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Issue Details

Issue #[nn]
Published [November] 2002
Cover Price 19.96 USD; 32.95 CAD
Pages 260
Editing Bob Greenberger (Senior Editor, Collected Edition); Scott Nybakken (Associate Editor, Collected Edition)
Notes ISBN: 1563899124

Cover Details

Characters Justice Society of America [Atom-Smasher; Sand; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Sentinel; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Rags Morales
Inks Rags Morales
Colors John Kalisz
Letters typeset
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); Steve Wacker (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #26

1 page Justice Society of America foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "JSA: The Return of Hawkman"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]
Genre superhero
Pencils Stephen Sadowski (illustration)
Inks Michael Bair (illustration)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters typeset
Notes Frontispiece. Illustration taken from the story from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #23.

2 page Justice Society of America credits "JSA: The Return of Hawkman"

Characters Justice Society of America [Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Sentinel; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Sand; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Atom-Smasher; Doctor Fate [Hector Hall]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Stephen Sadowski (illustration)
Inks Michael Bair ? (illustration); Dave Meikis ? (illustration); Paul Neary ? (illustration); Rob Leigh ? (illustration)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters typeset
Notes Title page. Illustration taken from the story from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #25. All four inkers are credited for the story this two-page spread is taken from.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Publication Data"

Characters Thanagarians; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
Pencils Stephen Sadowski (illustrations)
Inks Michael Bair (illustrations)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrations taken from the stories in JSA (DC, 1999 series) #23 & 20.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Characters Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]
Pencils Buzz (illustration); Stephen Sadowski (illustration)
Inks Buzz (illustration); Michael Bair (illustration)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrations taken from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #21 & 20.

1 page character profile "Cast of Characters"

Letters typeset

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #16 Cover"

Characters Injustice Society [Killer Wasp; Johnny Sorrow; Count Vertigo; Geomancer; Black Adam; Shiv; Tigress [Artemis Crock]; Icicle [Cameron Mahkent]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); L. A. Williams (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #16

22 page Justice Society of America story "Injustice Be Done, Part 1: Divide and Conquer"

Characters Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Sand; Sentinel; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]]; Scarab; Injustice Society [Count Vertigo; Geomancer; Killer Wasp; Tigress [Artemis Crock]; Icicle [Cameron Mahkent]; Shiv; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Blackbriar Thorn; Johnny Sorrow; Rival]; Joan Garrick; Weldon Hemmings; Monica Gilmore; Dale Sheppard; John Dickerson
Synopsis While the Injustice Society keeps the JSA occupied, Johnny Sorrow seeks to bring the King of Tears to this plane through Louis Sendak, the man formerly known as the Scarab.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); L. A. Williams (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #16

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #17 Cover"

Characters Flash [Jay Garrick]; Rival
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); L. A. Williams (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #17

23 page Justice Society of America story "Injustice Be Done, Part 2: Cold Comfort"

Characters Justice Society of America [Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Sentinel; Sand; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]]; Scarab [Louis Sendak]; Injustice Society [The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Killer Wasp; Count Vertigo; Icicle [Cameron Mahkent]; Tigress [Artemis Crock]; Blackbriar Thorn; Shiv; Rival; Geomancer; Black Adam; Johnny Sorrow]; Joan Garrick
Synopsis After the JSA deals with the Injustice Society, Sand, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Black Canary go after Johnny Sorrow to try and stop him from unleashing the King of Tears on their dimension.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); L. A. Williams (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #17

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #18 Cover"

Characters Justice Society of America [Flash [Jay Garrick]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Sandman [Wes Dodds]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Johnny Sorrow
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #18

21 page Justice Society of America story "Injustice Be Done, Part 3: Sorrow's Story"

Characters Justice Society of America [Sand [also as Sandy]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (flashback); Sandman [Wes Dodds] (flashback); Starman [Ted Knight] (flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (flashback); Flash [Jay Garrick] (flashback); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (flashback)]; Seven Shadows [Scarab [Louis Sendak]; Shard; Dr. Nowhere; The Veil; Jake Justice; Man-at-Arms; Lodestar]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders] (flashback); Johnny Sorrow; Andrea Sorrow; The King of Tears
Synopsis Sand recalls how in 1944 the JSA faced dimension-crossing super-villain Johnny Sorrow and how he, as Sandy, accidentally sent Sorrow into the Subtle Realms. There, Sorrow met the King of Tears, who sent Sorrow back to Earth to pave a way for him to cross over. Thanks to the intervention of the Spectre, however, that plan was thwarted. But in the present, Sorrow successfully brings the King of Tears to Earth, and this time the Spectre is nowhere to be seen.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Steve Yeowell; Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #18

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #19 Cover"

Characters Justice Society of America [Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Flash [Jay Garrick]]; Spectre [Hal Jordan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #19

22 page Justice Society of America story "Injustice Be Done, Part 4: Into the Labyrinth"

Characters Justice Society of America [Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Sand; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Sentinel; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; J. J. Thunder; Thunderbolt; Doctor Fate [Hector Hall]]; Spectre [Hal Jordan]; Johnny Sorrow; The King of Tears; Black Adam; Lyta Hall
Synopsis After having transported Wildcat to the Rock of Eternity, Black Adam introduces him to the new Spectre and the trio head back to Earth. But in the meantime, the King of Tears has been ravaging Manhattan and this time the Spectre appears to be no match for the other-dimensional god.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair; Keith Champagne
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #19

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #20 Cover"

Characters Justice Society of America [Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Sand; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #20

22 page Justice Society of America story "Injustice Be Done, Part 5: Godspeed"

Characters Justice Society of America [Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; J. J. Thunder; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Thunderbolt; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Sand; Sentinel]; Spectre [Hal Jordan]; Black Adam; Johnny Sorrow; King of Tears; Joan Garrick; Nabu the Wise; Teth-Adam; Prince Khufu
Synopsis Though the Spectre reconstitutes himself, he must admit he doesn't have to power to take on the King of Tears. Dr. Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific hatch a plan to have Black Adam transfer his speed to Flash so he can strike the King of Tears at the speed of light, punching him through the fabric of space-time. The plan works, and as the JSA recovers, Flash finds himself in ancient Egypt staring into some familiar faces.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #20

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #21 Cover"

Characters Justice Society of America [Thunderbolt; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis
Inks Mark Farmer
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #21

23 page Justice Society of America story "Guardian Angels"

Characters Justice Society of America [Sand; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Sentinel; Atom-Smasher; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Pieter Cross [Dr. Mid-Nite]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; J. J. Thunder]; Black Adam; The Killer Wasp; Jade; Mr. Bones; Zauriel; Prince Khufu; Nabu; Teth-Adam
Synopsis As the JSA picks up the pieces of their private lies in the wake of the attacks by the Injustice Society and the King of Tears, Hawkgirl encounters the angel Zauriel, who gives her shocking news. Also, back in ancient Egypt, Prince Khufu shows the Flash something remarkable.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Buzz
Inks Buzz
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #21

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #22 Cover"

Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Bair (signed)
Inks Michael Bair (signed)
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #22

22 page Justice Society of America story "Lost Friends"

Characters Justice Society of America [Sand; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Sentinel; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]]; Speed Saunders; Prince Khufu; Nabu; Teth-Adam; Zauriel; Black Adam; Zith Tarak
Synopsis In the present, the JSA tries to help Hawkgirl deal with the news that Kendra Saunders was actually successful in her last suicide attempt and that the spirit of Shiera Sanders Hall now inhabits her body. In the past, Flash learns how a Thanagarian ship crashed in ancient Egypt, bringing with it the secrets of Nth metal. Borrowing Teth-Adam's speed, Flash returns to the present with the Claw of Horus, just after Hawkgirl has been transported away to Thanagar.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Rag Morales (top); Buzz (bottom)
Inks Michael Bair (top); Buzz (bottom)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #22

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #23 Cover"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]
Genre superhero
Pencils Andrew Robinson (painted)
Inks Andrew Robinson (painted)
Colors Andrew Robinson (painted)
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #23

23 page Justice Society of America story "Ascension"

Characters Justice Society of America [Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Doctor Fate [Hector Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Sand; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Atom-Smasher; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Zihn; Wakyt; Lyta Hall; Black Adam; Crypt; Phade; Onimar Synn
Synopsis As the JSA makes plans to go to Thanagar and retrieve her, Hawkgirl learns how the planet is dominated by Onimar Synn, but how, with her help, the underground plans to raise Hawkman to free them. Just as the JSA arrives on Thanagar, Hawkman emerges from the Well of Spirits to join his once and future love.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #23

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #24 Cover"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Onimar Synn
Genre superhero
Pencils Andrew Robinson (painted)
Inks Andrew Robinson (painted)
Colors Andrew Robinson (painted)
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); Steve Wacker (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #24

21 page Justice Society of America story "Icarus Fell"

Characters Justice Society of America [Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Atom-Smasher; Dr. Fate [Hector Hall]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Sand]; Black Adam; Zihn Tarak; Phade; Crypt; Onimar Synn
Synopsis The JSA, now joined by Hawkman, takes on Onimar Synn and his forces, but is summarily defeated. With the members of the JSA imprisoned or otherwise dispatched, Onimar Synn has Hawkman and Hawkgirl thrown to their deaths from the floating city of Thalrassa.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); Steve Wacker (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #24

1 page Justice Society of America cover reprint (on interior page) "JSA #25 Cover"

Characters Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]
Genre superhero
Pencils Andrew Robinson (painted)
Inks Andrew Robinson (painted)
Colors Andrew Robinson (painted)
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); Steve Wacker (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #25

37 page Justice Society of America story "Seven Devils"

Characters Justice Society of America [Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Fate [Hector Hall]; Sand; Atom-Smasher; Sentinel; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross] (cameo); Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore] (cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (cameo)]; Black Adam; Onimar Synn; Phade; Crypt; Tarak
Synopsis Hawkman saves himself and Hawkgirl from their execution and then helps the rest of the members of the JSA escape their own fates and regroup as a team to take on Onimar Synn. But the villain absorbs all the Nth metal on Thanagar, including the Claw of Horus, and the JSA's direct attacks prove useless. It is only when Hawkman and Hawkgirl unite their spirits to take back control of the Claw of Horus and tear Onimar Synn apart from the inside that the villain is defeated.
Genre superhero
Script David Goyer; Geoff Johns
Pencils Stephen Sadowski
Inks Michael Bair; Dave Meikis; Paul Neary; Rob Leigh
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Letters Ken Lopez
Editing Peter Tomasi (Original Editor); Steve Wacker (Original Assistant Editor)
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #25

1 page Justice Society of America illustration

Characters Justice Society of America [Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Atom-Smasher; Starman [Jack Knight]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hourman [Matthew Tyler]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Sentinel; Sand; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Bair (signed)
Inks Michael Bair (signed)
Colors John Kalisz; Heroic Age (separations)
Editing Tony Bedard (Original Editor); Maureen McTigue (Original Editor)
Reprinted from JSA Secret Files (DC, 1999 series) #1

1 page Justice Society of America promo (ad from the publisher) "Who Is Hawkman?"

Characters Justice Society of America [Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; Sentinel; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Sand; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]]; Black Adam
Genre superhero
Pencils Rags Morales (illustration); Stephen Sadowski (illustration)
Inks Michael Bair (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Promotional material on the back cover. Illustrated with details from the stories from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #21 & 24.