JLA: Classified # 27
DC COMICS
WRITER: Howard Chaykin
ARTISTS: Killian Plunkett, Tom Nguyen
COVER: Killian Plunkett

Part two of a story arc where the JLA go undercover to infiltrate two Latin American dictatorships that have developed their own superhumans. The really odd part about this story is watching how the JLA, with the cooperation of the US president, carefully subvert a United Nations order that is suppose to keep them from interfering with these banana republics. One might almost suspect that the DC creative team is actually a covert group of George W. Bush-supporters-- even though DC has taken pains to bash Bush in other titles. That said, this is a very uneven issue. After stressing the importance of how the JLA must go into these countries in disguise, we see Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent meeting with the very dictators of these nations, just out of the blue. It is hard to believe that heads of state will just drop everything to reveal their deepest secrets to some outsider, even if one is a millionaire and the other a prize-winning reporter. The scenes of Wally in a hamburger joint are just a waste of space. Isn't he suppose to maintain a low profile? Too many of these characters just aren't acting like the skilled professionals they are suppose to be. The art is also very uneven. While it is quite dramatic, it also fails to emphasize the differences between the two countries-- or the metahuman soldiers of the two countries. The JLA characters however look quite good, whether in disguise or in costume.

JLA: Classified # 26 Review