Jim Corrigan’s second life as the Spectre threatens to come crashing down when the son of the gangster who murdered him nearly fifty years ago executes a revenge scheme that separates him from the Spectre and may end up ridding the Earth of the Ghostly Guardian forever! At the end of his rope, Corrigan calls in the big guns for help — the Justice Society of America! But can even the combined might of the Spectre and the JSA contend with the real mastermind behind the plot?
The Justice Society of America’s annual Christmas tradition is to anonymously deliver gifts to the children of America. But even with all their power, they’ve never been unable to gift every child… until now.
by Dan Swanson, partially adapted from Justice League of America #73-74 by Dennis O’Neil and Dick Dillin
After the Earth disappears, a handful of strange visitors from other planets — Kell Orr of Xenon and his twin son and daughter Larre and Kelle, Tharka the Superwoman, and Regor of Uuz — each independently investigate Earth’s disappearance. Yet are they prepared for the cause of Earth’s disappearance, the living star called Aquarius? Having just battled both the JSA and the JLA, Aquarius managed to trick the heroes into believing he was destroyed, when he actually fled into space with Starman’s cosmic rod. But Starman and Green Lantern guess the eons-old villain’s deception and track him into deep space. When the heroes of Earth rendezvous with the super-stars of space, will even their combined powers be enough to stop Aquarius?
The Spectre turns to Superman for advice about an unrepentant serial killer for whom the threat of eternal damnation holds no fear. But as they talk, the unprotected families of Jim Corrigan and Clark Kent are targeted by Zor, the so-called Anti-Spectre! Guest starring Superboy, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, and Johnny Thunder!
by Starsky Hutch 76, Immortalwildcat, Bejammin2000, Drivtaan, Philip-Todd Franklin, Dan Swanson, Blackwolf247 and Dave Barnowski
This is the story of the wedding event of the season — when Red Robin and Power Girl get married! Dick Grayson (Red Robin) and Karen Starr (Power Girl) have been comfortably engaged for over two years without setting a date. But when Dick runs into an old friend and learns that his old flame has just died of cancer, it gives him a sense of urgency to set a wedding date for just one month from now. And that’s not all. Skeletons in the closet are brought to light as Dick learns he has a grown-up daughter named Rachel Levine, who was born from that old relationship. While wedding plans are made, others make plans to cash in on this high society event as well as take revenge on Dick. Can the Batman Family make peace with the dark secrets of the past in order to save this wedding from those who would destroy it? Featuring the debut of the U.S. Avenger and the Sparrow, and guest starring the Huntress, Bat Lash, the Superman Family, Stretch O’Brien, Bluestreak, and members of the JSA!
As Jim Corrigan gains a new partner in the GCPD, his partnership with the Spectre also changes. Corrigan must reassert his conscience to rein in the Spectre’s thirst for vengeance, which comes to a head during a homicide case involving a female meta-human with super-speed.
In this unconventional look at the career of Ted Knight, alias Starman, Ted struggles with misgivings about his involvement in the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb. Even if the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified in the long run, will the ghosts of the irradiated dead haunt Starman forever? And will Ted Knight’s mental state be able to withstand the guilt he feels when confronted with literal atomic zombies partly created from his own research? Guest starring Johnny Quick, Captain Triumph, Wonder Woman, Amazing-Man, Mister Terrific, and Doctor Mid-Nite!
After meeting Air Wave, the girl of his dreams, Damage put off calling her to ask her out for over a month. Now, thanks to some prodding from the Junior JSA, he has a first date on Valentine’s Day. But with so much pressure involved, even with the help of a few friends, will Grant Pratt and Ilyssa Jordan be able to enjoy a simple school dance?
It’s an unlikely team-up between police Detective Jim Corrigan and notorious gangster Eel O’Brian! But what makes the future Spectre and the future Plastic Man work on the same side of the law a few years before they hit the big time?
by Drivtaan, Starsky Hutch 76, Immortalwildcat and Doc Quantum, with Gamma Xmen, GDL629 19136 and JSAGL
Go to sleep, or the Boogeyman will get you! Kids the world over have been scared of both the Boogeyman and the dark since time immemorial. But when this supposed fairy tale character begins scaring and then attacking children, the Junior JSA finds itself in its most dangerous case ever! With the members of the Justice Society of America finding it difficult to believe what the kids are seeing, can the young heroes prevail over the fearsome Teggarimor, the Boogeyman? Featuring several guest stars and a few unexpected heroes!
by Hitman 44077, adapted and expanded from Crisis on Infinite Earths#9-12 by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez
Wally West retired as Kid Flash months ago after being diagnosed with a terminal disease. The only thing that could bring him out of his retirement now is the Crisis on Infinite Earths! But Kid Flash is in for the shock of his life when he learns what happened to his uncle Barry Allen, the Flash! Witness these never-before-seen insights into the final traumatic days of the Crisis as seen through the eyes of Kid Flash!
by Martin Maenza, adapted and expanded from Crisis on Infinite Earths #9-10 by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez
As the remaining Earths begin to merge together, Brainiac and Lex Luthor of Earth-One have a plan to take them all! With an army of super-villains gathered from all five Earths, they mount a carefully planned invasion of Earth-Four, Earth-S, and Earth-X, swiftly defeating those worlds’ heroes. An army of super-heroes from Earth-One and Earth-Two soon arrive to free the other three Earths, but with the numbers favoring the villains, can the heroes rally to beat the odds? Guest starring the Justice League of America, the Justice Society of America, the New Teen Titans, the Outsiders, Infinity Inc., the Doom Patrol, the Marvel Family, the Freedom Fighters, and the Sentinels of Justice!
When the Spectre passes judgment on a dark dimension, destroying it and all who live within, the Voice decides that the astral avenger must regain his humanity! Meanwhile, Jim Corrigan’s life hangs in the balance, and only the Spectre can save him by submitting to his mortal host once more! But can both the Spectre and Jim Corrigan swallow their pride enough to keep from losing everything?