Justice (vol. 2) #17 (Mar. 1988):
“Spirit Against the Flesh”
by Peter David, Lee Weeks, Tony DeZuniga

Justice (vol. 2) #17

Title: “Spirit Against the Flesh”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1988

Publisher: New Universe
Written by: Peter David
Art by: Lee Weeks, Tony DeZuniga

14 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Justice (John Tensen) (lead character)	Protestant (non-practicing)	Forsaken (leader); Justice Warriors	New Universe	61
drug dealers (flashback)  Justice recalls a time in high school where he emphatically said "no" to drugs and beat up drug dealers, earning him the nickname "narc" (which he liked).		[occupation]	, etc.	2
U.S. Department of Justice (flashback)  Justice (Roger Tensen) recalls his past life, how he moved to D.C. and got a job with the Justice Department, and how he got an assignment to go undercover...		[government agency]	New Universe	2
Angie Tensen (flashback)		Forsaken [daughter of Justice; has power to reanimate the dead]	New Universe	15
Eric Quinn		[could transfer mind into other peoples' bodies]	New Universe	1
Agent Hanley (flashback)		[former boss of Justice (Tensen)]	New Universe	4
Kelly Brewster		[girlfriend of paranormal Eric Quinn; broke up with him]	New Universe	1
Hugo (flashback)		[Kelly broke up with paranormal Eric Quinn to be with Hugo]	New Universe	1
Irene Tensen (flashback)		[Justice's late wife; Angie's mother]	New Universe	2
Nightmask (Keith Remsen) (flashback cameo)		Paranormal Platoon; U.S. Army [title star of a New Universe series]	New Universe	39
Dad (Daedalus Darquill) (flashback cameo)		[creator of Farplace]	New Universe	10
The Hounds (flashback cameo)		[1st app: Justice (vol. 2) #2 (Dec. 1986)]	New Universe	2
Marilyn Monroe (character based on)  Eric Quinn's girlfriend Kelly is a "Marilyn Monroe lookalike."	Christian Science	[model; actress...]		344
Willard Scott (mentioned)  Justice (describing the fantasy world Darquill created): "It was insane, like something dreamt up by Willard Scott on acid."; flashback	religious	[clown; comedian...]		103

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Justice #17 (Mar. 1988) created 3 December 2013. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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