![]() ![]() Pretty much anything the League needed, she could do. Working with the League, Gypsy learned a whole slew of new abilities including astral projection, energy absorption, telepathy, and phasing. She joined the all new Justice League, sporting such heavy hitters as Vibe, Vixen, and Steel. Either way, living in a world of shapeshifters and supervillains who would love nothing more than adding “Killed the JLA” to their resumes, Aquaman decided to make Gypsy, a teenaged girl who had broken into their base and refused to reveal her true identity to them, a member of the team. Turns out that invisibility wasn’t Cindy’s only power. Now, some of you smarties may be thinking “Why didn’t Martian Manhunter just read her mind? I’ve seen him do it on Supergirl and/or in the comics!” I’ll tell you why! He tried but he couldn’t. They didn’t even check her fingerprints or anything. Aquaman couldn’t get a homeless teenaged girl to tell him her name. This, by the way, is why the Justice League needs a Batman or someone like that. Asked what her name was, she told them it was Gypsy. When they finally did catch her, Cindy refused to tell the JLA anything. She also followed them back to their base and quietly moved in without them noticing. While they never saw Cindy, she sure saw them. Stories about an invisible force beating up muggers spread and the newly located in Detroit Justice League decided to check it out. She did steal food for herself, though, which creates a bit of an ethical quandary. Cindy chose to become the guardian of Cameron Street, protecting the residents from criminals. Still, being cool as hell, Cindy decided that she wasn’t about to give in instead, she chose to use her powers to help others. Once in Detroit, Cindy remembered that she had no money and didn’t know anyone in the city. It was her deep desire to be ignored by her asshole parents that lead Cindy to realize that she had the power to turn invisible*.įinally tired of her parent’s bullshit, Cindy bought herself a one-way bus ticket to Detroit. It seemed to her that any time they saw her, they felt the need to harm her, so Cindy did her best to keep out of their line of vision. Mom and Pops Reynolds became physically and emotionally abusive towards Cindy. Her parents used to be pretty cool, but once her little brother came into the picture, things changed. I’m guessing Michigan? Whatever, not super important.Ĭindy’s life, like that of the Justice League, was really sucking it up big time. The state, as far as I know, was never revealed. While all that League business was going down, Cindy Reynolds was living her teenaged life somewhere in the suburbs of… somewhere. Still, the team needed a new base of operations, and through a series of amazingly weird decisions that don’t really connect to the story of Gypsy, the League ended up in Detroit. ![]() Fin between his legs, Aquaman came back to the League. Reminding him that he was Aquaman and no one cared what he said, Martian Manhunter and the others ignored the disbanding order. Apparently, in a bit of a tantrum, Aquaman proclaimed that the Justice League of America was disbanded. The damage was so extensive that repairing the satellite was deemed to be impossible, which really irked Aquaman. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, feeling like the League wasn’t living up to the standards they held it to, called it quits leaving only Aquaman, Zatanna, Elongated Man, and the Martian Manhunter aka the lamest superhero team of all time.Īdding to all the problems, the Justice League satellite had been badly damaged during a battle with an invading Martian force (where were you on that one Martian Manhunter!?). Green Lantern was fired from the Green Lantern Corps, giving him no choice but to leave the League. Black Canary left the team to move to Seattle after the death of her mother. Flash (Barry) quit when he was put on trial for manslaughter. The Justice League was having a hard go at it in the mid-'80s. Follow BMD’s fantastic Flash reviews here ![]()
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