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Title: The Guilty
Release Date: November 1999
Writer: J.M. DeMatteisPenciller: Mark PajarilloInker: Walden WongJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Green Lantern,
the Martian Manhunter,
Plastic Man, and
Zauriel.
Guest Stars: The
Spectre (
Hal Jordan).
Bad Guys: The Joker.
So what happens?Backstory: Hal Jordan, who used to be a Green Lantern
and a universe-threatening supervillain called
Parallax, has been chosen as the new Spectre, the embodiment of the
Wrath of God and the
Avenger of Murdered Innocents. He isn't adjusting well to the change in status...
When the Justice League confronts the Spectre about his
'tude, Jordan reveals that he can see the evil dwelling in everyone--in fact, he has trouble seeing anything aside from
evil. Angrily, he confronts all of them with the
secrets and
shadows corrupting their
souls. Fearing that he has again lost control, the JLA is preparing to battle him, but the Martian Manhunter instead takes them all on a
mental journey into a
diabolical,
hellish city, overrun with
corruption,
demonic horrors, and boundless
terror--and in its
heart, a small haven of domestic
peace,
tranquility, and
love--even in the mind of the Joker. Jordan learns the lesson: no matter how evil someone is, there's some good in their soul, and he will have to learn to look at the world with more
balance if his mission as the Spectre is to succeed...
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