Justice Society of America / JSA favorite members: from 1940 through 2008

[MajorHoy]

appears most of the people on this thread prefer the OG JSA, Mr Terrific only one of the new school cracking the list.

Uh, Pieter Cross wasn't the original Dr. Mid-Nite; he first came on the scene in 1999.

Also, Power Girl was first introduced in late 1975, thirty-five years after the Justice Society of America was introduced.

[MajorHoy]

With 34 people having voted,

* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 24 votes
* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 24 votes
* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 22 votes
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 20 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 19 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 17 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 16 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore) = 16 votes
* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 15 votes

All others currently have fewer than 15 votes for each.

[EmeraldGladiator]

that top 8 would make a hell of a book, maybe have some other character to round out the roster but make the top 8 the core of the title and you can take my money, well tbh IF it is Kent Nelson Dr. Fate and pre Earth-2 revisioned Alan. Scripted by Thomas written by Johns.

[MajorHoy]

Now 37 people have voted so far.

* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 26 votes
* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 24 votes
* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 24 votes
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 21 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 21 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 18 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 17 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore) = 16 votes
* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 16 votes
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* Black Canary II (Dinah Lance) = 16 votes
* Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) = 15 votes

All others currently have fewer than 15 votes for each.

[MajorHoy]

Of the members who made it to this final poll, the ones who were also pictured here in a new Justice Society of America appear to be:

* The Flash (Jay Garrick)
* Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
* Hawkman
* Hourman II (Rick Tyler) {I don't think that's Rex}
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L)
* Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore)

But who knows which version of "Doctor Fate" that is.

[MajorHoy]

And three characters currently below 15 votes at present are:

* The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) = 14 votes
* Liberty Belle II/Jessie Quick (Jesse Chambers) = 11 votes
* Hourman II (Rick Tyler) = 10 votes

[MajorHoy]

With 41 people having voted so far...

* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 28 votes
* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 27 votes
* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 25 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 23 votes
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 22 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 20 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 19 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore) = 17 votes
* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 17 votes
* Black Canary II (Dinah Lance) = 17 votes
* Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) = 15 votes
* The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) = 15 votes

[MajorHoy]

Wow! Now that we're up to 44 people having voted, Jay Garrick is no longer the one with the most votes!

* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 29 votes
* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 28 votes
* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 25 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 24 votes
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 23 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 21 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 19 votes
* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 18 votes
* Black Canary II (Dinah Lance) = 18 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore) = 17 votes
* The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) = 17 votes
* Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) = 15 votes

[Jekyll]

Wow! Now that we're up to 44 people having voted, Jay Garrick is no longer the one with the most votes!

* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 29 votes
* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 28 votes
* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 25 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 24 votes
* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 23 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 21 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 19 votes
* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 18 votes
* Black Canary II (Dinah Lance) = 18 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Coutney Whitmore) = 17 votes
* The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) = 17 votes
* Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) = 15 votes

BOOOOOO!!!!! Come on Jay fans get to voting!!

[MajorHoy]

BOOOOOO!!!!! Come on Jay fans get to voting!!

I can only guess Alan jumping out of the closet got him more fans / exposure.

Two months ago, Alan was two votes behind both Jay and Kent Nelson.

[EmeraldGladiator]

I can only guess Alan jumping out of the closet got him more fans / exposure.

Two months ago, Alan was two votes behind both Jay and Kent Nelson.

Nah, don't even say that out loud then the PTB will think they accomplished something. The real Alan was always the man, Jay was just lucky that Barry/Wally kept him more "current" via more appearances in the prime Flash title than Hal/John/whomever kept Alan top of mind by showcasing him in the main GL book over the decades. What is impressive is Kent Nelson's Dr Fate's high status he doesn't even have a modern age standard bearer to keep him top of mind, though DC does often use him for magical titles ala JLA Dark.

[InfamousBG]

I voted for them all. I love the JSA more than any other team in comics.

[MajorHoy]

Some interesting numbers now that 49 people have voted,

* Green Lantern (Alan Scott) = 31 votes
* The Flash (Jay Garrick) = 29 votes

* Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) = 27 votes
* Power Girl (Karen Starr / Kara Zor-L) = 27 votes

* Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt) = 26 votes
* Wildcat (Ted Grant) = 24 votes
* Hawkman (Carter Hall) = 21 votes

* Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) = 20 votes
* Black Canary II (Dinah Lance) = 20 votes

* The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) = 19 votes
* Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) = 18 votes
* Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) = 17 votes

With Power Girl moving up in the vote count the way she has recently, will she soon have more votes than Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)?
What about Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)?Will he be able to catch up to or even pass Doctor Fate's vote total?

And Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) is starting to lag behind in votes . . .

[Adekis]

Just dropped in the 20th vote for Wes Dodds! Gotta love him! Along with a few other popular characters.

One of my favorite characters who's not on this list is the Earth 2 Superman. I don't know how many issues Superman was in during the actual Golden Age, but he was a member of the team in a handful of stories from the '70s revival of "All-Star Comics" - or was that the "Super Squad"? Frankly, I don't think there's much difference, haha! Anyway, I really appreciate how Giffen et al rewrote the Earth 2 Superman - previously the exact same as Earth 1 Superman - to be more deliberately a re-imagining of the Golden Age, projected into the then-present day of the late '70s.

[MajorHoy]

. . . One of my favorite characters who's not on this list is the Earth 2 Superman. I don't know how many issues Superman was in during the actual Golden Age, but he was a member of the team in a handful of stories from the '70s revival of "All-Star Comics" - or was that the "Super Squad"? Frankly, I don't think there's much difference, haha! Anyway, I really appreciate how Giffen et al rewrote the Earth 2 Superman - previously the exact same as Earth 1 Superman - to be more deliberately a re-imagining of the Golden Age, projected into the then-present day of the late '70s.

I'm not sure how much Giffen was involved with stories involving the Earth-2 Superman (unless Ambush Bug was involved?), but Kal-L was originally on Poll #2 ("Justice Society Poll II: Who are your favorite members (1961-1999)?") and made it to the second round of voting ("Golden Age through 1998") before losing out.
He also was featured in a fun series in Superman Family back in the day called "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" where he and Lois had gotten married.