JSA Classified # 1 2005 NM-

JSA Classified #1 (2005), titled "Power Trip, Part I of IV," is a key issue from DC Comics that kickstarted a spinoff series focusing on individual members of the Justice Society of America. Published on July 20, 2005, this inaugural arc is famously dedicated to untangling the complex and contradictory origin of Power Girl. 

Plot Summary: "Power Trip, Part I"

The issue begins with Dr. Mid-Nite running a gauntlet of tests on Power Girl at JSA Headquarters to understand her fluctuating powers, specifically the emergence of Kryptonian-only traits like heat vision. 

• The Identity Crisis: Power Girl struggles with her conflicting memories—once believing she was the Kryptonian cousin of Superman, only to later be told she was the granddaughter of the Atlantean sorcerer Arion.
• The Hallucination: She flies off and engages in a brutal battle in Manhattan against Garn Daanuth (Arion's nemesis), only for the JSA to arrive and reveal she has been fighting thin air; the villain was a powerful illusion.
• Hidden Manipulators: The issue ends by revealing a shadowy menace—later identified as Psycho-Pirate—is orchestrating these events behind the scenes to torment her. 

Creative Team

• Writer: Geoff Johns.
• Artists: Amanda Conner (Penciller) and Jimmy Palmiotti (Inker).
• Colorist: Paul Mounts.
• Cover Artists: Amanda Conner (Main Cover) and Adam Hughes (Variant Cover). 

Key Characters

• Protagonist: Power Girl (Karen Starr).
• JSA Supporting Cast: Doctor Mid-Nite, Hawkgirl, Stargirl, Wildcat, and Sand.
• Guest Appearances (Flashbacks/Illusions): Superman, Batman, the Justice League, and the original three founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.