SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 23:00 Min.
Initially broadcast by The Cartoon Network on January 5, 2010, Michael Chang directed this episode. In a Clue-like pre-credits opening sequence, Batman needs Detective Chimp’s help unmasking a disguised culprit.
In the main storyline, Batman & Black Canary attend a reunion with their mentors: the Justice Society of America (Hawkman, Dr. Mid-Nite, Hourman, Wildcat, & Jay Garrick’s Flash). Yet, a grudge match against the JSA’s old time-traveling foe, Per Degaton, is complicated by the team’s over-protectiveness of the second-generation Canary.
The reason for the JSA’s attitude is depicted in flashback as to the original Canary’s fate (as she is the current Canary’s mother). To thwart an elusive Degaton, the aging JSA’s teamwork with their fully-capable protégés becomes imperative.
Batman: Diedrich Bader
Black Canary I & II: Grey Griffin (aka Grey DeLisle)
Hawkman: William Katt
Wildcat: R. Lee Ermey
Dr. Mid-Nite: Corey Burton
Hourman: Lex Lang
Flash (Jay Garrick): Andy Milder
Professor Zee: Dee Bradley Baker
Per Degaton: Clancy Brown
Detective Chimp: Kevin Michael Richardson
Maid: Tress MacNeille
REVIEW:
In a rare animated appearance, the Justice Society is in vintage form. Making the original squad this Batman’s mentors is a nice touch, along with adding more depth to this incarnation of Black Canary. Of the guest voice actors, R. Lee Armey stands out most as the original Wildcat, though Grey Griffin does solid work, too.
For all-ages DC Comics fans, “The Golden Age of Justice!” offers well-played Bat-entertainment.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
