Justice Society Of America

Origin and History

They've been opening cans of intergalactic villain stew since before the Justice League was born. The Justice Society started in 1940, just ten years after costumed heroes started appearing. Eight of the world's greatest heroes all banded together to stop Hitler's invasion of Britain and protect President Roosevelt from Nazi assassins. They were Green Lantern (the first, Alan Scott), Flash (Jay Garrick), Spectre, Doctor Fate, Hourman (the first), Sandman (the first), Atom, and Hawkman. Once they realised they worked well together, those eight banded together, becoming the Justice Society of America. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S government created the All-Star Squadron, which banded together every costumed hero. The JSA became one of the most active parts of the All-Star Squadron. Their roster constantly changed, and other prominent members were Johnny Thunder, Doctor Mid-Nite (the first one), Mr. Terrific (the first one), Hawkgirl, Starman, Miss America, and Hippolyta (The mother of Diana, the original Wonder Woman.).

But then Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, Hourman, Atom, Doctor Mid-Nite, Johnny Thunder, Starman, Sandman, Wildcat, and Sand agreed to battle gods for eternity in limbo to prevent the end of the world. They escaped, but in Zero Hour, the villian Extant killed Atom, Hourman, and Dr. Mid-Nite. Flash and Green Lantern disbanded the JSA.

In the modern, Silver Age, the Dark Lord Mordru murdered the Wesley Dodds/Sandman. This caused many retired members of the JSA to come back and reform a new, modern JSA, consisting of Flash, Green Lantern, Wildcat, Hawkman, Sand, Atom-Smasher, the new Mr. Terrific, Star-Spangled Kid, new Dr. Fate, new Hawkgirl, and more. They fought crime for a long time, with miscellaneous enemies. The greatest event and challenge was the event Darkness, where Mordru, Obsidian, and Eclipso tried to plunge the world into eternal night. Recently, a vigilante group consisting of Black Adam, Eclipso, Northwind, Brainwave, and Atom-Smasher took the law into their own hands. They started a violent coup in the terrorist nation of Kandaq to end the JSA. This also exposed that Mister Mind was manipulating the JSA. This was called Black Reign, and it greatly affected the JSA. It caused Captain Marvel to quit. But the Justice Society of America fights crime still as the the Best of the Best.

Although most of the members of the Justice Society were old-timers when space travel was still merely the stuff of science fiction, the veteran heroes now escape Earth's gravity aboard the stylish Star Rocket Racer, built and maintained by Pat Dugan, once the costumed adult sidekick Stripesy to the first Star-Spangled Kid.

Powers and Members Currently

Green Lantern ( Alan Scott) - The original Golden Age Green Lantern is not related to the others in that his power ring does not draw from the Central Power Battery and was not given to him by the Guardians of the Universe. He is not part of the Green Lantern Corps. There is an orb called the Starheart that holds lots of energy. A fragment of it became GL's ring and power battery. He now is infused with the Starheart's energies and does not need a ring. He can create hard-light projections, anything out of pure energy. It's only limited by his will and imagination. He also can translate languages, fly, and travel through space.

Flash ( Jay Garrick) - The original Golden Age Flash is the slowest Flash. That's still pretty dang fast. He can run at near lightspeed, can vibrate his molecules so fast that he can pass through objects and ages far slower than a normal human. He may be old, but don't underestimate geezers.

Wildcat (Ted Grant) - Ex-heavyweight champ Ted Grant knuckle-dusted supervillains as Wildcat after being forced out of the boxing ring in the 1940s. One of the JSA's oldes members, Wildcat has trained sever latter-day vigilantes, including Batman and Black Canary,and Catwoman, in the sweet science of fisticuffs. Wildcat's continued vitality is a result of age-retarding temporal magicks sorcerer Ian Karkull once unleashed upon the Justice Society during an early adventure. However, the death-defying nine lives has yet to be explained.

Wildcat 3 (Tom Bronson) - Tom Bronson is the illegitimate son of Ted Grant. He is a metahuman with the ability to transform into a were-cat form. After some reluctance, he decides to share the Wildcat mantle with his father. In werecat form, he posseses enhanced strength, agility, physical resistance, speed, and razor sharp claws and teeth.

Hawkman (Carter Hall) - Hawkman is an ancient Egyptian prince reincarnated. He is one of the strongest members of the JSA. Hawkman has Thanagarian Nth metal on him. This allows him to fly. He has wings and he can go very fast. He can also lift great weight and withstand extreme temperatures. He wields a variety of weapons, and he preferrs medieval kinds, such as shields, daggers, maces, a cestus, battleaxes, and more. He can take a surprising amount of damage.

Sand (Sanderson Hawkins) - Sand is a silicon-based life form and the sidekick of the the original Sandman. He  alsois the niece of The Sandman's partner,Dian Belmont. He can manipulate silicon based materials, which is sand and stone. He can turn himself into stone or sand, and control them with his mind. He also can cause earthquakes, and go anywhere by phasing through earth, glass, or bricks.

Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) - Mr. Terrific is the JSA's tech guy. He is an Olympic-level athlete and a great hand-to-hand fighter, but his best weapon is his T-Spheres. T-Spheres float and can project holograms, hit people, gather information, project laser walls, and more. He telekinetically controls them with a device in his headset.

Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) - Power Girl is the Earth-Two version of Supergirl. She is also the chairwoman of the JSA. She possesses many of the same powers, so she can lift 90 tons, go past the speed of sound, fly, and is nearly invulnerable. Kryptonite hurts her.

Jakeem Thunder and Thunderbolt -Jakeem Thunder controls a magical genie from the fifth dimension. He and the genie, Thunderbolt, work together and can fly and preform many feats of magic.

Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) - Dr. Mid-Nite is blind, but he can see in the dark. He has "Blackout Bombs" which create a darkness that only he can see through. He also carries medical kits for first-aid on the go.

Hourman (Rick Tyler) - Hourman was a brilliant young chemist who took a powerful pill called the Miraclo, giving him power. Hourman has superstrength, agility, durability,and speed, making him formidable in combat, but it only lasts for hour spurts at a time. He can see exactly one hour into the future, and can visit his retired father(the first Hourman) for exactly one hour in a pocket dimension.

Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) - Stargirl, like the deceased Starman, has a cosmic converter belt(although he had a rod) that gives her the power to harness the stars' energy. This means she has superstrength, speed, and agility, and she can fire energy blasts and electric stars.

Citizen Steel (Nathan Heywood) - Nathan Heywood is the grandson of the original Commander Steel, Henry Heywood. While attending a Heywood family reunion, a team of Nazi villians attempted to wipe out the Heywood bloodline. This attack results in the majority of the Heywood family being brutally killed including Nathan's brother and mother who were turned into statues by the metallic Reichsmark. Just as Nathan was about to recieve similar treatment he stabbed his crutch into the villains mouth which caused him to spit metallic blood all over Nathan. Eventually Hawkman appears to save the remaning members of the Heywood family. He awakes to find his body is living steel and super strong.

Cyclone (Maxine Hunkel) - She is the grandaughter oe the Golden Age Red Tornado. She has the ability to control wind and fly. She is also incredibly intelligent, achieving a 1300 on the SAT.

Liberty Belle (Jesse Chambers) - Jesse is the daughter of the original Liberty Belle and Johnny Quick, taking on her mother's identity. She possesses super strength and speed.

Ma Hunkel - She is the original Red Tornado. Her grandaughter is Cyclone (Maxine Hunkel). Cyclone is a current member of the Justice Society. Ma Hunkel is the caretaker of the Justice Society brownstone and custodian of the Justice Society Museum.