466 – JSA Jets Out

The last appearance of the Justice Society for more than ten years occurs in All-Star Comics #57 (December 1950) with “The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives”. It’s mostly a bland story about a crime syndicate boss named The Key, but I did find it interesting that a panel featuring Wonder Woman’s invisible plane describes it […]

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382 – Black Canary Solo

After 6 months as a supporting cast member of Johnny Thunder, Black Canary is given a solo feature in Flash Comics #92 (December 1947), replacing Johnny Thunder. Here is where we first learn that Black Canary is actually florist Dinah Drake. Her love interest is also introduced: Larry Lance, a private investigator who falls in […]

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378 – Black Canary in the JSA?

In All Star Comics #38 (October 1947), the Black Canary meets and helps out the Justice Society of America for the first time, thanks to Johnny Thunder spilling the beans about their secret meeting place. The JSA show their gratitude and say they hope to have her as a regular member one day.

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366 – Black Canary: Hero

Flash Comics #87 (July 1947) features the second appearance of the Black Canary in Johnny Thunder’s story. This time, it is firmly established that the Black Canary is working on the side of the law and is being framed by criminals. She and Johnny end up with a lot more action this time and it’s […]

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360 – Black Canary!

in Flash #86 (June 1947), in a six-page Johnny Thunder story, we get what I believe is the last significant character introduced during the Golden Age of Comics: Black Canary! Created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, she is positioned in this story not as a hero, but as someone who robs crooks. Stylistically, she […]

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