"It started with Syl--Sylvester Pemperton, the Star-Spangled Kid--and I just talking about how outside of me and Power Girl, there weren't really any young heroes rising up, just the rest of the JSA getting older," she says.

"So we spent a little time connecting with a few of the younger retired heroes, like Sandy and Speedy, and put some use to my address book of other kids of heroes, and before we knew it, we were looking at putting a team together."