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These tales feature the Justice League and the Justice Society teaming up against menaces including the Lord of Time and Darkseid.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great personal childhood memories,
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This review is from: Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 5 (Paperback)
When I transitioned from Harvey and Disney comics to DC's superheroes, one of the first stories I read was a JLA/JSA crossover. Maybe that's why I have such a soft spot for these stories. The three featured in this volume are slightly uneven but all have their pluses and minuses.
The first features the two teams' dinner party interrupted by 5 of DC's historical characters (including Jonah Hex, Enemy Ace, and the Viking Prince) being used as pawns of the Lord of Time in his attempt to stop his temporal computer that has evolved out of his control. The story is a bit convoluted and the inclusion of five characters largely unfamiliar to many readers even of that time doesn't help. This is probably the weakest in this volume and I remember I wasn't too crazy about it when I was 11 either. The second is a murder mystery. Mr. Terrific of the JSA joins the teams for their meeting because he is on the trail of an old enemy. He ends up the victim of murder and it's up to Batman and the Huntress to find the killer. Better than the previous story but not great, and feels a little more intimate than the "fate of the world is at stake" stories usually presented. The third has the teams drafted by the New Gods of New Genesis needing their help in defeating a resurrected Darkseid. This three-parter is easily the best of the three but also bittersweet. Longtime JLA artist Dick Dillin passed away after completing the first part, but was replaced by fan favorite George Perez. The best parts of these stories are the interactions between members of the two teams. The first story didn't have much beyond the Batman and the Huntress. While the two Flashes are like a hero and fan, and the two Green Lanterns like brothers, Huntress sees her father's Earth-1 counterpart almost as a father figure or an "uncle" as she calls him. Batman, meanwhile, sees what he could have if he allowed himself to marry and have a family. The scene in the second story where Huntress tells Batman of her father's recent death is touching (as far as I know the two Batmen never met) and the best in the whole volume. Overall, I highly recommend this to any fan of the Justice League, Justice Society, or DC comics in general.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Justice League Finally catches up with their Marvel Counterparts with Good Stories and Dialogue,
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To give you an idea of the improved writing of the book in this collection, I must mention another, the tpb "Justice League Hereby Elects," which is filled with goofy, unreadable stories, cheesy dialogue, and flat characters. By comparison,the majority of stories in this collection are great. I haven't read the 1st story arc with the Time Lord, but the "Murderer Among Us" story from JLA 171-172 lent a somber tone to a usually goofball book. The dialogue and characterizations were very good, and I especially liked Mr. Terrific's feeling obsolete compared to the younger, more powerful heroes; it brought more depth to the storyline.
The second story arc finds the JSA/JLA teaming up with New Gods Orion, Mr. Miracle, and Barda in an attempt to stop the resurrection of Darkseid by villains Shade, Fiddler, and Icicle. I thought it was an edge-of-your seat crossover on par with The Avenger's Kree/Skrull war, and I wish it would get more attention, being the first time superheroes outside of Superman battled Darkseid. I especially liked the teaming of Mr. Miracle and Batman, the two greatest escape artists in the DC Universe. There's also some great character moments, like the immature Firestorm telling Prof Stein to stop being a backseat driver, and touching moments like Barda, Superman, and Wonder Woman finding an underground resistance composed of children. I'd like to hear what others think of this story specifically. All in all some very solid reads.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
keep'em coming,
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great book for those wanting to collect jla/jsa stories on the cheap. hopefully dc will keep running them until all the team ups are reprinted
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