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When a raging fight between Superman and Brainiac knocks down the United Nations building….when Batman's brought up on child endangerment charges…when Wonder Woman misplaces her lasso at a jewelry show…when Lobo shows up on Earth and does pretty much anything…you read about it in the "DCU DIGEST"!


50 cents   February, 1999

NEW GENERATION OF JUSTICE
Happy Harbor, RI - Speaking from their old headquarters in a cave outside Happy Harbor, RI, the Justice League announced that the group of young crimefighters informally called "Young Justice" has received official approval from them and should be treated with the same regard that the adult crimefighting team is accorded.

Justice League spokesperson Steel held a joint press conference with the Flash to make this announcement. Flash, the mentor of Young Justice member Impulse, elaborated on how his experience as a Teen Titan impacted his future adult super-hero career. "It was an extremely important part of my development," the former Kid Flash recalled. "While my Uncle Barry [the second Flash] tutored me in the basic use of my powers and in super-heroic responsibility, having a peer group helped me to keep my development in perspective, comparing myself with fellow teens rather than to adult heroes with much more maturity and experience. On top of that, it was an excellent way for me to learn team dynamics, which has certainly helped me in my membership in the various Justice Leagues.

The Young Justice team will be supervised by former Justice League Red Tornado. While some have expressed doubt's about the Tornado's own instability and his checkered past, the JLA has declared that he is fully sane and is eager to rediscover his own humanity through the youngsters. Even Superman has expressed confidence in the Red Tornado's responsibility.

The Justice League has determined that the Red Tornado, an android, was not in control of his own body when he attacked the Pope a few days ago. In response to concerns about future takeovers, Steel would only say that as the League's resident technologist, he is watching the Tornado carefully.

That attack on the Pope has brought Young Justice to prominence, although the young heroes have apparently been acting as a team for a while. The first confirmed instance of their collaboration was when, together with the League and the Legion of Super-Heroes, they helped shut down C. O. M. P. U. T. O., although there are rumors of a mission that only the Department of Extranormal Operations knows about.

Individually, the members are:

Superboy, who was cloned as a replacement Superman when Superman was believed dead, and who has since earned Superman's approval and praise. He has operated mostly from Hawaii, although he has not been seen there much in recent weeks.

Robin, junior partner of the Batman, assuming Batman truly exists. He might be only using the urban legend to gain himself fear amongst criminals. Recently exiled from his native Gotham, he had been praised by the Gotham County sheriff's department.

Impulse, junior partner of the Flash, and more recently, under the supervision of Max Mercury, a speedster who has operated under a variety of aliases since the 1940's. He is considered the least disciplined of the group, but he has worked with the Titans in the past. He and Max Mercury operate out of Manchester, Alabama.

Wonder Girl, junior partner of Wonder Woman. Little is known about her other than that she apparently derives her powers from the Greek gods like her mentor.

Miss Arowette, who is not connected with the current Green Arrow, but a prior version of the heroine (some suspect they may be related, possibly even mother and daughter) acted as a crimefighter a few times in concert with the original Green Arrow.


Gun Debate Rages
Both Sides find Support
in Abandoned Gotham

Washington, DC-The debate is old, but new events have stirred it up again.

What are the effects of handguns on society? Can lives truly be saved by eliminating them, or will those who use them find alternative outlets for their aggression?

With rumors about the state of affairs in Gotham City abounding, one clear consensus has emerged: There is no more gun violence. No weapons have entered the city since it has been sealed off from the rest of the United States by federal order, and even by the largest estimates of what handguns and bullets remain, most experts agree that they must have been used up by now.

Beyond that, the eternal debate rages on.

Charlton Heston of the National Rifle Association has declared that Gotham City proves that "Guns don't kill people, criminals do." Pointing to the stories of the city being divided up amongst different gangs, with bloody territorial wars being fought, he has stated that "the lack of guns hasn't stopped people from killing each other. They're using spears, slingshots, clubs…and the people, who do not own guns for their own defense, live in fear."

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), an anti-gun activist whose husband was killed by a gun wielder in 1993, disagrees with the conclusions he has drawn. "I'll admit that the populace is probably fearful," she said. "But they're still alive. while there might still be killing going on, it's a mere fraction of what would exist if guns were freely available."

Heston disagreed, and also noted that "F. D. R. has stated that "freedom from fear" is one of the fundamental rights of a human being."

Titans to Re-Form?

New York, NY -In apparent response to a forced gathering of their numbers by a rogue planet, the former members of the Teen Titans (later known simply as the titans) are apparently considering re-forming the team. Super-hero Arsenal had apparently attempted such a ressurection shortly before the Hourman crisis which resulted in the destruction of Montevideo, but this time the efforts look more serious, as more of the former team has gathered together.

TODAY IN
THE DAILY PLANET:
ARTS
"Dead planets" exhibition at the Metropolis Museum of Art, featuring donations from Krypton and Thanagar


SPORTS
Vikings lose to Falcons; faulty computer equipment from CompUSA blamed


SOCIETY
Abandoned-City Anxiety: Mayors worry, "Will we be the next Gotham?"


TV
Jerry Springer set destroyed during "Gay Super-Villains and their partners in Crime!"

All characters are ™ DC Comics
All scanned artwork is ™ DC Comics.
This column is © 1999 by Chaim Mattis Keller.

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