Justice (vol. 2) #24 (Oct. 1988):
“Showdown”
by Peter David, Mike Gustovich

Justice (vol. 2) #24

Title: “Showdown”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1988

Publisher: New Universe
Written by: Peter David
Art by: Mike Gustovich

22 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Justice (John Tensen) (lead character)	Protestant (non-practicing)	Forsaken (leader); Justice Warriors	New Universe	61
Dennis Foley		[can manipulate air molecules]	New Universe	1
Ronald Reagan	Presbyterian (raised in Disciples of Christ)	Reagan's Raiders; X Presidents	, etc.	583
Terrance Updike		National Security Council [recruited Justice, other paranormals into NSC]	New Universe	14
National Security Council		[government agency]	New Universe	10
Angie Tensen		Forsaken [daughter of Justice; has power to reanimate the dead]	New Universe	15
Agent Chauncy		[aide to Terrance Updike; dated Playback]	New Universe	10
MacIntyre Browning		U.S. Army [called in to investigate Pittsburgh disaster]	New Universe	6
Kleenex (Victor Pasco)		Hispanic; National Security Council [allergic to paranormals]	New Universe	10
Mrs. Cryder		[her husband was killed by paranormal Dennis Foley]	New Universe	1
Mr. Foley		[father of paranormal Dennis Foley]	New Universe	1
Mrs. Foley		[mother of paranormal Dennis Foley]	New Universe	1
Baker		[1st app: Justice (vol. 2) #24 (Oct. 1988)]	New Universe	1
Duncanville Inn and Tavern		[Justice (Tensen) went there, got in fight with a patron]	New Universe	1
unnamed bartender		[asked Justice what he wanted; Justice answered "milk"]	New Universe	1
Cryder General Store		[robbed years ago by now-repentant Dennis Foley]	New Universe	1
Rodstvow (cameo)		Red Sun	New Universe	11
Psi-Hawk (cameo)	Native American religion	Psi-Force [being formed by merger of Psi-Force]	New Universe	18
unnamed tavern guest (cameo)		[thrown out of Duncanville Inn and Tavern]	New Universe	1
Mr. Cryder (mentioned)  Now released from jail, Dennis Foley visits Mr. Cryder's widow and tries to explain that it was not his fault her husband was killed years ago in robbery Dennis committed with an accomplice (Hank).		[killed by Dennis Foley's partner years ago during robbery]	New Universe	1
Hank (mentioned)  Now released from jail, Dennis Foley visits Mrs. Cryder, tries to explain it was his partner, Hank, who shot her husband in robbery, and that he did not know Hank had a gun.		[years ago, killed a man during robbery w/Dennis Foley]	New Universe	1
unnamed warden (mentioned)  The warden of the prison that Dennis Foley was released from notified the National Security Council to tell them that Foley might be a paranormal.		[oversaw prison where Dennis Foley served his sentence]	New Universe	2

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Justice #24 (Oct. 1988) created 3 December 2013. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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