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An alternate reality Justice League created by Dr. Destiny that was ruthless in their pursuit of justice (similar to the Justice Lords) and featured the Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Hawkman, the Flash, the Atom, the Red Tornado, the Black Canary, Firestorm, and the Green Arrow (who questioned the League's tactics). Batman was a member, but ...
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.
The character made cameo appearances in Justice League of America #247–250 (February–May 1986) and then featured as the main villain in issues #251–254, dated June–September 1986. Despero returned in an extensive story arc in Justice League America #37–40 (April–July 1990) and Justice League Europe #30–34 (September 1991–January ...
Commonly an adversary of the Justice League and a villainous foil personality to Batman (similar to villains Killer Moth, Wrath, and Hush), Prometheus would serve as an enemy to superheroes including Batman, Green Arrow and Midnighter. [1] In 2009, Prometheus was ranked as IGN's 80th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. [2]
A heroic Gentleman Ghost from Earth-3 called the Pinkerton Ghost appears in Hawkman (vol. 6) #18 as a member of the Justice Society All-Stars. [18] A possible future variant of Gentleman Ghost appears in The New Golden Age as a member of Huntress' makeshift Justice Society of America until he is revived and killed by Per Degaton. [19]
Several villains, led by the Key, take refuge with the Justice League and are imprisoned. The villains assume that, once the danger of exile is past, the Key will be able to free them whenever they wish, but a dampening field in the prison prevents the Key from using his enhanced intelligence.
The character was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky and first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #30 (June 1960) as an adversary of the Justice League of America. [1] Since debuting during the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character has appeared in comic books and other DC Comics-related products, including animated television series ...
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. [2]