Why JLElite is Awesome, Part 5
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shankieScans from the Knightquest storyarc in Justice League Task Force
We're going to flash back to 1989, and the Justice League Task Force. A spinoff of Justice League Europe, the Task Force was first put together by J'onn at the request of the United Nations.
The early issues of JLTF are all over the place; each time, with a different group that included everyone from Gypsy to Wonder Woman, almost every person in the DCU at one point was fighting alongside a few others on special strike missions.
A very cool premise that lasted over three years worth of monthlies. More details on issues and members at the Wiki. But even so, it didn't have the kinda James Bond feeling it seemed to be aiming for.
JLElite wasn't the first book to form a group of superheroes that worked in "public" groups like the JLA, and put them in a situation where they were working under the radar in an international setting. But it was the first to really work the concept to a different level.
The following scans are mostly just an excuse to share the most absurd version of Bruce Wayne I've ever seen. He has a Bat-wheelchair. And is so obviously checking out Bronze Tiger in one panel.
Selections from Justice League Task Force #5&6, Bruce enlists some help tracking a kidnapped Jack Drake and Shondra Kinsolving in Santa Prisca.
We're going to flash back to 1989, and the Justice League Task Force. A spinoff of Justice League Europe, the Task Force was first put together by J'onn at the request of the United Nations.
The early issues of JLTF are all over the place; each time, with a different group that included everyone from Gypsy to Wonder Woman, almost every person in the DCU at one point was fighting alongside a few others on special strike missions.
A very cool premise that lasted over three years worth of monthlies. More details on issues and members at the Wiki. But even so, it didn't have the kinda James Bond feeling it seemed to be aiming for.
JLElite wasn't the first book to form a group of superheroes that worked in "public" groups like the JLA, and put them in a situation where they were working under the radar in an international setting. But it was the first to really work the concept to a different level.
The following scans are mostly just an excuse to share the most absurd version of Bruce Wayne I've ever seen. He has a Bat-wheelchair. And is so obviously checking out Bronze Tiger in one panel.
Selections from Justice League Task Force #5&6, Bruce enlists some help tracking a kidnapped Jack Drake and Shondra Kinsolving in Santa Prisca.