Source: comicvine.gamespot.com

8. “Black Reign” (JSA #56-58, and Hawkman #23-25)

I LIKE BLACK REIGN MORE THAN BLACK VENGEANCE, OK? I'm sorry, but it's just the truth! Because in this arc, a JSA/Hawkman crossover, the Justice Society goes to war.

Black Adam leaves the team with Atom Smasher to take back the nation of Kahndaq through exceedingly violent means. So when Hawkman leads the rest of the team into the country, things get bloody very quickly. Especially when the rest of Black Adam's team gets involved. Northwind is a fun visual design, Eclipso is the payoff to a long arc throughout the preceding series, and Brainwave Jr. rocks.

Oh, and this one has a classic DC Universe twist that made me yell something out loud that rhymes with "Oh, spit". It's a really good arc that splits the team in some painful ways and goes a long way towards completing Atom Smasher's long term character arc.

Plus Hawkman scares me and Nabu is frightening in general.