Justice League of America - Issue 7
Featuring the twin menaces of Angellax aliens and reflective body dysmorphia
The Justice League (aka the Justice League of America, aka the JLA, aka Justice League International, aka Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)) is a collection of the DC Universe's greatest heroes (and also Green Arrow).
I talked about why I love the JLA in this piece here. Now I’m breaking down each and every issue of the comic book, from their very first appearance, with Atom-sized summaries. Enjoy!
Aliens of the planet Angellax have taken over a Happy Harbor funhouse, as you’d expect, attracting the attention of our heroes after foolishly teleporting JLA mascot and sprouter of teen gibberish Snapper Carr halfway across the galaxy. For reasons that elude the casual reader, the team decide to infiltrate the funhouse in their civilian secret identities and are swiftly captured and impersonated as a result. Luckily, renowned merperson Aquaman is shamefully lacking in a civilian identity and therefore springs into fishy action, improbably saving the day for landlubbers everywhere.
Fun With Comics!
MVP
It’s Snapper’s ‘Chick’, Midge, who heroically stands by her idiot boyfriend’s side despite beam-based evidence of the emptiness of his skull.
Top Panel
You may think that the 1960s fat-shaming of Wonder Woman is bad, but worse still, surely, is the implication that having a longer than average neck renders you an amnesiac imbecile.
Villain Cryptic Crossword Clue
Cherub? Sloppy alien (8)