Warning! Contains Spoilers For Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #33!
When it comes to superhero teams, there are few that are more famous than theJustice League,and their fame is so great they’ve taken the attention fromthe Justice Society of America. This has led some fans to speculate on a possible rivalry between the two teams, but DC has dispeled those rumors once and for all.
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest#33 – written by Mark Waid, with art by Adrian Gutierrez – put this rivalry between the Justice League and the Justice Society of America to rest, in a story that featured the dreaded villain Eclipso escaping his prison once again and trying to bathe the Earth in eternal darkness.
Thankfully, both the Justice Society of America and the Justice League stood against him,in a fight to save the world which showed how the two teams compliment each other, with the latter supplementing the legacy of the former, rather than supplanting it.
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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest#33 – Written By Mark Waid; Art By Adrian Gutierrez; Color By Matt Herms; Lettering BySteve Wands
InWorld’s Finest#33, with Eclipso’s power of control, he manages to take over the Justice League. While they’re able to eventually break free from this, Eclipso simply moves onto the Justice Society of America, taking them over and trying to prey on their insecurities. This leads to some interesting revelations about how theJSA feels about the Justice League–establishing that in DC Comics canon, the Justice Society don’t actually believe the League steal their spotlight, as the more famous team.
Made up of heavy hitters such as Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, Kent Nelson, and several others, the Society played a vital role in comics history.
While the Justice League is certainly themost popular superhero team in the DC Universe, they were far from the first. Often depicted operating during World War II, the JSA were some of the first heroes that Earth ever had in DC canon.Made up of heavy hitters such as Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, Kent Nelson, and several others, the Society played a vital role in comics history. These were the first iterations of iconic characters such as Green Lantern and the Flash, and characters like Dr. Fate has remained some of the most powerful in the universe.
The Justice League Didn’t Usurp The Justice Society’s Legacy, They Carry It On
DC’s Long Lineage Of Heroism
There’s no denying that the Justice League has some of the most popular characters of all time. That popularity stretches beyond the DC Universe; there are few fictional characters who achieve the popularity ofBatman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. When the Justice League showed up starring all three of them, it instantly became DC’s premiere team, pushing the JSA aside. It wouldn’t be surprising if this created animosity towards the Justice League on the JSA’s side,but Jay Garrick himself admits that this isn’t the case.
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One of the oldest superhero teams in history has seen a comeback, so newcomers will need a good recommendation list for Justice Society comics.
Comic books very often revolve around legacy. Legacy heroes are an entire sub-genre of character in this industry. If it wasn’t for characters like Batman, there would be no Nightwing, and if there wasn’t Jay Garrick, there wouldn’t be a Barry Allen or Wally West. While it might seem on the surface that massive teams like the Justice League are replacing the JSA or teams that came before. That simply isn’t the case. As Jay Garrick himself says, it wasthe Justice Society of Americathat lit the touch, but it’s been theJustice Leaguewho have picked it up and have been carrying it ever since.
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest#33is available now from DC Comics!
Superman
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
Batman
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
