Justice Society of America Vol 1 8

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"Battle of the Stars!"
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Justice Society of America Vol 1 #8
November, 1991
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Tom Lyle
Battle of the Stars!
Writers	Len Strazewski
Pencilers	Grant Miehm
Inkers	Rick Burchett
Colorists	Robbie Busch
Letterers	Janice Chiang
Editors	Brian Augustyn Mike Gold
Previous Issue	Justice Society of America # 7
Next Issue	—

Justice Society of America #8 is an issue of the series Justice Society of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1991.

Appearing in "Battle of the Stars!"

Featured Characters:

• Justice Society of America
  • Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
  • Flash (Jay Garrick)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
  • Hawkman (Carter Hall)
  • Starman (Ted Knight)

Supporting Characters:

• William Wildeagle

Antagonists:

• Vandal Savage
  • Solomon Grundy
  • Constellation Beings
    • Andromeda
    • Orion
    • Sagittarius

Other Characters:

• Joseph McCarthy (Mentioned only)
• Un-American Activities Committee (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• 1950
  • New Mexico
    • Mt. Pride Observatory

Items:

• Gravity Rod
• Nth Metal
• Starheart

Vehicles:

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Notes

• The story takes place sometime in the year 1950.
• Much of issues 2, 3 and 4 occur simultaneously. Much of issues 5 and 6 also occur simultaneously.
• For the bulk of the series, Ted Knight is shown in a wheelchair. He implies this is a result of injuries that occurred early in Issue #1; it is later revealed to be a feint.

Trivia

• In the last page, a TV announces that a committee led by Joseph McCarthy will investigate communism and Unnamerican activities. The same committee would investigate the JSA in 1951, putting pressure on members to expose their identities; the team preferred to be dissolved.
• At one point the three constellation beings take on the form of three television celebrities. Andromeda takes the form of Suzy from "Love That Suzy" which is an obvious homage to "I Love Lucy"; Orion takes the form of Tony Frommaggio, center fielder of the Bombers which is an homage to Joe DiMaggio, a center fielder for the Yankees; and Sagittarius takes the form of Chief Wild Bear from the "Broken Lance" show which is an homage to the "Broken Arrow" show. In the real world, "I Love Lucy" began airing in 1951; "Broken Arrow" began airing in 1956.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Justice Society of America series

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 (Volume 2)
  • 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

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