Batman
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman Beyond, "Rebirth, Part 1" (ep. 1.01) (aired January 10, 1999)
Created by	Vic Beckles, Paul Dini
In-story information
Alter ego	Terrence "Terry" McGinnis, or "McGuinnes"- Bruce Wayne/Batman's son, the half brother of Damian Wayne, Bruce's other illegitimate son by Batman's mistress, Talia Al Ghul.
Team affiliations	Justice League Unlimited
Notable aliases	The Dark Knight of Tomorrow
Abilities	Peak human physical condition, More Powers derived from a high-tech battle suit, skilled martial artist, Genius level intelligence

Terrence "Terry" McGinnis (Batman's son, The Tomorrow Knight, The Dark Knight of Tomorrow, Terry Wayne) is a fictional superhero and the main protagonist of the animated television series Batman Beyond, in which he has succeeded Bruce Wayne, his father as the protector of Gotham City. He is voiced by Will Friedle.

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Relationships 2.1 Bruce Wayne 2.2 Family 2.3 Max Gibson 2.3.1 Notable episodes 2.4 Dana Tan 2.5 Melanie Walker/Ten 2.6 Commissioner Barbara Gordon 2.7 Charlie Bigelow 2.8 With other superheroes 3 Project Batman Beyond 4 Abilities and equipment 4.1 Terry's Batsuit 4.2 Weaknesses 4.3 The Exosuit 5 Other appearances 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

 Biography

Terry was born in Gotham City on August 18, 2023, by Bruce Wayne and Mary McGinnis, an affair, she had behind the back of her husband, a research scientist at Wayne-Powers and an astronomer at Astro-Tech respectively. By his own admission, he was once a "bad kid." As a former member of a street gang run by youthful racketeer Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow, Terry has his fair share of run-ins with the Gotham City Police while in his early teens, even serving a three-month stint in juvenile hall. Years after Batman is last seen, he finds himself on the run from another street gang, the Jokerz, led by The Joker's son, who model himself after his deceased father, the Clown Prince of Crime. The new villian, known as "Terminal", is the son of Batman's nemisis; The Scarecrow. Terry flees onto the grounds of Wayne Manor, where an aged Bruce Wayne comes to his defense. The strain of the fight places substantial stress on Bruce's heart, and he collapses. Terry helps Bruce into the mansion (not knowing and doesn't discover for quite some time, that Bruce is really his biological father) and gets him his medication; Bruce proceeds to fall asleep afterwards. Before leaving, Terry notices a bat stuck inside a grandfather clock. As he tries to free it he stumbles upon the entrance to the Batcave.

After Bruce scares him away, Terry returns home to find his stepfather murdered, and later discovers that Derek Powers, with help from his son Paxton Powers — has assumed leadership of a merged Wayne-Powers — is responsible. He seeks Bruce's assistance in bringing Powers down, but despite Terry's insistence, Bruce, still shaken from an ordeal years earlier of having relied on a gun for self-defense, maintains that he has given up the cowl. Terry takes matters into his own hands and steals the latest incarnation of the Batsuit. Bruce admonishes him through the suit's communicator, and even shuts down the suit, leaving Terry helpless in a fight. Terry, however, is able to convince Bruce to help him confront Powers, who ordered Warren's death after the latter discovered Powers' plan to mass-produce biological weapons. In the end, Powers, who has been exposed to his own hazardous chemicals, experiences the onset of his mutation into Blight.

Convinced that there is still a need for a Batman, Bruce hires his son, Terry as his "personal assistant" (because Bruce suspects that Terry might be his illegitimate son) and begins secretly training him for his new role as Batman. In addition, Bruce assists Terry in the field primarily by keeping in continual contact with the boy at the Batcave. Beyond the vigilantee duties as Batman, Terry is also Bruce's chauffeur.

After Powers' criminal identity is revealed to the public and he finally brings retribution to his father's killers, Terry decides to continue his role as Batman to make up for his past sins, in hope that his heroic role is his chance at redemption.

 Relationships

 Bruce Wayne

Despite his role as the new Batman, Terry leads a very different, far less privileged life than Bruce. In addition to coping with his stepfather's death, Terry struggles to keep his secret identity from his mother and younger brother, much like Tim Drake (who settled down, married and has three sons) did during his tenure as Robin in the comics. Because of his responsibilities as Batman, he is not afforded the same licenses the Robins enjoyed and is expected to be on the call whenever he is needed. As a result, Terry is just barely successful at balancing out his dual life, on several occasions prompting both men to reconsider Terry's reliability.

Terry and Bruce develop a respect for each other, with Terry regarding Bruce as a surrogate father. This is demonstrated in the episode "Sneak Peek" where Terry pays reporter Ian Peek a visit to plead on Bruce's behalf:

Terry: "I don't care what you do to me, but he doesn't deserve this. He's done too much for this city to wind up in the middle of a media circus."

Peek: "He means a lot to you, doesn't he?"

Terry: "Yes... he does."

In turn, Bruce treats Terry the same way he treated Dick Grayson (who married his lover Starfire; and has a son, named Nightstar) and Tim Drake (who later returns to being a crimefighter, after being brainwashed by The Joker). In time, Terry grows into the cowl, and Bruce grows to accept him as his heir to the Batman legacy. The Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue" reveals that Terry is Bruce Wayne's biological son due to Amanda Waller's "Batman Beyond" project. This twist may be foreshadowed by the Batman Beyond season one episode "Disappearing Inque" when Inque asks Terry, "What is he, your father?" and the season three episode, "Inqueling", when Max notes that Wayne may be more of a "father figure" than Terry realizes. it is also revealed that his brother; Max, may also be in fact, Bruce Wayne's son too (Max would later become the new Robin).

 

When Static, the biological son of Green Lantern, John Stewart is sent 40 years into the future from the time of the Static Shock series, he is forced to work with Terry to rescue future Static from the KOBRA organization. While Terry doubts his abilities at first, he eventually develops respect for Static. Terry also sees the resemblance in both the teenage and adult version.

Terry seems to have rejoined, as later episodes of Justice League Unlimited show him as a regular member (and possibly leader). In the alternate timeline of Justice League Unlimited ("The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time Warped,"), Terry fights alongside Static (of that era) and Warhawk, another son of Green Lantern. He was almost killed in the episode, his life was spared thanks to time travel.

[edit] Abilities and equipment

In addition to the training he receives from Bruce Wayne, Terry appears at least to be an able street-fighter. In the first part of the pilot episode, "Rebirth," he participates in his high school's wrestling team, and he fends off several Jokerz alone. Under Bruce's tutelage, Terry has honed his body to at least Olympic levels. As expected of Batman, he engages in regular, rigorous training to minimize his reliance on the Batsuit.

Terry has engaged in combat outside of the Batsuit at various instances. His training has granted him exceptional reflexes, enabling him to evade gunfire and make impressive leaping attempts whether in or out of the Batsuit. In one instance, without the suit's aid, Terry survives a fall from several stories high by bouncing off a pillar that is about to crush him, and lands on his feet. Terry even defeats his suit in single combat when it is controlled by an insane computer consciousness, armed only with Wayne's vintage utility belt's equipment. Fifteen years after the last episode of Batman Beyond, as Terry reaches his 30s, he is able to get through Amanda Waller's security systems and overpower her guards without the aid of his suit's capabilities, suggesting that his skills are rivaling his mentor's when he was in his prime.

In "Epilogue", Amanda Waller comments that Terry has inherited all of father's qualities. He possesses the high intellect of Bruce Wayne, though Waller comments that this is not as high as Bruce's. He has been trained by Bruce as a detective, though his ambition is to be a physician. Under Bruce, he learns to establish cures, remedies, and antidotes. As a student, his main interests are in health or medical sciences and history, however his job as Batman and less then stellar study habits have caused problems with his grades, as seen in "The Egg Baby" where he needed to get a good grade on the project to elevate his low grade or fail.

As Batman, Terry emulates Bruce's deep, harsh tone. He does this of his own accord, to separate the entities of Terry and Batman (Terry can be heard using his "Batman voice" outside of the Batsuit in the episode "Shriek").

[edit] Terry's Batsuit

The Batsuit currently worn by Terry is actually 20 years old when he starts to use it. However, its technology is so advanced that the Batsuit is still considered state-of-the-art. One of the most notable features of the suit is that it now covers the entire face, a departure from previous costumes (though Batman's mouth is still left exposed, a possible design flaw, especially when faced with opponents like Inque). The cape has been eliminated, being replaced by glider wings under the arms. Thrusters built into the boots allow Batman to fly in the absence of wind. However, for long range flight, he has an aerial version of the Batmobile to use. The flight capabilities are not unique - Flying cars are commonplace in the series.

The Batsuit conforms to the size and physique of its wearer, as seen by how it was able to fit both Terry and Bruce, who had different physical statures at the time. It is very durable, being able to withstand massive concussive forces (it was able to take blows from Superman), fire, lasers, electric shocks, underwater pressure, wind force, and even radiation in small doses.

Here we're honoring father and son: COMIC BOOK & CARTOON FANS-

DR. FRANK BECKLES, JR. AND HIS SON, CHRISTIAN BECKLES.

AS THEY PUBLISH THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF AMERICA'S NEWEST DYNAMIC DUO: BATMAN AND SON, TERRY McGinnis; A.K.A "BATMAN BEYOND".

Batman (Terry McGinnis) One of the sons of Bruce Wayne

The Batman Beyond concept became DC Comics canon in the pages of Superman/Batman issues 22 and 23, wherein Bizarro is transported to an alternate reality somewhere in Hypertime which resembled the Batman Beyond-era Gotham City, with Batman Beyond in action with the 1999 animated black-and-red costume and the 1992 Batplane from the original animated series. This version of the character is in radio contact with Bruce Wayne, but was referred to as "Tim". The Batman Beyond cameo was enough to garner a DC Direct action figure, the character's first in years, listed as "Tim Drake"; However, the writers admitted to the mistake of misnaming the character,^{[citation needed]} and although the name was rumored to be changed to "Terry" in the trade paperback, it still reads "Tim" (see first page of "Smoke and Mirrors" chapter in the trade paperback).

McGinnis has made guest appearance on the Batman Beyond spin-off series, The Zeta Project. He also appeared on Static Shock, in the episode "Future Shock," which involved time travel and a future Static.

McGinnis later appears in two episodes of Justice League Unlimited, "The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time Warped," alongside Static and Warhawk. He is apparently thought to have been killed in the episode (but he wasn't- like many heroes; such as, Barry Allen and Aquaman's son- Authur Jr., they were rescued by The Spectre, and brought to another dimension), though his death is undone later, as the episode's plot involved time travel. After the Time Warp is fixed and Terry's death is prevented, Terry is seen 15 years older in the JLA episode "Epilogue", which is centered on him and takes place in his timeline, serving as the series finale to Batman Beyond; after which, he decided to marry his long-time girlfriend, Dana. In year 3045, they had a son, who will later become the vigilante hero "Batwing".

Also, in the DC comic book Countdown to Final Crisis, former Robin Jason Todd, former Wonder Girl Donna Troy, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, the son of Hal Jordan, and Bob the Monitor travel to "Earth-12," which resembles the DCAU's future. They witness from the rooftops someone in a Batman Beyond costume defeating members of the Jokerz gang (although they don't know who is under the mask of the future Batman), to which Jason Todd says: "Huh. The more things change, the more they stay the same." The group speculate that either Tim Drake or Dick Grayson, who has a son, who becomes a hero in the year 2025, known as "Nightstar", is under the mask. However, The Monitor confirms it is indeed McGinnis.

The character has also recently received a figure in the DC Universe action figure line, which lists him as McGinnis rather than Tim Drake.^{[citation needed]}

A figure of Terry will appear in the "Arkham Asylum" SET of DC Heroclix. On its card, it's mentioned that his name is UNKNOWN an his first appearance was in the pages of Superman/Batman issue 22.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Batman Beyond
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

[edit] References

1. ^ http://jl.toonzone.net/episode50/episode50.htm

[edit] External links

• DK Publishing. Batman Beyond: The Animated Series Guide
• Terry McGinnis' bio at The World's Finest
• Terry McGinnis on the DC Animated Universe Wiki, an external wiki

Static Shock
Virgil Hawkins, the son of John Stewart (Green Lantern) goes into action as Static in a scene from Static Shock.
Format	Animated series
Created by	Dwayne McDuffie & Vic Beckles
Starring	Phil LaMarr Jason Marsden Danica McKellar Kevin Michael Richardson Michele Morgan
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Kids' WB!, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Disney XD
Original run	September 23, 2000 – May 22, 2004
Chronology
Preceded by	The New Batman/Superman Adventures
Followed by	Justice League

Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block, and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes. It was later picked up for rebroadcast by Cartoon Network, airing initially during the Miguzi block, but later moved to Boomerang. Disney XD began airing reruns of the series (starting with season 1) in February 2009 in the United States. Currently, Warner Bros. has no plans to release the series on DVD. (So far only one DVD, titled "The New Kid Volume 1", was released in 2004).

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Characters 2.1 Hawkins/Stewart family 2.2 Other heroes 2.3 Villains 2.4 Other Bang Babies 3 Other Characters 4 Episodes 4.1 Crossovers 5 Video game 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Background

Milestone Media is a company best known for creating the Milestone & Ultraverse comics imprint, in which Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr., was the Editor-in-Chief (a.k.a "Vic" Beckles and was published through DC Comics) and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists, actors, sport athletes, and writers (namely Vic Beckles, Hayden Thomas (half-brother), Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Adrian Green (now Mrs. Beckles & mother of his children), Fredrick Davis, and Derek T. Dingle) who believed that minorities were severely underrepresented in American comics. Milestone Media was their attempt to correct this imbalance, fighting racism, and feminism.

Rev. Dr. Franklyn Victor Beckles, Jr., participated in the early planning stages of Milestone Media, and was originally slated to become the editor-in-chief of the new company, but bowed out, to be a full-time Church Pastor, and Book Author before any of Milestone's titles were published.

Dr. Franklyn Victor Beckles, Jr., or "Vic The Iceman" Beckles, a co-founder of Milestone and Static's co-creator with Dwayne McDuffie, retained a substantial amount of control over the series' plot and characterization, and wrote several episodes, and establishing Static's real background, as the son of Green Lantern/John Stewart (a fact not realized until Virgil, is a grown man & new leader of the future Justice League (a.k.a "Black Lighting", in 2030; where he fights crime, along side the sons of other legendary heroes like: Batman, Superman, Hal Jordan/Green Lantern II, other children of John Stewart, Aquaman, Robin, The Flash, Green Arrow, and Hawkaman).

Early in the series, similarly to the comics, the setting was explicitly not in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), and DC superheroes such as Superman were treated as fictional characters, most notably when Virgil once remarked that "even Clark Kent had a day job." However, it later featured guest appearances by characters from other DC animated series, including The New Batman Adventures, Justice League, Batman Beyond (where he teams up with one of the sons of Batman) establishing itself as part of the DCAU. An older version of Static was later featured in a two-part episode of Justice League Unlimited (where he finally discovers that his real father is John Stewart, The Green Lantern, and that his whole life with the Hawkins Family, was just a lie).

Other guest characters have included real-world individuals (voiced by themselves) such as basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, A.J. McLean, Mr. T, Vic The Iceman Beckles, Matt Gagston & Alex Pope of the Star Trek: The Continuum (tv series), and recording artist Lil Romeo, who also performed the theme song used in the final two seasons of the show.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Hawkins-Stewart family

• Virgil Ovid Hawkins/Static (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – The main character of the series, he is a high school student in the fictional city of Dakota. As a result of accidental exposure to an experimental mutagen in an event known as the Big Bang, he gained the ability to control and manipulate electromagnetism, and uses these powers to become a superhero named "Static." Countless others who were also exposed gained a wide variety of mutations and abilities, and Static spends much of his time dealing with these "Bang Babies", many of whom use their abilities in selfish, harmful, and even criminal ways. During his young adulthood, his true family origin, is never revealed to him, because of his mother's bitterness, and hatred toward his real father-John Stewart, so John's borther takes Virgil, as his adopted baby boy, to raise him, and protect him from the dangerous crimefighting life, of the green Lantern. He is named after the first African-American to go to law school (who was himself named for the Roman poets Virgil and Ovid). The name may also refer to Virgil Hawkins, the lead plaintiff in the fight to desegregate the University of Florida College of Law.
• Robert Hawkins, John Stewart's Half-Brother (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A social worker who runs the Freeman Community Center as head counselor. A widower and the foster father of two teenagers (it should be noted that in the Static comics, Virgil is the illegitimate son of John Stewart; the idea to make Robert, his half-brother the legal guardian was the idea of Kids' WB!, and co-creator Vic Beckles fought to keep Jean alive on the show, to no avail), Robert is a caring, understanding, but strict foster parent. He dislikes gangs and the destructive attitudes of most Bang Babies, and his work at the community center is motivated by a desire to counteract their bad influence on young people. In the episode "Static Shaq", it is mentioned that Robert; like his brother John, has also been in the Marines and a camp counselor. In the episode "Blast from the Past", Robert states that when he was a kid, he was a fan of Soul Power, and still is a fan. In the episode "Linked", it is revealed that Robert and John played football in college, and he was nicknamed "Streak." At first, Green Lantern disliked Static, believing that Static would one day go bad; his open opinion about Static in the episode "Aftershock" left Virgil worried that the Big Bang might have after effects. Robert remained unaware of his foster son's secret identity; as he also, keeps Virgil in the dark, about his true biological father through most of the series, although Static's career as a hero, eventually leads him to the path of uncovering his true heritage, as the son of a legendary super-hero. In the episode "Kidnapped", Robert acknowledged the truth that Virgil, was really, John Stewart's son. In the end, Virgirl forgives Robert, and it is also revealed that Richie/Gear's true family secret, that he was adopted too, and that Richie is really the son of a super-hero, named "Aztec".
• Sharon Hawkins (voiced by Michele Morgan) – Virgil's older foster sister, a strong-willed, annoying, but caring young woman, but not related to John Stewart. Sharon attends college, but still lives at home.
• Trina Jessup (voiced by Sheryl Lee Ralph) - Robert's new girlfriend, Trina is a policewoman at Dakota Police Department, she is like a second mother for Virgil and Sharon, even if the former has no initial affinity towards her. She didn't discover that Virgil is Static, but indirectly she helps him and Gear, learn and except their true family origins, and continue their father's legacy, as super-heroes, by evetually joining the Justice League, and later teaming up with the sons of heroes like: Batman, Superman, Hal Jordan, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Hawkman, and The Flash...

JLA
Cover for JLA #1, by Howard Porter and John Dell.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing
Publication date	January 1997 - February 2006
Number of issues	125
Creative team
Writer(s)	Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Joe Kelly, Denny O'Neil, Chuck Austen, Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns, Victor Beckles, Bob Harras
Artist(s)	various
Creator(s)	Grant Morrison Howard Porter John Dell

The low sales of the various Justice League spinoff books prompted DC to revamp the League as a single team (all the various branch teams were disbanded) on a single title. A Justice League of America formed in the September 1996 limited series Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare by Mark Waid and Fabian Nicieza. In 1997, DC Comics launched a new Justice League series titled JLA, written by Grant Morrison (the genius behind series "Batman & Son") with art by Howard Porter and inker John Dell.

This series, in an attempt at a "back-to-basics" approach, used as its core the team's original and most famous seven members (or their successors): Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash (Wally West, the son of Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner, the son of Hal Jordan), and the Martian Manhunter. Additionally, the team received a new headquarters, the "Watchtower", based on the Moon. Morrison introduced the idea of the JLA allegorically representing a pantheon of gods, with their different powers and personalities, incorporating such characters as Barbara Gordon (Oracle), John Henry Irons (Steel), and Plastic Man, who has a son, named "Rubber-Band Man".

Since this new league included most of DC's most powerful heroes, the focus of the stories changed. The League now dealt only with Earth-shattering, highest-priority threats which could challenge their tremendous combined power. Enemies faced by this new JLA included an invading army of aliens, a malfunctioning war machine from the future, a horde of renegade angels, a newly reformed coalition of villains as a counter-league, mercenaries armed with individualized take-down strategies for each superhero, various cosmic threats, and the enraged spirit of the Earth itself. In addition, because almost all of the members had their own comics, the stories were almost always self-contained, with all chapters occurring within JLA itself and very rarely affecting events outside of that series. Developments from a hero's own title (such as the new costume temporarily adopted by Superman) were reflected in the League's comic book, however.

The new approach worked, and JLA quickly became DC's best-selling title,^[4] a position it enjoyed off and on for several years.^[5] Despite this, DC did not create continuing spinoff series as it had done before. Instead, a large number of miniseries and one-shots featuring the team were released. One spin-off team, the Justice League Elite was created following the events of JLA #100, but their series was limited to 12 issues, and the team appeared only once after the title ended its allotted run. JLA's popularity was also able to launch the critically acclaimed JSA series, which was relaunched as Justice Society of America to coincide with the new Justice League of America book.

In 2007, a story arc by Geoff Johns and Alan Heinberg called "Crisis of Conscience" (JLA #115-119) depicts the dissolution of the Justice League of America as the breakdown of trust shown in the 2004 limited series Identity Crisis reaches its zenith. At the end of the arc, Superboy-Prime (Superboy's alter-ego) destroys the Justice League Watchtower. JLA, one of several titles to be cancelled at the conclusion of the Infinite Crisis storyline, ended with issue #125.

As depicted in the Villains United Infinite Crisis Special and the final issue of Infinite Crisis itself, preparations for the defense of Metropolis against an army of organized super-villains required a brief and temporary expansion of the Justice League to its largest roster to date. The main defensive teams of the JLA, JSA, Teen Titans and Outsiders already being occupied elsewhere by the Crisis, it fell on Oracle and the Martian Manhunter to contact and deputize seemingly every active or once active hero in the DC Universe as effective Justice League members to form a last line of defense for the city.

[edit] 52

In 52 Week 24, Firestorm recruits a group to reform the Justice League. It consists of Firehawk, Super-Chief, Bulleteer and Ambush Bug. They fight a deranged Skeets who takes Super-Chief's powers and kills him as well as numerous persons given powers by Lex Luthor's Everyman Project. Afterwards, Firestorm breaks up the team.

Also in the series, Luthor's new Infinity, Inc. was informally referred to as a "Justice League" in solicitations and on covers.

Justice League of America (vol. 2)

The plot summary in this section is too long or detailed compared to the rest of the content. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot. (May 2009)

11/7/2010 10:12:33 PM - 003067507505
http://aquamanmovie.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 10:09:05 PM - 003067507505
http://supermanreturns.shutterfly.com

http://legacyofaquaman.shutterfly.com

http://batmanandrobin.shutterfly.com

http://supermanandsuperboy.shutterfly.com

http://flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com

http://aquamanandaqualad.shutterfly.com

http://greenarrow.shutterfly.com

http://thegreenlantern.shutterfly.com

http://legacyofgreenlantern.shutterfly.com

http://legacyoftheflash.shutterfly.com

www.beckles.com

DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/AND BLACK OWNED ENTERPRISE- ULTRAVERSE COMICS, INC.

PUBLISHER & COMIC BOOK WRITER- REV. DR. FRANKLYN V. BECKLES, JR.

"THE BARRY GORDY" & "QUINCEY JONES", OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY.

CO-CREATOR OF, MANY LEGENDARY, AND NEW COMIC BOOK & TV SUPER-HEROES.

A RENOWN COMIC BOOK/INTERNET/ACTOR/RADIO DJAY/NOVEL WRITER & PUBLISHER...

"THIS IS FOR MY FANS!!"

www.geocities.com/drinkthatwhiskey

http://pastorbeckles.shutterfly.com

www.myspace.com/pastorbeckles

www.myspace.com/weddingwebring

www.smallville.com

11/7/2010 10:05:47 PM - 003067507505
DEDICATED TO ACTOR

VIC "ICEMAN' BECKLES





Star in Movie, along with Tom Cruise in "Green Lantern"



AND FAMILY

TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER

AND LOVING WIFE...



www.myspace.com/greenlanternsring

/vicbeckles

/starskyandhutchreturns

/legendsmade

/legendsfan

/familyfunsite

/becklesfamily2009

www.myspace.com/franklynbecklesjr



www.youtube.com/becklesfamily

/frankbecklesjr

/franklynbecklesjr





franklynbecklesjr.shutterfly.com

greenlantern.shutterfly.com

starskyandhutch.shutterfly.com

familygeneration.shutterfly.com

becklesfamily2009.shutterfly.com

becklesandson.shutterfly.com



12-12-2009

11/7/2010 10:04:23 PM - 003067507505
http://greenlantern.shutterfly.com/
http://thedad.shutterfly.com
http://willhavemorekids.shutterfly.com
http://havegunwilltravel.shutterfly.com
http://theloneranger.shutterfly.com
http://spaceghostandjace.shutterfly.com

11/7/2010 9:58:39 PM - 003067507505
Here we're honoring father and son: COMIC BOOK & CARTOON FANS-

DR. FRANK BECKLES, JR. AND HIS SON, CHRISTIAN BECKLES.

AS THEY PUBLISH THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF AMERICA'S NEWEST DYNAMIC DUO: BATMAN AND SON, TERRY McGinnis; A.K.A "BATMAN BEYOND".

Batman (Terry McGinnis) One of the sons of Bruce Wayne
From Wikipedia Renown Writer, and Published Author- Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr.:

11/7/2010 9:36:21 PM - 003067507505
http://thejla.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 9:36:08 PM - 003067507505
http://batmanandaquaman.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 9:35:55 PM - 003067507505
http://supermanandsuperboy.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 9:35:44 PM - 003067507505
http://terrymcginnis.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 9:24:05 PM - 003067507505
http://flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 9:19:25 PM - 003067507505
http://greenlanternandstatic.shutterfly.com

http://legendofgreenlantern.shutterfly.com

http://startrek2010.shutterfly.com

http://startrekdeepspacenine.shutterfly.com

http://batmanandson.shutterfly.com

http://batmanandrobin.shutterfly.com

http://flashandkicflash.shutterfly.com

http://aquamanandaqualad.shutterfly.com

http://supermanandsuperboy.shutterfly.com

CHRONICLES OF TWO LEGENDARY HEROES, BY COMIC BOOK WRITER "VIC" BECKLES

For mor info on this dymanic father & son crimefighting team, see Green Lantern and Static (2009 now th JLA hero known as "Black Lighting").

11/7/2010 9:14:32 PM - 003067507505
http://twitter.com/drvicbeckles

11/7/2010 9:14:10 PM - 003067507505
http://twitter.com/christianheroes

11/7/2010 9:13:50 PM - 003067507505
http://thechildrenschristiancenter.shutterfly.com

11/7/2010 9:13:31 PM - 003067507505
http://supermanreturns.shutterfly.com

http://legacyofaquaman.shutterfly.com

http://batmanandrobin.shutterfly.com

http://supermanandsuperboy.shutterfly.com

http://flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com

http://aquamanandaqualad.shutterfly.com

http://greenarrow.shutterfly.com

http://thegreenlantern.shutterfly.com

http://legacyofgreenlantern.shutterfly.com

http://legacyoftheflash.shutterfly.com

www.beckles.com

DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/AND BLACK OWNED ENTERPRISE- ULTRAVERSE COMICS, INC.

PUBLISHER & COMIC BOOK WRITER- REV. DR. FRANKLYN V. BECKLES, JR.

"THE BARRY GORDY" & "QUINCEY JONES", OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY.

CO-CREATOR OF, MANY LEGENDARY, AND NEW COMIC BOOK & TV SUPER-HEROES.

A RENOWN COMIC BOOK/INTERNET/ACTOR/RADIO DJAY/NOVEL WRITER & PUBLISHER...

"THIS IS FOR MY FANS!!"

www.geocities.com/drinkthatwhiskey

http://pastorbeckles.shutterfly.com

www.myspace.com/pastorbeckles

www.myspace.com/weddingwebring

www.smallville.com

11/7/2010 9:13:02 PM - 003067507505
www.myspace.com/becklesgeneration

www.myspace.com/weddingwebring

www.myspace.com/pastorfranklynbecklesjr

http://beckleslegacy.shutterfly.com

11/7/2010 9:12:28 PM - 003067507505
comicworld.webonsites.com

frankbeckles.webonsites.com

vicbeckles.webonsites.com

mrandmrsbeckles.webonsites.com

franklynbecklesjr.webonsites.com

comicnation.webonsites.com

historyofcomics.shutterfly.com

flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com

www.myspace.com/legacyofsuperheroes

greenarrow.shutterfly.com

batmanandrobin.shutterfly.com

aquamanandaqualad.shutterfly.com

flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com

loneranger.shutterfly.com

bookexchange.shutterfly.com

11/7/2010 9:04:38 PM - 003067507505
ACTORS & WRITERS:

KEIFER SUTHERLAND (STARS IN THE THE MOVIE "GREEN ARROW"-AS OLIVER QUEEN/GREEN ARROW)

VIC "THE ICEMAN" BECKLES/RADIO CELEBRITY/ACTOR/WRITER-(IN THE MOVIE "GREEN LANTERN", AS JOHN STEWART)

AND MATT GAGSTON/MOVIE DIRECTOR/AND FRANK BECKLES (EX-PROFESSIONAL WEIGHTLIFTER/FOOTBALL PLYER/AUTHOR/CURRENTLY A PASTOR OF A BAPTIST CHURCH)

WIRTING FOR DC & ULTRAVERSE COMICS TAKING ON TITLES:

"LONE RANGER"

AND "AQUAMAN"-REVITALIZING THE LEGENDARY FICTION SAGAS, WITH FRESH NEW STORIES. (SEE WEBPAGE)



http://comicworld.shutterfly.com
greenA6 - January 22, 2009
OLIVER'S NEW SIDEKICK "THE NEW SPEEDY", AN ORPHAN AND BASTARD DAUGHTER OF THE VILLIAN "DOCTOR LIGHT"(2008-2009), FALLS IN LOVE WITH CONNOR (OLIVER'S FIRST SON BY A BLACK WOMAN)-THEY CONCIEVE A SON OF THEIR OWN, AND NAME HIM "ROY" IN 2014.

THE RELATIONSHIP WAS KEPT SECRET FROM GREEN ARROW.

MEANWHILE A LOVE AFFAIR BREWS WITH TWO JLA MEMBERS: ROY HARPER "RED ARROW" & HAWKGIRL. THEY MARRY, AND HAVE A SON, WHO YEARS LATER BECOMES THE NEW "HAWKMAN"!
greenA6 - January 22, 2009
SIDEKICK "SPEEDY", ROY HARPER- NOW A RENOWN HERO CALLED "ARSENAL/RED ARROW" FIGHTING ALONGSIDE SUPERMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE.

OLIVER QUEEN'S SONS: CONNOR HAWKE "GREEN ARROW II", AND HIS NEW SON (2013)-BY HIS WIFE, OLIVER QUEEN, JR.

WHO GROWS UP TO TAKE ON THE MANTLE OF A HERO, NAMED "BLUE ARROW"!
greenA6 - January 22, 2009
ADVENTURER

CRIMEFIGHTER

ENTREPRENEUR

BUSINESS EXECUTIVE

MAYOR OF STAR CITY

MENTOR TO THREE SIDEKICKS

FATHER TO TWO SONS- WHO ARE NOW SUPER-HEROES.

FRIENDS: HAL JORDAN-GREEN LANTERN

ROY HARPER- "SPEEDY"

AND BATMAN



-GREEN ARROW, ALIAS THE MULTI-BILLIONAIRE BUSINESS MOGUL, OLIVER QUEEN.

HERO, FATHER, AND NOW MARRIED TO LONG TIME GIRLFRIEND & LOVER-"BLACK CANARY"

11/7/2010 9:01:51 PM - 003067507505
http://greenarrow.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 8:43:09 PM - 003067507505
VIRGIL HAWKINS & CONNOR HAWKE, BOTH LEARN THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THEIR BIOLOGICAL FATHER- JOHN STEWART, THE GREEN LANTERN.
WALLY WEST'S CHILDRENS' GENES CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE.
BART ALLEN HAS A SON WITH JESSIE QUICK.
GARTH'S SON, CERDIAN- BECOMES THE NEW AQUALAD.
AFTER THEIR MARRAIGE, GREEN ARROW DISCOVER THAT HIS WIFE (BLACK CANARY) PREGNANT WITH TWIN BOYS.justiceleagueH - June 8, 2009
CAST FOR THE "JUSTICE LEAGUE " MOVIE:
CHRISTOPHER REEVE-SUPERMAN
LINDA CARTER-WONDERWOMAN
MATT GAGSTON-BATMAN
ALEX POPE-ROBIN
TOM CRUISE-THE ATOM
GEORGE CLOONEY-HAL JORDAN/GREEN LANTERN
VIC BECKLES-JOHN STEWART/GREEN LANTERN II
KEIFER SUTHERLAND-GREEN ARROW
JOHN WESLEY SHIPP-BARRY ALLEN/FLASH
(STAR FROM "DAWSON'S CREEK")-WALLY WEST/KID FLASH/FLASH II
BRAD PITT-AQUAMAN
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE-AQUALAD/GARTH
TIMOTHY GAGSTON (MATT'S SON)-TIM DRAKE/ROBIN II
"BOW WOW"-STATIC/BLACK LIGHTING
RUSSELL CROWE-HAWKMAN
ARNOLD SWARTZENEGGER-MARTIAN MANHUNTER
"KANE"-AS DOOMSDAY
AND
JAMES EARL JONES-AS DARKSEIDjusticeleagueH - June 8, 2009
"STATIC", JOHN STEWART'S SON BECOMES THE NEW "BLACK LIGHTING" & JOINS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE. WHILE RED ARROW (SPEEDY) MAKES LOVE TO HAWKGIRL, AND LATER- BARES HIS SON.
HAL JORDAN'S SON, JOINS THE BLUE LANTERN CORPS., AND KYLE RYNER DISCOVERS THAT HIS REAL FATHER IS HAL JORDAN.
TERRY McGINNIS LEARNS THAT BRUCE WAYNE IS HIS FATHER.
SUPERMAN & WONDER WOMAN, REKINDLE A LOVE AFFAIR, BEHIND LOIS LANE'S BACK, AND SHE SOON BECOMES PREGNANT WITH SUPERMAN'S SON.
THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA LEARN THAT BARRY ALLEN, THE ORIGINAL FLASH IS STILL ALIVE, AND HAS SECRETLY FATHERED WALLY WEST & BART ALLEN.
BARRY BECOMES THE NEW "SPECTRE", SAVING AQUAMAN, BART ALLEN, SUPERBOY, GARTH, AND MANY OTHER HEROES FROM DEATH, AND RESTORING THE DC UNIVERSE, FROM THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY HAL JORDAN, WHEN HE WAS UNDER THE SPELL OF SINESTRO.justiceleagueH - June 8, 2009
http://thejla.shutterfly.com
http://thenewavengers.shutterfly.com
http://thenewavengers.angelfire.com/comics/
http://haljordan.shutterfly.com
http://supermanandsuperboy.shutterfly.com
http://batmanforever.shutterfly.com
http://robinreturns.shutterfly.com
http://aqualad.shutterfly.com
http://wallywest.shutterfly.com
http://greenlanternandstatic.shutterfly.com
http://batmanandson.shutterfly.com
http://atlantischronicles.shutterfly.com
http://greenarrow.shutterfly.com

11/7/2010 8:35:29 PM - 003067507505
http://flashandkidflash.shutterfly.com/

11/7/2010 8:00:39 PM - 003067507505
http://thejla.shutterfly.com

0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg
0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg 2010-11-07

channel6news.jpg
channel6news.jpg 2010-11-06

dad.jpg
dad.jpg 2010-09-28

DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg
DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg 2010-11-07

dc7.jpg
dc7.jpg 2010-10-26

fire2.jpg
fire2.jpg 2010-10-22

game5.jpg
game5.jpg 2010-10-22

historyinthemaking.jpg
historyinthemaking.jpg 2010-10-14

Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg
Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg
Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg 2010-11-07

justice_poster.jpg
justice_poster.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleague4.jpg
justiceleague4.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg
justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg 2010-11-07

l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg
l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg 2010-11-07

l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg
l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg 2010-11-07

League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg
League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg 2010-11-07

LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg
LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg 2010-11-07

thumbnail.jpg
thumbnail.jpg 2010-11-07

thumbnail.jpg
thumbnail.jpg 2010-11-07

LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg
LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg 2010-11-07

League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg
League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg 2010-11-07

l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg
l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg 2010-11-07

l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg
l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg
justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleague4.jpg
justiceleague4.jpg 2010-11-07

justice_poster.jpg
justice_poster.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg
Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg
Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg 2010-11-07

historyinthemaking.jpg
historyinthemaking.jpg 2010-10-14

game5.jpg
game5.jpg 2010-10-22

fire2.jpg
fire2.jpg 2010-10-22

dc7.jpg
dc7.jpg 2010-10-26

DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg
DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg 2010-11-07

dad.jpg
dad.jpg 2010-09-28

channel6news.jpg
channel6news.jpg 2010-11-06

0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg
0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg 2010-11-07

channel6news.jpg
channel6news.jpg 2010-11-06

dc7.jpg
dc7.jpg 2010-10-26

game5.jpg
game5.jpg 2010-10-22

fire2.jpg
fire2.jpg 2010-10-22

historyinthemaking.jpg
historyinthemaking.jpg 2010-10-14

dad.jpg
dad.jpg 2010-09-28

justiceleague4.jpg
justiceleague4.jpg 2010-11-07

l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg
l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg 2010-11-07

LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg
LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg 2010-11-07

DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg
DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg 2010-11-07

0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg
0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg
justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg 2010-11-07

thumbnail.jpg
thumbnail.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg
Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg 2010-11-07

justice_poster.jpg
justice_poster.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg
Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg 2010-11-07

l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg
l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg 2010-11-07

League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg
League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg 2010-11-07

thumbnail.jpg
thumbnail.jpg 2010-11-07

LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg
LyndaCartera_Mazur_59087951.jpg 2010-11-07

League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg
League_Movie_Poster_3.jpg 2010-11-07

l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg
l_ffe225c11273405cbb8f27b8a2f45035.jpg 2010-11-07

l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg
l_956d0d0d576a46189a54bcffb6889b6d.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg
justiceleagueMediumLarge.jpg 2010-11-07

justiceleague4.jpg
justiceleague4.jpg 2010-11-07

justice_poster.jpg
justice_poster.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg
Justice_League_Movie_Manip_WIP_by_TimDrakeRobin.jpg 2010-11-07

Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg
Justice_League_2010_Movie.jpg 2010-11-07

historyinthemaking.jpg
historyinthemaking.jpg 2010-10-14

game5.jpg
game5.jpg 2010-10-22

fire2.jpg
fire2.jpg 2010-10-22

dc7.jpg
dc7.jpg 2010-10-26

DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg
DaisyFuentes_Kambouris_16545481.jpg 2010-11-07

dad.jpg
dad.jpg 2010-09-28

channel6news.jpg
channel6news.jpg 2010-11-06

0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg
0000000000000000000000000000000.jpg 2010-11-07

---

Terry was born in Gotham City on August 18, 2023, by Bruce Wayne and Mary McGinnis, an affair, she had behind the back of her husband, a research scientist at Wayne-Powers and an astronomer at Astro-Tech respectively. By his own admission, he was once a "bad kid." As a former member of a street gang run by youthful racketeer Charlie "Big Time" Bigelow, Terry has his fair share of run-ins with the Gotham City Police while in his early teens, even serving a three-month stint in juvenile hall. Years after Batman is last seen, he finds himself on the run from another street gang, the Jokerz, led by The Joker's son, who model himself after his deceased father, the Clown Prince of Crime. The new villian, known as "Terminal", is the son of Batman's nemisis; The Scarecrow. Terry flees onto the grounds of Wayne Manor, where an aged Bruce Wayne comes to his defense. The strain of the fight places substantial stress on Bruce's heart, and he collapses. Terry helps Bruce into the mansion (not knowing and doesn't discover for quite some time, that Bruce is really his biological father) and gets him his medication; Bruce proceeds to fall asleep afterwards. Before leaving, Terry notices a bat stuck inside a grandfather clock. As he tries to free it he stumbles upon the entrance to the Batcave.

After Bruce scares him away, Terry returns home to find his stepfather murdered, and later discovers that Derek Powers, with help from his son Paxton Powers — has assumed leadership of a merged Wayne-Powers — is responsible. He seeks Bruce's assistance in bringing Powers down, but despite Terry's insistence, Bruce, still shaken from an ordeal years earlier of having relied on a gun for self-defense, maintains that he has given up the cowl. Terry takes matters into his own hands and steals the latest incarnation of the Batsuit. Bruce admonishes him through the suit's communicator, and even shuts down the suit, leaving Terry helpless in a fight. Terry, however, is able to convince Bruce to help him confront Powers, who ordered Warren's death after the latter discovered Powers' plan to mass-produce biological weapons. In the end, Powers, who has been exposed to his own hazardous chemicals, experiences the onset of his mutation into Blight.

Convinced that there is still a need for a Batman, Bruce hires his son, Terry as his "personal assistant" (because Bruce suspects that Terry might be his illegitimate son) and begins secretly training him for his new role as Batman. In addition, Bruce assists Terry in the field primarily by keeping in continual contact with the boy at the Batcave. Beyond the vigilantee duties as Batman, Terry is also Bruce's chauffeur.

After Powers' criminal identity is revealed to the public and he finally brings retribution to his father's killers, Terry decides to continue his role as Batman to make up for his past sins, in hope that his heroic role is his chance at redemption.

 Relationships

 Bruce Wayne

Despite his role as the new Batman, Terry leads a very different, far less privileged life than Bruce. In addition to coping with his stepfather's death, Terry struggles to keep his secret identity from his mother and younger brother, much like Tim Drake (who settled down, married and has three sons) did during his tenure as Robin in the comics. Because of his responsibilities as Batman, he is not afforded the same licenses the Robins enjoyed and is expected to be on the call whenever he is needed. As a result, Terry is just barely successful at balancing out his dual life, on several occasions prompting both men to reconsider Terry's reliability.

Terry and Bruce develop a respect for each other, with Terry regarding Bruce as a surrogate father. This is demonstrated in the episode "Sneak Peek" where Terry pays reporter Ian Peek a visit to plead on Bruce's behalf:

Terry: "I don't care what you do to me, but he doesn't deserve this. He's done too much for this city to wind up in the middle of a media circus."

Peek: "He means a lot to you, doesn't he?"

Terry: "Yes... he does."

In turn, Bruce treats Terry the same way he treated Dick Grayson (who married his lover Starfire; and has a son, named Nightstar) and Tim Drake (who later returns to being a crimefighter, after being brainwashed by The Joker). In time, Terry grows into the cowl, and Bruce grows to accept him as his heir to the Batman legacy. The Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue" reveals that Terry is Bruce Wayne's biological son due to Amanda Waller's "Batman Beyond" project. This twist may be foreshadowed by the Batman Beyond season one episode "Disappearing Inque" when Inque asks Terry, "What is he, your father?" and the season three episode, "Inqueling", when Max notes that Wayne may be more of a "father figure" than Terry realizes. it is also revealed that his brother; Max, may also be in fact, Bruce Wayne's son too (Max would later become the new Robin).

 

When Static, the biological son of Green Lantern, John Stewart is sent 40 years into the future from the time of the Static Shock series, he is forced to work with Terry to rescue future Static from the KOBRA organization. While Terry doubts his abilities at first, he eventually develops respect for Static. Terry also sees the resemblance in both the teenage and adult version.

Terry seems to have rejoined, as later episodes of Justice League Unlimited show him as a regular member (and possibly leader). In the alternate timeline of Justice League Unlimited ("The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time Warped,"), Terry fights alongside Static (of that era) and Warhawk, another son of Green Lantern. He was almost killed in the episode, his life was spared thanks to time travel.

[edit] Abilities and equipment

In addition to the training he receives from Bruce Wayne, Terry appears at least to be an able street-fighter. In the first part of the pilot episode, "Rebirth," he participates in his high school's wrestling team, and he fends off several Jokerz alone. Under Bruce's tutelage, Terry has honed his body to at least Olympic levels. As expected of Batman, he engages in regular, rigorous training to minimize his reliance on the Batsuit.

Terry has engaged in combat outside of the Batsuit at various instances. His training has granted him exceptional reflexes, enabling him to evade gunfire and make impressive leaping attempts whether in or out of the Batsuit. In one instance, without the suit's aid, Terry survives a fall from several stories high by bouncing off a pillar that is about to crush him, and lands on his feet. Terry even defeats his suit in single combat when it is controlled by an insane computer consciousness, armed only with Wayne's vintage utility belt's equipment. Fifteen years after the last episode of Batman Beyond, as Terry reaches his 30s, he is able to get through Amanda Waller's security systems and overpower her guards without the aid of his suit's capabilities, suggesting that his skills are rivaling his mentor's when he was in his prime.

In "Epilogue", Amanda Waller comments that Terry has inherited all of father's qualities. He possesses the high intellect of Bruce Wayne, though Waller comments that this is not as high as Bruce's. He has been trained by Bruce as a detective, though his ambition is to be a physician. Under Bruce, he learns to establish cures, remedies, and antidotes. As a student, his main interests are in health or medical sciences and history, however his job as Batman and less then stellar study habits have caused problems with his grades, as seen in "The Egg Baby" where he needed to get a good grade on the project to elevate his low grade or fail.

As Batman, Terry emulates Bruce's deep, harsh tone. He does this of his own accord, to separate the entities of Terry and Batman (Terry can be heard using his "Batman voice" outside of the Batsuit in the episode "Shriek").

[edit] Terry's Batsuit

The Batsuit currently worn by Terry is actually 20 years old when he starts to use it. However, its technology is so advanced that the Batsuit is still considered state-of-the-art. One of the most notable features of the suit is that it now covers the entire face, a departure from previous costumes (though Batman's mouth is still left exposed, a possible design flaw, especially when faced with opponents like Inque). The cape has been eliminated, being replaced by glider wings under the arms. Thrusters built into the boots allow Batman to fly in the absence of wind. However, for long range flight, he has an aerial version of the Batmobile to use. The flight capabilities are not unique - Flying cars are commonplace in the series.

The Batsuit conforms to the size and physique of its wearer, as seen by how it was able to fit both Terry and Bruce, who had different physical statures at the time. It is very durable, being able to withstand massive concussive forces (it was able to take blows from Superman), fire, lasers, electric shocks, underwater pressure, wind force, and even radiation in small doses.

The Batsuit grants him the following abilities:

• Enhanced strength by a factor of ten.
• Minimal reduction (or increase) in flexibility.
• Enhanced visual assistance that allows him to see in the dark (visual from the Batsuit can be fed back to the main computer in the Batcave; it can also receive visual from the main computer, allowing for superior tactical planning). The visor can also serve as digital binoculars and an infrared filter.
• Personal communicator allows Terry to keep in constant contact with Bruce at the Batcave.
• Enhanced ballistic protection.
• Significantly resistant to heat, electricity, water, and vibrations, but only slightly resistant to radiation.
• Built-in rebreather for underwater combat/exploration.
• Dispensable Batarangs with a range of auxiliary functions, such as producing electric shocks. However, there is a limit to the amount of Batarangs the Batsuit can dispense; Batman has run out on at least one occasion. Also, the Batsuit has discs that can be fired from the tops of the hands.
• Electrical discharges throughout the suit that can be activated by pushing the button on the belt.
• Grappling guns built into the forearms.
• Flashbang grenades.
• Smoke pellets.
• Flexicuffs.
• Launchable tracers.
• A retractable PIN or password decipherer in the form of a key on the right index finger.
• Retractable wings under the arms to glide on.
• Rocket boots enabling limited flight.
• Electromagnetic pads in the soles of the boots for adhesion to certain surfaces.
• Sensitive touch microphone on index and middle fingers that permits eavesdropping through solid surfaces.
• Drug identifier, utilized by dipping fingers into the substance.
• Built-in cloaking device that enables almost complete camouflage (this function possibly consumes a good deal of the Batsuit's power, as Batman minimizes its usage). It allows camouflage extending into the visible light and infrared frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum. A countermeasure used by Commissioner Barbara Gordon to this in one incident where she was hunting Batman down was through tracking him using an ultraviolet light to illuminate him. The origin of the cloaking device could be based on the failed light refractive polymer developed in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "See No Evil." The reason the invisibility plastic failed in the B:TAS episode was that sending electrical current through the material caused it to become toxic, affecting the mind as well as the body. Regardless, the original Batman may have saved samples of the plastic and/or the research notes and resolved the toxicity issues, incorporating them into the Beyond Batsuit.
• Retractable claws which can be used to slice, clip, or facilitate climbing.
• Can uplink with the Batmobile for remote piloting.
• A remote kill function that can externally deactivate the suit from the Batcave.
• The belt buckle also serves as a buzz saw to get out of a room quickly or to cut through denser material.
• Electroshock circuitry, effective with direct contact, to protect Terry from attacks from Inque or to disable an opponent.
• A boom tube, used in the episode of Justice League Unlimited, "The Once and Future Thing Part 2: Time Warped"

[edit] Weaknesses

The Batsuit augments Terry's physical prowess considerably, and thus he is sometimes prone to complacency in the midst of danger. Terry favors jibing his opponents, even when defusing volatile situations, though this trait may be productive depending on the opponent he is facing. When he faces the Joker, he is able to get under the villain's skin and gain the upper hand by mocking his opponent and laughing out loud – something Bruce Wayne never did. His initial brashness has also landed him in trouble, though this is a limitation he has grown to overcome. One weakness that he has as revealed in the episode "Curse of the Kobra" is that he leaves his left side open when he is fighting.

[edit] The Exosuit

Seen only twice in the series, the Exosuit is donned by Bruce Wayne in an encounter with Inque, who had kidnapped Terry and was holding him hostage. This is despite the fact that Bruce is having heart problems at the time. It is a suit of heavy armor with retractable plates that enhances the survivability of the wearer, boosting their physical strength and resilience to superhuman levels, at a level greater than that of the Batsuit. Its look is also most likely based on the suits Azrael used during his stint as Batman.

It is featured in the episode "Disappearing Inque".

Justice League of America (vol. 2)
Variant incentive cover for Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1 Art by Michael Turner.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing
Publication date	August 2006 -
Number of issues	32 (including #0) as of April 2009
Creative team
Writer(s)	Brad Meltzer Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr.
Artist(s)	Ed Benes
Creator(s)	Brad Meltzer Ed Benes

One year after the events of Infinite Crisis, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman reunite in the Batcave to re-form the League in Justice League of America #0, the kick-off for a new series by Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes. They select a number of heroes including Captain Marvel, Power Girl and Cyborg, but eventually wind up with Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Black Canary, Red Arrow (Green Arrow's former sidekick), Red Tornado, Vixen, Black Lightning/Static, and Hawkgirl after a large team-up and fight against Solomon Grundy and Amazo, and decide to stick with the lineup fate has provided rather than the one they chose (an idea similar to the formation of the Marvel Comics team the New Avengers). The three founders built a new headquarters for the team, consisting of two buildings linked by a transporter. The first site is The Hall, located in Washington D.C. at the location of the Justice Society of America and the All-Star Squadron's former headquarters, which was paid for by Batman, designed by Wonder Woman and John Stewart, and built by Superman. For this, John Stewart was elected to the team along with Hal Jordan, giving the team two Green Lanterns.

The Hall, functioning as the League's embassy on Earth, features an extensive collection of rare historical items of significance to the League and its fore bearers, including several pieces of deactivated weaponry and technology from former heroes and villains. The transporter leads both to the Batcave and to the League's new orbiting satellite headquarters in space: the new Watchtower. Black Canary is elected as the first official Chairperson. In issue #10, the Flash (Wally West) is brought back from another dimension, and then inducted into the Justice League. Actor, Dr. Frank V. Beckles, Jr.,(a.k.a "Vic" Beckles) took over the writing job with #13. At the end of issue #15, Firestorm is "invited" to join the League so that someone with his powers, but lack of experience will not be "unsupervised". After the Injustice Gang story arc, Amanda Waller had taken those villains in custody and transported them to Hell Planet without any regard or without anyone's consent. Recently the Key, among other villains, broke into the headquarters of the Justice League.

They surrendered themselves to the League, as a method of seeking safe haven from Waller. They were transported to individual cells on the JLA satellite, where their powers were nullified. Batman has been secretly communicating with J'onn J'onzz, finding out that Waller has been sending villains to this distant planet. Upon notifying the League, they quickly went to the planet to check on the villains. Telepathically communicating with the League in space, J'onn asked for help. Little did the League know, it was Kanjar Ro impersonating J'onn, who then tried to capture the League and extract their DNA. The Justice League quickly disposed of Kanjar Ro and have since stated that they will find out where the villains have been transported to and also to rescue J'onn.

Recently, Flash has been ignoring his calls from the League for help, including a recent fight with the Injustice League. Wonder Woman makes an effort to see why Flash has been ignoring the calls. Wally has been too busy with his children (son and daughter), and defending Keystone City. As Wonder Woman and Flash talk, they confront Queen Bee, who has invaded Earth. Once they prevent that invasion, Flash vows that he will now take all emergency calls from the JLA and even go on Monitor Duty.

Most recently, Libra, an old villain making his return, assembles a brand new Secret Society, claiming that if villains join his society he will fulfill all their wishes. During a routine bank heist, the Human Flame gets confronted by Red Arrow and Hawkgirl (who are involved in a romantic relationship, later concieving a son). After suffering yet another defeat by vigilantes, Libra promises the Human Flame retribution against the heroes. An old battle between the Martian Manhunter and Human Flame has forever angered him against the alien from Mars. Fulfilling his wildest dream, Libra boom tubes J'onn to their headquarters and not showing and compassion, only promised dreams, Libra stabs J'onn with a flaming staff, thus killing him and gaining a new ally in the Human Flame and proving to the other villains that he is serious about his powers.

Red Tornado's soul was once again being transferred into a new robotic shell with the help of Zatanna, Batman and others such as Will Magnus. During the transfer, Amazo's mind has once again re-surfaced and found its way into the new robotic body and is once again wreaking havoc on the League.

When Zatanna and Red Tornado finally resolve the crisis, Vixen goes to seek Animal Man, since he's been affected by similar power fluctuations, and left unable to tap into the powers of Earth-born animals. There, they're both sucked into the Tantu Totem, where, like in Zatanna's vision, they're entrapped in Anansi's net. Anansi, the Trickster God of African folklore, reveals his powers, possibly related to the former hypertime, and how being the king of the stories, he changed Buddy and Mari's personal histories and sources of powers to test them.

In an attempt to keep them contained, Anansi restores them their connection to the Red, but alters the personal histories of the Leaguers, to prevent them from ever founding the JLA. Vixen however escapes, and seeks the new Leaguers to fight Anansi at their side.

After reality is repaired and Vixen regains her powers, the team comes into conflict with a mysterious group called the Shadow Cabinet, when said group attempts to steal the mortal remains of Doctor Light. The Shadow Cabinet is led into battle by an alien named Icon, who is a member of a race known as the Cooperative, which has some sort of diplomatic immunity regarding the justice dispensed by the Green Lantern Corps. During the scuffle, it is revealed that Icon and Superman are actually aware of the true reason behind the Shadow Cabinet's intrusion into the Watchtower. As the melee continues, Hawkman enters and warns both the Justice League and the Shadow Cabinet of the impending threat posed on the world by Shadow Thief. Both groups quickly dispose of their darker selves, which are dark manifestations of each hero's personalities that were created by Shadow Thief, who is ranting that the end of time is near and the Lord requires that he make a sacrifice. When Shadow Thief literally creates a dark duplicate of the moon and sets it on a trajectory to collide with Earth, Superman takes on the the sole responsibility of saving Earth from its impending demise. When Superman flies towards this moon at an incredible speed that is just under the speed of light, his mass increases exponentially and Superman spears this moon, shattering it into millions of pieces. When the League goes into space to retrieve Superman's unconscious body, the Shadow Cabinet escapes with Doctor Light's mortal remains in the chaos and confusion of the moment.

Recently, in the May issue of Justice League of America (vol. 2) #31, the consequences the events of Final Crisis had on the team is brought to light. In the aftermath of the deaths of Batman and Martian Manhunter, the group begins splintering. Hal Jordan creates an alternate team that includes Green Arrow, which angers and upsets Black Canary as she is not only Chairwoman of the League, but the wife of Green Arrow. Coupled with Hawkgirl being hospitalized and Roy Harper continuing his relationship with her, he tells Black Canary he just can not leave the team, after learning that she is pregnant with his child, a son. Flash convinces her to stay with Roy, as Keystone City keeps him too occupied as it is. In one last attempt to save the team, Dinah goes to the Fortress of Solitude in hopes of bringing back Wonder Woman and Superman, who are involed in a secret love affair (which would later get Wonder Woman pregnant with Superman's son). Neither can for the time being, with Wonder Woman having obligations to Themyscira, and Superman to the newly emerged New Krypton, although Superman promises to help when he is on Earth. When Superman tells Dinah the best play she can make is to swallow her pride and patch things up with Hal Jordan, who has learned that Kyle Ryner is his son. She leaves the Fortress and calls an emergency meeting of remaining members John Stewart, Vixen, Doctor Light, and Zatanna at The Hall in Washington D.C.. Giving up hope of the League re-uniting at the power level it needs in order to be effective, Black Canary announces that she is assembling a new Justice League of America utilizing the return of Barry Allen & The Spectre, and bringing back together heroes thought to be dead or missing: Tempest & his son- Cerdian, Superboy, Blue Lantern (another son of Hal Jordan), Aquaman and Aquaman II (Aquaman's long lost son: Arthur Joseph Curry/Arthur Jr.), Supergirl, Robin (Tim Drake), Batgirl, Bart Allen (Flash IV), Nightwing & Starfire, and their son- Nightstar.

Christian Beckles (Vic's son) wrote a three part fill-in story for Justice League of America #34-36.^[6]

Detroit

In 1984, in an attempt to emulate the success of DC's most popular comic at that time, The New Teen Titans, DC editorial had most of the regular members replaced by newer, younger characters. DC also moved the team from its satellite headquarters into a base in Detroit, Michigan. This move was highly unpopular with readers, who dubbed this period of time the "Justice League Detroit" era. The major criticism was that this Justice League was filled with second-rate heroes. Created by Conway and artist Chuck Patton, the team was initially led by Aquaman and featured Justice League veterans Zatanna, Martian Manhunter and the Elongated Man, but the majority of the stories focused on newly recruited heroes Vixen, Gypsy, Steel and Vibe. Aquaman left the new team after only a few issues, and was replaced as leader by the Martian Manhunter. Even the return of Batman to the team in Justice League of America #250 could not halt the decline of the series.^[3] The final issue of the original Justice League of America series, issue #261 by Writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Luke McDonnell, culminated a story arc involving long-time Justice League enemy Professor Ivo's murders of Vibe and Steel at the onset of DC's Legends miniseries.

Modern incarnations

Justice League International

The 1986 company-wide crossover Legends featured the formation of a new Justice League. The new team was dubbed "Justice League" then "Justice League International" (JLI) and was given a mandate with less of an American focus. The new series, written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis with art by Kevin Maguire (and later by actor Matt Gagston), added quirky humor to the team's stories. In this incarnation, the membership consisted partly of heroes from Earths that, prior to their merging in the Crisis on Infinite Earths, were separate. The initial team included Batman, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Captain Marvel, Doctor Light (a new Japanese female character, emerging from the Crisis of Infinite Earths, not the supervillain who had appeared previously), Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter, Mister Miracle, and Guy Gardner; and soon after inception, added Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Fire (formerly known as the Global Guardians' Green Flame), Ice (formerly known as the Global Guardians' Ice Maiden), and two Rocket Reds (one was a Manhunter spy, and one was the son of Adam Strange). The series' humorous tone and high level of characterization proved very popular initially, but writers following Giffen and DeMatteis were unable to maintain the same balance of humor and heroics, resulting in the decline of the series' popularity. New writers gave the storylines a more serious tone. By the mid- to late-1990s, with the series' commercial success fading, it was eventually cancelled, along with spinoffs Justice League Europe, Extreme Justice, and Justice League Task Force.