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JSA #55 February 2004 [$2.50] Cover Credits: Carlos Pacheco (pencils; signed); Jesus Merino (inks; signed); Hi Fi (colors)

Story: "Be Good for Goodness' Sake" (22 pages)

Credits: Geoff Johns (plot, script); Leonard Kirk (pencils); Keith Champagne and Wade Von Grawbadger (inks); Jared K. Fletcher (letters); Hi Fi (colors); Stephen Wacker (associate edits) Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Characters: Doctor Mid-Nite II, Flash I, Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Hawkman I, Power Girl, Star-Spangled Kid II, Wildcat II

Guest Star: Ma Hunkel (Red Tornado I, becomes the JSA's curator)

Villains: Gang od masked robbers

Other Characters: People of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Mr. Marshall (manager of a toy store)

Comment: The main story - featuring Ma Hunkle, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and Wildcat - takes place on Christmas Eve. The final two pages - with Ma Hunkle, Star-Spangled Kid, Doctor Mid-Nite and Power Girl - take place some time later.

Synopsis:

On Christmas Eve, the old-timers of the JSA visit an old friend in New Hampshire, an old friend who is living in witness protection after testifying against the Yellow Mask Mob. This year, they have good news for her - the last relative of those she testified against has died and she and her children are no longer in any danger. They invite her, Ma Hunkel, the Red Tornado, to come and serve as the JSA's museum curator, a role she accepts, filling it beautifully, acting as a support for the heroes in addition to her curatorial duties.