DC History Club: Roy Thomas at DC August 2020 Earth 2
Earth 2 is popular these days because Stargirl resides there and she is trying to create a new JSA
The three other member of the JSA wre created by Roy Thomas in the title
Infinity Inc. They were created as young adults not teenagers though.
Characters appearing in both Stargirl and the All Starv Squadron issues sre the original Dr Mid Nite and Hourman, Shinibg Knight, Solomon Grundy and the Dragon Lord.
All Star Squadron is set in the 1949s while Stargirl iscset in the currnt day.
Is it the same JSA? Well Dr Mid Nite’e goggle says the original version was born in 1914.
Earth 2
Basically Earth 2 is the parallel’, alternate Earth where the original 1940s Golden Age of super heroes resided. The super hero team on Earth 2 was called the Justice Society of America or JSA.
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If you are interested in delving deeper into the JSA then you may be interested in joining the JSA Book Club.
Recent DC Universe News Article for the JSA
Key Comic Book Issues for Earth 2 and the JSA are covered next
1956 Showcase 4 First Appearance of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash. Barty shown reading a 1940s Golden Age Flash comic book, who he believes is a fictional character
The Flash
1961 Flash 123 Flash of Two Worlds Earth 1 Barry.Allen meets the Original Flash Jay Garrick, Earth 2 parallel world introduced. Schwartz Fox Infantino.
Flash 129,has some pages reenacting scenes from All Star Comic’s 57 from 1951, the last All Star Comics unril issue 58 is published in 1976, 25 year later which debuted Power Girl.
Flash 137 ends with JSA coming put of retirement
Justice League of America
Justice League of America 21 2 the JLA and JSA meet in the beginning of yearly crossovers
All Star Comics
Infinity Inc
Stargirl and Earth 2 in comic books
Stargirl was a Justice Society of America member but always lived on the main Earth
The three teenagers at her lunch table are versions of Earth 2 characters created by Roy Thomas for the Infinity Inc series
Infinity, Inc. is a team of young superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America, making them the Society’s analogue to the Teen Titans, which was originally composed of sidekicks of Justice League members.
Huntrss and Powergirl were members for the first 12 issues
The new younger Dr Mid Nite and Hourman were introduced in Issue 21
The new Wildcat appeared in.issue 34
