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Justice League Unlimited > #28 (First
Print- December 2006; DC Kids Digest March 2008) |
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"Season's Beatings, Justice
League"
Script-Mike McAvennie
Pencils- Sanford Greene
Inks- Nathan Massengill
Colors- Heroic Age
Letters - John J. Hill
Cover Art- Ty Templeton
Editor - Michael Wright
Feature-
Phantom Stranger
Active Roster-
The Flash, Superman, Batman, Elongated Man, the Atom
Villain: Clayface
This story fits
into the JLU continuity (free-fitting). |
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Synopsis- SPOILER ALERT!!! |
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In a Christmas battle
with Clayface, The Flash breaks rank and inadvertedly allows one of
Clayface's minions to escape. he and Batman have an argument and Batman
tells him to chase down the crook, ruining Flash's schedule of doing monitor
duty and looking for a game console for himself. Whilst on the chase, he
encounters the Phantom Stranger who arranges for him to have a better
understanding of Batman. he shows him two of Batman's memories, one where he
as Batman makes an excuse to get away from Christmas dinner with the Kents
after seeing a Grey Ghost ornament, and and one where little Bruce receives
a gift of a Grey Ghost action figure with a flyer. For a moment Bruce
forgets about his parents and his vengeance. He immediately regrets it and
sets aside his new toy. Once the Phantom Stranger leaves, the Flash
apprehends the suspect. His new understanding of Bruce/Batman causes him to
place an order for a Gray Ghost figure as a gift to Batman for Christmas. |
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Continuity Peg- POSITIVE |
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The
issue remains safe and does not touch on anything that could be against
standard continuity. The issue deals with Clark and the Kents, Bruce's
childhood and a 'random' Flash adventure, all of which staples of most of
the DCAU series to begin with. It is however unclear where to put this in
terms of the timeline. Although possibly, this occurs before
JLU-3:05 Flash and
Substance wherein Batman subtly 'defends' the Flash's character to Orion. |
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Continuity References- |
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Batman refers to the
numerous times he has fought Clayface and freezes him like some of the times
he has 'taken care of' him in the past.
The Grey Ghost is
seen as Batman's childhood symbol. He had previously appeared in Batman: the
Animated Series.
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Continuity Go Bye Bye |
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Review
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A beautifully-told
Christmas story detailing some of the more painful times of batman's life,
notably in Christmas. the Phantom Stranger once again allows a leaguer
access to a view beyond this reality, this time in the past. The art is odd
for a JLU comic and seems to be a bit on the fritz, but coupled with the
storyline makes for a very interesting read. |
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Notable for |
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- featuring Bruce
Wayne as a child
- highlighting Flash
and Batman's friendship, much like in
JLU-3:05 Flash and
Substance
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featuring the Grey Ghost, a fictional 'fictional' character in the DCAU
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Previews |
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Quotes |
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Flash
(while defelecting a bullet): Yeah, I know, It's the other guy who's
faster than a speeding bullet.
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