Tom versus the JLA number 223 or Aquaman truly is the wind beneath their wings.

Welcome back for Justice League of America number 223, the February 1984 issue entitled Beasts Part 3, Bloodsport, written by Jerry Cowman with art by Chuck Patton and Romeo Tangall,

lettered by Phil Felix, colored by Gene DeAngelo. Editor is Len Ween with a cover by Chuck Patton and Romeo Tangal. This is the conclusion of our businessmen become beasts taking on the league

story. We open at the arena that has been built by Maximus Rex, former CEO of Replitech industry, who's now a

lion man and likes to fight humans in sort of blood sport rituals that entertain rich people.

The guards are talking about how creepy the rich people are, and they are because they all have

to wear masks when Rina, the treacherous captain who betrayed

Maximus, went to the league to get assistance, has arrived to surrender herself in exchange for

Hawkman who's dying from a scorpion sting, giant scorpion sting, hot girl, and Wonder Woman. Inside,

Maximus is, of course, fighting some humans, who he also calls

traitors. We see him kicking people in the face, clawing at them. We see the rich people cheering

as they watch, wearing their masks and sweating. They all seem to be sweating. Very creepy,

sweaty rich people wearing masks. I think they need to work on the ac in that place

dr lovecraft brings rena in maximus reacts incredibly violently lashing out at the traders hoping to show

rena that this is what he does the traitors we see blood splurting everywhere all over the rich people

we then go backstage where Maximus and

Rina have a slight discussion. They were obviously romantically linked at some point and this is

very difficult for both of them. Of course it ends with Maximus. Uh, hitting her in the face.

He tells Lovecraft and the guards to get everything ready for the move to an island.

Apparently they're moving the whole operation to an island. Part three of their plan of saving the

business. Part one, of course, turning an animal man. Part two, building a Blitzpard Arena and part three,

moving the whole operation to an island. So as Rina is being card off, the scorpion man is talking to the rhino man and saying

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