Yes, this is Jazz Age Injustice League/Secret Society/Legion of Doom.
By the mid-1920's, Prohibition had created an extraordinarily profitable market for bootleg liquor. Those that profited from its sale grew incredibly powerful and much more organized. Major players emerged-- consolidating power and developing into massive enterprises with tendrils that reached from the deepest depths of the criminal underworld to the airy reaches of the highest elected offices in the land.
In secret, seven heads of powerful crime families began to meet. This Secret Society sought to avoid overlapping interests and to present a united front against those that would oppose them.
Joseph "Funny-man" Kerr Gotham's prince of crime. A real nasty hood, a psychopath through and through. Scarred head to foot, with a ghastly complexion and a bone-chilling laugh. Once just a torpedo for the Gotham families, now he runs them all. The screwy fella slays, and not with his jokes.
Barbara Ann "The Cheetah" Minerva The mad queen of the silver screen. One-time leading lady in moving pictures, she became wrapped up with some rough characters. Proving she had what it takes, she's now a boss running a handful of small Irish gangs. This smarty is liable to give you the icy mitt. Of death.
Sal "The Yellow" Sinistra The child of an Italian father and a Negro mother, Sal's led a hard life. He was a former Harlem Hellraiser alongside John Stewart, and both were part of a hush-hush club called the "Lanterns" that sometimes conducted "extracurricular exercises" during the War. After coming back to the states, he created the Sinistra Family using the Lanterns as a model. A dangerous guy when he's not ossified on coffin varnish.
Leonard "Captain" Snart The illegitimate son and heir of the late crime-boss of the Rogue crime family of Central City. He attended college with Wally "Flash" West, and was captain of the football team and a straight-A student until he was kicked out for bookmaking. Though he seems a bit of an Ethel, he actually lives by a strict code of rules. This daddy may seem like a piker, but he's got ice in his veins.
Lex "Don" Luthor The Don of the incredibly powerful Luthor crime family, head of the Secret Society. Probably the most powerful man in America. He owns so many politicians and law enforcement agents, that he enjoys nearly absolute freedom from prosecution. His base of operations is Metropolis, where a star investigative reporter is beginning to really get him in a lather.
Morgaine "La Sorciere" Le Fey The Madam of madams, Morgaine is a powerhouse amongst the bordello crowd. In addition to her very successful "Maison Le Fey", this doll takes a cut from scores of smaller houses of ill repute throughout the nation (and a few from over the border!) Her beauty is legendary, and her cruelty and ruthlessness no less so. She's no face-stretcher, but you'd best be wary of her wiles.
Katar "Hawk" Hol Leader of the wild bank-robbing Hawk Gang. An immigrant who quickly learned the fastest way to make jack was with a gun. Shayera Hol was his wife until the gang got into drugs. The bird gave him an earful and split. The poor sap still wears the manacle.
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I love Sailor Moon. sorry if my comments are not very long. I am not insulting you , being lazy or being thoughtless. it is just that my comments are short. I used to be swordbunny4486. Love and Justice shall reign supreme!
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."
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In the 24th Century, the mutants have united to overthrow and destroy humanity, and you must fight for Earth's future... at least, that's what they keep telling you... [link]
Honestly, I thought it up based on the JLU piece I did earlier, with Hawkgirl reimagined as a former gun moll. I liked the Bonnie and Clyde archetype it suggested.
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."
I love Captain Cold and Sinestro. Also if this was a movie, I bet at the end 'Funny-man' would end up killing the last of the members and laughing while he makes off with the cash they all worked to steal.
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"Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it" - André Gide
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."
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hi
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I love Sailor Moon.
sorry if my comments are not very long.
I am not insulting you , being lazy or being thoughtless.
it is just that my comments are short.
I used to be swordbunny4486.
Love and Justice shall reign supreme!
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If you cried when Axel faded, copy this into your signature
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."
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In the 24th Century, the mutants have united to overthrow and destroy humanity, and you must fight for Earth's future... at least, that's what they keep telling you... [link]
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."
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"Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it" - André Gide
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"Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green, there hath he lain for ages and will lie battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep, until the latter fire shall heat the deep; then once by men and angels to be seen, in roaring he shall rise..."