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Justice League Unlimited > #03 (First
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"Poker Face"
Script- Adam
Beechen
Pencils -Carlos Barberi,
Inks-Walden Wong
Cover Art- Ben Caldwell
Colors- Heroic Age
Letters- Pat Brosseau
Editor- Tom Palmer Jr.
Asst. Editor-
Jeanine Schaeffer.
Feature- The Atom
Active Roster-
Ice, Wonder Woman,
Firestorm
Villain:
Otherworldly Invaders (unnamed)
This story does not fit
into JLU continuity. |
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Synopsis- SPOILER ALERT!!! |
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Atom displays his
ability to float in his microscopic size. This is not something the show
covered, but was seen in the mainstream comics.
We see the Phantom
Zone projector, though of a different design from the episode ‘The Doomsday
Sanction’.
We see Firestorm who
is an active League member in the comics though never seen in the episodes.
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Continuity Peg- POSITIVE |
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Continuity References- |
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We see the Royal
Flush Gang from the episode “Wild Cards”
A Tour of the
Watchtower-
The room similar to
the original member’s private conference room (but is clearly not) is called
the ‘meeting room’, we have also seen this in the first issue, and most of
the comics wherein Carlos Barberi is the artist.
We see the science
lab. Here is stored the Phantom Zone projector.
A
lesson in shrinkage-
1. Breathe out all
the air while shrinking. This will cause your lungs to deflate and
re-inflate properly.
2. Vertigo is common
in the first few ‘trips’
3. One’s powers do
not shrink relative to size. Therefore one’s energy level can seem like they
have been magnified a million-fold.
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Continuity Go Bye Bye |
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Fashion Sense |
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Atom’s belt buckles
are worn in each hero’s belts, except Ice who wears it as a badge. |
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Review
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This has got to be
one of the most entertaining JLU comic adventures I’ve ever read. We finally
get to see what it’s like to be the Atom. The experience of shrinking is
described in great detail. It is also good to see Ice in full (and speaking)
action. Her queasiness at being shrunk was one of the fun highlights of this
book. Issue 3 is definitely the move of the comics onto better, smarter
storylines that cater to the kid demographic but won’t dumb out adults in
the process. |
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Notable for |
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Ice’s full appearance.
- Delving into Atom’s ‘world’.
- Featuring 2
'Adventures in the DC Universe' stories.
one with Mister
Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, and another
with Power Girl
- (in DC Kids) being the first
issue to start disincluding
the inlay cover for
the second story (Teen Titans Go) on the main cover. |
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