Justice League America

ARTISTS

Writers: J. M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen
Penciller: Adam Hughes
Inker: Art Nichols
Colorist: Gene D'Angelo
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Editor: Andrew Helfer

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CHARACTERS & SETTINGS

heroes: Batman, Blue Beetle II, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire, Flash III, Green Lantern IV, Ice, Martian Manhunter, Metamorpho, Mister Miracle, Power Girl, Rocket Red #4
villaines: Gray Man, Irwin Teasdale
supporting: Simon Stagg

Setting: 20th-century Balkan Mountains

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ISSUE SUMMARY

Cover Description: Animal Man, Batman, and Mister Miracle are assaulted at night by a savage gang of men, women, and children. (No Booster Gold.)

Brief Synopsis: The JLA and JLE continue to struggle to combat the spreading vampire plague.

Booster Gold's role in this story:
Featured (Booster Gold plays a prominent role)

Costume Worn: MARK I power-suit

Issue Notes: This is the third book in a 4-part crossover with Justice League Europe collectively titled "The Teasdale Imperative."

This story has been reprinted in the following issue:
Justice League International Volume 6 (2011)

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ISSUE ANNOTATIONS

Page 5, panel 6
Wearing a United Nations Hazardous Materials (HazMat) suit, Booster airlifts Mister Miracle out of the range of a cloud potentially fatal gas.

Page 10, panel 1
Appearance of industrialist Simon Stagg. Stagg was once the employer of archeologist Rex Mason and was indirectly responsible for his gaining the powers that transformed him into Metamorpho, the Element Man in The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1, #57. Though Booster once ran an international empire that would have likely crossed paths with Stagg, this is their first depicted meeting (and Booster isn't even on-panel).

Page 12, panel 2
In flashback, Teasdale mentions that he is researching a disease called Poryphrya. There actually is a disease called Porphyria, and as Teasdale indicates, there is evidence to suggest that the disease may be the scientific basis for vampiric legend.

Page 20, panel 1
Appearance of Java, a prehistoric man rescued from suspended animation by Rex Mason and employed by Simon Stagg. Java is also Metamorpho's rival for the affection of Sapphire Stagg.

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ISSUE REVIEW

Boosterrific Review: Really, this comic book is everything that a Justice League comic book ought to be: fun and beautiful action-adventure super heroics.

Boosterrific Rating:

• Currently 5.0/5 Stars.

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