JSA #15 is an issue of the series JSA (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2000. It was published on August 16, 2000.
Synopsis for "Crime and Punishment"
Extant moves to kill Hourman since he has the final shard of the Worlogog keeping him blind to the future. Dove sacrifices herself to save Hourman. Doctor Fate remarks it was destined to happen.
Hourman splits his power into 1/15. The JSA fight him across time. One-on-one, each member fights Extant in a different time period. Slowly, they each begin to win as Extant can't keep up his omnipresence while separated. As Extant weakens, Atom Smasher plucks the Worlogog from Extant's body.
Everything returns to how it was before Extant changed the Time stream. As time begins healing itself, Sylvester Pemberton disappears. Distracted, Extant attempts to jump out of time to escape. Hourman freezes, failing to stop him. When Metron wants to go after him, Atom-Smasher proposes they replace his mom in the plane crash with Extant by using the Worlogog.
Hourman leaves the JSA for failing to act. Starman, Wonder Woman, and Atom also leave or take personal time off.
Appearing in "Crime and Punishment"
Featured Characters:
- JSA
- Atom-Smasher (Quits team)
- Black Canary
- Doctor Fate (Quits team)
- Doctor Mid-Nite
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Hawkgirl
- Hourman (Quits team)
- Mister Terrific
- Sand
- Sentinel
- Starman (Quits team)
- Star-Spangled Kid
- Wildcat
- Wonder Woman (Hippolyta) (Quits team)
Supporting Characters:
- Dove (alternate reality version) (Dies)
- Metron
- Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) (alternate reality version)
Antagonists:
- Extant (Dies)
Other Characters:
- The Atom (Al Pratt) (In a vision) (Statue only)
- Brainwave, Jr. (In a photograph only)
- Dr. Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) (In a vision) (Statue only)
- Hourman (Rex Tyler) (In a vision) (Statue only)
- Northwind (In a photograph only)
- Terri Rothstein (rescued from death)
- S.T.R.I.P.E. (In a photograph only)
- Superman (In a photograph only)
- Prince Ra-Man (Mentioned only)
- Golden Eagle (Mentioned only)
- Rick Flagg (Mentioned only)
- Celsius (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Alternate Earth ruled by Extant
- The future
- The present
- New Earth
- Timestream
Items:
- Amulet of Anubis
- Cloak of Destiny
- Cosmic Converter Belt
- Cosmic Staff
- Helmet of Fate
- Mobius Chair
- Mother Box
- Nth Metal
- Worlogog
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue was reprinted in JSA Omnibus Vol. 1.
- This issue is followed by JSA Annual #1.
Trivia
- This issue establishes that, in at least one possible future, Courtney Whitmore and Al Rothstein get married and have children.
- The armor that Sentinel wears is from Kingdom Come (Volume 1). It is the first reference of many to the mini-series and Earth-22 in JSA.
See Also