A features artwork of the character while cover B features Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone as she appears in the movie.

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1 Cover A

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1 Cover B

In this issue, Hawkman recuits Cyclone to his new Justice Society team. She doesn't even appear in her costume yet and doesn't have total control over her powers. The back up story is the second chapter of "Lost & Found" featuring Adrianna Tomaz aka Isis.

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman #1 Covers

DC Comics released Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman #1 one-shot special yesterday with two covers. Cover A features Carter Hall aka Hawkman (protrayed by Aldris Hodge in the movie) in flight with Black Adam (protrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming movie) in the upper right corner.

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman #1 Cover A

Cover B features Hawkman ready to do battle while holding a spiked mace and sheild with a faded image of him in the background. This cover is by far my favorite one of the two.

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman #1 Cover B

The issue is basically the origin on the Gentleman Ghost and is a pretty good read. The story continues next month in Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Cyclone #1 one-shot special. There is also the first chapter of the back up story called "Lost & Found" featuring Adrianna Tomaz, who will later become Isis (protrayed by Sarah Shahi in the movie).

Women Wednesday: CW's Stargirl Posters

Here are two posters for CW's Stargirl tv series that have been released with the premiere date of May 18, 2020. The first one features Stargirl (Brec Bassinger) and her cosmic rod:

Brec Bassinger as CW's Stargirl starts May 18, 2020

The second poster features Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl, Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E., members of the current Justice Society of America (Yolanda Montez/Wildcat, Beeth Chapel/Dr. Mid-Nite, Rick Tyler/Hourman) and the Injustice Society (Ms. Brooks/Tigress, Dr. Henry King/Brainwave, Jordan Mahkent/Icicle, Dr. Ito/Dragon King and Crock/Sportsmaster):

CW's Stargirl with Justice Society of America and Injustice Society

Convergence: Justice Society of America #1

Convergence: Justice Society of America #1 (June 2015) is a great tribute to the pre-Crisis Earth 2 superhero group consisting of Hawkman, the Flash, Green Lantern and Dr. Fate. The artwork for the cover is okay but not the greatest.

The interior artwork really shines:

The story is also one of the better ones in this big event. The four superheroes are stuck in Metropolis as old men without powers after the dome appears. Jay Garrick aka the Flash visits Kent Nelson aka Dr. Fate in the hospital since he's in a coma. He then visits Carter Hall aka Hawkman and his son, Hector, who is also in Convergence: Infinity Inc. #1., at their rooftop garden. Alan Scott aka Green Lantern calls Jay and tells him to get to the hospital quick. Kent has opened his eyes and then Telos does his speech. The dome disappears and a weapon firing machine attacks the city. The guys thinks it is from Qward the anti matter universe. Kent gets up and tells the rest that they can be superheroes again one last time. Of course, they all accept and regain their youth and powers.m

Convergence #4

The cover of Convergence #4 (June 2015) features the nu52 Justice Society of Earth 2 facing Deimos and Telos. They realize that they trusted the wrong person a little too late while the latter gets very interested in Dick Grayson at the start.

The best part of the issue for me is the return of Travis Morgan aka the Warlord. He is fighting lizard men with his wife, Tara:

All-Star Squadron #67

I was not sure that I had All-Star Squadron #67 (March 1987) in my collection or not when I picked it up. Turns out that I did but what makes this last issue even more special was that it had two covers. I have picked up a few comics with double covers over the years and I always view them as a special treat. I always wondered if a coverless copy ever hit the newstands. Anyway, the Justice Society combats a fifth column that was adapted from the story in All-Star Comics #4 (1941).

Fourth of July Countdown #3: Liberty Belle

Here is Liberty Belle as drawn by Alex Ross and used for the cover of DC Comics' Justice Society of America #8:

What Have They Done To Billy Batson?

This panel is from Justice Society of America #25 that hits the stands on April 1, 2009 and it is not an April Fool's Day joke:

Yeah, that is Dark Mary Marvel in her new costume (I like the short skirt version better myself) and her brother, Billy Batson, after he said her name. So would he be called Dark Captain Marvel or Dark Billy?

Anyway, you can read an exclusive five page preview of Justice Society of America #25 at Newsarama.