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James Gunn Confirms Doctor Fate, Excludes Jay Garrick in Superman’s Hall of Justice Mural

He says the artwork was a strategic world-building device that teases some Justice Society heroes in development, omitting others.

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Overview

  • The Hall of Justice mural in Superman establishes a 300-year metahuman legacy that predates the Justice Gang’s era.
  • James Gunn affirmed that the mural includes Doctor Fate, signaling the sorcerer’s role in forthcoming DCU projects.
  • He explicitly denied that Jay Garrick’s Flash appears in the artwork.
  • Gunn did not definitively confirm Alan Scott’s original Green Lantern in the mural, leaving his inclusion unresolved.
  • He said the mural was a meticulously planned Easter egg designed to foreshadow heroes emerging in projects such as Peacemaker Season 2, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and HBO’s Lanterns.