Overview
Collecting the 2-issue JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES miniseries as well as the 2-issue follow-up, JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE! In 1942, as war rages around the globe, the "Owl," "Clock," "Bat" and a host of other very familiar costumed characters battle for the safety of the world!Synopsis
Collecting the 2-issue JSA: THE LIBERTY FILES miniseries as well as the 2-issue follow-up, JSA: THE UNHOLY THREE! In 1942, as war rages around the globe, the "Owl," "Clock," "Bat" and a host of other very familiar costumed characters battle for the safety of the world!
Library Journal
This stand-out book is part of DC's "Elseworlds" line, which reinvents familiar characters (here, members of the Justice Society of America) in new settings. In the first story, the Bat (Batman), the Clock (Hourman), and the Owl (Dr. Mid-Nite) are American secret agents during World War II looking for a secret Nazi communiqu purloined by the albino criminal Jack (the Joker). In the second story, "The Unholy Three," the Bat and the Clock are called back into service in 1948 to track down a pair of Russian superagents suspected of chasing the secret of a nuclear device called "the Trigger." Each story involves a splendid bit of misdirection that pulls the rug out from under the reader. Tony and Harris strike some interesting new changes on the Bat and work in alternate versions of several other heroes as well. Harris's art, inked by Ray Snyder, has an appropriate period look. This is a bit bloodier and edgier than most DC superhero books, but it's still recommended for teens and adults. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.