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During this period, the character and his backstory differ in some minor and some significant ways from modern treatments. Firstly, as with his counterpart, the [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] [[Superman]], J'onzz's power range is poorly defined, and his powers expand over time as the plot demands. The addition of [[precognition|precognitive]] abilities (''Detective Comics'' #226) is quickly followed by telepathy and flight,<ref>''[[Detective Comics]]'' #227 (January 1956)</ref><ref>''Detective Comics'' #228 (February 1956)</ref> "atomic vision", super-hearing,<ref>''Detective Comics'' #231 (May 1956)</ref> and many other powers. In addition, his customary weakness to fire is only manifested when he is in his native Martian form.
A more significant difference is that in this version of him, there is no suggestion that Mars is a dead planet or that the character is the last of his kind. Many of the tales of the time feature either Martian technology or the appearance of other Martian characters such as his
J'onzz eventually reveals his existence to the world, after which he operates openly as a superhero and becomes a charter member of the [[Justice League]]. During the character's initial few years as a member of the Justice League, he is often used as a substitute for Superman in stories (just as [[Green Arrow]] was for Batman) as DC Comics were worried about using their flagship characters too often in Justice League stories, fearing overexposure.<ref name="Detective Comics 1959">''Detective Comics'' #273 (November 1959)</ref> The Martian and the archer inaugurated the team-up format of ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]''.<ref>''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #50 (October–November 1963)</ref> J'onzz appears there one other time, working with the [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Flash]].<ref>''The Brave and the Bold'' #56 (October–November 1964)</ref> In some stories he is shown travelling through space at near-light speed<ref>''Justice League of America'' #3 (March 1961)</ref> or to other planets.<ref>''Justice League of America'' #12 (June 1962)</ref>
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