Justice Society of America, Vol. 2 by Geoff Johns

The time-travel aspect of the story is the most confusing part of it all, both visually and in terms of the script, as Helena’s journey at the end of the issue involves moving from a Scott Kolins-drawn page to a Mikel Janin-drawn page without much in the way of transition points, requiring three reads to get what’s going on. This issue gives us the first glimpses of Salem, Doctor Fate’s sidekick, in action as she and Fate cross paths with Solomon Grundy, which leads to the most exciting moment of the issue: The reveal of Jack Kirby’s original Mister Miracle, Thaddeus Brown, as a superhero! Sadly, this too is just a tease, revealing the existence of Justice Society Dark and referencing a mega-obscure Fawcett Comics mystery man. The resulting energies push Huntress/Helena back into the time stream, passing through several important moments (including the “death” of the JSA during Zero Hour and her mother as a prostitute during the events of Batman: Year One, which is creepy as all hell), landing in the here-and-now of the DCU… right at the feet of Justice League Dark.Ĭounting The New Golden Age #1, this is the third issue of Johns’ big JSA reboot, and honestly, it feels like nothing much has happened other than a LOT of foreshadowing. This one works, but also forces The Huntress to watch her mother die in her own native timeline, targeted by the mysterious man who has been stalking Helena all her life. As he tries to figure out who Salem, The Witch Girl, and Mister Miracle are, he bounces back to 1940 and tries another tack. The team is intrigued by the stranger in their midst, but when Doctor Fate attempts to use his mystical powers to ascertain the truth of her story, he instead finds himself in his own body more than a year in the future. Having seen her father die, Helena Wayne found herself thrust back in time, awakening in the infirmary of the Justice Society circa 1940.

Justice Society of America, Vol. 2 by Geoff Johns