The Justice Society of America (also known as the Justice Society or the JSA) was a team of superheroes that secretly defended Earth from villains and criminal activity during the 1970s. Some members recently came out of retirement to help a modern-day team of heroes take down a vengeful Icicle II. They returned to team up with Clark Kent and his team of heroes to battle Zod's Kandorian army. Until his death, their chairman was Carter Hall. The new and old members then fused the Society into the League that The Blur was leading behind the legacy of the JSA with Carter Hall's leadership.
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| - The Justice Society of America (also known as the Justice Society or the JSA) was a team of superheroes that secretly defended Earth from villains and criminal activity during the 1970s. Some members recently came out of retirement to help a modern-day team of heroes take down a vengeful Icicle II. They returned to team up with Clark Kent and his team of heroes to battle Zod's Kandorian army. Until his death, their chairman was Carter Hall. The new and old members then fused the Society into the League that The Blur was leading behind the legacy of the JSA with Carter Hall's leadership.
- The Justice Society of America is arguably the first superhero team (certainly the first in the DC Universe) and the first case of a collection of different characters banding together from the same company. In addition, their banding together created the what would later be known as the DC Universe, which Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman (DC's three biggest superheroes) joining shortly thereafter.
- The Justice Society of America is the world's first superhero team. On the world of Earth-Two (prior to the history-altering Crisis on Infinite Earths), Wonder Woman was a member.
- The Justice Society of America is the original superhero team. They got started during World War II. You'd... think they might have retired by now, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong. They're still mentoring younger heroes. That's right... senile old men with impressionable children. Now, go fight Darkseid.
- Justice Society of America is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.
- In the parallel-universe of Earth-2A, the Justice Society of America (JSA) were the protectors of the universe.
- The Justice Society of America (often abbreviated as JSA) was an organization of meta-human heroes operating in 1942. According to Nate Heywood, they are the greatest secret force the United States has ever known. As of 1942, the JSA had a training academy in D.C. Their emergence was an influence to the Dominators' arrival on Earth in 1951 for reconnaissance in order to determine if meta-humans would be considered a threat.
- In November 1940, German Chancellor Adolph Hitler acquired a powerful mystic weapon known as the Spear of Destiny. With it, he intended on manipulating its power to dominate all of Europe. A British officer named Smythe learned of Hitler's plans and informed American president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt, pressured by Congress to maintain an isolationist stance, refused to openly involve the United States in England's war with Germany. Instead, he selected two "Mystery Men" from a top-secret dossier to use as civilian agents against Hitler's forces – the Flash and the Green Lantern.
- The Justice Society of America is the world's first superhero team. On the world of Earth-Two (prior to the history-altering Crisis on Infinite Earths), Batman was a member. Founded in 1940, the group originally came together when the sorcerer Dr. Fate discovered Adolf Hitler's plot to invade America using the mystic power of the Spear of Destiny. After the heroes fought off Hitler's Valkyries and prevented the invasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested that they stay together as a team. Both Batman and Superman (who were among the first heroes to debut on Earth-Two) took part in this adventure but elected to remain honorary Justice Society members only. They continued their solo careers while occasionally participating in JSA adventures.
- Recognizing that American involvement in Europe was inevitable, President Roosevelt suggested that the heroes should marshal their forces into a cohesive fighting unit aimed at protecting America's home front. Thus, they became known as the Justice Society of America. In 1951, a special inquest convened and the JSA appeared before the House of Un-American Activities Commission demanding that the JSA members reveal their secret identities to the general public. Unwilling to reveal their true faces, the Justice Society instead elected to disband.
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