Comments on: How Ronnie Joined the JLA – 1980

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:14:56 +0000

I miss books like DC Comics Presents, where team-ups were more varied and continuity could be tied-up or born. It didn’t necessarily impact on a JLA reader to have missed that issue, but it must have been nice to see the tease fully blossom for Firestorm/DCCP readers.

I love Jim Starlin, but nothing quite says “the old order changeth” like his awkward, off-model Firestorm trying to mingle with the Silver Agers. Know that Red Tornado totally choked down a robo-objection and binary curse word, knowing that he was made that much more redundant.

Something that was really lost from the Detroit years onward was the pomp and circumstance surrounding induction. It mattered to join the Justice League, because these guys were a big deal. They were not built to be inclusive, and once everybody and their brother was let in, it lost something special that it has never recovered (despite self-defeating attempts by Morrison and Meltzer.)

By: Shag

Shag — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:52:30 +0000

@outburst – That’s wild about the JLA Satellite blog and Firestorm Fan. You’re the Kevin Bacon of the two blogs.

Satin Satan never appeared again. Probably for the best. Though you might enjoy this post…
http://firestormfan.com/2011/11/10/satin-satan/

Shag

By: outburst

outburst — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:07:48 +0000

Actually, here’s a fairly open-ended Firestorm-related question posed on JLA Satellite that I don’t think was ever answered. Was Satin ever featured in Flamehead’s title? I don’t think so, but Firestorm’s biggest fan might know…
http://www.jlasatellite.com/2008/05/justice-league-of-america-180-july-1980.html

By: outburst

outburst — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:56:43 +0000

Man, I loved that version of the JLA membership. Seeing the core team membership accentuated with Hawkman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Atom, Red Tornado, Zatanna and Firestorm was just a watershed moment to me that set all kinds of mental synapses firing. That JLA interaction may have been what cemented Firestorm as my favorite character, in fact. I was a kid – he was a kid superhero among established superheroes with immense power and a bright future ahead of him!

Thanks for posting this.

Super odd – I used to read Rob’s JLA Satellite blog and I thought it had ended because it started off as a chronological review of issues up until it segued into the JL Detroit era.
As you know Shag, I’ve been a regular commentor as Outburst on your Firestorm Fan site. I was doing the same on Rob’s JLA Satellite blog almost four years ago (e.g., http://www.jlasatellite.com/2008/08/jla-mail-room-1960-1987.html).

Such a small world given that you guys are co-producing a podcast now. I’ve just pieced it together now, but I’m delighted to discover that there’s a cool connection between two of my favorite Firestorm-related bloggers.

By: rob!

rob! — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:33:22 +0000

Er, that’s what I meant. Criminy, two mistakes in one comment. Sheesh.

By: Shag

Shag — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:22:18 +0000

rob! Thanks for the comment! I’ve always liked that scene. And just for clarification, that comes from DC Comics Presents #17.

By: rob!

rob! — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:34:45 +0000

Er, big.

By: rob!

rob! — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:34:29 +0000

I’ve never seen that page from Firestorm #5…really cool! I should add it to my JLA Satellite blog, it’s a bug moment in the team’s history.