JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky

TEAM DATA

Former Members:  Aquaman, Black Canary (Pre-Crisis)
Black Canary, Flash, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Martian Manhunter, Superman (pre-Crisis)
Superman, Batman (Pre-Crisis)
Batman, Wonder Woman (Pre-Crisis)
Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Atom, Hawkman (Katar Hol), Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal), Elongated Man, Red Tornado, Zatanna, Firestorm, Steel, Vibe, Vixen, Gypsy,
Base of Operation: Secret Sanctuary; JLA Satellite
First Appearance: Brave and the Bold #28 (February-March 1960)
Creators: Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky

MEMBERSHIP

Member	First Appearance	Joined	Status	Note
Aquaman	More Fun Comics #73	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Black Canary (Pre-Crisis) Black Canary	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #74	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #74	Active
Flash	Showcase Vol.1 #4	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)	Showcase Vol. 1 #22	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Martian Manhunter	Detective Comics #225	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Superman (pre-Crisis) Superman	Action Comics #1	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Batman (Pre-Crisis) Batman	Detective Comics #27	Brave and the Bold #28	Active
Wonder Woman (Pre-Crisis) Wonder Woman	All-Star Comics Vol. 1 #8	Brave and the Bold #28
Green Arrow	More Fun Comics #73	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #4	Active
Atom	Showcase #34	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #14	Active
Hawkman (Katar Hol)	Brave and the Bold #34	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #31
Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal)	Brave and the Bold #34	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #146
Elongated Man	Flash Vol. 1 #112	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #105	Deceased
Red Tornado	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #64	Justice League of America Vol. 1 #106	Active
Zatanna	Hawkman Vol. 1 #4		Active
Firestorm	Firestorm #1	Justice League of America #179
Steel	Justice League of America Annual #2	Justice League of America Annual #2	Deceased
Vibe	Justice League of America Annual #2	Justice League of America Annual #2	Deceased
Vixen	Action Comics #521	Justice League of America Annual #2	Active
Gypsy	Justice League of America Annual #2	Justice League of America Annual #2

HISTORY

At the dawn of the new heroic age, five heroes worked together on a case and decided to continue working as a team. Calling themselves the Justice League of America, in homage to the Justice Society of yesteryear, Aquaman, Black Canary, the Flash, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and the Martian Manhunter soon became friends and the darlings of the media. Defeating numerous attempts at world domination, sometimes with the help of their 'mascot' Snapper Carr, the League soon gained new members in the Atom and Green Arrow. When the Justice Society came out of retirement, partly because they were worried about the League, Society members Hawkman and Hawkgirl joined the Justice League as liaisons between the teams.

Over the years, the membership of the League expanded to include Batman, Firestorm, Red Tornado, Zatanna and 'the world famous Elongated Man' until it became unwieldy. Current League chairman Aquaman cut the League down to only those members prepared to make a full-time commitment to the group, moving headquarters from a satellite to Detroit. Aquaman, Elongated Man, Martian Manhunter and Zatanna took four newer heroes under their wings in this period: Gypsy, Steel, Vibe and Vixen. Shortly afterwards, the League came under attack from Professor Ivo, who killed Steel and Vibe, leaving the team in disarray, disbanding soon afterwards.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Justice League of America in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #12 (February 1986)

JLA Secret Files #3 (December 2000)