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{{quote|''"There is a house above the world, where the over-people gather.''
''There is a man with wings like a bird.''
''There is a man who can see across the planet and wring diamonds from its anthracite.''
''There is a man who moves so fast that his life is an endless gallery of statues.''
''In the house above the world, the over-people gather..."''|'''[[
'''''[[Trope Codifier|The]]''''' [[Super Team]].
Composed (usually) of the heavy hitters of [[The DCU]], the Justice League has been around in one form or another since [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]], and doesn't show any sign of going away. The team debuted in ''[[The Brave and
The original lineup is [[
After [[Mark Waid]] and [[Grant Morrison]]'s revival, the originals are considered the "Big Seven", and cover the archetypes any superhero team should possess (straight superhero, vigilante, magical being, speedster, underwater hero, cosmic hero, psychic).
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Originally, they were the local crime-fighting club, composed of the best of the best. They were effectively a "social club" for superheroes, where they could hang out with similar people (when not fighting evil). There was no set leader, though certain heroes (such as Superman, Batman or the Martian Manhunter) often ended up taking leadership roles due to their popularity and skill. New members were chosen by voting, which might explain why several heroes that felt rather redundant were added to the roster. They had a series of [[Supervillain Lair|special bases over the years,]] most notably a satellite headquarters in orbit above the Earth.
In the 80's, DC's editorial team noticed that they were being outsold by the Teen Titans and the [[X-Men]], more action-oriented, character-driven teams. So, [[Retool|suddenly]], Aquaman gave a big speech about how the team couldn't depend on heroes who were too busy to show up all the time, and reformed the team with a bunch of second-stringers and a few new characters. They operated out of a warehouse in Detroit (for which they got the [[Fan Nickname]] "Justice League Detroit"). For this reason they were a little ineffectual during ''[[Crisis
As a result of this, the team was retooled again in the '80s, becoming Justice League International (taking over the [[Multinational Team|Global Guardians']] role, and adding in some of the latter group's members) which then split into Justice League America and Justice League Europe, which later (after their membership grew huge) further split into the Justice League Task Force (a "superhero school" led by the Martian Manhunter), and [[Dork Age|Extreme Justice]], which was led by the more proactive Captain Atom.
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This approach fizzled after a few years, so DC took the team back to basics by reuniting the original Big Seven and giving them a lunar Watchtower base. The series was relaunched as ''JLA'' by [[Grant Morrison]], who emphasized the team's role as the "gods" of the DCU, and had them only go up against the sort of tremendous, cosmic-level threats which befitted that stature. This new approach was such a hit that for several years pretty much all major events in the DCU revolved around the League, and countless miniseries and one-shots were spun off the new title. After Morrison left, succeeding writers (most notably Mark Waid) continued his approach.
The team has a long tradition of [[Crossover|Crossovers]] with the [[Justice Society of America]]. Once labelled "Crisis on (Something)" fairly often; commonly takes place at a [[You Mean "Xmas"|Christmas/Thanksgiving]] dinner attended by both teams, when suddenly a villain attacks. This stopped happening regularly around 1986 with ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', though the tradition has popped up sporadically since then (1998's "Crisis Times Five", 2002's ''JSA/JLA: Virtue and Vice'', 2007's "The Lightning Saga").
Appeared on TV as the ''[[
== Here are the different incarnations of the Justice League of America so far: ==
* '''The Original Big Seven''' (Gardner Fox/Mike Sekowsky): [[
** '''The [[
* '''The Satellite-Era League''': Basically everyone mentioned above plus [[Elongated Man]], Hawkgirl I, [[Firestorm]] I (Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein), [[Red Tornado]] II, and [[Zatanna]]. Also Elongated Man's wife, Sue Dibny, sort of. The Martian Manhunter was absent for most of this era when it was originally printed, but seems to have been [[Retcon|retconned]] back in. Also had stretches where Green Arrow and/or Batman had quit the team, but overall, the lineup was quite stable by today's standards. There were several honorary members of whom only one - [[The Phantom Stranger]] - actively participated in their cases on a semi-regular basis.
* '''Justice League Detroit''' (Gerry Conway): Four established JLAers (Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Elongated Man, and Zatanna), one previously-obscure character ([[Vixen (
* '''Justice League\[[
** '''Justice League Europe''' (Keith Giffen/J.M. DeMatteis): The Flash III (Wally West), Captain Atom, Rocket Red #4 (Dmitri Pushkin), [[Power Girl]], Elongated Man, and [[
** '''Justice League Task Force''' (David Michelinie/Sal Velluto) Originally a rotating membership of whoever would be needed for a given mission. After ''[[Zero Hour]]'', reinvented as the League "school" with the Martian Manhunter, the Ray, Triumph, Gypsy, and L-Ron in the body of Despero.
** The Justice League International was reformed in the 2010 bi-weekly series Justice League: Generation Lost in order to track down Max Lord. This version of the team featured Booster Gold (as team leader), Captain Atom, Fire, Ice, Blue Beetle III (Jaime Reyes), and a brand new Rocket Red (Gavril Ivanovich).
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** '''Extreme Justice''' (Dan Vado/Marc Campos): Captain Atom, Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond), Booster Gold, Blue Beetle II, Amazing Man II, Maxima. As if the "Extreme" in the name wasn't clue enough, this series was a massive [[Dork Age]], with art and page layouts that severely aped the worst of Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee's tendencies (overly muscular, unexpressive characters and "flip the comic sideways" pages) with a heavy emphasis on action over character dynamics.
* '''JLA''' (Grant Morrison/Howard Porter/Mark Waid/Joe Kelly/Doug Mahnke): Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash III (Wally West), Green Lantern V (Kyle Rayner), Aquaman, Martian Manhunter. In other words, the original seven (or rather, five of them and the then-current successors of the other two). Based on the Moon. Later included [[Steel]] III, [[Plastic Man]], [[Birds of Prey|Oracle]], [[New Gods|Big Barda, Orion,]] Zauriel, [[Huntress]], and, temporarily, Wonder Woman's mother Hippolyta instead of Diana. Main focus was the core seven (occasionally plus Plastic Man), though. Largely had to do with the idea that because the JLA is so powerful, they should be fighting harder villains than just super-terrorists. Very fondly remembered, even by those who hate everything else [[Grant Morrison]] has ever done.
* '''The Post-[[Infinite Crisis]] League''' (Brad Meltzer/Ed Benes/Dwayne McDuffie): Varied but seemed similar to the Satellite version, except they were now based in the [[
* '''The Post-[[Final Crisis]] League''' (James Robinson/Mark Bagley): Spinning out of Robinson's ''Justice League: [[Cry for Justice]]'' miniseries, the new team comprised Green Lantern II (Hal Jordan), the Atom II (Ray Palmer), Batman III ([[Batman RIP|Dick Grayson]]), Mon-El, Donna Troy, Cyborg I, Doctor Light III, Starfire, Congorilla, and the Guardian. Green Arrow, the main character in ''Cry For Justice'', was a member for the first few issues, until certain events in ''Cry For Justice'' caught up with him.
* '''The Post-[[Blackest Night]] League''' (James Robinson/Mark Bagley): According to a recent convention appearance, Robinson wasn't satisfied with the way his JLA was going; among other things he thought he had tried to put in too many characters. Starting recently, it's now Batman III (Dick Grayson), [[Supergirl]], Donna Troy, Jade, [[Starman (
* '''The [[New 52]] League''': This team is written by [[Geoff Johns]] and features the Big Seven, only with Cyborg replacing Martian Manhunter (who is in ''[[Stormwatch]]'' instead); in addition to these seven, a leaked image suggests Green Arrow, Hawkman, the Atom IV (Ryan Choi), Firestorm I, Mera, [[Deadman (Comic Book)|Deadman]], recently introduced character Element Woman, and reimagined [[Golden Age]] heroine Lady Luck as additional members.
** In addition, there is a new, separate [[Justice League International]], written by Dan Jurgens, with Booster Gold as the team leader, Batman (Bruce Wayne), Green Lantern III (Guy Gardner), Fire, Ice, Vixen, Rocket Red, Lady Godiva, and August General In Iron (a Chinese hero introduced in ''[[
** There's also the [[Justice League Dark]], written by Peter Milligan, a team of supernatural heroes featuring [[Hellblazer
DC even has a [[Funny Animal]] counterpart of the Justice League: the "[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
* Super-Squirrel (a squirrel, counterpart of Superman)
* The Batmouse (a mouse, counterpart of Batman)
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Other members included: Hawkmoose; Green Sparrow; Stacked Canary; the Martian Anteater; the Item (the Atom; an elephant); Zap-Panda (Zatanna); and Elongator (the Elongated Man; an alligator).
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* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]]: [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]
* [[Animal
** This is also prevelant in enemies they have fought: Black Manta, Gorilla Grodd, B'Wana Beast, Starro, etc.
* [[Badass Crew]]: THE most [[Badass Crew]] in the [[DC Universe]].
* [[Crossover]]: The crossover with [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] is the most famous but the team has also crossed over with the [[X-Men]] during ''All Access', a sequel to ''Marvel Vs. DC''. It also had a crossover with the [[Wild CATS]] before Wildstorm went to DC.
* [[I'm Crying but I Don't Know Why]]: In the Morrison run, after their attempt to conquer Earth fails when they are [[Weaksauce Weakness|found vulnerable to fire]], the [[Shapeshifting|fifty White Martians]], face the [[Psychic Powers|Martian]] [[Mind Manipulation|Manhunter]]. At the end, the narrator tell us of a man that, every morning just after awakening, feels like he had once incredible power that is forever lost. [[Heel Face Brainwashing|This feeling of loss and frustration is shared by other fifty humans scattered in the Earth]], and is so big, he wants to cry. [[Defied Trope|But he doesn’t, because he is an adult and has no time for such nonsense]]. So he smiles, goes out and [[Laser
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: It would be more difficult to name DC superheroes who weren't members of one version of the Justice League or another.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Of the [[Justice Society of America]].
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