History ComicBook / LastDaysOfTheJusticeSociety

* EndOfAnAge: This story would mark the (temporary) end of the Justice Society's active role in stories of the present era, as well as the end of the pre-Crisis era. The modern version of the team would not reappear until several years later, when another universe-threatening situation would bring them back home.

* DropTheHammer: Green Lantern as Thor lays the smackdown on the Midgard Serpent before he dies by the toxic fumes of the serpent.

* KillEmAll: The 1945 flashback ends with the JSA dying via magical fire, with the Earth itself being destroyed shortly after.

''Last Days of the Justice Society'' was a one-shot comic book special published by Creator/DCComics in 1986. It was written by Roy Thomas, with art by David Ross and Mike Gustovich. It now has a trade paperback reprint with additional stories from the second ''ComicBook/SecretOrigins'' series.

* GreenLanternRing: Starman uses his cosmic rod in the same manner as a Green Lantern ring in 1945.

* OmnicidalManiac: Adolf Hitler graduates to becoming this.

* VillainousBreakdown: Hitler decides to simply destroy the world out of spite of losing the war.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued, and another group consisting of Abraxis' "daemens" willingly took their place, to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely. The story was also revisited in a ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' issue, where different heroes tried and failed to quell the threat.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: The Justice Society members that die in the battle of Ragnarök are the ones whose gods they merged with were fated to die. (Though it's hard to tell in Johnny Thunder's case since he and his Thunderbolt just jumped in to fight the Midgard Serpent and got their heads handed to them.) Fortunately, they don't stay dead, as they are resurrected for the final fight with Surtur.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued, and another group consisting of Abraxis' "daemens" willingly took their place, to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely. The story was revisited in a ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' issue.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued, and another group consisting of Abraxis' "daemens" willingly took their place, to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely.

The story takes place sometime after the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', and as the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica mourns for the loss of both fallen heroes who have died during the Crisis (the Golden Age ComicBook/{{Robin}} and the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}) and those who have passed on from the new ComicBook/PostCrisis reality (the Golden Age Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman), ComicBook/{{the Spectre}} appears unto the team to reveal that UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler has used TheSpearOfDestiny to link the fate of the Norse gods' Ragnarök to that of the entire universe, with the Justice Society failing to stop Hitler from doing so in 1945. Traveling back in time to the point where the "rip in the sky" first took place, the modern Justice Society merges with the [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse gods]] in Asgard to change the outcome of the battle and ensure that the universe survives.

* GroundhogDayLoop: The battle of Ragnarök repeats itself every time the Justice Society succeeds in winning it.

* KilledOffscreen: Wildcat isn't shown dying, but he apparently did as he's resurrected in the finale.

* YouCantFightFate: Wildcat realizes that he as Tyr is supposed to die in his fight with Garmr and tries to change that fate, but he still succumbs anyway.

* DwindlingParty: The Justice Society members of 1945 who aren't affected by the Spear of Destiny become this as they get closer and closer to Adolf Hitler in their attempt to stop him from using the Spear to destroy the universe. By the time they get to Hitler; only Batman, Wildcat, and Hawkman are left before Hitler destroys the world in a giant inferno.

* DwindlingParty: The Justice Society members of 1945 who aren't affected by the Spear of Destiny become this as they get closer and closer to Adolf Hitler in their attempt to stop him from using the Spear to destroy the universe.

* TakingYouWithMe: Adolf Hitler to the entire world on a grand scale, as he unleashes the power of TheSpearOfDestiny when he and his Nazi forces are so close to defeat. Also a few instances in the battle of Ragnarok itself, such as the Midgard Serpent killing Green Lantern as Thor upon his death.

* LegacyImplosion: Due to the redundancy factor of certain Justice Society members (Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman) with their modern-day counterparts at the time this story was written.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued and another group of Abraxis' "daemens" willingly took their place to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued and another group of metahumans from a parallel Earth willingly took their place to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline. In that story, the JSA was rescued and another group of metahumans from a parallel willingly took their place to allow them to return to the Post-Crisis DCU safely.

The story is briefly recapped in ''Armageddon: Inferno'', although parts of the story were changed to fit the Post-Crisis timeline.

* NoPlaceForMeHere: The surviving senior Justice Society members felt they had no place among the modern-day heroes after the Crisis and decided to retire and disband the group, until the Spectre makes them aware of the story's impending disaster.

* KillEmAll: The 1845 flashback ends with the JSA dying via magical fire, with the Earth itself being destroyed shortly after.

* KilledOffscreen: Wildcat isn't shown dying, but he apparently did.

''Last Days of the Justice Society'' was a one-shot comic book special published by Creator/DCComics in 1986. It was written by Roy Thomas, with art by David Ross and Mike Gustovich. It now has a trade paperback reprint with additional stories from the second ''Secret Origins'' series.