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The following contains major spoilers for JSA #3, on sale now from DC Comics.
An underrated DC superhero is being reintroduced as a JSA icon’s last hope for escaping Hell.
JSA #3 finds Carter Hall, better known as Hawkman, being subjected to brutal torture and torment at the hands of numerous demons from within the literal depths Hell. Of course, Carter is far too valuable to simply tear to pieces, especially for the villainous Wotan, who has thrown in with the Injustice Society on their latest devious plot. With his allies locked in their own fight, it seems as if there is no one left to come to Hawkman’s aid. Of course, this only makes it that much more fortunate when a whole new Kid Eternity shows up to do just that.
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Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Colors by LUIS GUERRERO
Letters by STEVE WANDS
Main cover art by CULLY HAMNER
Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO, DUSTIN NGYUEN, and GUILLEM MARCH
The original Kid Eternity, Christopher Freeman, made his debut all the way back in the pages of 1942’s Hit Comics #25 in Otto Binder and Sheldon Moldoff’s opening story, “Kid Eternity: The Kid Who Died Too Soon.” This story saw Christopher’s life cut short by a tragic accident more than seven decades prior to the predetermined moment of his death as it should have been. In the hopes of correcting this grave error, the wizard Shazam took it upon himself to task the spectral Mister Keeper with serving as a mentor to Christopher, all while affording the latter the chance to fight the good fight as Kid Eternity.
In his original, Fawcett Comics form, Kid Eternity was able to access a variety of supernatural abilities after uttering the word “eternity” out loud. When the character made the shift to the DC Universe in 1991’s Kid Eternity #1 by Grant Morrison and Duncan Fegredo, his powers were redefined in more explicit terms as those of a spectral summoner, capable of calling forth the spirits of various mythical and historical figures to fight on his behalf. This version of Kid Eternity served alongside the Teen Titans for a time, only for his life to come to a tragic end at the hands of the villainous Calculator.
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The most recent iteration of Christopher Freeman’s Kid Eternity to make his debut in the pages of DC Comics did so in 2012’s National Comics: Eternity #1 by Jeff Lemire and Cully Hamner. Rather than being a budding young superhero, this Kid Eternity was a coroner who developed the ability to summon the spirits of the deceased after recovering from his own bout of death. This led Chris to embark upon a career as an unofficial detective, using his newfound powers to uncover the secrets lurking at the heart of horrifying, otherwise unsolvable mysteries.
JSA #3 is on sale now from DC Comics.
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