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* CainAndAbel: Not in potentially lethal terms, but Dick and Helena find themselves in opposing sides. Dick stands with Batman's accusation that the JSA were Nazis, even if it means condemning his teammates. Helena stands with the JSA and their innocence, even if it means condemning her father as a liar. Fortunately, the revelations reconcile the two.
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* SandInMyEye: Emotionally overwhelmed over confirmation of both the innocence of the JSA of Treason and the truth behind Batman writing the diary, Dick Grayson hides his ManlyTears from the Huntress.
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* SandInMyEye: SandInMyEyes: Emotionally overwhelmed over confirmation of both the innocence of the JSA of Treason and the truth behind Batman writing the diary, Dick Grayson hides his ManlyTears from the Huntress.
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* SandInMyEye: Emotionally overwhelmed over confirmation of both the innocence of the JSA of Treason and the truth behind Batman writing the diary, Dick Grayson hides his ManlyTears from the Huntress.
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* PoliceAreUseless: When Wonder Woman decides to leave the court, security block her way. It results in how one would expect.
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* CoolOldGuy: Starman tells the court about their 1940 battle against Ian Karkull, the foe's destruction causing the JSA to be bathed in his temporal energy, allowing them to maintain their prime stamina & vitality even as they age to their sixties.
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* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:At the end, Huntress reveals to Dick that Bruce had been suffering from cancer towards the end of his life, and had he not died in battle with Bill Jensen, he would have been dead within a year anyway.
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* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:At the end, Huntress reveals to Dick that Bruce had been suffering from cancer towards the end of his life, and had he not died in battle with Bill Jensen, he would have been dead within a year anyway.]]
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* AlternateHistory: On Earth-2, Senator Joseph [=McCarthy=] died in a car crash in 1951, and thus his place was taken by Senator O'Fallon, who focused his lens on the Justice Society and tried to force them to unmask publicly.
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* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:At the end, Huntress reveals to Dick that Bruce had been suffering from cancer towards the end of his life, and had he not died in battle with Bill Jensen, he would have been dead within a year anyway.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Batman's journal ended up being this to Per Degaton; his plans hinged upon everyone forgetting about him until the time machine returned, but the inquiry drew so much attention that his name kept getting mentioned.]]
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a four-issue mini-series published in 1985 by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway. It was considered canon up until ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', which was released that same year.
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a four-issue mini-series published in 1985 by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.Ordway, among others. It was considered canon up until ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', which was released that same year.
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* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:The Justice Society near the end of the story, when Per Degaton is ready to shoot Dick Grayson to cover up the murder of Professor Zee.]]
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a four-issue mini-series published in 1985 by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a four-issue mini-series published in 1985 by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.
Ordway. It was considered canon up until ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', which was released that same year.
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* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items in the hands of the Axis world power leaders created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.
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* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items in the hands of the Axis world power leaders created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.Superman.
* TimeTravel: An essential part of the story. Professor Zee intended to travel in time to the point of his 100th birthday and then return back to his own time in 1947, but Per Degaton shot the professor, intending to take his time machine so that he could conquer the world. However, the professor fell into the machine and inadvertently activated it, sending him into the future. Per Degaton was waiting for the moment that the professor would re-emerge from his time travel for years, still intending to use the machine for his evil purposes. [[spoiler:Apparently Batman figured this out, and so he wrote the diary with the purpose of having the Justice Society apprehend Per Degaton at the moment Professor Zee would appear to finger his former assistant as his murderer.]]
* TimeTravel: An essential part of the story. Professor Zee intended to travel in time to the point of his 100th birthday and then return back to his own time in 1947, but Per Degaton shot the professor, intending to take his time machine so that he could conquer the world. However, the professor fell into the machine and inadvertently activated it, sending him into the future. Per Degaton was waiting for the moment that the professor would re-emerge from his time travel for years, still intending to use the machine for his evil purposes. [[spoiler:Apparently Batman figured this out, and so he wrote the diary with the purpose of having the Justice Society apprehend Per Degaton at the moment Professor Zee would appear to finger his former assistant as his murderer.]]
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* ShoutOut: One of the observers of the Congressional hearing mentions the 1980s TV show ''V''.
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* ShoutOut: One of the observers of the Congressional hearing mentions the 1980s TV show ''V''.''[[Series/{{V 1983}} V]]''.
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* ShoutOut: One of the observers of the Congressional hearing mentions the 1980s TV show ''V''.
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* RunningGag: At least three times in Wonder Woman's retelling of Per Degaton's exploits, whenever he is made to forget those events, he ends up talking to Professor Zee about having dreams of being the ruler of the world, and Professor Zee responds by telling him to clean up his test tubes.
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* FakingTheDead: The Wizard admits that he faked his own suicide via an illusion so he could escape from the Justice Society.
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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Wildcat in the third issue: "I'm a crime-buster, not a politician."
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* ShrinkRay: The Brainwave subjected eight members of the Justice Society to one so he could hold them hostage.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Brainwave mined the approaches to his lair with explosives to prevent the other Justice Society members from rescuing their companions. Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt gets through, though, and ends up replanting the explosives under the Brainwave's tower, so when he pushed the detonator plunger, he blew up his own lair instead.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: The Brainwave ''almost'' does this, but ends up being saved by his robe being caught by a pole. He maintains the illusion that he has fallen to his death so he could set up his plan of revenge.
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* EvilLaugh: The Brainwave in a splash panel in the third issue.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the discovery and publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.
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* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.
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* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items in the hands of the Axis world power leaders created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a 1985 four-issue mini-series published in 1985 by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.
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* SecretDiary: Batman's diary provides the driving point of the story's plot.
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* SecretDiary: Batman's diary provides the driving point of the story's plot.plot.
* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.
* SpearOfDestiny: This as well as the Grailstone is mentioned as one of the reasons the Justice Society couldn't stop World War II from happening, as both items created a sphere of influence that affected all magic-based heroes as well as Superman.
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* DeathOfAChild: Green Lantern recalls the death of a child that took place during his battle of Wotan, an event that affected him so greatly that he resigned for several years as the Justice Society's chairman.
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* DeathOfAChild: Green Lantern recalls the death of a child that took place during his battle of Wotan, an event that affected him so greatly that he resigned for several years as the Justice Society's chairman. The death, as it turns out, was that of a child that Ian Karkull realized would someday become a United States President.
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* KryptoniteFactor: The arresting military forces come prepared with Kryptonite handcuffs to apprehend Superman.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.period.
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* SecretDiary: Batman's diary provides the driving point of the story's plot.
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In the story, a secret diary published by the Earth-2 Batman sometime prior to his death accuses his former allies, the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, of being collaborators with the Nazis during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. With some help by the younger members of the team, the Justice Society go to court to determine the validity of this "diary" and what purpose it was actually created for.
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In the story, a secret diary published by the Earth-2 Batman Franchise/{{Batman}} sometime prior to his death accuses his former allies, the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, of being collaborators with the Nazis during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. With some help by the younger members of the team, the Justice Society go to court to determine the validity of this "diary" and what purpose it was actually created for.
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''America vs. the Justice Society'' is a 1985 mini-series published by Creator/DCComics. It is written by Roy Thomas, with artwork by Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.
In the story, a secret diary published by the Earth-2 Batman sometime prior to his death accuses his former allies, the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, of being collaborators with the Nazis during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. With some help by the younger members of the team, the Justice Society go to court to determine the validity of this "diary" and what purpose it was actually created for.
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* CourtroomEpisode: For the Justice Society in general.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Per Degaton, who was fingered for the murder of Professor Malachi Zee of the Brain Trust.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.
In the story, a secret diary published by the Earth-2 Batman sometime prior to his death accuses his former allies, the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, of being collaborators with the Nazis during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. With some help by the younger members of the team, the Justice Society go to court to determine the validity of this "diary" and what purpose it was actually created for.
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!!This mini-series provides examples of:
* CourtroomEpisode: For the Justice Society in general.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Per Degaton, who was fingered for the murder of Professor Malachi Zee of the Brain Trust.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This was inspired by the publication of the so-called Hitler Diaries around that same time period.
