Fact File: The Justice Society of America 1940-2004

Preface

The purpose of this Fact File is to provide a detailed resource on the original Justice Society of America (JSA). This file summarizes the history of the Justice Society, with annotated biographies of the individual members' summary to that history. This history is a best fit summary of all the available information on the Justice Society and in the case of conflict, one version, generally the original,  is chosen over another. A discussion of retcons is also provided. Each character is also supplied with vital statistics and a list of all appearances to date. External Media references for JSA comics and characters is also provided. Finally, the opening chapter contains a series of lists of interest for collectors of comics featuring the JSA.

For legal purposes, all characters mentioned herein and all titles of all books stated herein are the rights and property of DC Comics Inc. This work serves only as reference source of pre-published information. This file cannot be distributed for purposes of profit without the express and written consent of the DC Comic Inc. This work exists purely for the edification of the fans of DC Comics and the (hopefully) encouraged participation of those fans in the future of DC Comics.

This Fact File is derived primarily from my own resources and research. Thanks to early "proof-readers" Doug Atkinson, Mark Coale, Iain Macnair, Bob Gansler and Jess Nevins.

Special thanks to Craig E. Canevit, who made the first text-HTML conversion of the fact file and hosted it for it's first couple of years of existence.

Extra Special Thanks to Alan Williams for extensive modernization of HTML and editing the text to meet MLA standards.

I hope you enjoy this work. Comment, critique and spelling correction are enthusiastically welcomed.
E-mail: icicle@execpc.com

    Table of Contents

    THE JUSTICE SOCIETY IN COMICS

    THE HISTORY OF JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA

    THE REAL HISTORY OF THE "GOLDEN AGE" -  PEOPLE & EVENTS OF THE 1940's

    VITAL STATISTICS ON THE ORIGINAL JUSTICE SOCIETY

    LIST OF JUSTICE LEAGUE/JUSTICE SOCIETY CROSS-OVERS

    RETCONS

    INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES

     

     

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    All members of the Justice Society and supporting characters are trademarks and copyright to DC Comics. The opening photo is a promotional release from the forthcoming Justice Society of America - The Golden Age portfolio by Alex Ross. All cover images are use under the "fair use" principle for illustration and information only. The JSA Fact File and Comics Archives are not-for-profit (or even for income) sites. Text is the copyright of David W. Stepp, 1996-present.