Squadron of Justice
| Squadron of Justice | |
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Squadron of Justice
Art by Ernie Chan. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Whiz Comics #21 (September, 1941) first version, Justice League of America #135 (October, 1976), second version. |
| Created by | C.C. Beck (artist of first version), Martin Pasko (writer of second version), Dick Dillin (artist of second version) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Rock of Eternity |
| Member(s) |
Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel Lieutenant Marvels DC Comics Bulletman Bulletgirl Ibis The Invincible Mister Scarlet Pinky, The Whiz Kid |
The Squadron of Justice was a name used by two superhero teams of characters who originated from Fawcett Comics. Each team only made one appearance in a single story.
In Whiz Comics #21, the name had been applied to the somewhat obscure Marvel Family members known as the Lieutenant Marvels. Three young men from different areas of the country (Texas, the Ozarks and Brooklyn) all named Billy Batson were reading Captain Marvel’s comic book adventures and happened to wonder if saying "Shazam" would work for them as well. As it happened, Tall Billy, Hill Billy, and Fat Billy all said the word at the same time and were each transformed into one of the Lieutenant Marvels, having powers akin to Captain Marvel. They could only change if all three said the magic word at the same time along with the real Billy (in later appearances of the Lieutenant Marvels such as Shazam #30, this limitation was ignored, though none of them operated singly as a Marvel).
The "modern" Squadron of Justice appears in one storyline, in Justice League of America #135-137 (October, December, 1976). Though the team was never was called "Squadron of Justice" formally, it was referred to as "Shazam's Squadron of Justice" on the cover of Justice League of America #135.
Based on the parallel Earth known as Earth-S, the Squadron's members are the following superheroes:
The team is gathered together by the god Mercury to save the elder gods, goddesses and the wizard Shazam from an assault by King Kull of the Beastmen who has paralyzed them using a ray that slowed down their impulses after getting to the Rock of Eternity in a ship that travels faster than light. Mercury also gathers heroes from the Justice League of Earth-One (Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Green Arrow, Hawkman and Hawkgirl) and the Justice Society of Earth-Two (Batman, Robin, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman and Johnny Thunder) to deal with the situation, Because of Shazam's paralysis, he is unable to send out the magic lightning that transforms Billy Batson, Mary Batson and Freddy Freeman into the Marvel Family.
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