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JSA #23
Cover Date: June 2001
Cover Price: $2.50
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Cover Credits:
Art: Andrew Robinson (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | David S. Goyer, Geoff Johns |
| Pencils | Stephen Sadowski |
| Inks | Michael Bair |
| Lettering | Ken Lopez |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Color separations | Heroic Age |
| Editing | Peter J. Tomasi |
Feature Character(s):
- JSA:
- Sand
- Doctor Mid-Nite II (next in issue #25)
- Flash I
- Hawkgirl II
- Mister Terrific II
- Atom Smasher II (last in issue #21)
- Doctor Fate IV (last in ???)
- Hawkman (last in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3; returns to life)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dark Wingmen (first appearance)
- Onimar Synn (first appearance)
- Crypt (first appearance)
- Phade (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Zihn Tarak
- Priests of the Talon of Truth
- Waykt (first appearance; a young acolyte of the Talon of Truth; dies)
- The Fate-child's mother (in between issues #19 and #26; see second Comment for issue #44)
Synopsis:
Hawkgirl is told that she has been brought to Thanagar because the planet has been ravaged by Onimar Synn, an "eater of souls." She and those she is with come under attack from dark wingmen, animated corpses. Hawkgirl puts them to flight, but they take away her guardian Zihn's brother Waykt. Back on Earth, Doctor Fate argues with Doctor Mid-Nite over the best way to treat his comatose wife, as her illness has both physical and magical elements. They are interrupted by Sand, who leaves with Fate for the JSA headquarters, in order to go to the aid of Hawkgirl. They will be joined by Flash, Atom Smasher and Mister Terrific, plus Black Adam, who seems inextricably linked to the whole situation. They will reach Thanagar through Doctor Fate's multi-dimensional tower.
In the picturesque Vale of Valmoora, Zihn takes Hawkgirl to the refuge of a veritable army of people who resist the tyranny of Synn. Synn has such power because he controls the planet's Nth metal, which somehow responds to and amplifies emotions. At that very moment Synn is torturing Waykt to discover why Kendra was brought to Thanagar. When he has the information, he kills the young man and has him converted into one of the Dark Wingmen. Zihn reveals that he wants Hawkgirl's help in summoning Carter Hall from a well of spirits. As the rest of the JSA arrive on the planet, she steps forward and is met by Hawkman, who greets his "once and future love."