WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Infinite Frontier #2, by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Jesus Merino, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo, Jr. and Tom Napolitano, on sale now.
The Justice Society of America has had an especially rough go of things for the past decade, first removed from reality for years by 2011 crossover event Flashpoint before being restored to reality by Doctor Manhattan in 2017's Doomsday Clock. And as Green Lantern Alan Scott leads a group to investigate shifts to reality brought about the Totality, they learn several prominent Justice Society members have suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Here are all the Justice Society heroes that Mister Terrific reports missing in Infinite Frontier #2 and where each of them were last seen.
Albert Rothstein, the godson of the Golden Age Atom, was imbued with superpowers by his supervillain grandfather Cyclotron. Initially going by the superhero moniker Nuklon, Al was a member of Infinity Inc. and -- briefly -- on the Justice League before he joined the Justice Society as the size-changing superhero Atom Smasher.
Al's time on the Justice Society was a rocky one, leaving the team to help Black Adam overthrow Khandaq's dictatorial government so Adam could assume power over his home country. Facing jail time for his crimes, Atom Smasher briefly led an iteration of the Suicide Squad before rejoining the Justice Society and working towards his own redemption.
Just as Al Rothstein lived in the shadow of his godfather Al Pratt, the original Atom, Pratt's biological son Grant Emerson had his own complicated dynamic with the Atom's legacy. Developing superhuman strength and the ability to project explosive blasts, Grant became the superhero Damage and learned of his true parentage while serving as a member of the Titans.
Damage was last seen in the pre-Flashpoint DCU killed by a Black Lantern during the 2010 crossover event Blackest Night for his raw emotional energy. Damage was brought back to life years later during Doomsday Clock as he and the Justice Society were restored to reality by Doctor Manhattan, with Damage also seen during the crossover event Dark Nights: Death Metal.
While Pieter Cross may be current Doctor Mid-Nite in the DCU, he is far from the only hero to wear the mantle of the Justice Society's resident nocturnal healer. Beth Chapel replaced the original Doctor Mid-Nite Charles McNider as the Golden Age hero decided to retire as he grew noticeably older. Introduced providing medical support to Jade, Beth was injured during Crisis on Infinite Earths and given McNider's serum to recover and become a superhero.
While Beth would die on a mission to track down and defeat the supervillain Eclipso, Doomsday Clock similarly brought the second Doctor Mid-Nite back to life when she and the rest of the Justice Society were restored to reality by Doctor Manhattan.
After succeeding his father Rex Tyler as the new Hourman during Crisis on Infinite Earths, Rick Tyler grew dependent on the serum Miraclo to gain his superpowers, one hour at a time, just as Rex had before him. Rick eventually kicked his substance abuse addiction and developed a new, non-addictive form of Miraclo to continue his superhero career as Hourman.
Rick has since become a prominent member of the Justice Society, marrying fellow teammate Jesse Chambers who, at the time, was going under the superhero moniker Liberty Belle instead of Jesse Quick. Hourman was last seen during Doomsday Clock, joining the rest of the Justice Society in battle after being restored to reality.
Jade is the daughter of the Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott and his wife Rose, with Jade also the twin sister of the superhero Obsidian. Fearing for her children's safety, Rose gave Jade and Obsidian up for adoption, with the siblings raised by different foster parents. As Jade grew older, she inherited powers linked to Alan's unique power source Starheart.
Killed during Infinite Crisis preventing Alexander Luthor, Jr. from completing his fiendish scheme tearing at the walls of reality itself, Jade was resurrected at the end of Blackest Night by the White Lantern's life-giving energy. And while Jade is currently missing, she was seen at the start of the Infinite Frontier era reuniting with her family and pondering her new lease on life.
Power Girl has one of the more convoluted backstories in the DCU, originally depicted as the Supergirl of Krypton-2 before Crisis on Infinite Earths retconned her origin as to being one tied to ancient Atlantis instead. With Infinite Crisis restoring the multiverse, Power Girl's original backstory was largely restored before Flashpoint.
During the DC Rebirth era, Power Girl was seen trapped in some sort of pocket dimension where many of the characters removed from reality by Flashpoint had been remanded. During Doomsday Clock, Power Girl was apparently freed as the Justice Society was restored to reality.
When the original Wildcat Ted Grant was gravely injured during Crisis on Infinite Earths, Ted's goddaughter Yolanda Montez decided to replace him by becoming the new Wildcat. Yolanda had gained superpowers from illegal genetic experiments endured by her mother, giving her retractable claws unlike Ted.
Yolanda was recruited by the federal government, along with several other superheroes, to take down the supervillain Eclipso, with the mission going disastrously and resulting in their deaths. Just like her teammate Beth Chapel, Yolanda was restored to life alongside the Justice Society during Doomsday Clock.
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