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Generation lost - Infinity Inc #2

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A Gauntlet Hurled Infinity Inc #2  Cover Date: May 1984 Released:   16th February 1984 Even in the second edition, we're still setting up the status quo. So our young heroes decide to get lunch at the not!McDonald's McTavish's (though weirdly Burger King gets a call out). I'm a little sad we're quite a... while from Bat Burger but you can't really blame a forty-year-old comic for missing that trick! As is natural a brawl breaks outs, after what I think are some unfortunate stereotypes try to start trouble with our heroes. It's really a chance to show off what they can do whilst they have the advantage, compared to the fights they've had, and will have before Power Girl and Huntress turn up to offer them their help.  We then cut back to the JSA where the Brainwave goes from his classic Doctor  Sivana look to the younger look he had when we first saw him in All-Stars. Turns out it's actually his son who wants to help the JSA against a potential foe, t

Talkin' 'bout my generation - Infinity Inc #1

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Generations Infinity Inc #1  Cover Date:  March 1984 Released:   22nd December 1983 New Year, new team! Welcome to 2022 to those who are reading along live. And in my perfect timing, the book starts on Christmas Eve with a meeting of the old JSA. Not just the one I've been following in All-Star's but the classic JSAers as well, which makes sense as the point is about handing the torch over between generations. Talking of we start with the JSA having a meeting on Christmas Eve (and yes I appreciate the irony of being just a week or so out), far from the lean team from the end of All-Stars or the now gone team-up this is the full team of Gold, Silver and Bronze age characters. This will be important soon enough. It seems that some threat has bought the team together on the 24th to plan a way to stop the person involved. Into this meeting burst four new heroes, teenagers if Alan Scott's comments are anything to go with, offering to help the JSA with the current threat. Right