JSA #60 is an issue of the series JSA (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2004. It was published on April 14, 2004.
Synopsis for "Redemption Lost, Part 1"
In 1953, a man interrupts a Christian religious service begging forgiveness and is followed by The Spectre who reveals that the man is Spirit King and the Spirit of Vengeance damns him to Hell just as Mister Terrific arrives, demanding that the villain face human justice. In the present day, Ice Sickle assists Doctor Mid-Nite in a post-mortem.
Elsewhere, Rex Tyler, Hourman and a few Justice Society members encounter Rag Doll and free several children he had abducted. Hourman heads off to find Simple Simon based on a tip. His fellow heroes encourage him to take it easy but he takes a second Miraclo dose and runs away.
At the same church from decades before, the Spectre condemns another murderer to Hell.
In the JSA Museum, Ma Hunkel leads a group of children on a tour while The Atom and Mister Terrific try to find a way to extract Rick Tyler from Timepoint, successfully sending a T-Sphere into the Timestream.
The JSA goes to Portsmouth to help Dr. Mid-Nite investigate a series of murders and Mid-Nite takes an opportunity to pray at the nearby church where he and Mr. Terrific discuss the drug-related crime in his city and the nature of faith. The Spectre interrupts the two and drops to the floor where he cries souls from his ethereal body—as he has focused on redemption rather than vengeance, his grip on damned souls has loosened and Spirit King reappears.
Appearing in "Redemption Lost, Part 1"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Atom
- Jesse Chambers (Mentioned only)
- Hourman (Rex Tyler)
- Ma Hunkel
- Ice Sickle (Dies)
- Nite Lite
- Spectre (Hal Jordan)
Antagonists:
- Rag Doll
- Spirit King (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Muhammad Ali (Mentioned only)
- The Atom (Al Pratt) (In a photograph only)
- Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance) (Statue only)
- Captain Marvel (Statue only)
- Jim Corrigan (Flashback only)
- Deathbolt (Mentioned only)
- Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson) (In a photograph only)
- Thomas Graham (Mentioned only)
- Victoria Graham (Single appearance; dies)
- Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders) (Statue only)
- Paula Holt (Mentioned only)
- K-Mark (Dies)
- Camilla Malone (Mentioned only)
- Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) (Flashback only)
- Red Scare (Mentioned only)
- Sandman (Wesley Dodds) (In a photograph only)
- Shadow Thief (Mentioned only)
- Shaitan (Mentioned only)
- Simple Simon (Mentioned only)
- Starman (Jack Knight) (Statue only)
- Starman (Ted Knight) (Statue only)
- Wendi Tyler (Mentioned only)
- The Voice (Mentioned only)
- Wonder Woman (Hippolyta) (In a photograph only)
- Zatara (Statue only)
Locations:
- New Earth
- Brazil (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- New York
- Oregon
- Portsmouth City (Flashback and main story) (1953)
- Hell (Mentioned only)
- Timestream
- Timepoint
Items:
Notes
- This issue was reprinted in JSA Omnibus Vol. 2.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Justice Society Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
- All-Star Squadron (Volume 1)
- America vs. the Justice Society (Volume 1)
- Infinity Inc. (Volume 1)
- JSA (Volume 1)
- JSA: All Stars (Volume 1)
- JSA Classified (Volume 1)
- JSA: Strange Adventures (Volume 1)
- JSA vs. Kobra (Volume 1)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 1)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 4)
- Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1