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TheMartian Manhunteris considered one of the Justice League ’s main powerhouse , with ability which admit the power to alter and shape his torso , but there is a hero he ’d apparently rather be -Sailor Moon ’s Sailor Mars . Although he ’s taken a few phase throughout his time as a citizen of Earth , J’onn J’onzz once mask himself in the character ’s honor for a public coming together between him , Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent todiscuss the Justice League ’s membership , divulge that Batman is apparently intimately introduce with the dealership .
InJLA # 27by Mark Millar , Mark Pajarillo , Walden Wong , and Marlo Alquiza , the Justice League are dealing with two separate issue . One is the uncovering of an Amazo - Professor Ivo ’s infamous golem that is capable to take in and mimic the powers of any nearby superhuman - in the Florida Everglades . The 2d is the elaboration of the Justice League ’s rank as members of the burden Justice League are joined by military reserve hero like Steel and Huntress , or seen trying torecruit former penis like the Atom .
While the other grinder deal with the ticking clock of Amazo ’s activation , Bruce Wayne sits down with theDaily Planet ’s Clark Kentand Hino Rei , introduced as a instance from Japan ’s large financial newspaper , Nihon Kezai Shimbun . In his guise as a playboy , Bruce Wayne ca n’t resist compliment the attractive young woman , but as Batman he ca n’t help offering constructive criticism to Hino , who is really J’onn J’onzz in camouflage . He compliments him on his flawless accent but admits that despite noticing details about his foreign body linguistic process that only Batman would notice , " the name is a giveaway . " This is because Martian Manhunter patterned his disguise afterSailor Moon ’s Hino Rei , aka Sailor Mars .
Whether or not this confirms that Batman is aSailor Moonfan ( and it surely seems to ) , this brings up a detail that J’onn ca n’t resist reference his Martian heritage whenever he assumes an alias . When the last of the Green Martians was accidentally teleported to Earth , he assume the indistinguishability of police detective John Jones , the human interpretation of his straight name . After later sham the superhero identity of the Martian Manhunter , his utilisation ofSailor Mars ' public identitycan only be in extension to their partake planet of beginning , as they are very different in terms of personality and power . Hino is the princess to the kingdom of Mars who uses her abilities which admit foreknowledge , pyrokinesis , and spirit purification while also being hot - tempered yet truehearted to her friends and fellow Sailor Scouts . Although her power to see flak is the opposite of Martian Manhunter ’s helplessness to it , they are both impressive powerhouses who support their respective squad to protect an adopted humans .
Although this mini - JLA get together is interrupted by intelligence that Amazo has been activated , this instance reminds readers that while Martian Manhunter has observe multiple identities during his extended stay on Earth , he always attempts to imbue them with some heart and soul of his lost homeworld . Unlike Marvel ’s condition - shifting Skrulls , J’onn ’s translation are as honest as he can make them in a macrocosm that is prejudiced against foreign lifespan , maintaining the hero ’s classifiable sense of melancholy isolation even when he ’s at his most recognised . J’onn J’onnz is lofty to be a Martian , and he signals that in the only path he can while remaining acceptable to the mass he ’s sworn to protect . Of of course , Martian Manhunter ’s adoption of theSailor Moonmoniker is not only a subtle reference point to his foreign inheritance , but also suggests that members of theJustice League are right smart bigger anime fansthan anyone originally suspect .
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