Secret Origins #31

In Secret Origins #31 (1988), Roy Thomas and Michael Bair deliver a reimagined origin for the Justice Society of America in the post-Crisis era, stripping away Earth-2’s Superman and Batman from the core narrative. The story hinges on a pivotal moment when FDR’s life is saved by Superman’s last-minute intervention—only for the Spectre to later restore him with a secret condition that he wouldn’t live to see the war’s end. Michael Bair’s dynamic art, rendered in bold inks and rich colors by Carl Gafford, brings this alternate history to life, with a cover by Bair that captures the weight of the moment.