History
On New Year's Eve 2003, Brainiac invaded the Earth and seven heroes rose up to stop him. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Flash and the Martian Manhunter would go on to form the Justice League of America (later rebranded the Justice League). This team would go on to gain over eighty members and has easily become the most recognized superhero team in the world.
Starting in late 2004, the League would hold what was called a founder's meeting once a year. There, each founding member of the League would vote on who would join their ranks. Each founder got to choose a new recruit. Seven new members, every year.
In 2006 Bruce Wayne ran a campaign to shut them down (to protect his own identity as Batman in the wake of Jason Todd internet unmasking and execution) and there was also some fallout with the revelation of the Suicide Squad being funded by the US Government at the same time so the U.S. Senate voted to terminate the JLA.[1]
In 2009 the team was re-established under ARGUS and U.N. supervision and re-branded as the Justice League.
Officially in 2014, the founders meeting was never held due having been postponed by an alien invasion. Unbeknownst to the public, the Founder's Meeting was later held on the Watchtower. There it was agreed that instead of inducting new members, the League would create a covert branch of operatives. And thus was born 'the Team', aka: Young Justice.[2]
At the same time Dark Justice was created to combat supernatural threats.
2027
The Justice League is much smaller due to some past event that caused a division in the ranks, causing many to distance themselves from the League. Likewise, the League lost its UN backing and now operates as an independent entity, run out of the Watchtower which is starting to show massive signs of disrepair. Bruce calls it the "Deathtrap".
Known members are:
- Conner Kent
- Cassandra Sandsmark
- Wally West
- Connor Hawke
- AJ Curry
- Lorena Marquez
- Virgil Hawkins
- Natasha Irons
- Rex Hall
- Rachel Roth
- Garfield Logan
- Jaime Reyes
- M'gann M'orzz[3]
List of Justice League Members
| Designation Number | Character | Real Name | Joined in | Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Founders" | |||||
| 1 | Superman | Clark Kent | 2003 | Former Chairman | |
| 2 | Wonder Woman | Diana | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Batman | Bruce Wayne | 2003 | Left to go join the Outsiders. | |
| 4 | Green Arrow | Oliver Queen | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Black Canary | Dinah Lance | 2003 | Chairwoman | |
| 6 | Flash | Barry Allen | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Martian Manhunter | J'onn J'onzz | 2003 | ||
| "The All-American Squad" | |||||
| 8 | Icon | Augustus Freeman | 2004 | Superman | |
| 9 | Captain Marvel | Billy Batson | 2004 | The Flash | |
| 10 | Red Tornado | Maxine Hunkel | 2004 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 11 | Captain Atom | Cameron Scott | 2004 | Wonder Woman | |
| 12 | The Question | Renee Montoya | 2012 | Batman | Number originally belonged to Vic Sage, but was given to Renee Montoya in 2012. Inactive. |
| 13 | Green Lantern | Hal Jordan | 2009 | Green Arrow | Number originally belonged to Abin Sur, but was given to Hal Jordan in 2009 |
| 14 | Green Lantern | John Stewart | 2004 | Black Canary | |
| "Science & Sorcery" | |||||
| 15 | Aquaman | Arthur Curry | 2005 | Superman | |
| 16 | Aquawoman | Mera ta'Xebel ro'Curry | 2005 | Wonder Woman | Inactive. |
| 17 | Elastic Man | Ralph Dibny | 2005 | Green Arrow | |
| 18 | Elastic Woman | Sue Dibny | 2005 | Black Canary | |
| 19 | The Atom | Ray Palmer | 2005 | Batman | |
| 20 | Firestorm | Ronnie Raymond & Martin Stein | 2005 | The Flash | |
| 21 | Doctor Fate | Giovanni Zatara | 2005 | Martian Manhunter | |
| "Youth & Duty" | |||||
| 22 | Dr. Midnight | Charles McNider | 2006 | Black Canary | |
| 23 | Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | 2006 | Green Arrow | Not officially recognized by ARGUS |
| 24 | Nightwing/Batman | Dick Grayson | 2006 | Batman | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 25 | Cyborg | Victor Stone | 2006 | Superman | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 26 | Starfire | Koriand'r | 2006 | The Flash | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Left to join the Outlaws. |
| 27 | Raven | Rachel Roth | 2006 | Wonder Woman | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 28 | Beast Boy | Garfield Logan | 2006 | Martian Manhunter | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| "New Guard" | |||||
| 29 | Hawkwoman | Shiera Sanders-Hall | 2009 | Wonder Woman | Inactive. |
| 30 | Hawkman | Carter Hall | 2009 | Superman | Inactive. |
| 31 | Fire | Beatriz da Costa | 2009 | Green Arrow | |
| 32 | Ice | Tora Olafsdotter | 2009 | Black Canary | |
| 33 | Booster Gold | Michael Jon Carter | 2009 | The Flash | |
| 34 | Blue Beetle | Ted Kord | 2009 | Batman | |
| 35 | Green Lantern | Guy Gardner | 2009 | Martian Manhunter | |
| "Mech & Magic" | |||||
| 36 | Green Lantern | Kyle Rayner | 2010 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 37 | Chieftess | Nubia | 2010 | Wonder Woman | Inactive. |
| 38 | Rocket | Raquel Ervin | 2010 | Superman | |
| 39 | Shift | Rex Mason | 2010 | The Flash | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 40 | Hawk | Holly Granger | 2016 | Black Canary | Number originally belonged to Hank Hall, but was given to Holly Granger in 2016 |
| 41 | Dove | Dawn Granger | 2013 | Green Arrow | Number originally belonged to Don Hall, but was given to Dawn Granger in 2013 |
| 42 | Mr. Terrific | Curtis Holt | 2010 | Batman | |
| "2011 Additions" | |||||
| 43 | Vibe | Cisco Ramon | 2011 | The Flash | |
| 44 | Mirage | Cynthia Reynolds | 2011 | Black Canary | |
| 45 | Guardian | John Diggle | 2011 | Green Arrow | |
| 46 | Vixen | Mari McCabe | 2011 | Wonder Woman | |
| 47 | Steel | John Henry Irons | 2011 | Superman | |
| 48 | Zatanna | Zatanna Zatara | 2011 | Batman | Also a member of Dark Justice, not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 49 | Animal Man | Buddy Baker | 2011 | Martian Manhunter | |
| "2012 Additions" | |||||
| 50 | Power Girl | Karen Starr | 2012 | Superman | |
| 51 | Huntress | Helena Bertinelli | 2012 | Wonder Woman | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 52 | Oracle | Barbara Gordon | 2012 | Batman | Not officially recognized by ARGUS. Inactive. |
| 53 | Element Woman | Emily Sung | 2012 | Green Arrow | |
| 54 | Doctor Light | Kimiyo Hoshi | 2012 | Black Canary | |
| 55 | Green Lantern | Simon Baz | 2012 | The Flash | |
| 56 | Rocket Red | Dmitri Pushkin | 2012 | Martian Manhunter | |
| "2013 Additions" | |||||
| 57 | Maxima | Maxima | 2013 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 58 | Blue Devil | Danielle Cassidy | 2013 | The Flash | |
| 59 | Requiem | Andraste | 2013 | Wonder Woman | Inactive. |
| 60 | The Ray | Lucien Gates | 2013 | Superman | |
| 61 | Mink | Vivian d'Aramis | 2013 | Green Arrow | |
| 62 | Marten | Constance d'Aramis | 2013 | Black Canary | |
| 63 | Technocrat | Adam Strange | 2013 | Batman | |
| "2015 Additions" | |||||
| 64 | Godiva | Dora Leigh | 2015 | Black Canary | |
| 65 | Tomorrow Woman | Clara Kendall | 2015 | Green Arrow | |
| 65 | Etrigan | Jason Blood | 2015 | Batman | Reserve Member |
| 66 | Amazing Man | Will Everett | 2015 | Flash | |
| 67 | Janissary | Selma Tolon | 2015 | Batman | |
| 67 | Swamp Thing | Alec Holland | 2015 | Green Arrow | Reserve Member |
| 67 | Deadman | Boston Brand | 2015 | Martian Manhunter | Not recognised by ARGUS |
| 68 | Maya | Chandi Gupta | 2015 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 69 | STRIPES | Pat Dugan | 2015 | Superman | |
| 70 | Stargirl | Courtney Whitmore | 2015 | Wonder Woman | Also a member of the Team |
| "2016 Additions" | |||||
| 71 | Lady Marvel | Mary Bromfield | 2016 | Wonder Woman | |
| 72 | King Marvel | Freddy Freeman | 2016 | Superman | |
| 73 | Star Sapphire | Carol Ferris | 2016 | Green Arrow | |
| 74 | Green Lantern | Jessica Cruz | 2016 | Black Canary | |
| 75 | Firehawk | Lorraine Reilly | 2016 | The Flash | |
| 76 | Big Barda | Barda Free | 2016 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 77 | Mister Miracle | Scott Free | 2016 | Batman | |
| "2017 Additions" | |||||
| 78 | Coldsnap | Caitlin Snow | 2017 | The Flash | |
| 79 | Britannia | Penny Black | 2017 | Black Canary | |
| 80 | Triumph | Mina McIntyre | 2017 | Martian Manhunter | |
| 81 | Matrix | Thara Ak-Var | 2017 | Wonder Woman | |
| 82 | Zenith | Lor-Zod | 2017 | Superman | |
| 83 | 2017 | Green Arrow | |||
| 84 | Silver Sorceress | Laura Neilsen | 2017 | Batman | |
| "Honorary Members" | |||||
| Phantom Stranger | |||||
Trivia and Notes
Trivia
- There are two spin-off teams of the Justice League: Dark Justice, which takes care of mystical and magical threats; and The Team, that goes in cover ops the Justice League can't do. The members of these teams aren't recognized by ARGUS as members of the Justice League. [4]
- No real ritual or ceremony exists after a hero accepts the invitation to join the Justice League. Sometime later when people can be rounded up, there might be a little welcoming party. Eventually they'll get a field trainer that will give them a tour of JL facilities and mentor them through their first few monitor duty shifts, responses, and missions.
- Batman wasn't officially voted out from Justice League, but he no longer comes to the meetings.
- If a member of the League dies, their number can be taken by a new replacement.
- Any Leaguer who is also a member of the Outsiders is not recognized by ARGUS They don't recognize Oracle's membership either, because no one has ever seen her in person. Outsiders don't have permission to use Justice League facilities, but Leaguers have allowed them to do so.
Notes
- The Hero Green Arrow sponsored to join the League in 2017 was originally Cerberus, but following the reboot, Hank Henderson was erased from Earth-27's continuity.