Editing Justice Society of America (section)

===The Bronze Age===
[[File:AllStar69.jpg|thumb|200px|A JSA civil war. Cover of ''[[All Star Comics]]'' #69 (Nov.–Dec. 1977). Art by [[Al Milgrom]] and [[Jack Abel]].]]
The JSA's popularity grew until they regained their own title. ''[[All Star Comics]]'' #58 (January/February 1976) saw the group return as mentors to a younger set of heroes briefly called the "Super Squad" until they were integrated into the JSA proper. This run lasted until #74, with a brief run thereafter in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #461–466,<ref>{{Citation|last = Wells|first = John|title = 'Lost' DC: The DC Implosion|newspaper = [[Comics Buyer's Guide]]|issue = 1249|pages = 131–132|date = October 24, 1997|location= Iola, Wisconsin|quote= The contents of ''All-Star Comics'' #75 were split into a two-part Justice Society story published in ''Adventure Comics'' #461–462.}}</ref> but it had three significant developments: it introduced [[Power Girl]] in ''All Star Comics'' #58,<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 169: "Along with artist Ric Estrada, [Gerry] Conway also introduced the DC Universe to the cousin of Earth-2's Superman, Kara Zor-L a.k.a. Power Girl."</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]]|penciller= [[Ric Estrada|Estrada, Ric]]|inker= [[Wally Wood|Wood, Wally]]|story= The Super Squad!|title= [[All Star Comics]]|issue= 58|date= February 1976}}</ref> chronicled the death of the [[Batman (Earth-Two)|Golden Age Batman]] in ''Adventure Comics'' #461–462, and, after nearly 40 years, it finally provided the JSA with an origin story in ''[[DC Special]]'' #29.<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 175: "The genesis of comics' first superhero team...had been a mystery since the JSA's debut...Writer Paul Levitz and artist Joe Staton decided to present the definitive origin story."</ref> The [[Huntress (Helena Wayne)|Huntress]] was introduced in ''DC Super Stars'' #17 (Nov.–Dec. 1977) which told her origin,<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 175: "While writer Paul Levitz and artist Joe Staton introduced the Huntress to the JSA in this month's ''All Star Comics'' #69, they concurrently shaped her origin in ''DC Super-Stars''."</ref> and ''All Star Comics'' #69 (Nov.–Dec. 1977), which was published the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/issue/31602/ |title=''DC Super Stars'' #17 |publisher=Grand Comic Database | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918175342/http://www.comics.org/issue/31602/ | archive-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> The 1970s run of ''All Star Comics'' was written by [[Gerry Conway]] and [[Paul Levitz]], and artists included [[Ric Estrada]], [[Wally Wood]], [[Keith Giffen]], [[Joe Staton]], and [[Bob Layton]].

The series was noteworthy for depicting the heroes as having aged into their 50s.<ref>Morrissey p. 45 "[Paul] Levitz had announced his intention to have the JSA members age naturally."</ref> The artwork gave them graying hair and lined faces. It was highly unusual for a comic book to have heroes this old. Most comic books obscured the timelines or periodically relaunched the series to keep the characters youthful. This depiction was a consequence of the fact that the heroes were closely linked to the era of World War II.<ref>{{cite book|chapter= Babes and Crones: Women Growing Old in Comics|title= Aging Heroes: Growing Old in Popular Culture|publisher= [[Rowman & Littlefield]]|date= 2015|location= Lanham, Maryland|pages= 122–123|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=OtNbCQAAQBAJ&q=Justice+Society+aging+characters&pg=PA122|isbn= 978-1442250062}}</ref> This became problematic in the 1980s when the heroes would logically be well into their 60s. The explanation given for this by writer [[Roy Thomas]] in ''[[All-Star Squadron]] Annual'' #3 is that the team, and several friends, have absorbed energy from the magical villain [[Ian Karkull]] during an adventure in the 1940s that slows their aging process.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Thomas, Roy; [[Dann Thomas|Thomas, Dann]]|penciller= [[Jerry Ordway|Ordway, Jerry]]; [[Rick Hoberg|Hoberg, Rick]]; [[Rich Buckler|Buckler, Rich]]; [[Wayne Boring|Boring, Wayne]]; [[Richard Howell (comics)|Howell, Richard]]; [[Carmine Infantino|Infantino, Carmine]]; [[Don Newton|Newton, Don]]; [[Martin Nodell|Nodell, Martin]]; [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]; [[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker= Ordway, Jerry; Howell, Richard; [[Frank Giacoia|Giacoia, Frank]]; Machlan, Mike; [[Joe Giella|Giella, Joe]]; Giffen, Keith; Collins, Bill|story= Midnight in Manhattan-- Late February 1942|title= All-Star Squadron Annual|issue= 3|date= 1984}}</ref>

Meanwhile, the JSA continued their annual team-ups with the Justice League. Notable events include meeting the [[Fawcett Comics]] heroes, including [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[E. Nelson Bridwell|Bridwell, E. Nelson]]; Pasko, Martin| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= [[Frank McLaughlin (artist)|McLaughlin, Frank]]| story= Crisis in Eternity!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 135| date= October 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bridwell, E. Nelson; Pasko, Martin| penciller= Dillin, Dick|inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis on Earth-S!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 136| date= November 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bridwell, E. Nelson; Pasko, Martin| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis in Tomorrow!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 137| date= December 1976}}</ref> the death of [[Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)|Mr. Terrific]],<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 182: "Writer Gerry Conway and artist Dick Dillin crafted a tale of foul play aboard the JLA satellite, during the team's annual get-together with Earth-2's JSA. Mr. Terrific...was murdered before he could expose a turncoat among the heroes."</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 171| date= October 1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= I Accuse...| title= Justice League of America| issue= 172| date= November 1979}}</ref> and the origin of the Black Canary.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy; Conway, Gerry| penciller= [[Chuck Patton|Patton, Chuck]]| inker= [[Romeo Tanghal|Tanghal, Romeo]]| story= Crisis in the Thunderbolt Dimension!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 219| date= October 1983}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy| penciller= Patton, Chuck| inker= Tanghal, Romeo; [[Pablo Marcos|Marcos, Pablo]]| story= The Doppelganger Gambit| title= Justice League of America| issue= 220| date= November 1983}}</ref>

The JLA/JSA crossovers often involved a third team as well such as the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Levitz, Paul; Pasko, Martin| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis in the 30th Century!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 147| date= October 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Levitz, Paul; Pasko, Martin| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis in Triplicate!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 148| date= November 1977}}</ref> the [[New Gods]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Dillin, Dick| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis on New Genesis or "Where Have All the New Gods Gone?"| title= Justice League of America| issue= 183| date= October 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Pérez, George| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story="Crisis Between Two Earths" or Apokolips Now!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 184| date= November 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Pérez, George| inker= McLaughlin, Frank| story= Crisis on Apokolips or Darkseid Rising!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 185| date= December 1980}}</ref> the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Pérez, George| inker= [[John Beatty (illustrator)|Beatty, John]]| story= Targets on Two Worlds| title= Justice League of America| issue= 195| date= October 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Pérez, George| inker= Tanghal, Romeo| story= Countdown to Crisis!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 196| date= November 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= [[Keith Pollard|Pollard, Keith]]; Pérez, George| inker= Tanghal, Romeo| story= Crisis in Limbo!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 197| date= December 1981}}</ref> and the [[All-Star Squadron]].<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 198: "The Justice League of America teamed up with the Justice Society of America on a large-scale with 'Crisis on Earth-Prime', a five-part saga that crossed from the pages of ''Justice League of America'' into ''All-Star Squadron''."</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= [[Don Heck|Heck, Don]]| inker= Tanghal, Romeo| story= Crisis Times Three!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 207| date= October 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy| penciller= [[Adrian Gonzales|Gonzales, Adrian]]| inker= Ordway, Jerry| story= The "Mystery Men" of October!| title= [[All-Star Squadron]]| issue= 14| date= October 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Heck, Don| inker= [[Sal Trapani|Trapani, Sal]]| story= The Bomb-Blast Heard 'Round the World!| title= Justice League of America| issue= 208| date= November 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy| penciller= Gonzales, Adrian| inker= Ordway, Jerry| story= Master of Worlds and Time!| title= All-Star Squadron| issue= 15| date= November 1982 }}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= Heck, Don| inker= Heck, Don| story= Let Old Acquaintances Be Forgot...| title= Justice League of America| issue= 209| date= December 1982}}</ref>

''All-Star Squadron'' was a series taking place in the JSA's original setting of the [[World War II|wartime]] 1940s. This led to a spinoff, modern day series entitled ''[[Infinity, Inc.]]'' which starred the children and heirs of the JSA members.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 203: The children of the original Justice Society of America made their smash debut in this issue by writer [[Roy Thomas]] and penciler [[Jerry Ordway]]...''All-Star Squadron'' #25 marked the first appearances of future cult-favorite heroes Jade, Obsidian, Fury,<!--Hippolyta "Lyta" Trevor made her first appearance in ''Wonder Woman'' #300 (Feb. 1983), ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 was her first appearance using the name "Fury"--> Brainwave Jr., the Silver Scarab, Northwind, and Nuklon."</ref> Both series were written by noted JSA fan [[Roy Thomas]] and featured art by [[Rich Buckler]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/buckler_rich.htm |title=Rich Buckler |date=December 6, 2015 |publisher=[[Lambiek|Lambiek Comiclopedia]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224110806/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/buckler_rich.htm |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |url-status=live |quote=Buckler launched ''All-Star Squadron'' with Roy Thomas in 1981. }}</ref> [[Jerry Ordway]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/ordway_jerry.htm|title= Jerry Ordway|date= August 27, 2010|publisher= Lambiek Comiclopedia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150927121400/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/ordway_jerry.htm|archive-date= September 27, 2015|url-status=live|quote= His art credits include...''All-Star Squadron''.}}</ref> [[Todd McFarlane]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcfarlane_todd.htm|title= Todd McFarlane|date= February 27, 2009|publisher= Lambiek Comiclopedia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151003183047/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcfarlane_todd.htm|archive-date= October 3, 2015|url-status=live|quote=  He then worked for DC for a while, pencilling titles like ''All-Star Squadron'' and ''Infinity, Inc.'' until 1987.}}</ref> and others.

In 1985, DC [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] many details of the [[DC Universe]] in ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wolfman|first1=Marv|author-link1= Marv Wolfman|last2= Pérez|first2= George|author-link2= George Pérez|title=[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]|date=1998|location= New York, NY|publisher=DC Comics|isbn=1-56389-434-3}}</ref> Among the changes, the [[Superman (Earth-Two)|Golden Age Superman]], [[Batman (Earth-Two)|Batman]], [[Dick Grayson (Earth-Two)|Robin]], and [[Wonder Woman (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman]] ceased to exist, and the Earth-One/Earth-Two dichotomy was resolved by merging the Multiverse into a single universe. This posed a variety of problems for the JSA, whose history—especially in the 1980s comics—was strongly tied up in these four characters.

The JLA–JSA team-ups ended with the last pre-Crisis teamup occurring in ''Justice League of America'' #244 and ''Infinity Inc.'' #19 during the ''Crisis''.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy; Thomas, Dann| penciller= [[Todd McFarlane|McFarlane, Todd]]| inker= [[Steve Montano (comics)|Montano, Steve]]| story= Last Crisis on Earth-Two| title= [[Infinity, Inc.]]| issue= 19| date= October 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Conway, Gerry| penciller= [[Joe Staton|Staton, Joe]]| inker= [[Mike Machlan|Machlan, Mike]]| story= The Final Crisis| title= Justice League of America| issue= 244| date= November 1985}}</ref>