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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 28, 2014 8:08:53 GMT -5
Showcase #60
January-February 1966 (November 25, 1965) $.12
Cover Art: Murphy Anderson
“War That Shook the Universe!” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Murphy Anderson (Artist), no lettering or coloring credits
Reintro: The Spectre (James “Jim” Corrigan)
Intro: Azmodus
Synopsis
Assigned to help psychic Stefan Miklos recover heiress Millicent Olcott’s stolen inheritance, Captain of Detectives Jim Corrigan finds himself participating in a séance. During the ritual, Corrigan experiences that which he hasn't felt in over twenty years: the emergence of his ghostly alter-ego, the Spectre.
The Spectre appears just in time to prevent Corrigan's murder by grenade. While the Ghostly Guardian disposes of the explosive in Earth's upper atmosphere, Corrigan and Millicent follow Miklos to a warehouse where his extrasensory perception tells him the money is cached. Unfortunately, the Olcott millions have been serving as the bait to lead Corrigan into a trap laid by rival gang lords Rocks Parker and Tuffy Cooper, who have laid aside their enmity long enough to eliminate their hated adversary. The Spectre returns in time to prevent the murders and capture the gangsters.
Once they are alone, Spectre reveals to Jim that he has been unwillingly trapped in Corrigan's body all this time. The Spirit Sleuth sets out on a survey of all the world's occult centers for a clue to the identity of the being responsible. Meanwhile, Corrigan tracks the remnants of the Parker-Cooper gangs to their hideout in the Adirondack Mountains but is captured and marked for execution. His search fruitless, Spectre returns and again rescues his mortal alter-ego. Feeling himself about to return to his imprisonment in Jim's body, the Discarnate Detective hurriedly informs Corrigan that his predicament is tied to a man named Paul Nevers in Mountain City.
Corrigan has barely deplaned in Mountain City when his path crosses that of Nevers, a hitherto small-time crook now displaying supernatural powers. Confronting Nevers, Corrigan draws his gun against his will and struggles to keep himself from shooting Nevers. Suddenly, Spectre again emerges from Corrigan. Simultaneously, a ghastly crimson-skinned being emerges from Paul Nevers.
This is Azmodus, a demon from the occult realm of Tholagga, the “land of astral evil.” Azmodus came to Earth in 1945 intent on spreading evil and terror, only to find himself trapped within his human host. Something about his and the Spectre's powers cancelled each other out, leaving both entities unable to manifest on the mortal plane. It was only the death of his host from natural causes that broke the spell. Deducing that only the death of his new host, Nevers, at the hands of his opposite's host will allow him to remain on the earthly plane, Azmodus retrieves a bullet saturated with evil astral energy from his temple on Tholagga and places it within Corrigan's pistol.
Jim is too strong-willed to yield to Azmodus' compulsion and his resistance enables Spectre to free himself. The Ghostly Guardian and Azmodus enter the astral plane, where their senses-shattering power can be unfettered without harm to the Earth. The two spirits are too evenly matched. Neither can gain a clear advantage until Azmodus is temporarily paralyzed by Corrigan's physical victory over Nevers. The Spectre seizes this opportunity to drain the demon's power and exile him to another dimension.
As Spectre returns to the mortal plane, he believes Azmodus' threat ended. But although he has defeated Azmodus himself, by doing so Spectre has unknowingly set sinister forces into motion.
Cosmology
The city out of which the Spectre operates is not identified in this issue. It is probably on the Eastern seaboard, as Corrigan doesn't have to travel far to reach the Adirondack Mountains, but this cannot be confirmed.
It is not clear where Earth-Two's Mountain City is located. What little is seen of its locale would seem to indicate that it is a sizable metropolis somewhere in the Rocky Mountains (and therefore perhaps an analog of Denver) but it may in fact be one of the real cities of that name in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas.
The Good Guys
The Spectre was last seen in his solo series in More Fun Comics #101 (January-February 1945). It is not clear how long after that final Golden Age appearance he was forced into dormancy, though the story specifies 1945 as the year it occurs.
The Spectre and Jim Corrigan share the same relationship in this story that they shared in the latter half of Spectre's run in More Fun: separate manifestations of the same personality, one physical, one spiritual, both capable of independent action.
Jim Corrigan is for all intents and purposes an ordinary mortal man, as evidenced by the white streak in his hair, and not the walking dead man he was in the early days following his murder. He has risen to the rank of Captain of Detectives since his last Golden Age appearance.
Points to Ponder
It is not clear in this story why Azmodus would have kept a bullet in his temple at Tholagga if he became entrapped in his human host immediately after entering the Earth dimension for the first time. Apparently, they use handguns in the land of astral evil.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 28, 2014 8:32:59 GMT -5
I recall being very angry with Detective #343's cover being so misleading. Not that I was expecting Batman to die but that it was an imaginary story without it being labeled as such.
On the other hand I was very excited when this Showcase issue appeared.The Spectre was a fascinating character and needed to be in solo stories because, like Supes, he was so powerful that he could make a team superfluous.And this issue did not disappoint at all. Why o why was it the only JSA related book to debut in the 60s?
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 28, 2014 10:29:25 GMT -5
I remember being very intrigued by all the "The Spectre is coming!" headlines scattered throughout the various DC books. Like Ish, I'd love to know the rationale in giving him, of all the Earth-2 Heroes, the shot he got in Showcase. Was this a more legit DC response to Dr. Strange? Prince Ra-Man hadn't exactly set any dark dimensions on fire, after all.
I wonder if Gardner Fox and/or Julius Schwartz just saw that there was untapped potential in the Spectre.
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 29, 2014 6:41:55 GMT -5
Strange Adventures #185
February 1966 (December 30, 1965) $.12
Cover Art: Jack Sparling
“The Man Who Died 100 Times!” 16 pages
Jack Schiff (Editor), Dave Wood (Writer), Jack Sparling (Art), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: Immortal Man (as Jungle Man and Mark King; see Behind the Scenes below)
Synopsis
The immortal man is reborn as a Tarzan-like African wild man. Calling himself “Jungle Man,” he becomes involved with Rodney and Helen Phelps, sibling archaeologists on the trail of a legendary “gem-encrusted crown or helmet” first sought by their father. After rescuing the pair from an elephant stampede started by the sinister Karat and his bandits, he uses his powers to lead the Phelps to their goal. Through trickery, the bandit leader beats them to the helmet and recites the magic words that activate the helmet's supernatural powers. Jungle Man defeats Karat and retrieves the helmet but dies in battle with the fantastic beast brought to life by its magic.
He is reborn a month later as an Englishman. News reports trumpet Rodney and Helen's triumphant return to England with the helmet. Realizing the Phelpses know nothing of their artifact's mystic properties, he visits them as antiquarian Mark King, an old identity from the 19th Century. While he tries to convince them over dinner of the legend's veracity, a newly escaped Karat absconds with the helmet. When King uses familiar powers to stop Karat's theft of the crown jewels but the bandit escapes, Helen becomes convinced there is some tie between her new acquaintance and the late Jungle Man. Over the following weeks, Mark and Helen fall in love but it is not to be: though he ultimately defeats Karat and destroys the helmet, he is forced to sacrifice his life once more to stop a magically-created missile from obliterating London.
Behind the Scenes
The feature character is not referred to as Immortal Man anywhere in this issue.
The Good Guys
Beginning with this story, Immortal Man is reborn in each incarnation as an adult and with full retention of his past lives. As seen in the previous story, he originally was born into each new life, growing into adulthood naturally. No explanation is offered for this change.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 29, 2014 8:17:37 GMT -5
By this point I was no longer reading Strange Adventures. Julius Schwartz switched over to Batman leaving Jack Shiff in editorial control. The quality of the stories plummeted .The Atomic Knights vanished. The occassional Gil Kane Star Hawkins tale, a hold-over of the Schwartz regime, was not enough to buy this title any longer until Deadman debuted with #205.
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 29, 2014 9:08:15 GMT -5
Yeah, Ish, Strange Adventures post-Schwartz is seriously lame, but it DID give us Animal Man and The Enchantress.
Cei-U!
I summon the silver lining!
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 30, 2014 7:06:10 GMT -5
The Flash #159
March 1966 (January 20, 1966) $.12
Cover Art: Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker)
“The Flash's Final Fling” 12 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker), no lettering or coloring credits.
FC: The Flash [of Earth-One]
GS: Kid Flash
SC: Dr. Mid-Nite (as Charles McNider)
Synopsis
On Earth-Two, Dr. Charles McNider receives a surprising new patient: Barry Allen, The Flash of Earth-One, accompanied by his young protegé, Kid Flash. The teenager explains that, earlier that morning, a strangely angry Barry denounced his superheroic identity, alleging that he was tired of the police, the press, and the public's lack of appreciation for his deeds.
Placing Barry into a state of “narco-synthetic” hypnosis, Dr. McNider questions him. Entranced, Barry recalls his strange visitor of the night before, a time traveler from the year 3780. This man, “Chronal Officer” Petar Thrant, has come to warn Flash that a criminal of Thrant's time, Frand Mattar, has planted a bomb in Central City of 1966 and threatens to detonate it if his rampage of crime in the future is interfered with. Once armed, the slightest use of Barry's speed powers in its vicinity will set the bomb off, creating chaos across the timeline. To ensure that such an event can't happen even accidentally, Thrant places a post-hypnotic suggestion in Allen's mind causing him to disavow his Flash identity.
The future man's spell broken by McNider's treatment, Barry becomes The Flash once more. He and Kid Flash race some 1800 years into Earth-One's future and confront Frand Mattar. Though Mattar makes good on his threat, Flash calculates that the two speedsters have three minutes to defeat their opponents and return to their own time before the bomb receives the signal. The Flash duo overcome Mattar and his gang with time to spare, travel back to 1966 and use their speed to render the bomb harmless.
Later, during a ceremony to honor Flash for once again saving Central City, Kid Flash teases his mentor about the irrational claims he made while under Thrant's hypnotic spell.
Cosmology
The city out of which Dr. Mid-Nite operates (and in which Charles McNider maintains his medical practice) is not identified in this issue.
The Flash and Kid Flash leave Earth-One from a field on the outskirts of Central City. Neither their point of arrival nor any details of their return trip are depicted.
The Good Guys
Dr. Mid-Nite does not play an active role in this story, appearing solely in his civilian guise.
Dr. Mid-Nite (as Charles McNider) has returned to the practice of medicine since his last Golden Age appearance. Although still pretending to be blind in his civilian identity, the doctor has apparently no problem attracting patients.
It is not clear if Charles McNider's unnamed nurse in this story is supposed to be Myra Mason, his assistant during the Golden Age, last seen in the “Dr. Mid-Nite” story in All-American Comics #98 (June 1948), although her dark hair and formality toward McNider suggest that she is not.
Points to Ponder
Petar Thrant’s plan fails to take into account the existence of other super-speedsters in the Twentieth Century… including Kid Flash.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 30, 2014 22:10:14 GMT -5
I really think he did. I never noticed this before reading Starman, but Murphy Andreson's B.C. and Ted Knight seem REALLY...well.... basically the body language is two people who are boffing. A lot. Are those two B&B issues re-printed anywhere... I'm definitely intrigued. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 1, 2014 7:20:18 GMT -5
Showcase #61
March-April 1966 (January 25, 1966) $.12
Cover Art: Murphy Anderson
“Beyond the Sinister Barrier!” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Murphy Anderson (Artist), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: The Spectre
Intro: Shathan the Eternal
Intro: Tsathhala of the Hundred Seas, Ahriman of the Windy Worlds and other demonic inhabitants of the psycho-matter universe of Dis
Cameo: Azmodus, in flashback to previous issue
Cameos: Buddha, Mohammad, Moses, St. Peter
All around the world, men and women on the brink of death are offered their lives in exchange for their shadows by a mysterious voice. One such incident in Gateway City attracts the attention of Jim Corrigan and The Spectre. When Spectre attempts to investigate, he is unwillingly drawn into the mind of the shadowless man. There he encounters the vanished shadow, transformed into an entity of evil. Engaging the shadow in combat, the Spectre suddenly finds himself teleported to the nightmarish dimension of Dis, where he is assaulted by an endless wave of its demonic denizens. Finding himself vulnerable to harm in this “psycho-matter universe,” the Discarnate Detective escapes by expanding his body to galactic proportions.
Returning to the earthly plane, Spectre is addressed by a voice speaking to him through the foghorns of Gateway Harbor. The foghorns tell him of the impending threat of Shathan the Eternal, a demonic being who seeks to conquer the mortal universe. To learn more about his foe, Spectre travels through time to the moment of the Big Bang. There he witnesses the creation of not only his own Earth-Two universe but of Dis as well. Dis is a universe in which evil predominates. It is the belief and worship of its inhabitants that created and perpetuates Shathan. In purchasing the shadows of those about to die, the demon is creating a cult of worshippers whose belief will allow him to physically penetrate the dimensional barriers, already weakened by the actions of Azmodus.
In his own time again, The Spectre spends days dealing with a string of catastrophes created by Shathan to distract the Spirit Sleuth while the demon's following grows. At last, Shathan gathers enough worshippers to allow him to manifest on Earth. Though sensing it as soon as it begins, Spectre arrives too late to prevent the ritual from bringing Shathan across the dimensional barriers. Realizing that he has a chance to stop the demon during the short time it will take him to acclimate to the mortal plane, Spectre seizes his foe and carries him into space.
The Spectre carries Shathan back through time, exposing him to the explosive fury of a Russian thermonuclear bomb test in 1961, the Tunguska fireball in 1908, and the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. Finally, he hurls Shathan into the heart of the primal atom at the moment of the Big Bang. Shathan's positive matter body is annihilated, his spiritual essence scattered to the edges of the expanding universe, never to reassemble. With Shathan destroyed, his worshippers are freed of his evil influence, their shadows restored.
Cosmology
According to this story, the Big Bang that gave birth to both the Earth-Two universe and the netherworld of Dis occurred 12 billion years ago, the same timeframe in which it occurred in our own reality.
The Earth-Two Krakatoa erupted on August 21, 1883, six days before it went off in our reality.
The city out of which The Spectre operates is identified as Gateway City in this issue.
The Good Guys
The Spectre suggests in this issue that he may have been created specifically to deal with the threat of Shathan.
The source of the voice that speaks to The Spectre through the Gateway Harbor foghorns is not identified in this issue. It may be The Voice that granted Jim Corrigan his powers, first ‘seen’ in More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940), or it may be the spirit beings of the “astra-dimensions” formally introduced in The Spectre #1. Neither possibility can be confirmed.
The Bad Guys
According to this story, Shathan is the ultimate source of evil and human corruption in the Earth-Two universe, filling the role that Satan fills in Christian theology.
Azmodus' identity as Shathan's “personally trained deputy” is revealed in this story.
The demon named Ahriman seen in this story has no known connection to the Persian deity of the same name.
Points to Ponder
The Spectre witnesses the creation of the Earth-Two universe in this story. This event occurs when the “creative force” strikes the “primal atom.” Whether this depiction should be accepted as literal or as Spectre's subjective interpretation is open to debate.
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 1, 2014 9:46:44 GMT -5
I really think he did. I never noticed this before reading Starman, but Murphy Andreson's B.C. and Ted Knight seem REALLY...well.... basically the body language is two people who are boffing. A lot. Are those two B&B issues re-printed anywhere... I'm definitely intrigued. The one with Dr. Fate and Hourman was reprinted in The Brave and the Bold #115.
The one with Starman and Black Canary was reprinted in the Black Canary Archives.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Oct 1, 2014 17:55:04 GMT -5
Are those two B&B issues re-printed anywhere... I'm definitely intrigued. The one with Dr. Fate and Hourman was reprinted in The Brave and the Bold #115.
The one with Starman and Black Canary was reprinted in the Black Canary Archives.
And they're reprinted in the two "Crisis on Multiple Earths" trades.... Which are really handy for reading this thread, because they reprint A LOT of this material.  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 1, 2014 18:31:24 GMT -5
The one with Dr. Fate and Hourman was reprinted in The Brave and the Bold #115.
The one with Starman and Black Canary was reprinted in the Black Canary Archives.
And they're reprinted in the two "Crisis on Multiple Earths" trades.... Which are really handy for reading this thread, because they reprint A LOT of this material. I did not know about this volume. Probably a lot easier to find than the books I mentioned. And cheaper! |
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 2, 2014 7:14:23 GMT -5
Green Lantern #45
June 1966 (April 12, 1966) $.12
Cover Art: Gil Kane
“Prince Peril's Power Play” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), John Broome (Writer), Gil Kane (Penciller), Sid Greene (Inker), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: Green Lantern [of Earth-One]
GS: Green Lantern
SC: Doiby Dickles
SA: Gil Kane
Intro: Princess Ramia
Intro: Prince Peril
Synopsis
On the planet Myrg somewhere in the Earth-Two universe, its ruler, Princess Ramia, is being forced into marriage with the war-loving Prince Peril. Determined to find herself a worthy husband, she decides to search other worlds. Her quest takes her to Earth, where she encounters Doiby Dickles, who decides she is “da goil” for his friend, Alan Scott, Earth-Two's Green Lantern. Prince Peril, however, has followed Ramia to Earth, intent on forcing his recalcitrant bride-to-be to return to Myrg. When Doiby leaps to her defense, Princess Ramia ― fearing for the gallant little cabbie's life ― telepathically summons Alan Scott. Green Lantern holds his own despite Peril's great size and strength until struck down by the villain's energy sword.
While the Lantern distracts Peril, Doiby and Ramia flee to Earth-One in “Goitrude,” Doiby's antique taxi. When Prince Peril follows them, Doiby uses his emergency signal flare in hopes of alerting Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Earth-One. Unfortunately, Hal's ring is nearly out of power. He uses the last of its charge to destroy Peril's energy sword. A ferocious hand-to-hand battle ensues but Peril's superior strength prevails. Believing he has killed Hal, Peril seizes Doiby and the Princess and returns with them to Myrg.
On Myrg, Peril forces Doiby to act as court jester, even as he begins an unprecedented military buildup. The two Lanterns, after comparing notes and recharging their rings, invade Myrg, crippling Peril's martial capability and handing the warlord a humiliating and total defeat. When the smoke clears, Princess Ramia professes her love for Doiby and the unlikely couple is wed. The two super-heroes return to their normal lives and their humble pal from Brooklyn becomes a king.
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 3, 2014 7:53:06 GMT -5
I realized this morning I hadn't yet indexed this issue at the time I stopped working on this project. So here tis, hot off the presses, metaphorically speaking:
Strange Adventures #190
July 1966 (May 26, 1966) $.12
Cover Art: Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson
“Immortal Man” 12 pages
Jack Schiff (Editor), script credit unknown, Jack Sparling (Art), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: Immortal Man (as Kirk Jason and, in flashback, as Jungle Man and Ali Jaba)
SC: Helen Phelps
Cameo: Rodney Phelps, in flashback to Strange Adventures #185
Synopsis
In his new identity of Kirk Jason, an archaeologist sponsored by Medieval Research Publications, the Immortal Man once again encounters Helen Phelps. On his way to a lunch date with her, Jason stops to rescue people endangered by a sudden earthquake. A shapeshifting monster rises from a newly opened fissure, a monster that grows bigger and more savage with each new attempt IM makes to stop it. Luring it into contact with electrical wires, he stuns it long enough for the authorities to take over. A chance remark by Helen reminds Kirk of his previous life as Ali Jaba, an 11th century magician, and his fatal battle with a genie. Inspired by the memory of that triumph, Immortal Man forces the monster back into the fissure and seals it shut with dynamite, sacrificing his life as Kirk Jason in the process. Helen, finally suspecting the truth about the heroic men who keep dying around her, vows to search the world looking for his next incarnation.
Behind the Scenes
The feature character is referred to as Immortal Man editorially only.
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 4, 2014 7:39:00 GMT -5
Justice League of America #46
August 1966 (June 9, 1966) $.12
Cover Art: Mike Sekowsky (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker), signed.
“Crisis Between Earth-One and Earth-Two” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Mike Sekowsky (Penciller), Sid Greene (Inker), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: The Atom, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, teamed as the Justice League of America
GS: Black Canary, Doctor Fate, Dr. Mid-Nite, The Spectre, Wildcat, teamed with The Sandman as the Justice Society of America
SC: Enrichetta Negrini
Villains: The Blockbuster, Solomon Grundy
Reintro: The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
Intro: The Anti-Matter Man (true name unknown)
Synopsis
The Justice League and Justice Society are not having a good day. People from all walks of life on both Earth-One and Earth-Two suddenly find themselves transported from one reality to the other. Among the victims are the League's Batman and the Society's Black Canary and Dr. Mid-Nite. The JLA and the displaced JSA duo find that none of the usual methods for bridging the vibratory barrier between the Earths work.
Meanwhile, in outer space, The Spectre finds himself irresistibly drawn into the void between the two dimensions.
Meanwhile #2: At his Ivy Town laboratory, physicist Ray Palmer finds that the device that allows him to become The Atom of Earth-One is also inoperative.
Meanwhile #3: Two deadly menaces are unleashed when the monstrous Solomon Grundy of Earth-Two, freed from the energy prison created by Doctor Fate and Green Lantern in Showcase #55, changes places with the brutish Blockbuster of Earth-One. To make matters worse, Grundy has gained the power to repel all energies directed at him. The JLA mobilize to stop his rampage. The monster is finally overcome when the JLA's Hawkman lifts the grotesque creature by the hair and drops him into a fissure in the earth which the Earth-One GL seals shut.
Between the earths, The Spectre encounters an alien lifeform whose body is made of anti-matter. Realizing that annihilation will result if the alien enters either the Earth-One or Earth-Two dimensions, Spectre engages the being in battle. Contact with The Anti-Matter Man affects the Ghostly Guardian's ectoplasmic form in bizarre ways. The twin Earths begin to merge. Using himself as a wedge, The Spectre holds the planets apart.
On Earth-Two, the Justice Society and their guest, Batman, respond to emergency calls regarding the rampage of The Blockbuster. Like Grundy, Blockbuster has gained the power to repel energy. Even Doctor Fate's magic proves ineffective. Only the sight of the unmasked Batman calms the giant (the monster considers Bruce Wayne his only friend because Wayne once saved the life of Mark Desmond, Blockbuster's original human identity).
Unknown to anyone on the two Earths, doom approaches, as the mysterious forces causing the planets to merge begin to prove too powerful for even The Spectre.
The Good Guys
Black Canary pulls a “pellet of paralysis powder” from her choker's amulet in this story.
Dr. Mid-Nite uses a new weapon called a “cryo-tuber” that generates intense cold and surgical laser light in place of his blackout bombs.
The Sandman was last seen in his solo series in Adventure Comics #102 (March 1946). He should not be confused with the Earth-One hero of the same name introduced in The Sandman #1 (Winter 1974).
An updated version of Sandman's custom automobile, the Sandmobile (called the “Sand-Car” here), is introduced in this issue.
The Sandman has adopted a new method of operation since his last Golden Age appearance. Sand is described as his “special weapon.” Instead of his gas gun or his “wirepoon” (a grappling hook and steel line shot by compressed air from a handheld launcher), Sandman wields a new weapon that converts sand into such substances as glass and cement. This weapon is never seen again after next issue.
The Spectre comments that he is performing a mission on behalf of Starman at the time of his involvement in the events of this story. The nature and purpose of that mission are not revealed.
Fashion Watch
The Sandman wears his original costume introduced in New York World's Fair - 1939, rather than the purple-and-gold costume worn between Adventure #69 (December 1941) and #102.
Points to Ponder
When Batman unmasks in front of them, The Sandman and Wildcat do not recognize Bruce Wayne, even though he is identical to (though presumably younger than) his Earth-Two counterpart. Although the JSA members have traditionally shared their true identities with each other, they did not know the Earth-Two Caped Crusader's true identity when Batman last appeared with the team in All-Star Comics #36 (August-September 1947). It is probable that he is continuing to withhold his identity from the JSA at the time of this story.
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