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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published March 2009
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (Assistant Editor)
Notes As part of the "Faces of Evil" event, "Black Adam" is placed over the JSA logo. The story credits indicate there is a Jerry Ordway variant cover edition of this issue, but none exists.

Cover Details

Characters Black Adam
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (painted)
Inks Alex Ross (painted)
Colors Alex Ross (painted)
Letters typeset
Notes As part of the "Faces of Evil" event, "Black Adam" is placed over the JSA logo. The story credits indicate there is a Jerry Ordway variant cover edition of this issue, but none exists.

22 page Justice Society of America story "Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Part One: The Power of Shazam"

Characters Justice Society of America [Stargirl; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Lightning [Jennifer Pierce] (cameo); Amazing-Man [Markus Clay] (cameo); Mr. America [Jeffrey Graves] (cameo); Citizen Steel (cameo); David Reid [Lance] (cameo); Starman [Thom Kallor] (cameo); Grant Emerson [Damage] (cameo); Sonia Sato [Judomaster] (cameo); Jesse Chambers [Liberty Belle] (cameo); Rick Tyler [Hourman] (cameo); Cyclone (cameo); Wildcat [Tommy Bronson] (cameo); Atom-Smasher; Power Girl; Ma Hunkle; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (in portrait)]; Felix Faust; Isis [Adrianna Tomaz]; Black Adam; Jefferson Pierce (cameo); Anissa Pierce? (cameo); Frankie; Shazam [Billy Batson]; Nick Bromfield; Nora Bromfield; Mary Marvel (cameo)
Synopsis While some of the more senior members of the JSA consider the membership of the group, Black Adam rescues Isis from Felix Faust. Together, Black Adam and Isis confront Shazam and take his power. Later, when Billy awakens powerless in Fawcett City, he summons the JSA. Meanwhile, Black Adam and Isis recruit an ally.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Jerry Ordway
Pencils Jerry Ordway
Inks Bob Wiacek
Colors ? [as Hi-Fi]
Letters Rob Leigh
Notes Many of the JSAers appear in only one panel in street clothes. The last name of Billy and Mary's adoptive parents is mistakenly spelled "Broomfield" in this issue.