The Caped Crusader Catalog

Bruce Wayne (1939-Present) had quit the Justice League of America in 1983 to form Batman and the Outsiders, then quit the Outsiders three years afterward when they got on his nerves. A month later, Batman got conned into becoming the leader of the Detroit League, but abandoned the team without a word midway through his second story arc with the group. His budding relationship with Vixen and two members of the Detroit League perished thereafter. The Dark Knight co-founded a new Justice League (soon to be International,) so perhaps he was only temporarily preoccupied by his partner Robin's injuries during the Legends mini-series. Regardless, the Batman's legacy as a member of the team was in helping defeat the enhanced new Despero and in more or less concealing the fact that he was ever a member of the Motor City Justice League.

Bronze Age
Justice League of America #133-134 (8-9/76)
Justice League of America #177 (April, 1980)
Justice League of America #178 (May, 1980)
Detail: Justice League of America #239 (June, 1985)
DC Challenge#1-2,#3, #4, #6, #7, #8

Gotham City Justice League
Justice League of America Annual #3 (1985)
250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255
Legends #2
Legends #3-6 (1-4/87)
Justice League #1 (May 1987)

Post-Crisis
Batman #432 (April, 1989)
Batman #448 (Early June, 1990)
Detective Comics #615 (Early June, 1990)
Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992)
JLA Annual #2 (1998)
JLA: Black Baptism #1, #2, #3, #4
Wonder Woman #174 (11/2001)
Wonder Woman #175 (12/2001)
JLA/JSA Secret Files & Origins #1 (Lead Story, January, 2003)

Identity Crisis
The Flash #208-209 (May-June ’04)
Identity Crisis #2-5 (Sep-Dec. 2004)
Identity Crisis #6 (1/05)
Identity Crisis #7 (2/05)
JLA#115, #116, #117-118, #119
Justice League of America Wedding Special #1 (November, 2007)
Justice League of America #13-15 (11/07- 1/08)
Batman and the Outsiders #1-5 (December 2007-May 2008)
Green Lantern #43 (Early September 2009)
Blackest Night #0, #1, #2

Elseworlds
Justice #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8

Bat-Art

• 1986 DC Comics "Legends" Promotional Ad by John Byrne
• 2009 Batman commission by Jun Bob Kim
• 2010 "Minimalist Batman" by Andy Kuhn
• Aquaman, Batman, Vixen and Zatanna by Rhiannon Owens
• "Justice League of Peanuts" by Dana P
• 1984 DC Sampler #2 by Chuck Patton
• 2010 "Judd Winick Named DC Comics Editor-in-Chief" Promotional Art by Billy Penn
• Batman art by Neil Posis
• "Infinitely Heroic" Giclee by Alex Ross
• 2009 Where Justice Resides Signed Fine Art Giclee On Canvas by Alex Ross
• 2010 "Minimalist Batman" by Declan Shalvey
• Earth's Mightiest Heroes by Tommy Tejeda
• 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League of America Archives Sketch Cards by Tom Valente

Batmania

• 1970s Detroit League 7-11 Slurpee Cups
• 1993 Mayfair Games DC Heroes Role-Playing Game Third Edition Batman Entry
• 2007 Gaslight Batman Custom Action Figure by Sillof
• 2008 Hallmark Expressions Justice League Unlimited Grandson Birthday Card

Bat-Channel
Justice League Detroit in upcoming “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” DVD

Last Update: 12/24/10

2006 "Magical Lobotomy" color art by Craig Hamilton

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Starring Doctor Light and featuring Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Zatanna, an unusually tall Ray Palmer Atom, Hawkman, and the sex parts of Black Canary, Green Arrow, and the Flash. Done with colored pencils by a fellow most famous for his work on the '80s Aquaman mini-series. Of it, Craig Hamilton said...

What a thrill it was to do this piece ~ this scene certainly is the highlight of Identity Crisis! A whopping 15 inches square, this one was a labor of Love! My great Pal and comrade in shenanigans, Michael Bair hooked me up with the IDCrisis series and got me hooked on the talent of Brad Meltzer. IDCrisis is JLA meets CSI with a healthy dose of (REALLY) Desperate Housewives!

Motor City League Links

For years, I've covered advance solicitation information related to the Martian Manhunter at my Idol-Head of Diabolu blog. Since I'm trying to keep posts coming at The Atom: Mighty Mite blog and trying to improve the overall quality at the long neglected Justice League Detroit: The Blog, I figure I might as well extend by coverage out a bit, eh?

BRIGHTEST DAY #1-2
Issue #1 on sale MAY 5 •Issue #2 on sale MAY 19
40 pg (#1), 32 pg (#2), FC, $2.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI
Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO
Covers by DAVID FINCH
Issue #1 1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT •Issue #2 1:25 variant cover by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT
BRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can’t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can’t tell you...yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL. It all begins in the specially priced issue #1!
Retailers please note: These issues will ship with two covers each. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.

The real Aquaman is back, by a killer creative team! Hopefully, J'Onn J'Onzz will be joining them!

BATMAN: THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1-2
Issue #1 on sale MAY 12
Issue #2 on sale MAY 26
48 pg (#1), 40 pg (#2) FC, $3.99 US
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Issue #1 art by CHRIS SPROUSE; Issue #2 art by FRAZER IRVING
Covers by ANDY KUBERT
Issue #1 1:25 variant cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Issue #1 1:200 Sketch variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
Issue #2 1:25 variant cover by FRAZER IRVING
The most anticipated series of 2010 is here! Superstar writer Grant Morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, a special six-part series that chronicles the return of the original man behind Batman’s cape and cowl! Each issue spans a different era of time and features the dynamic artwork of one of today’s artistic juggernauts, starting with Chris Sprouse (TOM STRONG) on the extra-sized issue #1 and Frazer Irving (SEVEN SOLDIERS: KLARION) on the 40-page issue #2!

Duh.

JSA ALL-STARS #6
On sale MAY 5
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by MATTHEW STURGES
Co-feature written by JEN VAN METER
Art and cover by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Co-feature art by TRAVIS MOORE & DAN GREEN
“Constellations” concludes as King Chimera makes his desperate move to save the rest of the All-Stars from the grips of the Subtle Realms! But has time run out for Star Girl and her new–found suitor? And in the co-feature, Liberty Belle and Hourman split up from Tigress and Icicle as the hunt for the Staff of Life intensifies on the deadly island of Santa Isabel!

Citizen Steel drawn all wonky again.

ZATANNA #1
On sale MAY 19
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by PAUL DINI
Art by STEPHANE ROUX & KARL STORY
Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
1:10 Variant Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
At last – the Mistress of Magic in her own ongoing series! Zatanna Zatara has long made her home in San Francisco, but right under her nose a sinister threat has developed – a crime boss who dominates the criminal underworld with the dark powers of the magical underworld! The terrifying Brother Night is making his play for San Fran, and the police force – including hunky detective Dale Colton – turn to Zee for help. But Brother Night is a whole new kind of criminal and if Zatanna thinks she can backwards-talk him down, then she’s in over her top-hatted head! Superstar writer Paul Dini (BATMAN: MAD LOVE) is paired with the gorgeous art of Stephane Roux (BIRDS OF PREY), making his anticipated DC debut on interior art! There’s only one thing to say – T’NOD SSIM TI!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. See the Previews Order Form for more information.

The big news this month: Zee in her first ever ongoing series! ...Which I probably won't buy, but maybe I'll wait for the trade.

BLACKEST NIGHT HC
On sale JULY 7
304 pg, FC, $29.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT
Cover by IVAN REIS & RUDOLFO MIGLIARI
As the war between the different Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends in this hardcover collecting the best–selling BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8. Now, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps lead DC’s champions into battle to save the universe from an
army of Black Lanterns made up of the DCU’s deceased heroes and villains!

Featuring the Blackest Lantern Detroit League!

BLACKEST NIGHT: RISE OF THE BLACK LANTERNS HC
On sale JULY 21
256 pg, FC, $24.99 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, GREG RUCKA & OTHERS
Art by RYAN SOOK, DENYS COWAN & OTHERS
Cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI
Seven classic DCU titles — THE ATOM AND HAWKMAN, THE QUESTION, PHANTOM STRANGER, STARMAN, THE POWER OF SHAZAM!, CATWOMAN and WEIRD WESTERN TALES — are resurrected alongside GREEN ARROW #30 and ADVENTURE COMICS #7 in this BLACKEST NIGHT tie-in hardcover!

Zombie Justice League Detroit Roll Call: Aquaman, Elongated Man, Martian Manhunter! Now we just have wait for the JLofA trade featuring Black Lanterns Paco Ramone and Hank Henshaw Jr., plus the still living Gypsy, Zatanna and Vixen.

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1 TP
Resolicit
On sale JUNE 16
552 pg, B&W, $17.99 US
Written by JOHN OSTRANDER, KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by LUKE MCDONNELL, ERIC LARSEN & OTHERS
Cover by LUKE MCDONNELL
Captured villains are offered an ultimatum: Go on near-impossible covert missions or rot in jail. For the first time, DC collects SUICIDE SQUAD #1-19, DOOM PATROL/SUICIDE SQUAD SPECIAL #1 and JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13.

Some of John Ostrander's best writing on a book by JLD veteran artist Luke McDonnell co-starring Vixen (with guest appearances by Martian Manhunter and Batman!)

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #17
On sale MAY 19
32 pg, FC, $2.50 US
Written by J. TORRES
Art and cover by ANDY SURIANO
An outrageous aquatic adventure is in store for Batman when he teams up with the King of the Seven Seas! It’s Batman and Aquaman vs. Ocean Master for the fate of all the water on the planet!

COVER GIRLS OF THE DC UNIVERSE POKER SET
Art by Adam Hughes
This unique poker set includes two standard 4-color, 4-suit, 54-card decks featuring both covers painted by Adam Hughes and original art by Hughes created for DC Direct for the amazing line of Cover Girls of the DC Universe statues, as well as 300 11.5 gram, clay poker chips with 4-color art in red, gold, purple and blue. The set is presented in a deluxe, locked metal carrying case, which is packaged in a 4-color box. Also included are two keys to unlock the case, five red dice and a Certificate of Authenticity that appears as a card in the deck!
Advance-solicited; on sale October 27, 2010 * Poker Set * $199 US

I'm sure Zatanna is in here, and hopefully Vixen as well.

Gypsy 's Runaway Index

Gypsy (1984-Present) has assumed many guises. Some say she is merely teenage runaway Cynthia "Cindy" Reynolds, playing dress up as a Roma. Others believe her to be the reincarnation of the spirit Nakia, while still others claim her as Drabardi, "truly not of this world." Whatever the case maybe be, Gypsy haunted a newly formed Justice League of America based out of Detroit, MI for a time, before joining them for a number of adventures. She retired to suburban life with her family, until they were murdered by the malevolent alien Despero. After a period of mourning, Gypsy joined the corporate super-hero team the Conglomerate, until its dissolution returned her to life on the streets. Gypsy was recruited to join the Justice League Task Force by her surrogate father figure J'Onn J'Onzz, and during this period became romantically attached to Ben Turner, the Bronze Tiger. Once the JLTF disbanded, Gypsy drifted from place to place, before taking a position among Oracle's Birds of Prey. Most recently, Gypsy has begun roaming again, popping up here and there, moving in mysterious ways...

The Life
Who's Who Vol.X: Gypsy (12/85)
Chuck Patton

Family
Triumph

Persecutors
Vandal Savage

The League
Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984)
The New Teen Titans #4 (1/85)
Justice League of America #233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,239,
241, 242, 243
JLA Classified (2006) #22, 23, 24, 25
JLA: Incarnations #5 (11/2001): First Story, Third Story
Infinity Inc. #19 (10/85)
Justice League of America # 244 (11/85)
Justice League of America Annual #3 (1985)
Crisis On Infinite Earths #8-12 (11/85-3/86)
Justice League of America #246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257
Legends #1, 2,
Justice League of America #258, #259, #260, #261
JLA: Incarnations #5 (Third Story, Nov. 2001)
Legends #3-6 (1-4/87)
Justice League #1 (May 1987)
Detroit League in JLA/Avengers (2003)

Task Force
Justice League Task Force #7 (12/93)
Justice League Task Force #8 (1/94)

Roma
Wonder Woman #174 (11/2001)
Wonder Woman #175 (12/2001)
Identity Crisis #1 (8/04)
JLA #119 (Late Nov. 2005)

Icons

• 1984 DC Sampler #2
• 1998 George Pérez & Alex Ross Painted Crisis On Infinite Earths Hardcover Art

Visions
Justice League Detroit in upcoming “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” DVD

Fan Fiction & Customs

• Top 5 Gypsy Covers
• Colección Super Amigos: Liga de la Justicia de Detroit
• Colección Super Amigos: Zatanna & other Liga de la Justicia de Detroit Mini-Comics
• Justice League Animated Style Vixen Custom Figure
• Comic Book Movie Casts the ENTIRE 108 Members of the Justice League!
• Doodles: Detroit & JLA Eyeline
• Wondercon 2010 Gypsy, Vixen & Zatanna Cosplay

Revisited: The twenty-fourth of December in the year of ten.

"Justice League of Peanuts" by Dana P

Borrowed from both Crimson Lightning, where I was just reminded of it, and The Aquaman Website, where I first saw it well before I'd begun comic blogging, here's Dana P's take on the Justice League of America as portrayed by Charles Schulz's Peanuts gang. There's  Woodstock as the Atom, Pigpen as Hawkman, Schroeder as Aquaman, Snoopy as the Flash, Lucy van Pelt as Wonder Woman, Charlie Brown as Superman, Linus as Batman, Franklin as Green Lantern John Stewart, Spike as Green Arrow, and Sally Brown as Black Canary. The Martian Manhunter is also in there, and appropriate for my favorite under-appreciated Leaguer, he's cast as a Peanut too obscure for me to identify. Shermy? For more, try here.

It's a shame this line of thought wasn't extended far enough to reach the Detroit League. Why, the Elongated Man could have been-- um-- Roy? Zatanna played by Violet Gray? Steel as Maynard? Vibe and Vixen as the token Latino and black girl in the background of random strips? Er-- never mind.

The Vixen's Lady Fox Index

Mari Jiwe McCabe (1978-Present) would have been the first woman of color to star in a DC Comic, had her debut series not been canceled prior to publication during the infamous "DC Implosion," when the entire production line was slashed. Instead, the Vixen's first published appearance was in Action Comics #521 (July 1981,) where she began a series of guest starring dates in Superman titles. Following a costume redesign, Vixen became the first black person (and only the fifth woman) to join the Justice League of America, specifically their "new" Detroit incarnation of 1984. She remained on the team until its dissolution, then after a very brief hiatus, joined Amanda Waller's Task Force X. As one of the heroes tasked with wrangling super-villains employed as a Suicide Squad by the U.S. Government, Vixen served for most of their series' run. This marked his longest term relationship, both with a series and with a co-star, the Bronze Tiger. Throughout the 90s and 00s, Vixen made sporadic guest appearances, before finally rejoining the Justice League from 2006-2010. She is currently on medical leave following injuries sustained in the Cry For Justice mini-series.


Candid Canids
C'Mellu Dantogi
The Lion of Hell
Mordecai Mule
Chuck Patton
Vixen's Origin (1985)
Who's Who Vol.XXV: Vixen (3/87)

Résumé

1978-1984
Bob Rozakis on The Vixen #1 (Nov-Dec 1978)
The Vixen #1 in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2 (Fall, 1978)
Action Comics #521 (July, 1981)

1984-1986
Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984)
The New Teen Titans #4 (1/85)
Justice League of America #233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,239
DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s #1 (October, 2011)
Justice League of America #241, 242, 243
JLA Classified (2006) #22, 23, 24, 25
JLA: Incarnations #5 (11/2001): First Story, Third Story
Infinity Inc. #19 (10/85)
Justice League of America # 244 (11/85)
Justice League of America Annual #3 (1985)
Crisis On Infinite Earths #8-12 (11/85-3/86)
Justice League of America #246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257
Detroit League in JLA/Avengers (2003)

1987
Legends #1, 2,
Justice League of America #258, #259, #260, #261
JLA: Incarnations #5 (Third Story, Nov. 2001)
Legends #3-6 (1-4/87)
Justice League #1 (May 1987)

1993-2005
Justice League Task Force #7 (12/93)
Justice League Task Force #8 (1/94)
Wonder Woman #174 (11/2001)
Wonder Woman #175 (12/2001)
Identity Crisis #1 (8/04)
Identity Crisis #2-5 (Sep-Dec. 2004)
JLA #119 (Late Nov. 2005)

2006-Present
Justice League of America Wedding Special #1 (November, 2007)
Justice League of America #13-15 (11/07- 1/08)
DC Universe Halloween Special #1 (December, 2008)
Vixen: Return of the Lion #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009-2010)
Aquaman #16 (March, 2013)

Media
Justice League Detroit in upcoming “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” DVD

Feature Articles

• The Top Ten Vixen Covers
• Back Issue #40 (May, 2010): “Foxy Lady: The Vixen”
• Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #13-17 (2007-8)
• Whatever Happened to the Negro League?
• Vibe and the Justice League of the New America
• The Power Squad proposal art by Trevor Von Eeden

Merchandise

• 1984 Vixen, Vibe, Gypsy, and Commander Steel Postcard by George Pérez
• 1989 Mayfair Games DC Heroes Vixen Character Card
• Impel 1992 Series I DC Cosmic Cards #77 in a series of 180
• 2009 DC Direct Women of the DC Universe: Vixen Bust
• 2009 Where Justice Resides Signed Fine Art Giclee On Canvas
• 2010 Trends International Stickers

Fan Fiction & Customs

• Colección Super Amigos: Liga de la Justicia de Detroit
• Colección Super Amigos: Vixen
• Justice League Animated Style Vixen Custom Figure
• Comic Book Movie Casts the ENTIRE 108 Members of the Justice League!
• Doodles: Detroit & JLA Eyeline
• Conquest '07: Huntress vs. Black Canary & Co.
• 2007 San Diego Comic-Con The Vixen & Captain Atom Cosplay
• 2008 The Vixen & Steel Mego-Style custom figures by Alberto Malnati
• Wondercon 2010 Gypsy, Vixen & Zatanna Cosplay
• Dragon*Con 2011 Vixen Cosplay
• 2011 The Vixen Animated Series Opening Theme Video
• Dragon*Con 2012 Vixen and Zatanna Cosplay Gallery by Shag Matthews
• 2012 Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues: Vixen & The Secret Sisterhood
• 2013 DCU Movie Fan Casting: Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Vixen
• 2014 "Fan-Casting DC's JUSTICE LEAGUE DETROIT" by Ryan Daly

Centerfolds

• 2006 "DC Icons: Justice League Unlimited" Fan Art by Israel S. Algarin
• 2012 “JLA Jan. - Vixen - 205” art by Robert Q. Atkins
• 2006 "A Call to Arms, Part 5" by Darryl Banks
• 2010 The Vixen by BeeBoyNYC
• 2006 The Vixen color art by Jason Brown
• 2010 Vixen Watercolor by Shelton Bryant
• 2010 "Behind the Mystique of Vixen" watercolor by Shelton Bryant
• 2010 C2E2 The Vixen Convention Commission by Eric Canete
• 2008 The Vixen art by Z Chaves
• 2012 Justice League International art by Yıldıray Çınar
• 2010 "Ladies of DC - The Vixen" art by Taylor Cordingley
• 2010 "Vixen On The Prowl" art by Taylor Cordingley
• 2008 "Fox Hunt" Vixen & Zorro Commission by Tony DeZuniga
• 2005 "Work It" by FallenAurora
• 2009 Morbidly Obese Vixen Commission by Derrick Fish
• 2011 DCnU JLI art by TJ Frias
• 2015 The Vixen Amazing Houston Comic Con Jam Sketch Detail by Brad Garneau
• 2009 The Vixen Digital 3-D Pin-Up by Gustavo
• 2009 Vixen art by Flávia Güttler
• 2010 Vixen Sketch Card by Manuel Hernandez
• 2007 The Vixen art by Rocky Howard
• 2009 The Vixen by Jim Kilpatrick
• 2011 The Vixen art by Ivy Monica Landon
• 2008 The Vixen art by larthosgrr8
• 2007 The Vixen art by lenboogie
• 1986 Vixen fan art by Rob Liefeld
• 2010 "Marvel's Storm & DC's Vixen" by Michael "mic?" Magtanong
• 2010 Vixen by Michael "mic?" Magtanong
• 2011 “The Lady Fox & The Ghost Who Walks” by Michael “mic?” Magtanong
• 2008 The Vixen art by Marsonite
• 2010 The Vixen color art by Georgel McAwesome
• 2010-2011 The Justice League of America 100 Project charity art by John McCrea
• 2011 Mari McCabe Sweater Post by Hanie Mohd
• 2011 The Vixen by Arie Monroe
• Vamp/Vixen Character Design from JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS by Jerome K. Moore
• 2010 The Vixen by Aron Morales
• 2008 The Vixen art by President Nelson
• 2010 “Vixen 2.0” art by Oliver Nome
• 1978 The Vixen Promo Ad by Bob Oksner and Vince Colletta
• Aquaman, Batman, Vixen and Zatanna by Rhiannon Owens
• 2007 DC Heroines Triptych by Rhiannon Owens
• 1984 DC Sampler #2 by Chuck Patton
• 1984 The Vixen "Wanna Good Time..." Sketch by Chuck Patton
• 2009 The Vixen art by Marcio Pazin
• 2008 Mary Melody as Vixen by José Ramiro Acosta Péa
• 2009 The Vixen art by Angela Peak
• 1998 George Pérez & Alex Ross Painted Crisis On Infinite Earths Hardcover Art
• 2010 The Vixen art by Rajinder Kaur Randhawa
• 2007 The Vixen as Rosario Dawson by Jamie Rimmer
• 2005 The Vixen "Hey Baby, What's Thong?" art by Darren "Roadkill" Taylor
• 2005 The Vixen "Morning Person?" art by Darren "Roadkill" Taylor
• 2005 The Falcon & Vixen art by Peter Temple
• 1995/96 The Vixen animation concept art by Bruce Timm

Last Update: 9/9/16

Índice de Vibe

Paco Ramone (1984-1987) was the first hero inducted into the Justice League of Latin American decent, co-founded the "new" Detroit-based incarnation of 1984, and has remained deceased longer than any other member. Vibe had vibratory powers, and was a former gang leader. He is survived as a super-hero legacy by his younger brother Armando, who served as a member of the Conglomerate under the titles Reverb and Hardline.

Biografía
Who's Who Update '87 Vol.5: Vibe
Chuck Patton

Comienzos
Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984)
The New Teen Titans #4 (1/85)
Justice League of America #233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238,239,
241, 242, 243
JLA Classified (2006) #22, 23, 24, 25
Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 (1986)

Crisis en las Tierras Infinitas
JLA: Incarnations #5 (11/2001): First Story, Third Story
Infinity Inc. #19 (10/85)
Justice League of America # 244 (11/85)
Justice League of America Annual #3 (1985)
Crisis On Infinite Earths #8-12 (11/85-3/86)

Nueva York a la ciudad de Gotham
Justice League of America #246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255

Leyendas
Justice League of America #257
Legends #1, 2,
Justice League of America #258, #259, #260, #261
JLA: Incarnations #5 (Third Story, Nov. 2001)
Legends #3-6 (1-4/87)
Justice League #1 (May 1987)
Detroit League in JLA/Avengers (2003)

Vibe de la Muerto Viviente
JLA Annual #2 (1998)
Green Lantern #43 (Early September 2009)
Blackest Night #1 (September, 2009)
Blackest Night #3 (November, 2009)

Reverb/Hardline (Armando Ramone, Hermano de Paco)
1996 The All-New Conglomerate Pin-Up

Graffiti

• 1984 DC Sampler #2
• 1998 George Pérez & Alex Ross Painted Crisis On Infinite Earths Hardcover Art
• 2005 Vibe Convention Sketch by Chris Moreno

Televisión
Justice League Detroit in upcoming “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” DVD

Ficción del Aficionado

• Top 5 Vibe Covers
• 1990 Mayfair Games DC Heroes The Justice League Sourcebook: Vibe - Deceased 
• Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver talk ‘Vibe: Rebirth’
• Colección Super Amigos: Liga de la Justicia de Detroit
• Colección Super Amigos: Vibe
• Colección Super Amigos: Zatanna & other Liga de la Justicia de Detroit Mini-Comics
• Comic Book Movie Casts the ENTIRE 108 Members of the Justice League!
• Doodles: Detroit & JLA Eyeline

Actualizado: 24 de Diciembre de 2010

Crisis On Earth-Blog: The DC Challenge

Zatanna isn't taking you anywhere, my friend. Leave her alone.

Here's a story fragment instead...

1982

It has been an eventful few years in the life of Ronnie Raymond. Rather than perish in an explosion at a nuclear power plant, Raymond gained the ability to fuse with physicist Martian Stein into one super-powered being, dubbed Firestorm. Gifted with flight, intangibility, energy bolts, and the ability to transmute inorganic matter, Firestorm became a force for good in his native Pittsburgh, PA. Already, Firestorm had made fast friends and
fearsome foes. Firestorm had even joined the Justice League of America, in their satellite hovering 22,300 miles above the Earth. Yet, for all this, Ronnie Raymond was bored.

Assigned to monitor duty aboard the satellite, Firestorm twiddled his thumbs. In his mind, Raymond could at least hold conversations with Martin Stein. However, Ronnie was still having trouble keeping up with his membership requirements, like trying to remember his fellow super-heroes' secret identities, or the protocols established by the League for dealing with certain circumstances. Stein decided he would help Ronnie, creating crossword puzzles out of the relevant data in hopes the gimmick would strengthen Ronnie's memory, Ronnie, of course, just wondered why a benevolent god would saddle an academic ubderachiever like himself with a boring science teacher indefinitely, because mental tests were not his bag.

Suddenly, alarms began to go off. The Atom's lab in Ivy Town was being broken into, setting off an alert.



joined the Justice League of America

http://firestormfan.com/2009/10/07/blackest-night-post-game-speculation/
http://firestormfan.com/2009/01/23/52-and-the-dc-comics-encyclopedia-2007-2008/

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Crisis On Earth-Blog: The DC Challenge

Hey, I'm Ralph Dibney, better known as the Elongated Man! I'm representing for Justice League Detroit: The Blog, your home on the web for all the goods on the Motor City's greatest super-heroes. I've got a nose for a good mystery, which brings me to today's shenanigans. A bunch of blogs are having a promotional event, like they did during Crisis On Earth-Blog. We couldn't legitimately take part in the Super Powers Collection's 25th Anniversary that followed, but we did track the trail of these Mexican forgeries:
Colección Super Amigos: Liga de la Justicia de Detroit
Colección Super Amigos: Vibe
Colección Super Amigos: Vixen
Colección Super Amigos: Zatanna & other Liga de la Justicia de Detroit Mini-Comics

Today, you and me are on an all new case. Below are a series of puzzles left by a nefarious mastermind. If you figure one out, you can follow the link to another blog with more riddles to work through. This'll draw you closer to one of two high quality, obscure pin-ups featuring characters spotlighted in this game. Wrong answers will send you to a "dunce" page, with suggestions on where to go next. You can also be a quitter and click the "I Don't Know" button, which will send you to a page that'll help you buy a clue.

So, you think you can keep up with the Stretchable Sleuth? Let's just see about that...

1)After the Detroit-era Justice League of America was disbanded due to an executive order by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan, which super-hero banded together their replacements in the next incarnation of the team?

A) Superman
B) Aquaman
C) Martian Manhunter
D) Doctor Fate
E) I Don't Know

2) I loved my wife, my better half,
but duty called, to pave my path,
to dizzying heights, I did aspire
ever to fight, and face the fire,
adversity took, the place of honors,
for I mistook, just like Curt Connors

A) Aquaman
B) Adam Strange
C) Man-Bat
D) Martian Manhunter
E) I Don't Know

3) Solve the apposite anagram and select the character to which it refers:

Co. CPR Inc.-- We feel no mirth

A) Supergirl
B) Firestorm
C) Man-Bat
D) The Joker
E) I Don't Know

4) Batman was only briefly a member of Justice League Detroit before quitting without notice. Perhaps that's why the spirits of Elongated Man and his wife Sue Dibny returned the discourtesy by only working with Batman and the Outsiders for a brief period of time. Why, I doubt they even met the team's resident scientist, Dr. Francine Langstrom, better known as the wife of...

A) Aquaman
B) Adam Strange
C) Man-Bat
D) Martian Manhunter
E) I Don't Know

5) Solve and choose the closest answer:

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w⁶ h q² k³ a ^-2 t⁴ p r h u² r² w² p a^-2 b q e k^-2 b q e k^-2 s⁴

Minus

y² m⁴ b x⁶ a z³ n⁸
n⁷ b y² m³ x⁶ a^-2 z³

A) Aquaman
B) Hawkman
C) Superman
D) Man-Bat
E) I Don't Know

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Commander Steel in "Assault of the Lizard-Men"

In August of 1939, Henry "Hank" Heywood had volunteered to defend the just nations of the world against the Axis powers. Unbeknownst to him, while Heywood was off to slap Japs and jab Jerries, Heywood's country had been overtaken by a slithering, silent invasion. It ate at Hank's gut that he returned home to find that the U.S. had fallen under the influence of creatures not of this Earth. Masquerading as humans, these Lizard-Men had wormed their way into the heart of humanity. Anyone who knew, who tried to speak out, would spontaneously combust. Even our super-heroes, like the Justice Society of America, were not immune. Hank was though, somehow, perhaps because of his own lack of humanity. With the help of his mentor Doctor Giles, Hank had rebuilt himself as the cybernetic superman Commander Steel, but what good was it if he couldn't free his people without burning them up? Yeah, Hank knew, and maybe because they knew he knew, he was able to build Heywood Defense Industries after the war. Through government contracts, Heywood applied his technological genius to create advanced weaponry, which would eventually end up in the lizards' slimy clutches.

Here it was 1960, and the millionaire Heywood was in Africa, using the prospect of opening a plant as a cover for gathering a negro army. The Lizard-Men's influence was mostly in Western countries, so Heywood hoped that General Mustapha Maksai's forces could provide him with an unadulterated resource. However, to get to Maksai, Heywood had to set up a meeting with his pantywaist brother, the Reverend Ricard Jiwe. At a diplomatic function, Heywood met Jiwe and his very pregnant wife, all of whom were soon surrounded by armed Lizard-Men. Heywood had never seen them take on the appearance of colored men, but he guessed to a reptile one shade of flesh was as good as the next.

It was time to make a decision. Hank was bullet resistant, but not proofed, and there was Mr. and Mrs. Jiwe to think about. What to do?

Rush the Lizard-Men?
Shield Mrs. Jiwe?

Diabolu Frank Challenges All DC Bloggers!

Tonight I'll be taking a break from my regular blogging to offer up a proposal. If you or someone you know runs a blog featuring DC Comics inclusive comic book related content, I'd like to extend an invitation to take part in a relatively large scale crossover. Here's an edited version of my original pitch, first sent out to folks the week before Thanksgiving...

Greetings fellow blogger! I'm Frank Diabolu, and you may know me from such information superhighway personal interweb electronic log journals as Justice League Detroit: The Blog, ...nurgh..., and The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a blog for J'Onn J'Onzz, the Manhunter from Mars! What you may not know is that you and I are not the only isolated, obsessive-compulsive comic book enthusiasts with virtual presences, but merely part of a sort of virtual community of same. In fact, emulating actual comic book universes, some such bloggers occasionally have themed "events," a perfect opportunity to exploit the desire for still-mostly-introverted camaraderie and hijack the readership of others. I can speak to its virtues through my personal experiences with canny promotions enriching experiences like Crisis on Earth-Blog and Crisis On Earth-Blog: Super Powers Collection 25th Anniversary! It's splendtafulous!

Alright, enough with the Troy McClure shtick. I personally haven't run one of these shindigs before, but I thought it might be nice to give it a try. Most people receiving this email have already participated, and have at least one DC-centric blog. I'm going to try to expand our circle some more though, and there are enough characters to go around that non-specific blogs can "adopt" to join in. There will also be different MPAA-style "rated" blogs (my Idol-Head is pretty PG, while ...nurgh... is a soft "R,") but I can work to make sure all-ages blogs aren't contaminated with more mature links. My take is to be a bit more interactive by running a "scavenger hunt" where readers can bounce from blog to blog, advancing by answering trivia questions or solving other puzzles, usually related to the DC Comics character your blog would represent. Right answers would bring readers closer to "lush scans from two obscure pin-ups featuring every major character involved in this event," hosted by a site I don't run TBA. For the longest time, I considered giving away stuff, like a complete set of the DC Challenge mini-series, but realized too much trouble and personal information trafficking would be involved. Instead, we'll keep it neat, fun, and coast on the high end of our average daily hit counts.

I'll be happy to provide all the necessary art, text and html, making this a free "day off" for the daily blogger. Folks can contribute as much as they'd like, though, preferably at least the questions and correct answers, and as difficult as you want.

I ask that everyone try to post around the same time, but there should be enough participants that the only problem would be if the "winner" site failed to publish. As I said, everyone will receive a 400 pixel wide detail from the piece, and everyone would be free to post the full image (which I'll host on Photobucket) on their blog after observing a respectable waiting period for the sake of the "winning" blog.

Anyway, thanks for reading this far, and I hope you consider joining in.

I didn't appreciate how complex my own premise was, so the initial early December date slipped, then mid-month, and I finally decided to declare a hiatus for the holidays. I've begun contacting the authors of the sixteen or so blogs that confirmed they'd like to participate this week. However, some are easier to reach and more enthusiastic than others, and since I doubt I'll ever run such a crossover again, I'd like this to be as convoluted and insane as possible. That's why I'm flinging the doors open with an open call to whoever has an interest in joining the fun.

Here's more details I sent out to those blogs...

I don't want to suffocate anyone here with a specific structure. We all have our own styles, and I want everyone to have the opportunity to do their own thing. To that end, if you would prefer to use anagrams, crossword puzzles, Java-enabled hangman, madlibs, dirty limericks-- whatever challenge you want to present to your readers, so long as you do your own work and link out to everyone else, is alright with me. In fact, if challenges aren't your style, and you just want to ramble about how you hate every character in this event, roll how you want. Take the picture I give you, post the links, and make the rest your own.

Interested parties are urged to contact me directly at email_of_diabolu@yahoo.com . The event is scheduled for February 1, 2010, and is enough of a pain that I actually built a new blog just to offer participants a tutorial/FAQ to help them along. Consider that fair warning of what you'd be getting into. Also, most of the better DC Universe characters are already taken, so you'd better have sincere love in your heart for C and D-listers...

Justice League of America #177 (April, 1980)

Aquaman: Took on a Russian trawler in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean illegally harvesting dolphins. "You people never learn, do you? You think you can rape the sea, the way you've raped the land! Isn't it enough you spill your wastes in our waters? Isn't it enough you sink oil tankers in breeding grounds? In Neptune's name, you may not have had enough-- but I have!" The Sea King took a few lumps, but called on a whale to bat the sailors off their ship. Strangely, they then transformed into large, bobbing, featureless and angular statues.

The Atom: Helped a pal foil kidnappers in Ivy Town by riding along in the payoff briefcase. Was shocked when the creeps turned into two statues like Aquaman's with a third appearing with religious iconography.

Green Arrow and Black Canary: Dressed as bikers in Star City, the pair karate chopped their way into a white trash/supremacist rally. They were then attacked by an animated statue of a knight riding a horse's head, a chess piece brought to dangerous life. A Canary Cry shattered it.

Batman and Superman: Having foiled hijackers at Gotham Airport, the World's Finest were assailed by fiery cannonballs from mobile castles/rooks. Switching to kryptonite projectiles, the Man of Steel was bowled over, leaving the Dark Knight to detonate explosives in yet another chess piece.

Zatanna: On the JLA Satellite in orbit 22,300 miles above Earth, Zee compared the reported assaults while on monitor duty. "You're the detective, Batman. I'm 'just' a sorceress. But from where I sit, it looks like you've all been involved in the opening gambits of some cosmic chess game, with deadly pieces... I think we'd better call an emergency meeting!"

Elsewhere in the cosmos, a purple flying saucer rested in outer space. Within sat a chess board, half filled with pieces representing the full JLofA membership, including Elongated Man, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, the Flash, Red Tornado, Wonder Woman, and the rest. Not among them was a long absent former member, the Manhunter from Mars, who was instead bound in the opposite chair. Manhunter's chess pieces having largely fallen, his opponent cackled.

"HAHAHAHAHA! It seems the opening moves have all ended in my favor! How ironic that I should be pleased by the victories of the Justice League... I, Despero, who despise them more than I despise any other group of beings in the universe! But you see, that's why I've chosen them as my champions, J'onn J'onzz... for the irony! In this game I have forced you to play, you must defeat and kill your friends in the Justice League, using those pieces I created for you... for if you fail, and lose the game... then your fellow Martian exiles will die, and you will be to blame! YOUR MOVE, MARTIAN MANHUNTER!"

"The Graveyard Gambit" was by Gerry Conway, Dick Dillin & Frank McLaughlin.

1985 Steel Fan Art by Carl W. Taylor and Henry Mayo

Hello again, everyone. Sorry for the absence of posts over the holidays, but I've been spinning plates, and I hoped all those custom action figures would distract you. Plus, I've got some plans for posts in the near future that should make folks who follow this blog feel less like it's a red-headed stepchild on my agenda.

Speaking of ginger undesirables, here's vintage fan art by Carl W. Taylor, a frequent contributor to Amazing Heroes magazine. The far more literate antecedent to Wizard published throughout the 1980s, this piece appeared in the letters column to September 15, 1985's Amazing Heroes #79, under a letter from Nancy A. Collins railing against Chris Claremont, 80s New Wave acts, Prince, Don McGregor, and Bill Mantlo. She invokes the specter of Frederick Wertham in relation to American Flag!, and Swamp Thing. Collins even finds time to praise Rick Veitch and wonder if hints that Hawkeye was descended from Captain America would ever be paid off*. This went on for about a page and a half.

Unusually enough, Steel (or rather his grandpa in Commander garb) also appeared earlier in the issue, in an All-Star Squadron spread illustrating an article speculating about the exact birthdates of Justice Society of America members. Ah, geekdom. You live on in message boards...



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