The advantage of this was that lesser-known characters are not burdened by convoluted continuities, which gives writers more creative flexibility to write character-driven stories. DC Comics has in several periods deviated from this formula, most notably in the late 1980s and early 1990s with books such as Justice League International, which deliberately featured a cast of lesser-known characters. Most versions of the Justice League feature a select cast of highly popular characters from the DC Comics portfolio, such as Superman and Batman, to attract readers with their star power and they often co-feature a few lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure, such as Cyborg or Black Canary. This is in contrast to teams such as the X-Men or the Fantastic Four, who normally operate as a team and for whom the team is central to their identity. The members of the Justice League are heroes who normally operate independently but who occasionally team up to tackle especially formidable villains.

Main article: List of Justice League members

7.2 Justice League: Battle for Metropolisįictional overview Members.

5.2 Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America (1987–1996).

5.1 Silver Age Justice League of America.

2.3 Justice League International and its spin-offs (1986–1996).

īeyond comic books, the Justice League has been adapted to a number of television shows, movies, and video games. The Justice League was created to boost the profiles and sales of said characters through cross-promotion and helped develop the DC Universe as a shared universe, as it is through teams like the Justice League that the setting's characters regularly interact with each other. The cast of the Justice League usually features a few highly popular characters who have their own solo books, such as Superman, alongside a number of lesser-known characters who benefit from exposure, such as Cyborg. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of the team, with the team being central to their identity. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. The Justice League is an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from DC Comics' portfolio. The team was conceived by writer Gardner Fox as a revival of the Justice Society of America, a similar team from DC Comics from the 1940s which had been pulled out of print due to a decline in sales. The team first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960). The Justice League is a team of superheroes in American comic books published by DC Comics. The seven original members of the Justice League: Green Lantern, Flash, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter.

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