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Warning : spoiler for Justice Society of America # 10
Summary
The hero of the 31st one C are back - but they ’re not the famed ones . As Geoff Johns ' and Mikel Janín’sJustice Society of Americabarrels towards a sexual climax , the whole DC Universe is at wager , and it ’s possible theLegion of Substitute Heroeswill be the one to save up the day .
In a prevue forJustice Society of America#10 by Johns and Janín , the much anticipated return of some less - than - heroical champion is glimpsed . The Golden Age Legionnaire has just been unveil as none other than a unseasoned Mordru , the prospicient - time baddie of the Legion of Super - Heroes , and his message is elementary : both the thirty-first century and the present tense are in grave risk . And so the Legion of Substitute Heroes stumble back into the DCU , as scattered as ever , as they argue among themselves regarding the ensuing time state of war .
In his stylemark ( but off - brand ) Superman - esque lawsuit , Animal Lad , whose great power is the ability to plough humankind into fauna , plead with his fellow torpedo - wedge to not get involved in such a large - plate event . After all , the lot of the universe is n’t a Book of Job for those who have been deemed " useless . "
Despite being rooted in the Golden Age of DC Comics , the Justice Society is one of the more unnoted DC squad . Why is the JLA above them ?
Who Are the Legion of Substitute Heroes?
Are They Connected to the Legion of Super-Heroes?
The Legion of Substitute Heroes made their first appearance inAdventure Comics#306 by Edmond Hamilton , John Forte , and Joe Letterese , wherethe strange squad are seen as the cull of the 31st century . They are the super work bench - heater , the single called when the all - wiz get a knee injury . With powers not mainstream enough to grant them first appearance intothe more popular Legion of Super - Heroes , they band together to create a type B - List roster , though their reputation is just as sub - par .
In the current Dawn of DC continuity , the leaders of this team are a tag end - ticket Wizard of Oz crew : a cowardly lion , a pit human race , an empty - lead nature - lover , and a woman on a witch - hunt — not to cite a hero who can breathe fire , like a genus Circus performer . Though Fire Lad is not alone in his ostensibly random major power .
These Legionnaire Rejects Have Some Strange Superpowers
Cover ofDC Comics Presents#59 by Keith Giffen and Mike DeCarlo
Compared to heroes like the Flash , the other leaders of this " Sub - Legion"have some unfortunately ( and sometimes disgusting ) major power . Rainbow Girl , for example , by being tune into the emotional spectrum , also tends to track down her own stratagem of emotions at varying times . Chlorophyll Kid very just has a unripe thumb and arrogate a telepathic association to all industrial plant life history , much like Poison Ivy , though nobody really believes him . And finally , Stone Boy ’s claim to renown is that he can metamorphose his body into stone — which means if an immobile statue is needed in a engagement , he ’ll get call first .
The Legion of Super - Heroes is far from being the world ’s finest either , since they claim the notoriously useless Bouncing Boy .
Yet , the very oddness of this subaltern Legion ’s superpower is what make them so endearing , and their return is welcome in this brighter , ever - stranger DCU . There are only so many stories of too - substantial heroes before it gets repetitive . What theJustice Society of Americaneeds now , being too - warm Cuban sandwich themselves , is a small funding to save the universe . TheLegion of Substitute Heroesaren’t the best of the unspoiled , but they are next in line and ready for action .
Justice Society of America#10is useable July 3rd from DC Comics .
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 10 ( 2024 )
The Justice Society of America is a DC Comics superhero squad initially conceived during the 1940s and featured a mix of various heroes throughout DC Comics ' continuity . Throughout the decades and via modern relaunches of the JSA , novel member have been bicycle in and out of the squad , with heroes such as Stargirl , Cyclone , Wildcat , and Atom Smasher fall in the ranks .
Custom Image by Kate O’Donoghue
The Justice Society of America is a DC Comics superhero team initially conceived during the 1940s and featured a mix of various heroes throughout DC Comics' continuity. Throughout the decades and via modern relaunches of the JSA, new members have been cycled in and out of the team, with heroes such as Stargirl, Cyclone, Wildcat, and Atom Smasher joining the ranks.
