| SACRIFICE |
| Part 1: The JLA's core is shaken when Maxwell
Lord takes mental control of Superman and sends him
to kill Batman. Superman is made to hallucinate that he is taking revenge
on various villains for killing Lois Lane. Superman awakes in his
Fortress of Solitude with blood on his hands. The JLA have come to
take him into custody. |
Superman #219 (9.05) |
| Part 2: It becomes clearer
to Superman that he doesn't know what has really happened. The JLA inform
him that he has attacked Batman, not Brainiac or Darkseid.
The Martian Manhunter moves to protect Lois from her husband. |
Action Comics #829 (9.05) |
| Part 3: Wonder Woman tends to Batman on the Watchtower.
Small doses of the Amazonian Purple Ray speed his recovery. Superman
sees video evidence of his attack. After the Watchtower's defense
systems kicked in, Wonder Woman
arrived but her lasso had no effect on him. J'onn performs a deep
telepathic probe and
discovers an image of Max Lord, but he cannot undo
Superman's mental affliction. They learn that Max has been tearing down
mental barriers in Superman's mind for years, playing on the guilt over
his murder of the pocket universe Kryptonians. Superman agrees
to remain in custody, but once Wonder Woman departs, Max exerts control
again and summons him to Checkmate headquarters in Switzerland. Diana
follows. |
Adventures of Superman #642 (9.05) |
| Part 4: Max orders Superman to kill
Wonder Woman. When it becomes obvious that Superman will remain under
Max's control for as long as he lives, she chooses to kill Lord. |
Wonder Woman #219 (9.05) |
| CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE |
| Part 1: Flash calls all the former members who conspired
to wipe villains' memories to the Watchtower. They are interrupted
by J'onn, who learns the truth — and that they wiped
Batman's memories as well. At Belle Reve Prison, Deborah Darnell (Star
Sapphire III) is revived by the Secret
Society of Super-Villains. The hit the Red Tornado and Elongated Man,
then confront the entire League of old. J'onn goes to talk Batman but
they're interrupted by the Society. GUEST APP: Catwoman. |
JLA #115 (8.05) |
| Part 2: The Society get the upper hand momentarily, but then
vanish. Catwoman is injured and taken to the Batcave. The JLA visit Batman
there and confess their crime. He defies them and asserts that his "friends" would
never have done such a thing. When J'onn returns to the Watchtower, he
finds Despero waiting for him. |
JLA #116 (9.05) |
| Part 3: Despero reveals he has restored the villains' memories.
Flash barely saves Lois from the Society and Superman steps in, followed
by the JLA. They defeat the villains but are left to decide what to do.
Hawkman proposes that they hold a vote. Batman completes the repairs
to the Red Tornado. |
JLA #117 (10.05) |
| Part 4: Despero incapacitates J'onn but is temporarily stopped
by Aquaman. They lose and Despero takes them to the Batcave to engage
Batman and Catwoman. Hawkman, Green Arrow and Flash vote to wipe their
memories, Superman, Black Canary and Green Lantern oppose; regardless,
Zatanna refuses to perform the spell again. She resigns from the JLA
reserves and leaves. She seeks solace on Themyscira, where she talks
to Supergirl and Wonder Woman. Diana has been ruminating over her judgment
of Maxwell Lord; Zatanna calls her a warrior, Superman and Batman consider
her a murderer. The rest discover the Watchtower has been invaded. |
JLA #118 (E11.05) |
| Part 5: Batman is possessed by Despero but the League track
him down. Zatanna and the restored Red Tornado save the day, but the
JLA dissolves once again. Zatanna decides in the end that the League's
safety outweighs the moral issue to wipe the Secret Society's memories.
She once again performs the spell. Batman is left wondering if Catwoman
was among those mindwiped years ago. At the direction of Alex Luthor,
the Superboy of Earth-Prime enters the Watchtower and destroys it (again). NOTE: The
Wizard is soon freed by Johnny Sorrow. (JSA Classified
#5) |
JLA #119 (L11.05) |
| Infinite Crisis |
| Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman gather amidst
the ruins of the Watchtower. While they disagree on each others' recent
actions, they are
attacked by Mongul. Across the world, OMACs swarm. Outside the universe,
all this is watched by the Superman and Lois of Earth-2, Superboy
of Earth Prime and Alexander Luthor Jr. of Earth-3. Superman-2 decides
it's time to intervene and he breaks the borders between dimensions. |
Infinite Crisis #1 (12.05) |
| Kimiyo Hoshi (now Vice President of Research and Development at Ted
Kord's company) is attacked by Dr. Light. Green Arrow and Black Lightning
rush to her aid. |
Green Arrow #54-57 (10.05-3.06) |
| WORLD WITHOUT A
JUSTICE LEAGUE |
| Part 1: Aquaman calls available JLA reservists to the Secret Sanctuary
to participate in a ceremony. Batman's distrust pervades the proceedings
and Green Arrow accuses him of destroying
the Watchtower. Dawn (now using the title Manitou Dawn)
receives a telepathic message from J'onn. He warns that a "being
of vast power" has been awakened and that J'onn will reveal himself
in time. At Arkham Asylum, the Key escapes after unlocking his telepathic
powers. NOTE: The word "manitou" means
deity or spirit. |
JLA #120 (E12.05) |
| Part 2: Dawn senses the Key's powerful new telepathic abilities.
Dinah scolds Ollie when he admits his affair with Dawn, then offers some
sympathy to the girl. Dawn's magicks tell her that she is destined to
be the Key's pawn. Aquaman restores the JLA's data files from backup
and looks for potential operatives to handle potential threats. In light
of the JLA's recent bad reputation, he suggests forming a more covert
alliance. Arrow suggests they recruit Nightwing to dig at Batman, but
Dick refuses. He then visits Batman, who happens to be working on the
Key's trail. |
JLA #121 (L12.05) |
| Part 3: The JLA are called to Metropolis to investigate the
carnage of Key's attack on a law firm (whose initials are also J.L.A.).
The League calls Supergirl, the Flash and Red Tornado for help. Meanwhile,
the Key is drawn to a latent OMAC — the cyborg's mind is closed
to him. A group of OMACs activate then strangely stop. Flash takes ill
and runs home. J'onn tips Dawn off to the Key's presence. She investigates
and is taken captive to Gotham. Donna Troy arrives to recruit for her
mission. |
JLA #122 (1.06) |
| Batman attempts to recover data from the Watchtower's black box. He's
interrupted by Brother Eye, which claims that 60% of the OMACs have been
disabled. Animal Man and Red
Tornado join Donna Troy's crusade. Power Girl meets her cousin — the
Superman of Earth-2 and (re)learns the history of Earth-2. Alex Luthor
claims that she was not meant to survive the collapse of the multiverse,
and the new universe unsuccessfully tried to reconcile her existence
with false histories. Booster Gold
reappears in the 21st century, having gone back to his future. |
Infinite Crisis #2 (1.06) |
| Part 4: Donna Troy comes seeking help and takes Red Tornado
and Supergirl with her into space. John Stewart responds to a call from
Hal and Aquaman leaves for Atlantis. The Key entices Dawn and relates
how his knack for unlocking puzzles led him to unlock his own mind. He
intends to use her magic to "silence" more
minds. Batman deduces the Key's involvement. |
JLA #123 (2.06) |
| Wonder Woman surrenders herself to international authorities at the
Hague, in the Netherlands, for trial for Max's death. She pleads not
guilty. Meanwhile OMACs descend by the hundreds on Themyscira. (#222) When she learns of this, she rushes to her sisters' aid. (#223) |
Wonder Woman v.2 #222-223 (12.05-1.06) |
| OMACs descend on the Amazons, and Diana orders her sisters to retreat
from Earth once again. The Spectre destroys Atlantis; Tempest and Aquaman
disappear. Batman argues with Brother Eye and receives a visit from the
Superman of Earth-2, who hopes to recruit him. Afterwards, he reviews
the JLA Watchtower's black box recording to discover Superboy Prime destroying
the HQ. |
Infinite Crisis #3 (1.06), Wonder Woman v.2 #224 (2.06) |
| Part 5: The spirit of Manitou Raven helps Green Arrow find
Dawn, who warns the Key that he is prey to one of the Seven Deadly
Enemies of Man — Hatred.
Batman and Arrow use their mental shield training but the Key unleashes
Hatred on Arrow, who attacks Batman. Dawn summons Canary to them. |
JLA #124 (3.06) |
| Part 6, FINAL ISSUE: Hatred overtakes
all the heroes and overloads the Key. Batman fights through it and rallies
the others to fight it off. The Key also turns on Hatred by pulling from
psychic turmoil from people everywhere. The psychic energy drives off the
demon. The Leaguers disable the Key while he is weak. Dawn sympathizes
with the Key's current mental trauma but wonders if she's still being manipulated.
She delivers "justice" by banishing him to silent place from
which she claims he'll never return. J'onn and her husband both compliment
her on her actions. |
JLA #125 (4.06) |
| The Brotherhood of Evil destroys the city
of Blüdhaven by using Chemo as a bomb. Alex Luthor redivides
the universe, creating a second Earth once more. Those who once hailed
from Earth-2 are taken back there. Superboy Prime confronts Conner
Kent and kills the Titans' Pantha, Wildebeest and Bushido and injures
Red Star and Risk. The Flashes take him into the speed Force, where
Wally and Bart disappear. In Gotham, Det. Crispus Allen becomes the
next host for the Spectre III. NOTE: Crispus
Allen first appeared in Detective Comics #742 (3.00) |
Infinite Crisis #4 (3.06) |
| Wonder Woman is visited by the "ghost" of her former Earth-2
counterpart; she guides her to Earth-2 to help Superman. Alex unleashes
a beam of energy at Superman-2 which rebirths the multiverse. Batman calls
a team to take out Brother Eye. Superboy and Nightwing make plans to locate
Alex Luthor. |
Infinite Crisis #5 (4.06) |
| Batman takes a team into space to disable
the Brother Eye satellite and send it falling Earthward.
The
new Spectre kills Star Sapphire
III for her crimes. Superboy Prime returns
to Luthor's
citadel wearing the Anti-Monitor's harness and attacks Superboy, who
dies in the battle. Their battle shatters Alex's tower and the infinite
Earths reassemble into one. Black Adam kills
the Psycho Pirate. |
Infinite Crisis #6 (5.06) |
| When Alexander Luthor's multiverse is collapsed, the leftover
energy spawns a new multiverse — 52 identical universes.
In space, the Red Tornado glimpses this, maps the universes, and learns
how to produce the vibrational frequencies to travel between them. |
52 #52 (5.07) |
| Superboy Prime kills more heroes and the two Supermen
follow him to Oa.
The
Supermen take him into a kryptonite field, which doesn't
affect Prime as much; they continue on through Krypton's
sun, and land on Mogo.
Superman-2 dies from the battle, Superman-1
is left powerless among kryptonite and Superboy is taken captive by the
Green Lantern Corps. Batman comes to terms with Wonder Woman's killing
of Max Lord. A building collapses and buries Alex, who is later found
and killed by the Joker (for not inviting him to join the Society).
Diana, Clark and Bruce meet in Gotham. Diana sets out to find herself;
Bruce plans to take Dick and Tim on a trip of rediscovery; Clark returns
to reporting. NOTES: Dr.
Light IV is shown having regained her powers. |
Infinite Crisis #7 (6.06) |
| 52 |
| The Elongated Man's house is destroyed by the Monster Society of Evil.
He contemplates suicide but is stopped by a message on his answering
machine. The funeral home tells him that Sue's grave has been defaced.
This sets him on a path to uncover the culprits. Booster Gold becomes
Metropolis' unlikely protector According to Skeets, Superman, Wonder
Woman and Batman are scheduled to appear at a memorial for fallen heroes,
but their "historical" data proves wrong (although Clark Kent
is present). |
52 #1 (5.06) |
| John Henry Irons finds that he's been infected with Luthor's new Everyman
gene therapy. Irons can now turn his body in to stainless steel. Several
of Donna Troy's troupe (Alan Scott, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, Cyborg, Bumblebee
and Mal) return from space, but in bad shape. |
52 #4 (5.06) |
| Hal Jordan and John Stewart meet China's protectors, The
Great Ten: August General in Iron,
Immortal Man-in-Darkness, Celestial Archer, Thundermind, Accomplished
Perfect Physician, Mother of Champions, Shaolin Robot, Ghost Fox Killer,
Seven Deadly Brothers and the Socialist Red Guardsman. NOTES: Celestial
Archer is not named until Checkmate v.2 #4.
The Robot and Killer are unnamed. Ghost Fox Killer strongly resembles
the Tangent universe's female Green Lantern. |
52 #6 (6.06) |
| Black Adam calls heroes from around the world to propose a coalition
and the writing of a Freedom of Power Treaty. NOTES: Shown
in the background are new
Copperhead, Sonar, Blackfire, a new Ibis, Cascade, Rocket Red and August
General. |
52 #10 (7.06) |
| Ralph Dibny gathers Green Arrow, Metamorpho, Zauriel and Hal Jordan
to help him attend the Cult of Conner's ceremony to resurrect Sue. They
shut down the ceremony, but the effigy of Sue reaches out to Ralph. |
52 #13 (8.06) |
| Jon Standing
Dear dons his family's Manitou
Stone, becoming the newest Super-Chief. |
52 #22 (10.06) |
| Firehawk assembles a team she calls the new JLA. Members include
a new Super-Chief, the Bulleteer, Ambush Bug and the new Firestorm,
who invite Oliver Queen to join them. Their appearance sparks newly-minted
metahumans from Lex Luthor's Everyman program to join the fray. Skeets
appears on the scene and kills many of the new metas and
apparently destroys Super-Chief. Firehawk disbands her "JLA" and
her poll numbers dive in her race for Senate office. At the JLA's original
mountain headquarters in Happy Harbor, R.I., J'onn creates a
statue of Booster Gold to join a gallery of fallen JLA members. He's
been under deep cover in the U.S. government trying to eliminate Checkmate.
After Firehawk's debacle, the U.N. signs Checkmate
back into existence. NOTES: Like
the Crimson Fox's one-time "Justice League Europe," I do not
consider this to be an official JLA. J'onn's memorial includes Major
Disaster and the Yazz, neither of whom had previously been verified dead. |
52 #24 (10.06) |
| In a Middle Eastern desert, Bruce Wayne wanders to the "Empty
Quarter," to face a trial as he did years before. His ghostly adversaries "kill" the
demon inside him and he declares that the Batman is now gone. |
52 #30 (11.06) |
| Ralph Dibny meets the former Aquaman, whose memory is incoherent. |
52 #39 (1.07) |
| Ralph Dibny seals himself
inside Dr. Fate's tower in Salem, Massachusetts. After exposing Felix
Faust as the inhabitant of the Helmet of Fate, he fires a gun issued
by Neron, thus making his wish come true: "I
wish I were with Sue." Ralph moves onto the afterlife to join Sue.
He avoids a fate in Hell by trapping Neron in the tower and assigning
the damnation to Faust. |
52 #42 (2.07) |
| The Department of Metahuman Affairs spies on Wonder Woman, who is
seen out of costume, with an eastern mystic called I Ching. NOTE: First
post-Crisis appearance of I Ching. The implications of this on Wonder
Woman's continuity are unrevealed. |
Wonder Woman v.3 #2 (9.06) |
| Wonder Woman, Batman & Robin converge on Nanda Parbat in the Himalayas.
Diana learns from Rama Kushna that it's good that she suffered as mortals
do. Bruce emerges renewed from a cave of trials. Afterwards, they return
to the U.S. |
52 #47 (3.07) |
| Donna Troy becomes Wonder Woman IV. |
52/World War III: The Valiant (6.07) |
| Rip Hunter shows Booster Gold and Supernova (Daniel Michael Carter)
the new multiverse. They retreat from their Earth to escape the newly-evolved
Mr. Mind, but the beast pursues them. Now that he has "molted," Mind
possesses the power to "eat" time. Mr. Mind proceeds to consume events
from the past of all parallel Earths, leaving these
universes completely reconfigured. Earth-2 becomes dominated by the JSA;
Earth-3 by the Crime Syndicate; Earth-4 Charlton heroes; Earth-5, Fawcett
City heroes; Earth-10, the Freedom Fighters; Earth-17,
the Atomic Knights; Earth-22 by the "Kingdom"; Earth-50, the Wildstorm
universe. Hunter steals suspendium, a metal that's artificial time,
from Dr. Sivana then lines Skeets' form with the element. They imprison
Mr. Mind inside Skeets then send it hurtling through
time — to one year before. Mr. Mind is reduced to his larval
form and is found and stored by Sivana. Hunter implores the Carters
not to reveal the existence of the multiverse to anyone. |
52 #52 (5.07) |
| Kyle Rayner encounters the heroes of a parallel universe (the Atom,
Flash and Green Lantern of the "Tangent" universe). |
Ion #9-10 (2-3.07) |
| Superman's powers begin to return. |
Action Comics #838 (6.06) |
| Diana emerges from her new secret identity of Diana
Prince to reclaim
the mantle of Wonder Woman from her sister, Donna Troy. |
Wonder Woman v.3 #1-4, Annual #1 (8.06-2.07) |
| One Year Later |
| Brad Meltzer and
Ed Benes as writer and penciller |
| As they have since forming the JLA, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman
convene for their once-yearly meeting. After spending a year on sabbatical,
they begin reviewing candidates for a new JLA in "the Cave" (the original
Secret Sanctuary). NOTES: Flashbacks
reveal numerous changes to continuity, the most major being the Silver
Age debut of Wonder Woman, who is once again considered a JLA founder.
She is shown in many of her Silver Age incarnations, including her depowered "I
Ching" phase. This new continuity places the "Big Three " at
the heart of the JLA, as opposed to post-Crisis continuity which de-emphasized
their roles in the JLA. There are allusions to future events: the marriage
of Hal Jordan and that of Diana, the death of Batman, the discovery
of a second Earth, the funeral of Jonathan Kent. This issue comes in
two variant covers by Michael Turner and J. Scott Cambell. |
Justice League of America v.2 #0 (9.06) |
| Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman begin voting on members for their
new JLA. They favor Red Tornado, Black Canary, Hal Jordan, Power Girl,
Vixen, Mr. Terrific, Nightwing, Atom, Black Lightning. They disagree
on Captain Marvel, Supergirl, Flash V (Bart
Allen), Hawkman, Captain Atom, Firehawk, Firestorm, Dr. Light, Booster
Gold and Green Arrow. Meanwhile, Black
Canary and Hal Jordan also (separately) begin recruiting heroes to join
the JLA. NOTES: In JLofA #1,
Hal and Dinah are working on the team's behalf. In JLofA #3,
Lightning is shown to have an access code to Batman's Cave. |
Justice League of America v.2 #1-2 (9.06) |
| THE TORNADO'S PATH |
| Part 1: Kathy Sutton asks Will Magnus to reassemble
the Red Tornado. The Tornado watches from the astral plane, where he
has asked for Deadman's help in returning to the living. Deadman (who
is actually Felix Faust in disguise) escorts him to the newly deceased
body of one of Multiplex's duplicates. The transfer is successful — the
Tornado is human, retains his powers and returns home to Kathy. Hal
Jordan spends some time with Roy Harper when Black Canary summons them
to Kathy's aid. Later, Dinah and Hal return to Star City to invite Arsenal
to join the League. In Metropolis, Black Lightning gets information from
the Signalman about the recent disappearances of some villains. A new
villain Dr.
Impossible is involved,
and uses his Father Box to steal the Tornado's android body for Prof.
Ivo. He also attacks
the Metal Men. In Hub City, Vixen is lured to
Hub City by a note supposedly from the Question. NOTES: This
issue comes in three variant covers by Michael Turner and a diptych by
Ed Benes. The story mentions some meta-drugs called Scarecrow and Psycho-Pirate.
It also mentions the Ultra-Humanite has found a new host body. Batman
mentions Superman's Legion Flight Ring. Will Magnus has restored Gold
and Platinum to "life." |
Justice League of America v.2 #1 (10.06) |
| Part 2: Dinah, Hal and Roy
track the Tornado's body to Prof. Ivo's Colorado hideout. He has built
an army of Tornados using T.O. Morrow's design. Black Lightning gets
more information from the Cavalier in St. Roch that leads him to the
Parasite. Vixen runs afoul of
the Bomb Squad: Electrocutioner and Plastique, who manage to steal her
Totem, leaving her disoriented. NOTES: Cavalier
is revealed as gay and had been involved with Capt. Stingaree. This
issue comes in two variant covers: team by Michael Turner and Red Tornado
by Phil Jimenez. |
JLofA v.2 #2 (11.06) |
| Part 3: The Tornado visits Deadman's grave, asking why he betrayed
him. He's approached by the Phantom Stranger who claims the balance of
immortality, or "the Thirteen," has been affected. Hal's team
fights Ivo's androids (each color has a different ability) and Canary
finds the shut-off in their heels. Dr. Impossible and Trident (later
revealed as Karate Kid) turn on the Parasite and kidnap him for Ivo.
Ivo has built a new android using the Elongated Man's elasticity, the
head of Amazo and the Parasite's hand. Lightning then takes down the
second Trident and exhibits new applications for his power then Hawkgirl
arrives on the scene. They bring Trident back to the Batcave, showing
the three founders evidence that the Star Conqueror is back (Hawkgirl
effectively rejoins the JLA). NOTES: This issue
comes in three variant covers: Red Tornado by Michael Turner and Superman
by Chris Sprouse. |
JLofA v.2 #3 (12.06) |
| Part 4: The League finds that the new Starro is part bionic,
which Batman recognizes as Ivo's work. Hal dubs Roy "Red Arrow,"
a reflex to stop from saying "Roy" and revealing his identity.
Ivo tells Canary that there must always be 13 immortals on the Earth,
and he is trying to get someone to take his place. His new Amazo awakens
and begins draining the heroes' powers then flees. Red Tornado arrives
in time to discover Ivo's partner: Solomon Grundy, who seeks immortality
in the new Amazo's body. In Markovia, Geo-Force (now king) survives a
bombing and contacts Black Lightning. Dr. Impossible claims to be Scott
Free's brother. NOTES: This
issue comes in three variant covers: team by Michael Turner and Vixen by
J.G. Jones. |
JLofA v.2 #4 (1.07) |
| Part 5: Solomon Grundy tries to reason with the JLA, saying
he only wants to escape his cycle of death and rebirth. Ivo's new Amazo
was meant to be Grundy's immortal armor, and Ivo was to use a spell crafted
by Felix Faust to let himself die. Amazo heads for "home":
Kathy Sutton. She protects herself with a weapon from Barda. Superman's
group meet Hal's and they head off to save Kathy. Roy is taken by Kendra's
beauty. Grundy holds Reddy back, claiming the fight against Amazo is
futile. In Markovia, Geo Force gets a bill of health from Dr. Alina Raileanu.
Vixen reclaims her sense of self and purpose: to find her Totem. NOTES: This
issue comes in two variant covers: Hawkgirl by Arthur Adams and Grundy
by Michael Turner. Grundy mentions a "creator," probably the
recently revealed Time Tailor from Seven Soldiers. The issue shows
many flashbacks, reprinted panels of Amazo and Red Tornado from the original JLofA series. |
JLofA v.2 #5 (2.07) |
| Part 6: Grundy pummels the Tornado
and reveals his intention has been to draw him out of his android body
so that he could kill him for good. Grundy rips his forearm off and
eats it, but Reddy manages to overcome, creating impossible winds that
ultimately rip the villain in half. The JLA execute an orchestrated attack
on Amazo. Vixen finally finds the others and dives to retrieve her totem
from inside Amazo. Without this power-control element, Amazo is useless.
His chip is given to Will Magnus. Zatanna and the Phantom Stranger help
prepare the android shell to house the Red Tornado's soul once again
after his human body dies. In Markovia, Geo-Force finds himself in
his original uniform, but doesn't know how he got into it. NOTES: This
issue comes in two variant covers: Black Canary by Adam Hughes and Amazo
by Michael Turner. |
JLofA v.2 #6 (3.07) |
| The new League is officially formed by Black Canary and Green Lantern,
to whom the "big three" defer their judgment. Black Lightning
and Roy Harper are members for the first time. Hal and Dinah invite
Roy and give him a new uniform resembling Green Arrow's. Black Canary
is elected chairperson. Snapper Carr takes an official portrait. The
League sets up a new headquarters called the Hall in Washington D.C.,
designed by John Stewart and Diana. It employs "slideways" to
seamlessly move members between there and a satellite, which houses
a training room: the Kitchen designed by Niles Caulder. Geo-Force arrives,
demonstrating new powers and lost memories (later revealed to be Deathstroke's
doing). Will Magnus examines the Amazo chip. Starro pursues Prof. Ivo.
Batman discovers that Trident is Karate Kid from the 30th century. NOTES: This
issue comes in two variant covers: A wraparound by various artists
and Wonder Woman by Turner. The interior features a foldout portrait
of the new team. The Hall resembles the Hall of Justice from the Super
Friends. It is supposedly the former HQ of the All-Star Squadron, which
is inaccurate. The Squadron was based in New York. |
JLofA v.2 #7 (5.07) |
| Amazons Attack! When Amazons attack Washington D.C., the JLA are
called by the President to be the front line of defense. (#10) Together
with the JSA, they zero in on the Department of Metahuman Affairs as the
villain Circe's base of operations. (#11) |
Amazons Attack! #1-6 (6-10.07), Wonder Woman v.3 #10-11 (8-9.07) |
| THE LIGHTNING
SAGA |
| Part 1: The JLA and JSA reestablish their regular team-ups.
Karate Kid attacks Batman. Upon hearing Starman's name, he recovers some
memories. When Starman utters "Lightning Lad" in Interlac,
the Kid's full memory returns; he claims there are seven Legionnaires
at largethere. During a training exercise, Red Tornado loses control,
endangering Roy. Despero and Per Degaton (shadowed) travel back to 1948
to visit the Ultra-Humanite (as Dolores Winter); they tell hiim he'll
die the next day. Geo-Force declines official membership. NOTES: This
issue comes in two variant covers: Phil Jimenez and Michael Turner (1st
in a tryptic). |
JLofA v.2 #8 (6.07) |
| Part 2: A team finds Dream Girl in Arkham Asylum where Dr.
Destiny has usurped her access to the Dreaming and manifested nightmares.
She's awakened and takes control of her powers. At the Fortress of the
Solitude, another team finds another Legionnaire: Wildfire, who stands
among inert statues of Legionnaires. Superman mentions how he spent time
in their future and received the statues, which represent each member "from
an adventure they wanted [him] to remember them by." A utility belt
bursts forth from Wildfire's chest. Cyclone speaks to the Tornado; he
mentions the time T.O. Morrow kidnapped her at age six to lure the Tornado
to him. NOTES: This
is the first mention of Superman's post-Infinite Crisis involvement with
the Legion. It is similar to the circumstances in the 2007 Legion cartoon. |
JSofA v.3 #5 (6.07) |
| Part 3: Wildfire intimates that there's some connection between
he and the Red Tornado. A team finds Timber Wolf in Gorilla City. There,
a holy white ape, "nzame" to the gorillas, has been born; this
only happens once every thousand years. In the JLA's future, Despero
and Per Degaton transfer the Ultra-Humanite's brain into the mature body
of the white ape (who is at the height of his powers). En route to Thanagar,
Power Girl reveals she's had some sort of affair with Hawkman. She warns
Roy against pursuing Kendra. Power Girl has been on Thanagar helping
reconstruction. They do not find Dawnstar, but a friend of hers in possession
of her flight ring. Dawnstar returns to Earth, where the Legionnaires
reveal they have all agreed to sacrifice their lives, if necessary, in
order to revive someone. NOTES: This issue comes
in two variant covers: Phil Jimenez and Michael Turner (2nd in a tryptic). "Nzame" is
the name of an African deity in the Congo. |
JLofA v.2 #9 (7.07) |
| Part 4: Superman mentions a Legion adventure known as the "Legion
of Three Worlds," which none of them can actually remember. The
Legionnaires locate their final comrade: Sensor Girl, who has been hiding
in Suicide Swamp. The JLA and JSA follow them there and encounter an
elaborate illusion of an abandoned Secret Society headquarters. They're
met by a fake Triplicate Girl. The Legionnaires fool them long enough
to escape and resume their mission. Dawnstar remarks that the 31st century
is too dangerous for Superman. Karate Kid mentions that the three founders
volunteered to sacrifice themselves to bring him back. Star Boy took
Colossal Boy's place in the mission, which may have affected his health. NOTES: This
issue comes in two variant covers: Phil Jimenez and Alex Ross. |
JSofA v.3 #6 (7.07) |
| Part 5: The Legionnaires take up positions across the globe to
await the lightning strike to revive someone. They are quickly found by
the JLA and JSA, but their flight rings erect force fields to protect them.
Timber Wolf remarks "I'm coming Ayla," suggesting that she
may be dead. The lightning strikes Karate Kid's location, but he ducks.
The lightning returns Wally West and his wife and
grown children to the 21st century. Wally rejoins the JLA. The Legionnaires
vanish and are summoned back to the future. Starman elects to stay, and
Karate Kid is told that another mission awaits him in the 21st century.
Another shadowed Legionnaire (Una) joins him. Brainiac 5 notes that someone
has been captured in Karate' Kid's lightning rod. NOTE: In Countdown #42,
before the Legion's departure, Karate Kid approaches Batman in Gotham
City to express the honor of having met him. This
issue comes in two variant covers: Phil Jimenez and Michael Turner. Listen
to the follow-up interview to this arc, with Brad
Meltzer at Newsarama. |
JLofA v.2 #10 (8.07) |
| Red Arrow and Vixen are trapped inside the Watergate
Hotel
as Dr. Polaris throws it into the water. Vixen's arm is broken
and she reveals that ever since the fight with Amazo, her powers
have changed; she can now only mimic the powers of other metas, not animals.
After nearly giving up hope of escape, they realize that they are upside
down, and deduce the best way out. NOTE: This issue
comes in two variant covers by Gene Ha and Michael Turner. |
JLofA v.2 #11 (9.07) |
| From the Happy Harbor facility, J'onn and Aquaman watch
the new League as they tend to Monitor Duty. Red Tornado says that Hawkgirl's
daughter died. Kendra meets Lian Harper; she and Roy sleep together. Black
Lightning continues to operate as a villain liason, this time with Silver
Ghost (Raphael Van Zandt). He's working with Batman and Geo-Force (who
has been made a member) to flush out major villains. Geo-Force meets with
Deathstroke as part
of an undercover operation. The Red Tornado grows increasingly aloof.
The full team assembles to go after Felix Faust. NOTES: This
issue comes in three variant covers: a diptych by Alex Ross and one by
Michael Turner. |
JLofA v.2 #12 (10.07) |
| Jimmy
Olsen requests an audition
for JLA membership (Action #854) as Mr. Action. (Countdown
#36) He
is rejected after even their "kid glove" trials fail to activate
his powers. (#35) |
Action Comics #854 (10.07), Countdown #36-35 (10.07) |
| THE WEDDING OF GREEN ARROW AND BLACK CANARY |
| The League saves Green Arrow and Black Canary from Deathstroke in Star
City. Slade teleports away with a device specifically constructed to counter
the JLA's powers. After, Ollie resigns as mayor of the city. Later Oliver
proposes to Dinah with a band given from the late Barry Allen. |
Green Arrow v.3 #75 (8.07) |
| Black Canary and Green Arrow plan their wedding at the JLA's original
cave headquarters in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island. Oracle, Vixen and Wonder
Woman help her shop for dresses and lingerie. |
Black Canary Wedding Planner (11.07) |
| Dwayne McDuffie begins as writer |
| Ollie and Dinah's wedding invitations garner mixed reactions.
Batman prepares for the worst when they plan to host their friends in
costume.
In retaliation for the Suicide Squad's kidnapping of random villains, Dr.
Sivana plots with Deathstroke to attack the wedding.
Deathstroke plants Geo-Force is his inside snitch, but Batman knows about
this. Black Canary and Green Arrow attend their bachelor(ette) parties
in Happy Harbor. NOTE: Events
run concurrently in this and in the following entry and in Countdown #30. |
Green Arrow & Black Canary Wedding Special (11.07) |
| UNLIMITED UNLEASHED |
| Part 1: At the new Hall of Doom,
Luthor forms the Injustice League Unlimited with the Joker and Cheetah.
Like the JLA, they review candidates for membership. Everyone
attends the bachelor(ette) parties. Hal Jordan
and John Stewart agree to take turns with JLA duty. Firestorm is captured
and hospitalized, which draws Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl away from the party.
They're attacked and Wonder Woman is captured. Luthor ultimately invites
scores of super-villains community to join him. Each member gives a 35%
take to the organization. They alert Batman and Red Arrow, who head to
the crime scene and are captured as well. |
Justice League of America Wedding Special (11.07) |
| Part 2: Batman frees himself from his restraints
but soon meets his captors. At the Hall of Justice, Green Arrow sees Black
Canary off to find the captured JLA members. John Stewart kids Black Lightning
about shaving his head. One group is ambushed again at the hospital, taken
out by Poison Ivy. Superman confronts Vixen about her power change, reassuring
her that's OK to confide in her teammates. Parasite helps bring their group
down but Lightning saves Superman. Luthor steps in. |
JLofA v.2 #13 (11.07) |
| Part 3: Luthor goads Superman into attacking by showing
his captive teammates. The Shaggy Man (the original?) tortures Geo-Force.
The Joker leaves a tiny explosion of kryptonite paint in the hologram projector.
They hone in on Luthor's frequency, finding the Hall of Doom and Superman
removes Parasite immediately but still they manage to bring him down. |
JLofA v.2 #14 (12.07) |
| Part 4: Firestorm intervenes, freeing the JLAers.
Red Tornado discovers a secondary program in himself. Amada Waller arrives
with the Suicide Squad and a warrant to arrest all the villains. Black
Canary departs to ready for her wedding. Batman drafts Firestorm into the
League. |
JLofA v.2 #15 (1.08) |
| The wedding in the Secret Sanctuary (or "The Cave") is interrupted
when Sivana launches missiles to draw out the "bigger guns." A
horde of villains attack the ceremony and Dinah leaps after her wedding
ring to confront Slade himself. Batman arrives and the tide is turned.
Deathstroke orders a retreat, but most of the villains are captured. That
night on their honeymoon, Ollie attacks Dinah and she's forced to defend
herself, stabbing him in the neck with one of his arrows, killing him. |
Green Arrow & Black Canary Wedding Special (11.07) |
| The JLA answers Hal Jordan's call for help when the Sinestro Corps invade
Earth. |
Green Lantern v.4 #23 (11.07) |
| The JLA helps Wally defeat aquatic aliens, who retreat. Afterwards, the League voices their concerns about Wally putting his children in danger. Wally
and Linda explain that they cannot stabilize the childrens' growth spurts. They may grow old and die any day, so they decided to let them live the
fullest lives possible. |
Flash #233 (12.07) |
| Thieves break into Guy Gardner's storage locker and find the green lantern
from Earth-9. It summons the Atom of that universe, who changes places
with one of the thieves. Red Tornado temporarily resides in the Hall of
Justice computer system. The JLA arrives and switches Atom back with the
thief. Afterwards, a stray lantern bolt switches a policewoman with the
Flash of Earth-9 appears as well. NOTE: The
lantern was given to Guy by Kyle Rayner after Ion #9. |
JLofA v.2 #16 (2.08) |
| The Justice League intervenes to take the OMAC from the Outsiders. Francine
Langstrom and Dr. Salah Miandad help the Outsiders contain it. After
a ruse faking the OMAC's destruction, Geo-Force is transferred to the Outsiders
from the JLA. They name the unit Remac. Ralph and Sue Dibny arrive
at Wayne Manor, seeking Batman. They inhabit the bodies of others. |
Batman & the Outsiders v.2 #3 (2.08) |
| Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew are accidentally diverted from Earth-26
to Earth-0. When they arrive, they appear as normal animals, and cannot
communicate their predicament. They are found by Red Arrow and Zatanna,
who takes Rodney Rabbit as a stage
rabbit. |
Captain Carrot and the Final Ark! #3 (2.08) |
| Wonder Woman offers Ryan Choi, the Atom, membership in the JLA.
He makes no decision. |
All-New Atom #18 (2.08) |
| Sanctuary Part 1: The JLA notices the shockwaves from the Suicide
Squad's mass abduction of super-villains. The JLA confront Amanda Waller,
but find she is within her powers. Villains ally with the Key and Dr. Polaris
to break into the Hall of Justice and surrender themselves. Vixen tests
her new powers, discovering they're not contained to metahuman abilities. NOTE: Written
by Alan Burnett. Villains include Blind Faith, Backlash, Houngan, Cyborgirl,
Icicle, Crowbar, Black Mass, Fastball, Nightfall, Shrike, Shatterfist,
Ace, Tattooed Man and Bromwell Stikk (formerly Mr. Twister and the Gargoyle). |
JLofA v.2 #17 (3.08) |
| Sanctuary Part 2: The villains are taken to the Watchtower and
the JLA are visited by the Suicide Squad. Batman receives the location
of the prison planet from the Martian
Manhunter. The Squad attempts to take the prisoners by force
while Waller meets with the "big three." Zatanna, Niles Caulder,
John Irons and Will Magnus help rebuild Red Tornado's body. It will have
human characteristics but can self-repair. Despite Zatanna's warning that
his soul could perish in the transfer, he intends to see it through. |
JLofA v.2 #18 (4.08) |
| Castling 2: Superman calls the JLA and JSA to help. They must stop the
Kobra cells from activating the genes. Thinker and Castellan merge to discover
Ouroboros, their genetic plan that amps the reptilian center of the brain,
aggression. Triggered by microwave transmission. The Hayoth, Ghost Fox
Killer, Hal Jordan, Global Guardians, Outsiders, Hawk are deputized. Samaritan
discovers where the central medical facility is. The pawns they send in
are all killed. The royals activate the Rooks: Cinnamon, Faust, G.I. Robot,
Gravedigger. |
Checkmate v.2 #23-24 (4-5.08) |
| Freddy Freeman calls on the Shadowpact and JLA to help prevent Sabina
from taking the powers of Shazam. Freddy's own self-sacrifice
brings forth the gods, who bestow all their powers on him. He officially
takes the name Shazam (II). |
Trials of Shazam #12 (5.08) |
| Wally West and John Stewart follow the Flash of Earth-9 back to her
home, returning that wold's green lantern to its owner. (#1) Stuck on Earth-9, they become
involved in the Secret Six's plans to depose the tyrant, Superman. (#2) The Earth-0 JLA uses Hal Jordan's ring to search for John and Wally,
(#3) and the connection allows them to travel across the multiverse.
(#4) |
Tangent: Superman's Reign #1- (5-?.08) |
| After saving people from a forest fire, Wonder Woman calls the Flash
on his recent unreliability. He promises to
recommit himself to the League. They move to tackle the Queen Bee, who
has taken over H.I.V.E. and is attempting to teleport her troops to Earth.
Zazzala is captured. |
JLofA v.2 #20 (6.08) |
| The Source reaps the souls of all the New Gods except Orion. NOTES: Lightray
died in Countdown #48; Barda in Death of #1, Mr. Miracle
in Death of #7. |
Death of the New Gods #1-8 (12.07-6.08) |
| The "trinity" gather in a new meeting place, the
Lounge. It lies in interdimensional space between the Hall of Justice
and the Watchtower. J'onn's old foe, the Human Flame, narrowly escapes
the JLA with the help of Libra. Libra gathers the the world's worst villains.
He opens a Boom Tube to the "Salvation" planet and beckons the Martian
Manhunter home. NOTE: The
Human Flame first appeared in Detective #274 (12.59). |
JLofA v.2 #21 (7.08) |
| Zatanna, Will Magnus and Niles Caulder prepare to transfer the Red Tornado
to his new body. Reddy proposes to Kathy, but she puts him off until later.
John Irons discovers that Reddy's previous body has regenerated. Amazo,
who is within, attacks Batman then transfers himself into the new body.
Vixen seeks advice from Bronze Tiger then reveals her power changes to
the whole League. Black Canary expels her, but encourages her to solve
the problem. |
JLofA v.2 #22 (8.08) |
| Zatanna discovers that Vixen's powers are affected by magic. Amazo takes
down the JLA, but Vixen remains their last hope, drawing powers from the
team just as Amazo does. |
JLofA v.2 #23 (9.08) |
| Teamwork brings Amazo down. Zatanna conjures the Red Tornado's soul
which pushes the android into the Slideways. Amazo is teleported to the
Antares star system. Red Tornado is restored to his body. Vixen visits
Animal Man and discovers his powers are awry, too; he can only duplicate
alien animal powers. |
JLofA v.2 #24 (10.08) |
| FINAL CRISIS |
| Barry Allen returns from the dead. In Auschwitz, Poland,
Prof. Ivo creates the Red Volcano. Libra returns to
recruit villains for an unnamed god. NOTE: Allen is not explicitly identified. |
DC Universe #0 (6.08) |
| Libra klills the Martian Manhunter to prove his power
to his new Secret Society. The Justice League mobilizes against the New
Gods, who have begun to reappear. Orion is found dead and Darkseid runs
the Dark Side Club. The Monitor Nix Uotan is banished to Earth-0. NOTE: The
New Gods return, now more as avatars. |
Final Crisis #1 (7.08) |
| Martian Manhunter is buried on Mars. Barry Allen contacts Wally
West and Jay Garrick. Shilo Norman returns, recruiting Super-Sumo (Sonny
Sumo) for a new team to fight the New Gods of Apokolips. The corrupted
Alpha Lantern, Kraken, arrests Hal Jordan for the murder of
Orion. |
Final Crisis #2 (8.08) |
| The super-hero cemetery, Valhalla is dismantled. The corpses are placed
in a crypt beneath the Hall of Justice. NOTE: This
was spurred by a grave robbing in Nightwing #141. |
Nightwing #151 (2.09) |
| Red Tornado proposes to Kathy. A team finds and captures
Prof. Ivo. Red Tornado takes a leave of absence. Vixen visits Animal Man
about her powers. She disappears inside her Tantu Totem and confronts Kwaku
Anansi. The JLA follow. Anansi reveals he posed as Animal Man's yellow
space aliens in the past. He altered their powers. He begins a test for
Vixen by creating a reality where there's no Justice League. NOTE: Team
members prepare to accompany Vixen to Africa. |
JLofA v.2 #25 (11.08) |
| Vixen recruits heroes from the altered reality to help her defeat Anansi.
Batman is Paladin, Flash is Bart, GL is David
Kim, Ocean Master
is Orm. Others include Zatara, Hawk (resembles Warhawk) and Brown
Bomber. Vixen accomplishes his challenge and Anansi restores reality.
He admits his powers are lesser now, and warns of a threat—an individual
who may alter reality himself. |
JLofA v.2 #26 (12.08) |
| When the JLA takes out an Intergang warehouse, they find evidence
that the man who killed Vixen's mother is still alive. She returns home
to Zambesi to find him. NOTE: This occurs after
she regains her animal powers. |
Vixen #1-6 (12.08-5.08) |
For helping them clean up kryptonite on Earth, Superman
and Batman grant honorary membership to the Japanese Toyman (Hiro Okamura).  Hiro
first appeared in Superman/Batman #4 (1.04), but was suggested to
be a robot in Action #865 (7.08). |
Superman/Batman #49 (8.08) |
| WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE |
| When the Shadow Thief expands his powers, it steals power from the "Shadowslide"—the
teleportation system used by the Shadow Cabinet. The Thief's new access
brings him into contact with Starbreaker, whom he frees from his other-dimensional
prison. |
(JLofA v.2 #29, 33; 2009) |
| Part 1: Roy and Kendra realize they're not meant to be; she's
in love with Hawkman. Dr. Light (Kimiyo) is approached by the Shadow Cabinet
(Iron Butterfly, Gloria Mundi, Starlight, Payback, Hardware, Donner, Blitzen,
Iota and Twilight). Kimiyo activates her old JLI signal device. The Cabinet
seeks the remains of the evil Dr. Light (a candle) inside the Hall of Justice.
They call in Icon for backup. Black Canary calls out the Trinity for meeting
secretly in The Lounge. She scolds them and asks them to stop challenging
her authority.
NOTE: The Shadow Cabinet first appeared in Shadow
Cabinet #0 (1.94) as a team. Hardware and Icon are not actually members.
Their universe was not originally part of the DCU. |
JLofA v.2 #27 (1.09) |
| Part 2: Superman and Icon reveal they are working together, but
they must keep a secret from their teams. Icon says they need the evil
Dr. Light's remains to stop the omnipotent Starbreaker. Hawkman arrives
with a warning. |
JLofA v.2 #28 (2.09) |
| Hardware uses the evil Dr. Light's remains to repower Kimio Hoshi; he
crafts a new uniform for her. She thanks them by helping to restore
Shadow Cabinet's teleportation ability. |
(JLofA v.2 #33, 7.09) |
| Part 3, Origins and Omens: Hawkman tells the JLA that the Shadow
Thief's powers have been boosted, stealing power from the Shadow Cabinet's
teleportation system. The villain attacks and the Cabinet help fight him.
Rocket brings Dr. Light (Kimiyo) in to help (with a new costume built by
Hardware). She dispels the Thief. They move to stop the moons shadow from
colliding with Earth. The Cabinet depart with no further explanations.
At Shadowspire in the Himalayas, Dharma reveals that Batman has died. Kendra
and Roy fight the Fadeaway man in St. Roch; their relationship deteriorates. NOTE: Issue
#29 was a tale
of times past. |
JLofA v.2 #30 (4.09) |
