In February of 1982, a full three years before the onset of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, another crisis beset four of those Earths in the form of the alien Adjudicator... and his four cosmic creations that would seek to purge this quartet of parallel planets of all life he deemed unworthy.
An exiled member of a powerful extra-terrestrial race, who journeyed to different world's within the universe of Earth-One, the Adjudicator first encountered Wonder Woman while attempting to appraise that world as to its value. After defending Washington D.C. from his potent prescence, and then retreating, Wonder Woman sought counsel from her allies of the Justice League of America... as well as Supergirl... as she ascertained that Adjudicator would return to threaten humanity.
In addition, she perceived that the Adjudicator learned of Earths in other universes, and that those worlds would also be in danger. Hence, fellow League member Black Canary traveled to her home world of Earth-Two through a transmatter device to enlist the aid of her old allies, the Justice Society of America. While most of the JLA were able to assemble on their Satellite headquarters high above Earth-One, where Wonder Woman explained the quandry they were facing, only a fraction of the JSA were able to meet together to hear a similar update from the visiting Black Canary.
After dispersing following these impromptu meetings, as had the League, only Society members Huntress and Power Girl remained with Black Canary at their Civic City brownstone headquarters. Why the JSA met there rather than their standard newer Justice Society base of operations, is unknown. What is known is that soon thereafter, Adjudicator dispatched an agent representing famine to Calcutta, India of Earth-One, and another agent representing pestilence to Atlanta, Georgia of Earth-Two. Thankfully, Wonder Woman and Zatanna protected India, while Black Canary along with Power Girl and Huntress defended Georgia... with both teams of heroines defeating their fiendish foes. Seeing that both Earths had plenty of protectors, Adjudicator ventured to two other worlds to test them out.
On Earth-X, Supergirl alongside that world's Phantom Lady... herself originally also native to Earth-Two... along with another ally defeated the agent of war. As Earth-X was a wartorn world for decades under Nazi rule, this was seen by the Adjudicator as an appropriate test. Finally, on Earth-I, the New Teen Titans Wonder Girl and Starfire of Earth-One guarded that world from the final agent, representing death. As all residents of that world are immortal, this would likewise be a test on that world's inhabitants, one they endured.
Following this, all these heroines that participate in these adventures were drawn together by the Adjudicator, who confronted them all. During the battle, the aggressive alien pondered at his own origins and that of his people, which drew members of his race to his space vessel where he and the wonder women were. Seeing him as insane, the Adjudicator's own people summoned him aways to incarcerate him, thus saving humanity from a cosmic threat. At least, for a few more years.
While the Earth-Two Wonder Woman wasn't present during this tale, she likewise faced her world's version of the Adjudicator decades previous, and likewise proved victorious.
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