JSA Vol 1 83

"Who's Afraid of Ghosts?": It's One Year Later, and the Justice Society of America are seeing ghosts. Joan Garrick sees her dead father Arthur Williams, a newly confident Jakeem Thunder s

"Who's Afraid of Ghosts?"
Part of the "One Year Later" event.
JSA Vol 1 #83
May, 2006
Executive Editor	Dan DiDio
Cover Artists	George Pérez
Who's Afraid of Ghosts?
Writers	Paul Levitz
Pencilers	Rags Morales Luke Ross
Inkers	Dave Meikis
Colorists	John Kalisz
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Stephen Wacker
Previous Issue	JSA # 82
Next Issue	JSA # 84

Trust ol' Johnny. If a Thunderbolt's real, so are ghosts.

— Yz, the Thunderbolt

JSA #83 is an issue of the series JSA (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2006. It was published on March 1, 2006.

Synopsis for "Who's Afraid of Ghosts?"

It's One Year Later, and the Justice Society of America are seeing ghosts. Joan Garrick sees her dead father Arthur Williams, a newly confident Jakeem Thunder sees his dead brother Jimmy, Mister Terrific and Stargirl see Mister Terrific's dead wife Paula Holt, and Doctor Mid-Nite sees the ghosts of many of the patients he has failed to save. When Green Lantern arrives at an informal JSA meeting with his own ghost story, they realize that they are not simply hallucinating. Mister Terrific suggests calling The Spectre, but Flash dissuades him, commenting that the Spectre has changed since the Day of Vengeance.

Meanwhile, in flashbacks to 1800s England, we see the story of a young boy named Jim. Born the illegitimate son of a noble father, forced to work as a peasant despite his breeding, he vows that he and his mother will live a life of nobility. That somehow, he will become wealthy. The connection of this tale to the ghostly appearances is revealed when a visitor crashes the JSA meeting: none other than James Craddock, the Gentleman Ghost, promising death!

Appearing in "Who's Afraid of Ghosts?"

Featured Characters:

• JSA
  • Doctor Mid-Nite and Charlie
  • The Flash (Jay Garrick)
  • Green Lantern Alan Scott
  • Mister Terrific
  • Power Girl
  • Stargirl
  • Jakeem Thunder and Thunderbolt
  • Wildcat

Supporting Characters:

• Joan Garrick
• Ma Hunkel

Antagonists:

• Gentleman Ghost

Other Characters:

• Jenni Lynn-Hayden (Mentioned only)
• Paula Holt (As a spirit)
• Ma Hunkel (Mentioned only)
• Nell
• The Spectre (Mentioned only)
• Arthur Williams (As a spirit)

Locations:

• India (Mentioned only)
• United Kingdom
• 19th Century
  • England
• United States of America
  • Kansas
    • Keystone City
  • New York
    • New York City

Items:

• Blackout Bomb
• Cosmic Converter Belt
• Green Lantern Ring
• T-Spheres
  

Notes

• This issue received a second printing on April 5th, 2006 with a black and white cover.
• Green Lantern is skeptical of ghosts, since magic has not been working since the events of Infinite Crisis. However, Yz points out that he still exists, indicating magic must remain in some way.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the JSA series
• Images from JSA Vol 1 83

Links and References

One Year Later The events from this issue take place one year after the events of the 2006 limited series Infinite Crisis. This template will categorize articles that include it into Category: 1 Year Later Crossover.