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  <title><![CDATA[JSA: The Golden Age (Elseworlds)]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1995</original_publication_year>
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    <body><![CDATA[JSA: the Golden Age is an alternate reality tale that tries to update gaudy Golden age heroes by adding death and drugs. In short WW2 happens the heroes can’t do anything about it due to a villain with power canceling powers. The heroes retire after various hang ups with the war and the book explo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63753448">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not quite as great as I'd been expecting - it's James Robinson, after all - but still pretty damn good.  The HUAC hearing was the only part I'd heard about beforehand, which as it turns out is not just a small part of the story, but in fact comes from some Roy Thomas JSA comics from way back.  In an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73206044">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[James Robinson's and Paul Smith's Elseworlds tale involving JSA and the heroes of the Golden Age is a well told tale and successfully reflects the post-WWII era in a fascinating manner. Robinson is a good writer and Smith is delivering some of his finest work in this volume.<br/><br/>However, whil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23110286">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good 'Elseworlds' storyline - juxtaposing the transition from WWII to the Post-War/Cold War 50's with the passing of the golden age of comic heroes.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Silly and boring.]]></body>
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    <review id="21255073">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting but inaccessible. It's true that more recognizable characters make appearances, but it's primarily about these minor characters. Like, serious minor characters, the kind where the wikipedia entry is like &quot;So-and-so is the name of three characters in the dc universe&quot;. Which is f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21255073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The ultimate book on heroes and what they stand for....why they do it...and sacrifice.<br/><br/>This should be required reading for any director, writer, publisher, artist, or fan that wants to understand superheroes and the heroic ideal.<br/><br/>If you haven't got this one...beg, buy or steal ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18111807">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 29 04:44:01 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent investigation of the post-war Golden Age.  Very well written and art work that immerses you in the period.  The characters are used very well to illustrate many of the struggles faced by Americans upon returning home from WWII.  I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a change from y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20115360">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this was once considered an &quot;Elseworlds&quot; book, it's now almost entirely accepted as canon in the JSA continuity. <br/><br/>A well-told tale providing new insights into many older characters, and a rare look at superheroes in the years between WWII and the Silver Age. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is easily one of my favorite graphic novels of all-time!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Two words:  Hitler's Brain.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elseworld Publication]]></body>
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