The Junior Justice Society of America (JJSA) was an actual DC fan-club that sometimes made in-universe appearances in stories. With the last appearance of the Justice Society of America in All-Star Comics, I suppose DC didn’t know what to do with this fan club, so they revived it in Wonder Woman comics.
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In Action Comics #156 (March 1951), Lois Lane has her third outing as Superwoman in “The Girl of Steel”. This time, it’s not a fever dream, or Superman faking her powers. No, this time Lois Lane actually acquires the powers of Superman thanks to a machine that Luthor invented which uses “vivanium”. She disguises herself […]
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In Sensation Comics #103 (March 1951), Wonder Woman goes up against a foe which requires her to time travel to 2051. Once in New York, she discovers that no one remembers Wonder Woman, yet the rest of the Trinity, Superman and Batman, are fondly remembered. It turns out the villain had deliberately wiped out every […]
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DC debuts another science fiction comic to go along with Strange Adventures: Mystery in Space #1 (February 1951)! Mystery in Space will run for fifteen years straight. This first run features the “Knights of the Galaxy” as well as anthology tales. Many years later, Mystery in Space will feature the popular Adam Strange. The trend […]
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In Batman #64 (February 1951), we get a quick glimpse at how Batman changes into Batman, which apparently involves a stiff mask for a cowl. I always thought that the cowl and cape were part of one piece, but at least in 1951 that is not the case. The cowl, of course, is one of […]
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In Detective Comics #168 (December 1950), the Batman reminisces to a college class in criminal deduction about the Red Hood, a criminal that Batman failed to catch ten years ago. In their final encounter, Batman had chased him from a playing card factory and the Red Hood dove into a vat of chemicals to escape. […]
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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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Batman #63 (December 1950) features an outlandish new rogue for Batman’s gallery: Killer Moth. Killer Moth is an ex-convict who somehow works himself into high society as “Cameron van Cleer”. He then proceeds to develop his villainous alter-ego as a counterpoint to Batman, complete with a garish costume and a Moth Car. Cameron even makes […]
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Wonder Woman #45 (November 1950), includes a re-telling of Wonder Woman’s origin. It describes in detail how Aphrodite awarded Queen Hippolyte a magic girdle, and how Hercules tricked her into giving up the girdle, rendering the Amazons helpless against Hercules’ army. Hippolyte makes a plea to Aphrodite, who agrees to help the Amazons this one […]
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In All-Star Comics #56 (October 1950), the Justice Society of America take a trip into the 31st century by hitching a ride on a tour bus from the future. It seems like the future is plagued by chameleon creatures who can masquerade as anyone. The natural form of a Chameleon has pointy ears just like […]
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