America vs. the Justice Society #4
In "D-Day for Degaton!", the Justice Society of America confronts the long-buried threat of Per Degaton as Dick Grayson pieces together the final clues during a tense congressional hearing. With the fate of the past hanging in the balance, a dying Professor Zee delivers a shocking accusation before Degaton's final, desperate act. Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, with dynamic art by Howard Bender and Alfredo Alcalá, and a striking cover by Jerry Ordway, this pivotal 1985 issue delivers a powerful culmination to a decades-old mystery.
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As the JSA continues to testify, Dick Grayson puts all the pieces together and heads to Professor Zee's lab, where Per Degaton awaits the arrival of the professor and his time machine. A dying Prof. Zee stumbles out of his machine and declares Degaton his murderer in front of the arriving JSA and congressional committee. Caught, Degaton commits suicide. Afterwards, Huntress reveals that at the end of his life Batman knew he was dying of cancer, which caused his hostility to the JSA, but his subconscious took over and left the diary behind as a coded warning about Per Degaton.
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