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2[[caption-width-right:350:That's actually hair attacking her, btw.]]
3''Jenny Justice'' is an animated superhero series made in Spain in 2009. It is a homage to American Comic Books.
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5Taking place in the city of Cooltown, the series is about a rookie journalist named Sally [=McKay=] who, while investigating the evil Mega Corp, suffered a bizarre accident that granted her the ability to transform into a super-powered form. Since then, as Jenny Justice, she keeps thwarting the schemes of Mega Corp's owner, Melvin Manning, to take over the city.
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7!!'''Jenny Justice contains examples of:'''
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9* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Often seen in monsters, but also vehicles, settings etc. c
10* AffectionateParody: Of comic books, right down to using written sound effects, page transitions etc.
11* AlliterativeName: Jenny Justice, Melvin Manning.
12* AlphaBitch: Lana, Melvin's daughter.
13* BrattyHalfPint: Sally's sister.
14* BumblingDad: Sally's dad.
15* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Melvin Manning.
16* FatBestFriend: Sam. Type A; he also knows Sally's secret.
17* ForTheEvulz: Melvin and his cohorts.
18* KeepItForeign: Despite being made in Spain, the characters are obviously intended to be American.
19* MonsterOfTheWeek: usually created by, or manipulated by, Melvin.
20* NewAgeRetroHippie: Sally's mom, to a degree.
21* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Jenny always seems to have the right power to beat the current menace.
22* ShoutOut: To ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics. Melvin is obviously ComicBook/LexLuthor, Sally is a journalist like Clark Kent, etc.
23* StraightMan: Jenny could be accused of being one. She has no apparent character flaws, unlike the rest of the characters.
24* SycophanticServant: Petrova, Melvin's right-hand woman. She's in love with him, but he barely notices her.
25* TransformationSequence: Sally into Jenny.
26* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: We only know that (according to the theme song) "It has no beach, but it has Jenny".

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