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Entry tags: | char: johnny sorrow, char: sand/sandman/sandy hawkins, char: sandman/wesley dodds, publisher: marvel comics, title: justice society of america |
The Origin of Johnny Sorrow
A recent happening in the most recent Supergirl issue, I won't say what for spoiler purposes, struck me as being kind of familiar.
Here what happened in Supergirl,
Spoilers, in case you were wondering,
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_
And this is the origin of the Lovecraftian JSA villain, Mr Sorrow. Previously referenced in Starman, his story begins in the 40s, when Johnny was a former Silent Film actor who was "forced" to turn to crime after "Talkies" caused his roles to dry up.
Somehow, He eventually came into possession of a "Subspace Prototype", that enabled him to become intangible. This, somewhat inevitably, caused him to run into the JSA, leading to the following series of events,