JSA interests?

[Wyldfire]

I've seen a few comic book threads and played in most of them and have been wondering if there might be any interest in this idea.

The place is the Golden age of comics and the time is 1942. The Justice Society, now the Justice Battalion, has been pushed back out of Europe by Hitler's possesion of the Spear of Destiny. The Battalion is merging with the All Atar Squadron.

Here's the cheesy wikipedia entry for the All Star Squadron. It has the links in it for the JSA as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Star_Squadron

If there's enough interest we'll use this as the OOC thread. Bios can be posted here.

 

[Wyldfire]

I'll go ahead and start things off if there are any shy folk.

Name: Libby Lawrence
Alias: Liberty Belle
Bio: Liberty Belle was Libby Lawrence. Her powers of enhanced speed, strength, and stamina were linked to the ringing of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia; thus, she had an assistant in that city who would, when signaled, ring the bell for her.
Appearance: See Attachment.

 

[Wyldfire]

I found a list that has more members in it.

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-all-star-squadron-members

 

[dragonrazor]

i'd be interested, but the link for Shining Knight leads to a music page

 

[Wyldfire]

i'd be interested, but the link for Shining Knight leads to a music page

It's Wikipedia but here you go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Knight

 

[dragonrazor]

hey, it's the knight from the JLU tv show....hmmm...i'll consider it...i'll have to look him up on the Unofficial DC database

 

[Wyldfire]

hey, it's the knight from the JLU tv show....hmmm...i'll consider it...i'll have to look him up on the Unofficial DC database

Sir Justin. He was a member of both the All Star Squadron and The Seven Soldiers of Victory. He's a pretty cool character.

 

[dragonrazor]

Real Name: Sir Justin of Camelot, a.k.a. Justin Arthur
Occupation: Protector of the Realm, Knight of The Round Table; Adventurer, assistant historian
Marital Status: Presumed Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Knights of The Round Table, Law's Legionnaires/Seven Soldiers of Victory I, All-Star Squadron
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond


OVERVIEW

Sir Justin of Camelot was given a flying horse and enchanted sword by the sorcerer Merlin as a reward for his valour in serving King Arthur. Centuries later he reappeared in America's time of need when threatened by the Axis menace. His valour and morality were an example to all, and caused Firebrand to fall in love with him. He joined the Seven Soldiers of Victory, and has survived relatively youthful to this day. Recently he fought the menace of the Dragon King, who (it seems) had killed Firebrand, enlisting old friend Pat Dugan to help him.

HISTORY


Journeying to Camelot to join the fabled Knights of the Round Table, young Sir Justin saved an old man. To his amazement, the knight found out that he had just saved Merlin, the court wizard to King Arthur. In gratitude, Merlin enchanted Justin's armour and transformed his horse, Victory, into a winged horse, often called a pegasus.

During the Sixth Century AD, Camelot was under attack from within and without, and Sir Justin was given the quest to slay an ogre that had been menacing the northern kingdoms. Finding and battling the ogre, both fell into an icy crevasse, and Justin found himself in suspended animation for nearly 1300 years.

As the glacier in which he was entombed floated southward, in the summer of 1941, he was freed from his icy tomb by Professor Moresby, an archaeologist and historian for a New York City museum. Slowly acclimating himself to life in the 20th Century, Justin and Winged Victory fought crime in the tradition of the Knights of the Round Table, even joining a group of adventures called The Law's Legionaires, and later still helping to form The All-Star Squadron, where he met his love, Danette Reilly, also known as Firebrand.

Finding his native land at war, Justin pledged his services to King George and was assigned as the personal guard of Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he travelled. While in London, during a bombing blitz, he saved a young man, Percival Sheldrake, who was also the Earl of Wordenshire. Seeing his need to serve, Justin made Percival his Squire, and adventured with him, training him while he was in England. Returning to America, The Squire served as a special agent to the Prime Minister's office.

After the War, Justin was summoned back to his proper time by Merlin, but felt he had much to offer the modern world, so elected to stay on there, visiting Camelot from time to time. During this period, he also worked with another sidekick, Sir Butch. During one such time-travel visit, he joined the other knights in seeking the Holy Grail, which would help defend Camelot against the invading armies of Morgan LeFey. After much trial, Justin found The Grail, only to see Camelot fall.

In 1948, Justin and the other members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory were thrown into a time-vortex while defeating The Nebula Man, and The Shining Knight found himself in China, serving Ghengis Khan. Rescued after a few weeks by the heroes of both the Justice Society and the Justice League, The Shining Knight and Winged Victory found themselves once again lost in time, more than forty years after they had left. Seeking a way to return to Camelot, since Merlin could no longer bring him back, he aided the Justice Society in defeating a plot by Vandal Savage to take over Camelot. At least temporarily, Justin could traverse the timestream, aiding Abby Cable-Holland in searching for her time-lost husband, the Swamp Thing.

Recently, the Shining Knight went undercover to foil the plots of The Dragon King, who was responsible for the death of his war-time love, Firebrand.

POWERS AND WEAPONS


Sir Justin himself has no natural super-abilities, but his armour is enchanted to be lightweight, and nearly impervious to harm, and extremes of heat and cold. His blade is also lightweight, and can cleave through nearly anything. His horse, Winged Victory, is very intelligent and can fly carrying the weight of several adults.


is that enough?

 

[Wyldfire]

Real Name: Sir Justin of Camelot, a.k.a. Justin Arthur
Occupation: Protector of the Realm, Knight of The Round Table; Adventurer, assistant historian
Marital Status: Presumed Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Knights of The Round Table, Law's Legionnaires/Seven Soldiers of Victory I, All-Star Squadron
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond


OVERVIEW

Sir Justin of Camelot was given a flying horse and enchanted sword by the sorcerer Merlin as a reward for his valour in serving King Arthur. Centuries later he reappeared in America's time of need when threatened by the Axis menace. His valour and morality were an example to all, and caused Firebrand to fall in love with him. He joined the Seven Soldiers of Victory, and has survived relatively youthful to this day. Recently he fought the menace of the Dragon King, who (it seems) had killed Firebrand, enlisting old friend Pat Dugan to help him.

HISTORY


Journeying to Camelot to join the fabled Knights of the Round Table, young Sir Justin saved an old man. To his amazement, the knight found out that he had just saved Merlin, the court wizard to King Arthur. In gratitude, Merlin enchanted Justin's armour and transformed his horse, Victory, into a winged horse, often called a pegasus.

During the Sixth Century AD, Camelot was under attack from within and without, and Sir Justin was given the quest to slay an ogre that had been menacing the northern kingdoms. Finding and battling the ogre, both fell into an icy crevasse, and Justin found himself in suspended animation for nearly 1300 years.

As the glacier in which he was entombed floated southward, in the summer of 1941, he was freed from his icy tomb by Professor Moresby, an archaeologist and historian for a New York City museum. Slowly acclimating himself to life in the 20th Century, Justin and Winged Victory fought crime in the tradition of the Knights of the Round Table, even joining a group of adventures called The Law's Legionaires, and later still helping to form The All-Star Squadron, where he met his love, Danette Reilly, also known as Firebrand.

Finding his native land at war, Justin pledged his services to King George and was assigned as the personal guard of Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he travelled. While in London, during a bombing blitz, he saved a young man, Percival Sheldrake, who was also the Earl of Wordenshire. Seeing his need to serve, Justin made Percival his Squire, and adventured with him, training him while he was in England. Returning to America, The Squire served as a special agent to the Prime Minister's office.

After the War, Justin was summoned back to his proper time by Merlin, but felt he had much to offer the modern world, so elected to stay on there, visiting Camelot from time to time. During this period, he also worked with another sidekick, Sir Butch. During one such time-travel visit, he joined the other knights in seeking the Holy Grail, which would help defend Camelot against the invading armies of Morgan LeFey. After much trial, Justin found The Grail, only to see Camelot fall.

In 1948, Justin and the other members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory were thrown into a time-vortex while defeating The Nebula Man, and The Shining Knight found himself in China, serving Ghengis Khan. Rescued after a few weeks by the heroes of both the Justice Society and the Justice League, The Shining Knight and Winged Victory found themselves once again lost in time, more than forty years after they had left. Seeking a way to return to Camelot, since Merlin could no longer bring him back, he aided the Justice Society in defeating a plot by Vandal Savage to take over Camelot. At least temporarily, Justin could traverse the timestream, aiding Abby Cable-Holland in searching for her time-lost husband, the Swamp Thing.

Recently, the Shining Knight went undercover to foil the plots of The Dragon King, who was responsible for the death of his war-time love, Firebrand.

POWERS AND WEAPONS


Sir Justin himself has no natural super-abilities, but his armour is enchanted to be lightweight, and nearly impervious to harm, and extremes of heat and cold. His blade is also lightweight, and can cleave through nearly anything. His horse, Winged Victory, is very intelligent and can fly carrying the weight of several adults.


is that enough?

Way way way more than enough. Now let's see if we can find more players.

 

[dragonrazor]

lol...i wasn't sure what to include and what to leave out


bumped for interest

 

[Wyldfire]

I'm starting to doubt this one's going to fly.

 

[dragonrazor]

most people here probably know nothing of JSA

 

[Wyldfire]

most people here probably know nothing of JSA

With as many comics fans we have here that's just a damned shame that so few know anything about the first super team.

 

[dragonrazor]

agreed...i myself only know a little bit about them...i haven't been near comics in years

 

[Wyldfire]

agreed...i myself only know a little bit about them...i haven't been near comics in years

lol. I learned about them through hubby. He's a huge fan of JSA and when I heard when the team started I read everything he has on them. I'm a huge fan of the retro forties look.

 

[dragonrazor]

the Flash's helmet is kind of creepy to me, but yeah

 

[Wyldfire]

the Flash's helmet is kind of creepy to me, but yeah

lol. Aw, I like the Mercury helmet. It's better than the fins on the Flash II and on's head. Besides, at least once he's used it as a weapon and at least once it's saved his nugget.

 

[dragonrazor]

lol...Inertia, Impulse, and so on...

 

[Wyldfire]

lol...Inertia, Impulse, and so on...

All inspired by The original Flash. The number of characters that were influenced by the JSA is actually kind of staggering.

 

[dragonrazor]

Marvel's Quicksilver was pretty cool

 

[Wyldfire]

Marvel's Quicksilver was pretty cool

Till House of M yeah he was. Lame as hell now.