After being trapped in Limbo back in 1985, the JSA's old HQ in Gotham City (home of Batman), was converted to a museum in thier honor. Seven years later, the JSA was freed from Limbo in the event known as Armageddon Inferno. During the time they were gone, Infinity, Inc. had disbanded, and Hawkman and Hawkgirl had become grandparents, but lost their son (their son Hector was the costumed hero Silver Scarab, but also operated under the name Sandman for awhile). The child's mother was Lyta Trevor Hall, the heroine known as fury, daughter of the Golden Age Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor (pre-Crisis), or the Golden Age Fury (post-crisis, her foster mother was Miss America), depending on which continuity you follow.

From 1992-1994 the team remained active. The set up a headquarters in Gotham City again and faced some old enimies such as the Ultra-Humanite and Kulak. Johnny Quick hung out with them for awhile, as did his daughter Jessie Quick. Johnny Thunder adopted a second daughter, Kiku (his first adopted daughter, Peachy Pet, invented frozen yogurt during his stay in Limbo - he returned from Limbo to find out his family was now extremely wealthy). Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash, spent alot of time with Jessie Quick, Bart Allen (Impulse), Wally West (the current Flash), and Max Mercury (the Golden Age Quicksilver from Quality Comics) helping train some of the younger heroes.

The JSA was at the top of their game again...and then came Zero Hour. In a battle with the villian Extant (who had previously been the hero named Hawk, and a member of the Teen Titans), Atom, Hourman, and Dr. Mid-Nite were slain, Wildcat suffered a heart attack, and the rest of the team was aged well past their prime. The JSA officially disbands. For awhile, only Sentinel remained partially active. Starman retires to his observatory, passing the heroic title first to his son David, who is killed in the line of duty, and then to his son Jack, the current Starman who will eventually join the reformed JSA.

Wildcat eventually regains his youth, as does the Flash, and they resume their costumed careers. Flash even travels back in time to the 1940's with Wonder Woman's mother, Hippolyta, who remains in the past for awhile as the Golden Age Wonder Woman. But there is still no JSA.

In early 1999, the Justice League is reunited with the still-surviving JSA members in an adventure based around the origin of Johnny Thunder's mystic Thunderbolt. When the adventure is over, a young boy, J.J. Thunder is in control of the Thunderbolt, and the stage is set for a new JSA...

Important issues from this period :

Justice Society Of America #'s 1-8 (April - November 1991) - Set in the early 1950'ss and staring Hawkman, Flash, Green Lantern, Starman, and Black Canary. Fan response to this limited series led to...
Green Lantern # 19 (December 1991) - A portion of the soul of Alan Scott (The Golden Age Green Lantern), left behind in his magic lantern, confronts the current Green Lanterns and seeks their aid in finding where the JSA has disappeared to. Again, overwhealming fan response led to...
Armageddon Inferno #'s 1-4 (April - July 1992) - The return of the JSA from Limbo to current DC continuity. Yet again, overwhealming fan response led to...
Justice Society Of America #'s 1-10 (August 1992 - May 1993) - The JSA reestablishes itself as an active superhero team. Poor Sandman has a heart attack in issue one. Too much excitement, I guess. Through this series we see the return of Johnny Quick, the first appearance of his daughter Jessie Quick, the return of Hourman II (son of the Golden Age Hourman), get introduced to Kiku Thunder (Johnny Thunder's new adopted daughter).
DarkStars #'s 6-7 (March - April 1993) - The Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl guest star.
Zero Hour : Crisis In Time #'s 0-4 (September 1994) - Yet another attempt to "off" the JSA by DC's writers. Hourman, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Atom are killed, Wildcat has a heart attack, Hawkman and Hawkwoman are merged into one being, and the rest of the JSA is accelerated into old age. Fortunately, most of DC's writers have ignored the "accelerated into old age" part.
Batman And Wildcat #'s 1-3 (April - June 1997) - Wildcat in a fist fight with Batman ! And holding his own !
Green Lantern & Sentinel #'s 1-3 ( March - May 1998) - The Golden Age Green Lantern, now known as Sentinel, teams up with the current Green Lantern. Also features Sentinel's children from Infinity, Inc. - Jade and Obsidion.
Catwoman And Wildcat #'s 1-4 (August - November 1998) - Another Wildcat adventure, due to the popularity of Batman And Wildcat.
JLA #'s 28-31 (April - July 1999) - A reformed JSA (Flash, Sentinel, Hippolyta/Wonder Woman, Wildcat, Spectre, and J.J. Thunder) teams up with the JLA to stop an imp from the 5^th deminsion.
All Star Comics #'s 1-2, Adventure, All-American, National, Sensation, Smash, Star-Spangled, and Thrilling Comics # 1 (May 1999) - A nine part story set in the 1940's, meant to reintroduce people to the Golden Age JSA before their return as a modern team.