Adam Strange?
Zeta Beam?

To be honest... I thought you were more in the vein of Ms Marple then of Hecule Poirot. Somethign to do with that hat.

AAAGGGHHH!!!

I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track...

1. Extant
2. (I think it was the Helmet of Fate)
3. An old style sailing/clipper ship
4. (Can't remember)

I remember a story with Extant (not Zero Hour...I think) of him travelling through time/space on something like a Spanish Galleon (but I can't remember the rest - either that or I'm delusional...not sure which at the moment)...but I can't remember the story...grrrrr...I'm gonna get this

I'm just impressed someone got the reference to Poirot...I was watching "Death on the Nile" the other night so that's why it came to me...

Travelling through time like that sounds like Hourman 1M's Timeship.

Absorbascon is the only other thing I can think of that is considered powerful where the JSA is involved.
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Spear of Destiny?

Good question, Tom!

I thought it was a pretty BOLD clue!

Thanks!
And apparently not a lot of people have read it (or remember it)
IMO it really was a fun read, but you know me, I love modern treatments of Golden Age characters in Golden Age settings!

The sad thing in, unless this was All Star Squadron (which I only read a bit of-- kinda bored me) I almost certainly *have* read it.

OK...so I was barking up the wrong tree initially...but NOW I remember and I think I got it...

1. Lord Dynamo
2. Starman's Star Sceptre
3. A giant zeppelin (with lightning rods and and a zombie crew if I remember correctly)
4. Johnny Thunder

(I haven't dug them out...but I think that's right - and yes it's a great story - if you like the JSA and/or old pulp type stories)

ding ding ding ding ding!!!!
We have a WINNER!

Strange Adventures featuring the JSA was a mini-series that I became aware of only last year and purchased on-line.
I absolutely LOVE it!
Set in the 40's with original characters and settings (no horrid ret-conning) and good art, characterizations consistent with the original All Star books from the 40's but with more contemporary (OK, better!) writing!

Definitely worth a read for any JSA IMO!

The thread is yours sir!

Odd... I read most of that. I just didn't think of it. Ah, well.