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{{quote|''"There was an idea. To bring together a group of remarkable people. So when we needed them, they could fight the battles that we never could."''|'''Nick Fury''', ''[[The Avengers (Film)|The Avengers]]''}}

And then, suddenly, it all hits the fan. Turns out the guy you saved has invented a superintelligent computer, which promptly [[AIA.I. Is a Crapshoot|goes nuts]] and gets the aliens, the freak people ''and'' the the local mafia to team up and kick your ass.

Why, form a [[Five -Man Band]], of course! No, it's not necessarily a case of [[True Companions]]. In a Super Team, you just have to show up for the missions. The whole caring about the other members thing is entirely optional. Which may be just as well with [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|this bunch of weirdos]], [[The Cape (trope)|righteous fools]], [[The Cowl|back alley vigilantes]], [[Lady of War|warrior ladies]], [[Space Is Magic|aliens]], [[Super -Powered Robot Meter Maids|robots]], [[Physical God|minor deities]], [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|fairy ninjas]], [[Badass Normal|normal people]], and [[Tagalong Kid|that annoying brat who you can't seem to get rid of]].

* The ur-example is probably [[DC Comics]]' [[Justice League of America]], which not only pioneered the idea but over its various incarnations has not only featured pretty much every single major character [[DC Comics]] has. Also they made a few [[Series]] based on it ranging from the [[Justice League Unlimited|awesome]] to the [[Super FriendsSuperfriends|not so awesome]].

** The latest incarnation of the Seven Soldiers stretches the very idea of a super team to its limits; In order to keep the new Soldiers from being killed by the Sheeda like the previous team, they have to be sure that ''none of them ever meet each other''. Seven people who don't know one another even exist have to accidentally work together to save the world from a threat they aren't aware of.

* The [[Marvel Universe]]'s answer to The [[Justice League of America]] was The [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]], a [[Meaningful Name|quartet]] (sometimes) of [[Superhero|Super Heroes]] that had more in common with a dysfunctional family then with a crime fighting organization.

* [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] also had [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] (AKA [[The Ultimates]]) a collection of that universe's best and brightest [[Superhero|Super Heroes]], much closer in style to The [[Justice League]]. of America.

* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] is probably [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]]'s most popular team, which several [[Series]] based on it, and a few [[X -Men (Filmfilm)|movies]] too.

* [[The Authority]] [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]] the idea of the [[Super Team]] by featuring a team that doesn't have those pesky [[Moral Dissonance|Moral Codes]] against [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|killing]] or such. Also one of the earlier examples of [[Decompressed Comic|Decompressed Comics]]s in America.

** Later when Captain Metropolis (a member of the last super team, "The Minutemen") tries to form another Super Team, "The Crimebusters", the Comedian denounces the whole idea as bullshit, claiming Captain Metropolis is trying to play "Cowboys and Indians". He further explains that [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|whatever heroic deeds they accomplish will be undone by]] [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|an impending nuclear war]]. Rorschach complains that "a group this size seems more like a publicity exercise,", adding that "it's too big and unwieldy." The first meeting of the group is the last because of this.

* ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' is a [[Super Team]] with a twist - it features [[Public Domain Character|public domain characters]] from Victorian literature teaming up to battle other threats from other public domain works (and one villain who ''wasn't'' in the public domain yet, forcing the writers to be careful with what they called him).

* [[DC Comics]] also has:

** The ''[[Doom Patrol]]'', who during [[Grant Morrison]]'s run fought some of the most surreal villains ever, including The Brotherhood of Dada, who used an LSD-powered bicycle to run for president.

** The ''[[Suicide Squad]]'', a group of [[Super Villain|supervillains]] who are given an offer of a pardon if they complete ridiculously dangerous (one might say suicidal) tasks.

** And ''many'' others. There are at least 100 listed at the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DC_Comics_teams_and_organizations:List of DC Comics teams and organizations|other Wiki]].

** The Marvel Knights, a [[Super Team]] led by [[Daredevil]] that shows up in [[Marvel Universe|Marvel's]] [[Darker and Edgier|mature]] line as well as their [[Ultimate Universe|Ultimate]] line.

** A full list can be found at [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_teams_and_organizations:List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations|the other Wiki]] beware, it's ridiculously complete.

* ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'' has Agency Zero, formerly the Wonder Friends, a super team of heroes who decided they were tired of villains showing up to [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|try and trash their base]] or concoct schemes just to target the heroes, and decided to go under cover to prevent that. Now they're still a team of "superheroes" that does the job as usual -- theyusual—they just [[The Men in Black|don't tell villains they exist and do the job in black suits]].

* The Invincible Universe has several, [[Punch Clock Hero|Punch Clock Heroes]]es Capes Inc, the The Guardians of the Globe (two versions thereof) and the Teen Team (disbanded when most of it's members got too old)

* Subverted like hell by The Seven in [[Garth Ennis]]' ''[[The Boys]]''. They are a super team who aren't together to fight greater foes or even because they LIKE each other. They're together purely because they make more money of merchandising that way. In fact none of them can stand each other.

* The somewhat obscure ''Cla$$War'' by Trevor Hairsine and Travel Foreman features Enola Gay, yet another [[Justice League]] of America pastiche.

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20180825023328/http://www.luckylegendary.com/ The Legends]

* In ''[[All Fall Down (Comic Book)|All Fall Down]]'', we have the Pantheon, a group of A-listers named Portia, Paradigm, Pronto, Phylum and Plymouth.

* As with so many other tropes, ''[[The Perry Bible Fellowship]]'' has [http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF136-Super_League.jpg its own unique spin] on this concept.

* "Homeland Insecurity" i.e. ''[[Heist]]'' #1 introduces Pax Americana, a loose [[Justice League]]/[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]] expy. In [http://www.brendanmcginley.com/heist/2-broken-bonds/ the second issue], they come into conflict with the [[Villain Protagonist]] Geist.

* Team Kimba, of the [[Whateley Universe]]. They're only teenagers at [[Super -Hero School]] Whateley Academy, but they've already beaten superpowered ninjas from the Yama Dojo, the Necromancer and his team The Children of the Night, and Lovecraftian horrors. Plus, they're not supposed to be superheroing, so they keep getting detention for this stuff.

* Most of the campaigns in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' were based around a [[Super Team]] of one sort or another. Notable exceptions were the ''Big Easy'' campaign and the aptly titled ''Solo'' campaign, both of which were about a single hero, and the ''Hyperion Academy'' and ''Venture Institute'' campaigns, both of which were about [[Super -Hero School|schools for superhumans]].

* The Justice Force from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2003).

* The Teen Team from ''[[My Life Asas a Teenage Robot]]'', which Jenny was temporarily a member. They have subsequently disbanded.

* The Justice Friends (an [[Expy]] of both Justice League and Avengers) from ''[[DextersDexter's Laboratory]]''.

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