The Hall of Justice has a direct link to another major location in the DC Universe — which serves as an ideal panic room for the DC heroes.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Justice League #66 from DC Comics, on sale now.
The Hall of Justice is the current headquarters of the Justice League. Serving as the primary base for many of Earth’s greatest heroes, it’s normally seen as one of the chief landmarks of the DC Universe — which also puts a target on the building and anyone in it at any given time.
Luckily, some allies of the League have plans put in place in the Hall specifically designed for such emergencies. This includes the Hall of Justice’s “panic room,” which is used in Justice League #66 by Brian Michael Bendis, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Trish Mulvihill, Hi-Fi and Josh Reed by John Constatine to save Naomi’s adopted parents in the middle of a dangerous fight.
The Hall of Justice is one of the most important locations in the DC Universe. The base of operations for the Justice League and their assorted allies, the Hall symbolizes the might of the team and protects many of their most dangerous weapons and gear. However, it is not indestructible. Despite the best efforts of the team, the dangerous and powerful Synmar Utopica was able to blast towards Earth and attack the Hall of Justice. The assault is incredibly successful, bringing down entire chunks of the hall and severely damaging the building. The attack leaves the Hall largely in ruins.
Hippolyta is among the first heroes to pick herself back up after the assault and chases Synmar into the ruin — but there’s little she can do. While the rest of the League reenters the fray alongside her, Naomi rushes into the basement of the Hall of Justice. There she finds the mystical doors used by Justice League Dark largely undisturbed. When things got hairy, it turns out Constantine brought her parents into the Hall of Justice Panic Room — aka a portal directly to Doctor Fate’s Tower of Fate. Because the Tower of Fate is unmoored from the physical realm, it can serve as the perfect emergency housing for anyone stuck in the Hall of Justice during an emergency — while also potentially serving vice versa in case of attacks on the Tower of Fate.
Regardless of the damage done to the Hall, the Tower of Fate will remain an option to fall back on. While the connection between the two buildings had been previously established, it’s comforting to know that the Justice League — or at least Constantine — has a plan to get people into the Tower of Fate if they need to. Thanks to his quick thinking, Naomi’s parents are completely unharmed, despite the building nearly falling on top of them. Given the kind of threats that could endanger the Hall on a regular basis, it’s a good thing there’s some sort of plan to deal with threats like Synmar (who is strong enough to give Superman a run for his money in a fight), even if they’re just precautions to save innocent lives.
Having the Tower of Fate as a back-up base for the Justice League makes sense, given their increased cooperation with mystical heroes in recent heroes, and it could provide many of the protections that the largely technologically-centric Hall of Justice might not be designed with. It’s a great idea by the heroes, and one that could — and should — be utilized in future attacks on the Hall. However, it’s one that is also complicated by the status of the Tower of Fate — which has recently even been teased to be destroyed itself.
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