Justice League of America



Justice League of America is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Justice League of America #19: 19 Mar 2008

Current Issue

 * Justice League of America #20: 23 Apr 2008

Next Issue

 * Justice League of America #21: 21 May 2008

Status
Published monthly.

Main Characters

 * Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent - The last survivor of the planet Krypton, Superman has many powers on Earth, including flight, super-strength, super-speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, and invulnerability. (aka "The Man of Steel,' 'The Man of Tomorrow') - Superman


 * Batman/Bruce Wayne - Millionaire/Playboy/Businessman by day, at night Bruce Wayne dons cape and cowl to secretly fight crime as the vigilante Batman. (aka 'The Dark Knight') - Batman


 * Wonder Woman/Princess Diana - Super-hero, warrior and ambassador from the island Amazon nation of Themyscira. Wonder Woman has many Superpowers that include: Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, hearing, flight, animal empathy, regeneration, immunity to illusions and mind control, ability to discern truth, access to magical weaponry. - Wonder Woman


 * The Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz/John Jones - Native from the planet Mars. Super powers include telepathy, flight, super-strength, shape-shifting, invisibility. - Martian Manhunter


 * Green Lantern/John Stewart - Has a nearly magical ring, given to him by the powerful Guardians of the Galaxy, with which he can create energy constructs via his willpower. The ring must be rechrged via a power battery every twenty-four hours. - Green Lantern


 * The Flash/Wally West - The fastest man alive. Can tap into The Speed Force to acheive great speed in running. Can also add or take away speed from other objects. - The Flash


 * Plastic Man/Patrick 'Eel' O'Brian - Can stretch and ply his body into any shape imaginable. - Plastic Man

Allies

 * Aquaman/Arthur Curry - King of Atlantis, water-breather, current leader in Sub-Diego. On-call member. - Aquaman


 * Black Canary/Dinah Lance - Superheroine with martial arts skills and a sonic cry. - Black Canary


 * Green Arrow/Oliver Queen - The greatest archer in the world, he uses his abilities to fight crime. - Green Arrow


 * Hawkman/Carter Hall/Katar Hol - Winged Super-Hero of Earth. Or maybe of Thanagar. And there's Egyptian reincarnation in there too somewhere. Aw heck, just go read the Hawkman entry.


 * Zatanna Zatara - Powerful magician who can cast nearly any spell imaginable by simply speaking the desired effects backwards. - Zatanna

Justice League of America #20
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

JLA #122
"OMAC Nation." Infinite Crisis tie-in. While Supergirl and a group of current and former JLA'ers stand around debating, a group of OMACs attack. Then the presumed-dead Donna Troy shows up.

JLA #119
"Crisis of Conscience Conclusion" - Catwoman summons the League to battle Despero, and a battle royale starts up with League members fighting each other throughout the Batcave and Wayne Manor. Red Tornado and Zatanna show up to save everyone's butts, and the League disbands, or rather reduces back to John Stewart, the Martian Manhunter, and Superman. Zatanna goes to the Secret Society and makes them forget, again. Batman admits to MM that he is angry in part because he wonders if Zatanna's spells changed Catwoman. And MM starts to rebuild the league, only to be ambushed by someone who appears at first to be Superman.

JLA #118
"Crisis of Conscience" part 4. Despero arrives on Earth and battles Martian Manhunter, Aquaman and Batman, defeating them and placing them under his mental control. Having defeated the members of the old Secret Society of Super-Villains, Superman, Hawkman, Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary and Zatanna debate the ethics of their recently revealed past actions, and whether they should once again use Zatanna's powers to wipe the memory of their secret identities from the villains. On Themyscira, Wonder Woman discusses her own recent actions--killing Max Lord to free Superman from his mental control--with Zatanna.

Hardcovers

 * JLA Deluxe Edition, vol. 1 - Collects JLA #1-9 plus JLA Secret Files and Origins #1. "The action begins as the JLA reunites to stop the Hyperclan, who have come to Earth posing as a new group of super heroes. But as their true nature comes to light, only the World's Greatest Super Heroes can stop them! Standing side by side, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter take on alien posers and come to realize that Earth needs a protectorate made up of only the mightiest icons!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401218431 - (forthcoming, August 2008)


 * Justice League of America, vol. 1: The Tornado's Path - Collects #1-6. "Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman decide to re-form the Justice League and must choose the new roster of members. A new villain appears during their selection process, and he's just one of the many sinister forces gathering to bring an end to the league." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401213499


 * Justice League of America, vol. 2: The Lightning Saga - Collects #0, 8-12 plus Justice Society of America #5-6. "In the wake of 'The Tornado's Path,' the JLA has discovered the existence of several members of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the present. With the help of the JSA, Superman and his team must track down all seven Legionnaires to discover why these heroes of the future have traveled back in time!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401216528


 * Justice League of America, vol. 3: The Injustice League - Collects #13-16 plus the JLA Wedding Special. "As the wedding of Green Arrow and Black Canary looms, the new Injustice League forms! The World's Greatest Super-Villains - including Lex Luthor, The Joker, Gorilla Grodd, Cheetah, Poison Ivy, Dr. Light and more - stage an unprecedented attack on the JLA, taking Wonder Woman and other heroes prisoner. It all leads to an epic melee as the forces of good and evil collide, and the JLA will lose a member before rallying for the no-holds-barred brawl of the century!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401218024 - (forthcoming, June 2008)

Paperbacks

 * JLA VOL 1: New World Order
 * JLA VOL 2: American Dreams
 * JLA VOL 3: Rock of Ages
 * JLA VOL 4: Strength in Numbers
 * JLA VOL 5: Justice For All
 * JLA VOL 6: World War Three
 * JLA VOL 7: Tower of Babel
 * JLA VOL 8: Divided We Fall
 * JLA VOL 9: Terror Incognita
 * JLA VOL 10: The Golden Perfect
 * JLA VOL 11: The Obsidian Age Book One
 * JLA VOL 12: The Obsidian Age Book Two
 * JLA VOL 13: Rules of Engagement
 * JLA VOL 14: Trial By Fire
 * JLA VOL 15: The Tenth Circle
 * JLA VOL 16: Pain of the Gods
 * JLA VOL 17: Syndicate Rules


 * JLA, vol 18: Crisis of Conscience - Collects JLA #115-119. "In the wake of Identity Crisis, the JLA decides the time has come to tell Batman that they stole part of his memory. But, the League is attacked by the Secret Society of Super-Villains - out for vengeance now that their own memories are restored. As the JLA battles, the Martian Manhunter confronts Despero - the alien conqueror and the one behind the villains' memory-restoration. By the time the dust settles, the JLA may have won the battle but lost the war!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209637


 * JLA, vol. 19: World Without a Justice League - Collects JLA #120-125. "Batman dissolved the JLA in the wake of the revelation that some members had resorted to tampering with the minds of not only their villainous opponents but even the Dark Knight himself. But that doesn't change the need for heroes...and an obsessed Green Arrow desperately attempts to hold the beleaguered team together as innocent people begin dying. And all clues lead to an old JLA foe, one dangerous enough to take them down... one by one. When the adventure ends, the JLA may never unite again" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209645

Creative Team

 * Writer: Brad Meltzer (#0-12), Dwayne McDuffie (#13+)
 * Artists: Ed Benes & Sandra Hope
 * Covers: Michael Turner

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.


 * JAN05 0306	JLA #112	$2.25
 * FEB05 0293	JLA #113	$2.25
 * MAR05 0407	JLA #114	$2.25
 * APR05 0343	JLA #115	$2.25
 * MAY05 0235	JLA #116	$2.25
 * JUN05 0372	JLA #117	$2.50
 * JUL05 0234	JLA #118	$2.50
 * JUL05 0235	JLA #119	$2.50
 * AUG05 0217	JLA #120	$2.50
 * AUG05 0218	JLA #121	$2.50
 * SEP05 0240	JLA #122	$2.50
 * OCT05 0254	JLA #123	$2.50

Collections

 * SEP05 0605	JLA VOL 1 NEW WORLD ORDER TP (MAY045046)	$7.95
 * SEP05 0606	JLA VOL 2 AMERICAN DREAMS TP (STAR07133)	$7.95
 * SEP05 0607	JLA VOL 3 ROCK OF AGES TP (STAR19794)	$14.95
 * SEP05 0608	JLA VOL 4 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS TP (STAR19683)	$14.95
 * MAY05 0574	JLA VOL 5 JUSTICE FOR ALL TP (STAR18006)	$17.95
 * SEP05 0609	JLA VOL 6 WORLD WAR THREE TP (STAR16225)	$14.95
 * SEP05 0610	JLA VOL 7 TOWER OF BABEL TP NEW PTG	$12.99
 * SEP05 0611	JLA VOL 8 DIVIDED WE FALL TP NEW PTG	$19.99
 * SEP05 0612	JLA VOL 9 TERROR INCOGNITA TP (STAR16739)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0613	JLA VOL 10 THE GOLDEN PERFECT TP (STAR17749)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0614	JLA VOL 11 THE OBSIDIAN AGE BOOK ONE TP (STAR18497)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0615	JLA VOL 12 THE OBSIDIAN AGE BOOK TWO TP (STAR19377)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0616	JLA VOL 13 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP (FEB040270)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0617	JLA VOL 14 TRIAL BY FIRE TP (JUL040628)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0618	JLA VOL 15 THE TENTH CIRCLE TP (SEP040332)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0619	JLA VOL 16 PAIN OF THE GODS TP (JAN050308)	$12.99
 * JUL05 0236	JLA VOL 17 SYNDICATE RULES TP	$17.99

Other

 * SEP05 0623	JLA A LEAGUE OF ONE SC (STAR16883)	$14.95
 * SEP05 0649	JLA ANOTHER NAIL TP (OCT040287)	$12.95
 * MAY05 0237	JLA CYBERFORCE	$5.99
 * SEP05 0621	JLA EARTH 2 SC (STAR12321)	$14.95
 * SEP05 0622	JLA HEAVENS LADDER OVERSIZED SC (STAR11925)	$9.95
 * SEP05 0629	JLA JSA VIRTUE & VICE HC (STAR17241)	$24.95
 * SEP05 0630	JLA JSA VIRTUE & VICE SC (STAR19609)	$17.95
 * SEP05 0624	JLA LIBERTY AND JUSTICE OVERSIZED SC (STAR20121)	$9.95
 * SEP05 0625	JLA ONE MILLION TP (FEB040267)	$19.95
 * SEP05 0626	JLA RIDDLE OF THE BEAST HC (STAR14651)	$24.95
 * SEP05 0627	JLA RIDDLE OF THE BEAST SC (STAR17829)	$14.95
 * SEP05 0628	JLA SECRET ORIGINS OVERSIZED SC (STAR17072)	$7.95
 * SEP05 0631	JLA THE TITANS THE TECHNIS IMPERATIVE TP (STAR10212)	$12.95
 * SEP05 0632	JLA WITCHBLADE (STAR11977)	$5.95
 * SEP05 0633	JLA WORLD WITHOUT GROWNUPS TP (STAR08420)	$9.95
 * SEP05 0634	JLA YEAR ONE TP (STAR09361)	$19.95
 * SEP05 0635	JLA ZATANNAS SEARCH TP (NOV030232)	$12.95

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Justice League of America #21: 21 May 2008
 * Justice League of America Vol. 3: The Injustice League HC: 11 Jun 2008
 * Justice League of America #22: 18 Jun 2008
 * Justice League of America #23: 23 Jul 2008
 * JLA Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition HC: 20 Aug 2008

News & Features

 * 15 Apr 2008 - Van Sciver talks Justice League of America, "Darkest Night"
 * 04 Jan 2008 - McDuffie Updates the Justice League Lineup
 * 15 Aug 2007 - Meltzer Takes His Final Shift on "Monitor Duty"
 * 27 Jun 2007 - Dwayne McDuffie on the Balance of Justice and Injustice
 * 25 Jun 2007 - Dwayne McDuffie Talks Justice League of America
 * 16 Jun 2007 - Heroes Con/WW Philly '07: Didio on Dwayne McDuffie Writing JLA
 * 18 Apr 2007 - Shane Davis, the JLA and the JSA

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Justice League
 * JLA - GCD entry