In the bronze age, the Hall of Justice was set up as a training facility, and that's why Zan & Jayna (and Wendy & Marvin before them) were there. If all those other heroes were going to be regulars in the book, then the book wouldn't have existed, and the trainees would've just been trained at the JLA satellite.
The heroes you mentioned all appeared in various issues of Super Friends, along with Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Red Tornado, Mera, and others.
Love to see thee Hall of Justice in the following fun new toyline (see Post #20). Everyone chime in if you like to see Bronze Age characters like Zan, Jayna, Wendy, Marvin, or even Supergirl!
Artist favorites from this time:
Adventure Comics #418 (April, 1972). Art by Alex Toth:
Warlord #14 (August, 1978). Art by Mike Grell:
Detective Comics #481 (December, 1978). Art by Jim Starlin and P. Craig Russell:
DC Special Series #21 (1980). Art by Frank Miller:
The Legion of Super-Heroes #294 (December, 1982). Art by Keith Giffen:
Camelot 3000 #5 (April, 1983). Art by Brian Bolland.
Atari Force #7 (July, 1984). Art by José Luis García-López:
Batman #373 (July, 1984). Art by Gene Colan:
Swamp Thing Annual #2 (1984). Art by Stephen Bissette:
The late ‘70s is a great time for Superman. The storytelling is more sophisticated, and the supporting cast more fleshed out, but there is still room for whimsy like a space cowboy on a flying horse.
The sobering of the Superman stories post-Crisis really did the character no favors in the long term, IMO. A spark was lost that has been rekindled only intermittently since.
I just wish they had included Golden Eagle and Bat-Girl in this group shot. I understand why they didn't (no one was sure if they were still in continuity following Crisis) but it would have been gorgeous to have them included.
I think the Bronze Age is my favorite time period in comics, especially DC.
I don't post often, but I like to chime in now and again.
The Superman stories from around 1976 - 1981 are some of my favorites. I love the entire decade but that’s the sweet spot for me. The stories had a weight and featured menaces that really challenged Superman. I think Curt Swan did his best work during this period too.
If the Satellite League never disbanded, I think they should still have added Vixen, Vibe, Steel and Gypsy.
Don’t go “Cap’s Kooky Quartet” with them. But just have them join the League as younger members, like they did with Firestorm.
Last edited by Kubert; 05-20-2020 at 02:14 PM.