Justice Society of America Vol 3 2
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Is it Wednesday yet? I better go eat my lunch!
- -- Starman
Appearing in "The Next Age (Part II of IV)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Commander Steel (Hank Heywood) (In flashback only)
- Steel (Hank Heywood III) (In flashback only)
- Ma Hunkel
- Mister America (Trey Thompson) (deceased)
- Nathan Heywood
- Obsidian (Behind the scenes)
- Tom Bronson
Villains:
- Vandal Savage (Behind the scenes)
- Fourth Reich (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- John (Single appearance) (surname possibly Heywood)
- Kirk Heywood (First appearance)
- Marilyn Bronson (In a photograph only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Next Age (Part II of IV)"
In Franklin County, Ohio, the Heywood family enjoys a large family reunion. Former football sensation, Nate Heywood reminisces of his late cousin and grandfather, both of whom had once operated under the code-name Steel. Like them, Nate is physically handicapped, having lost his right leg from an old football injury.
In Brooklyn, New York, Green Lantern and the Flash take Wildcat to meet Tom Bronson – his son. Ted is extremely uncomfortable, and Tom invites him into his brownstone. He reveals that Ted once had an affair with his late mother, Marilyn Bronson. Unlike Ted however, Tom has no desire to put on a costume and begin slinging his fists.
Back at JSA Headquarters, the team members are surprised to find Mister America's corpse lying on their meeting room table. The incident sends Starman on edge, and his gravity-control powers begin raging out of control. Power Girl eventually gets him to calm down, but he continues rambling complete gibberish. Starman warns his new teammates that a storm is coming... "a lightning storm".
As thing settle down, Doctor Mid-Nite brings Mister America’s corpse to the infirmary for examination. Green Lantern and Flash return, and consult with Doctor Mid-Nite who brings them up to date with everything that has taken place, who reveals that the rest of his family has already been murdered as well, wiping out the bloodline of the original Mister America.
Elsewhere, Maxine is freaking out over what she saw, and worried that she can't handle this. Courtney reassures her, saying that she experienced a similar event her first day, the murder of Sandman. She takes Maxine to another part of the building to make her costume.
In Franklin County, Nate Heywood is watching the Heywood family reunion from the shadows of a tree. His brother Kirk finds him and tries to talk about how he's been since his surgery, only for Nate to angrily say he hasn't gotten through it yet. Suddenly, Hawkman comes crashing down on a villain, screaming for all the Heywoods to get as far away as they can. Kirk tries to help his brother escape, only to be turned to stone by another villain. The Fourth Riech reveals themselves and their mission—the completely destruction of the Heywood family.
Back at JSA HQ, Starman examines a mathematical theory concerning parallel dimensions developed by Mister Terrific. He completes Terrific's work, and then reveals that he himself spent time in another dimension. One, he says, that blew itself to Kingdom Come.
Notes
- Tom Bronson's surname is revealed in this issue.
- This is the first appearance that Hawkman has made since the Rann/Thanagar War. He chronologically appeared last in flashback in Hawkgirl #59.
- It is revealed in this issue that Starman is the same Starman as seen in the Kingdom Come limited series. More explanation of his heritage is revealed during the JLA/JSA crossover, the "Lightning Saga".
- Vandal Savage's involvement in current events is revealed in issue #3.
First Appearances: The Fourth Reich (only Reichsmark and Captain Nazi are identified in this issue); John (a Heywood family member); Kirk Heywood (a grandson of Commander Steel); Nathan Heywood (a grandson of Commander Steel)
Final Appearances: Mister America (Trey Thompson)
Trivia
- Commander Steel makes a cameo flashback appearance in this issue. Steel was once a member of the All-Star Squadron and was the grandfather of Nate Heywood and the late Hank Heywood III. Commander Steel was killed by Eclipso in Eclipso #13.
- Steel (Hank Heywood III) also makes a cameo flashback appearance. Hank took up his grandfather's identity, calling himself simply, Steel, and served as a member of the Justice League of America during the "Detroit" years. Hank was killed by Professor Ivo in Justice League of America (Volume 1) #260.
Related Articles
- Justice Society of America image gallery
- Justice Society of America members list
- Justice Society of America Reserves list
- Justice Society of America villains list
- Damage appearances list
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) appearances list
- Flash (Jay Garrick) appearances list
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott) appearances list
- Hourman (Rick Tyler) appearances list
- Liberty Belle appearances list
- Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) appearances list
- Power Girl appearances list
- Stargirl appearances list
- Starman appearances list
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) appearances list
- Wildcat (Tom Bronson) appearances list
See Also
- Discuss Justice Society of America Vol 3 2 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Justice Society of America series
- Images from Justice Society of America Vol 3 2
Recommended Reading
- Justice Society of America (Volume 1)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3)
- JSA
- JSA All-Stars
- JSA Classified
- JSA: Strange Adventures
Links and References
- Justice Society of America article at Wikipedia
- Justice Society of America article at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- Justice Society of America article at the Hembeck Files
- DrakeSix's Justice Society of America Web Site
- JSA: Fact File
- JSA Chronology
