The slump in comic book sales in the 1950s caused many super heroes to find themselves with a greatly reduced, or even non-existant, workload. With all of this inactivity, many, to put it delicately, lost their fighting trim.

A panel from JLA 21

Here we see members of the JLA out for a morning run rather than an extra stop at the breakfast bar, courtesy of Justice League of America #21 and Mike Sekowsky.


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