List of Justice League episodes
Justice League
Justice League is an American animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. Since April 2006 it is being shown on Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang. It is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. There were a total of 52 episodes, along with a two-part Static Shock crossover. Each episode fit into a half-hour block including commercials.
First season
Secret Origins - #1, 2, 3: As alien invaders begin to take over the Earth, Batman and Superman rescue J'onn J'onnz who telepathically recruits Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, the Flash, and Green Lantern to defeat the invasion. The group decides to form a permanent team, the Justice League.
In Blackest Night - #4, 5: Green Lantern surrenders himself to robotic Manhunters to stand trial for the destruction of a planet. The rest of the League discovers that the Manhunters are actually framing John. The combined forces of the League and the Green Lantern Corps in turn defeat the Manhunters in a climactic battle on Oa.
The Enemy Below - #6, 7: A nuclear submarine is attacked in the Atlantic, forcing the League to come face-to-face with Aquaman and his Atlantean army.
Paradise Lost - #8, 9: Sorcerer Felix Faust blackmails Wonder Woman into gathering artifacts for him. He uses the artifacts to release Hades from Tartarus. The League succeeds in banishing Hades and his minions, but the victory is bittersweet as Diana is exiled from Paradise Island for summoning the males of the Justice League.
War World - #10, 11: Superman and Martian Manhunter are abducted by extraterrestrial slavers and sold to a planet of the despotic ruler Mongul where the population spends its time watching aliens kill each other in an enormous coliseum. Green Lantern and Hawkgirl set out to rescue them.
The Brave and the Bold - #12, 13: Green Lantern and the Flash uncover a plot by Grodd
Fury - #14, 15: A rogue Amazon (born in the mortal world, raised in Themyscira) sets out to kill all men in the world as punishment for the men who killed her family in a war.
Legends - #16, 17: The Justice League are accidentally transported to a parallel world that is the home of the Justice Guild of America, who are comic book characters in the Justice League's world. (This story is an homage to the cross-world team-ups between the Justice League and the Justice Society of America that used to occur regularly in the comics.)
Injustice For All - #18, 19: Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison and terminally ill due to long term kryptonite exposure, Lex Luthor escapes and assembles a supervillain team consisting of The Joker, Cheetah, The Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, Copperhead, and Ultra-Humanite to take on the Justice League.
A Knight of Shadows - #20, 21: The Demon, also known as Etrigan, seeks the assistance of the Justice League in preventing the Philosopher's stone from falling into the hands of his ancient enemy, the sorceress Morgan le Fay.
Metamorphosis - #22, 23: Green Lantern's old friend Rex Mason, now working for a shady industrialist, suffers an "accident" arranged by his jealous employer, and becomes the superhero Metamorpho.
The Savage Time - #24, 25, 26: The Justice League travel back in time themselves to stop a Vandal Savage plot, with the assistance of DC Comics' WWII-era heroes (including Easy Company, the Blackhawks, and Steve Trevor).
Second season
Twilight - #27, 28: The League is tricked into defending Apokolips, Darkseid's homeworld against the threat of Brainiac. The team meets the New Gods (including Orion, Lightray and Highfather), who are at war with Darkseid, and learn about the treaty between Darkseid and Brainiac. Desaad is killed by Darkseid's Omega Beams in a moment of rage.
Tabula Rasa - #29, 30: Lex Luthor manipulates a powerful android, A.M.A.Z.O., who can copy any superpower, against the Justice League. Meanwhile, J'onn questions the nature of humans.
Only a Dream - #31, 32: Small time crook John Dee dreams of becoming a big-time supervillain. He gets his wish when, in prison, he volunteers for an experimental treatment. Overdosing, he becomes the dream-controlling Doctor Destiny. Destiny takes control of the team in their sleep, with the exception of Batman and J'onn. As Batman tries to track down Dee in the waking world J'onn telepathically enters the nightmares of his teammates to revive them.
Maid of Honor - #33, 34: Wonder Woman befriends the princess of Kasnia, a jet-setting party girl who is reluctant to end her wild ways in order to get married. Unfortunately her fiancé is the immortal Vandal Savage, and he already has plans for both the throne and the Justice League. It is up to Wonder Woman and Batman to stop them.
Hearts and Minds - #35, 36 Green Lantern must rescue his fellow Lanterns from the alien minions of Despero. Kilowog, who has just barely managed to escape to the League's headquarters, tells of the plight facing his fellow Lanterns. Sadly for Green Lantern, his former mentor and lover, Katma Tui, has joined the forces of Despero.
A Better World - #37, 38: In an alternate world, the Justice League (known in this world as the Justice Lords) go from being heroes to tyrants.
The Terror Beyond - #39, 40: Dr. Fate and Aquaman release Solomon Grundy, intent on using him to help battle an ancient evil. The pairing of these heroes is a homage to the Marvel Comics superhero team The Defenders and the plot is based upon H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
Eclipsed - #41, 42: An ancient lunar crystal called The Black Heart is discovered. Little do the members of the Justice League know, it harbors an evil alien spirit with the ability to possess its bearer. When Wonder Woman touches it, the alien takes control of her and she becomes a villainess. The Alien's power contaminates almost all of the League, except for The Flash, who manages to prove his mettle and save his friends from the Solar Eclipse which will destroy both the Sun and the Earth.
Hereafter - #43, 44: A band of supervillains (all previously seen on Superman: The Animated Series) team up to get revenge on Superman. When they attack Metropolis, Toyman succeeds in hitting Superman with an experimental weapon that seemingly vaporises him.
Secret Society - #45, 46 While the Justice League are quarreling, Grodd organizes a Secret Society comprised of Parasite, Giganta, Sinestro, The Shade, Clayface, and Killer Frost. Green Lantern is the only League member willing to put his differences aside and fight the bad guys. Unfortunately, his friends aren't.
Comfort and Joy - #47: After saving two worlds, the members of the Justice League decide to take a break to celebrate the holidays. Flash spends his Christmas Eve with the children of an orphanage, who ask that he find them a special animated toy duck. Unfortunately, the toy is so popular it cannot be found in any store. He manages to find the last one, only to come face-to-face with the Ultra-Humanite. Green Lantern and Hawkgirl show each other how they spend the holidays. Lantern engages in a snowball fight with Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl reciprocates by showing Lantern how she spends the holidays... in an interplanetary barroom brawl. Meanwhile, Superman invites J'onn over to Smallville for Christmas Eve with his adopted parents, and although he is welcomed by the Kents, J'onn still feels like a stranger.
Wild Cards - #48, 49: Taking over a TV station in Las Vegas, the Joker announces that he has placed a series of bombs that will destroy the Vegas Strip in thirty minutes if they are not stopped by the Justice League. But with the whole world watching Joker's version of reality television, the League must first get past the Joker's own super-team, the Royal Flush Gang (voiced by the voices of the Teen Titans in their animated series). However, the threat imposed by the Joker is not as simple as it seems, and Batman must track down his HQ to stop his nemessis.
Starcrossed - #50, 51, 52: After Earth is attacked by a Gordanian battleship, the Justice League are aided by an army of hawkmen from Hawkgirl's home planet of Thanagar. They discover that Hawkgirl has been providing her people with details about Earth...
A League of Their Own - #34, 35: When the Watchtower has a sudden power drain, the Justice League are forced to recruit Static to "jump start" their station before it reenters the atmosphere. Unbeknownst to either Static or Gear, the power drain also releases Brainiac from his confinement.
Fallen Hero - #44: Static faces off against his idol, Green Lantern, when he causes chaos all over town.
The Once and Future Thing, Part 1 & 2; Static joins the Future Justice League.
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is an animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network, which ran from 2004 to May of 2006. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series. Template:Spoiler
First season
1. Initiation (aired July 31st, 2004) - A reluctant Green Arrow joins the new Justice League. He teams up with Green Lantern, Supergirl, and Captain Atom to stop a rampaging nuclear monster in Asia.
2. For the Man Who Has Everything (aired August 7th, 2004) - Batman and Wonder Woman visit the Fortress of Solitude on Superman's birthday, only to find him trapped by Mongul. Based on the popular story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons from Superman Annual #11.
3. Kid Stuff (aired August 14th, 2004) - Morgan le Fay transforms Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern into 8-year-olds after Mordred uses his magic to remove all adults from Earth.
4. Hawk and Dove (aired August 21st, 2004) - Wonder Woman teams up with two super powered brothers, one warlike (Hawk), the other a pacifist (Dove), to stop Ares' plans to escalate a European civil war into World War III by loosing a war machine called the Annihilator into the fray.
5. This Little Piggy (aired August 28th, 2004) - Circe transforms Wonder Woman into a pig as revenge against Diana's mother. Batman and Zatanna work together to return her to normal. Contains the famous scene of Batman singing the standard "Am I Blue" to a nightclub audience.
6. Fearful Symmetry (aka Galatea) (aired September 4th, 2004) - Supergirl, Green Arrow, and The Question invesitigate Supergirl's disturbing dreams. They discover that Cadmus created a clone of Supergirl named Galatea.
7. The Greatest Story Never Told (aired September 11th, 2004) - The Justice League battle Mordru in the background, while the narrative follows Booster Gold as he attempts to close a walking black hole while he's supposed to be on "crowd control".
8. The Return (aired September 18th, 2004) - The full power of the Unlimited League is unleashed for the first time while trying to keep an all-powerful android from reaching his goal: vengeance against the recently-reformed Lex Luthor. Luthor and the Atom attempt to create a weapon to neutralize Amazo's nanotechnology.
9. Ultimatum (aired December 4th, 2004) - The Justice League meets the Ultimen, a popular group of young heroes. The Ultimen discover they are actually genetically created and attack the Justice League out of anger. As a nod to fans who grew up watching the Super Friends, the Ultimen are a pastiche of heroes unique to that show.
10. Dark Heart (aired December 11th, 2004) - Most of the League battles with powerful alien nanotechnology, but realize that the waves of self-replicating robots cannot be simply destroyed. The diminutive Atom shrinks himself to stop the robots from the inside.
11. Wake the Dead (aired December 18th, 2004) - Unintentionally invoked Chaos Magic resurrects Solomon Grundy. Grundy's body has returned more powerful than ever, but his memories have not. Dr. Fate, Amazo, Aquaman, and Shayera assist League regulars stopping his rampage.
12. The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales (aired January 22nd, 2005) - Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern chase Chronos to the past, where they team up with some of the greatest DC heroes of the Old West. After defeating stolen future tech in that era, they again follow Chronos to the future. Warhawk from the Batman Beyond era is revealed to be Green Lantern and Hawkgirl's son.
13. The Once and Future Thing, Part 2: Time Warped (aired January 29th, 2005) - The Justice League's adventures in time take them to a futuristic Gotham City, where they join forces with that era's Batman (Batman Beyond's Terry McGinnis) and the future Justice League Unlimited. The combined heroes defeat the retooled Jokerz (from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker), and Batman traps Chronos in a time loop.
Second season
1. The Cat and the Canary (aired February 5th, 2005) - Black Canary convinces Green Arrow to help save her mentor, Wildcat, from his involvement in an underground, super-powered fight club.
2. The Ties That Bind (aired February 12th, 2005) - Mister Miracle and Big Barda solicit Justice League assistance to free Oberon from Apokolips. J'onn refuses, but Flash decides to help out on his own.
3. The Doomsday Sanction (aired February 19th, 2005) - Superman battles Doomsday in the heart of a volcano. Doomsday is revealed to be an imperfect clone of Superman. Batman probes the Cadmus conspiracy to destroy the Justice League.
4. Task Force X (aired May 21st, 2005) - In an homage to the Suicide Squad, a team of supervillains comprised of Deadshot, Plastique, Captain Boomerang, and the Clock King are recruited by Cadmus to steal the Annihilator machine from the Watchtower.
5. The Balance (aired June 4th, 2005) - Felix Faust, imprisoned in a mirror, fools Tala into letting him out, where he possesses the Annihilator and casts Hades out of Tartarus. After unleashing the full power of her armor and lasso, Wonder Woman teams up with Hawkgirl to help Hades reclaim his kingdom at Zeus' command.
6. Double Date (aired June 4th, 2005) - Huntress is kicked out of the Justice League for attempting to murder mob boss Steven Mandragora, the man responsible for her parents' death. She recruits the Question to assist her in finishing him off while Green Arrow and Black Canary attempt to thwart their efforts. (This episode was written by Gail Simone, who also writes the comic book Birds of Prey, a book that stars Black Canary and the Huntress).
7. Clash (aired June 11th, 2005) - Lex Luthor's candidacy for President moves forward as Captain Marvel appears to endorse his candidacy. Luthor manipulates Superman's mistrust, causing Superman to get into an all-out brawl with Marvel.
8. Hunter's Moon (also known as Mystery in Space, aired June 18th, 2005) - When the Justice League receives a distress call, Hawkgirl, Vigilante and Vixen investigate only to find that it was a trap set out by the remaining Thanagarian warriors who blame Hawkgirl for their loss in the war alluded to in "Starcrossed".
9. Question Authority (aired June 25th, 2005) - Captain Atom's Air Force Reserve commission is reactivated. The Question discovers the records about the Justice Lords, and Luthor's attempts to discredit the Justice League. The Question is captured, and Superman and Huntress attempt to rescue him. Almost successful, they are confronted by Captain Atom, who has orders to stop them.
10. Flashpoint (aired July 2nd, 2005) - Lex Luthor seizes control of the Watchtower's main gun to fire on Cadmus, causing massive collateral damage on the city and falsely implicating the League as responsible. Convinced it is an act of revenge, Amanda Waller commands Galatea to attack the Watchtower with an army of Ultimen clones.
11. Panic in the Sky (aired July 9th, 2005) - The founding members of the Justice League surrender to the government, with the exception of Batman, who tries to convince Amanda Waller that Lex Luthor hacked into the Watchtower with stolen Cadmus technology. In the middle of a huge battle between the secondary League characters and the Ultimen army, Supergirl and Steel battle Galatea to keep her from destroying the Watchtower.
12. Divided We Fall (aired July 16th, 2005) - With most of the League unavailable, the League's original seven battle against the fused Luthor and Brainiac. Flash stands alone against the Luthor-Braniac team.
13. Epilogue (aired July 23rd, 2005) - In the future, Amanda Waller reveals to an older Terry McGinnis that through her scientific manipulations, he is actually Bruce Wayne's genetic son.
Third season
1. I Am Legion (aired September 17th, 2005) - After Lex Luthor escapes from prison, Gorilla Grodd baits him into joining the new Legion of Doom with a piece of Brainiac technology. Luthor, the Key, and Doctor Polaris steal the Spear of Longinus from Blackhawk Island despite Flash, Fire, Shayera and the last surviving Blackhawk's attempts to stop them.
2. Shadow of the Hawk (aired September 17th, 2005) - Shayera agrees to meet with Carter Hall, an archaeologist who has discovered Thanagarian artifacts from ancient Egypt. With a suspicious Batman eavesdropping, Carter reveals himself to be her reincarnated lover from the past and Hawkman to a confused Shayera.
3. Chaos at the Earth's Core (aired September 24th, 2005) - Supergirl, Stargirl, S.T.R.I.P.E. and Green Lantern help Warlord liberate Skartaris (a hidden world inside the Earth's core) from Deimos, a brutal dictator while protecting a very large piece of Kryptonite from Metallo and Silver Banshee. Originally titled "Heart of Stone."
4. To Another Shore (aired September 24th, 2005) - Wonder Woman protects the body of the Viking Prince from Legion agents who want it for reverse engineering of invulnerability powers. J'onn leaves the Justice League to better understand humanity. Originally titled "Elegy."
5. Flash and Substance (aired February 11th, 2006) - Orion attempts to understand Flash's antics as Wally and Batman battle four of Flash's rogues that attack the museum that is opening in his honor.
6. Dead Reckoning (aired February 18th, 2006) - Deadman convinces Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to help him retrieve the stolen souls of a mystic order of monks that the Legion has stolen. They force the Legion to retreat from Gorilla City, ending Grodd's attempt to turn all people on Earth into apes. Back at a general meeting in Legion of Doom HQ, Lex Luthor cites that (A) Grodd's plan failed and (B) his "master plan" -- turning everyone on Earth into apes -- was silly, and shoots him. Luthor takes over leadership of the Legion of Doom.
7. Patriot Act (aired February 25th, 2006) - General Wade Eiling from Cadmus steals the "Captain Nazi" super-soldier serum and injects it into himself to protect the world from metahumans. With the more powerful League members busy, Green Arrow leads Stargirl, S.T.R.I.P.E., Shining Knight, Crimson Avenger, Vigilante and Speedy against him. This sub-team is an homage to the Golden Age Seven Soldiers of Victory. Though Eiling's transformation is due to the Captain Nazi serum, his resultant form is reminiscent of his more recent comic appearances in the body of the Shaggy Man. The WWII flashback that opens this episode shows Spy Smasher stealing the formula from the Nazis. The super-soldier serum itself is an homage to Captain America. The episode's title, combined with Eiling's admission that "All right, I've become what I hate, I'll give you that," perhaps makes a subtle political point about the USA Patriot Act.
8. The Great Brain Robbery (aired March 4th, 2006) - Magic and science collide, placing Lex Luthor and Flash's minds in each other's body. The Justice League now contains super-speed powered Luthor on the Watchtower while Flash tries to hide the reversal from the Legion.
9. Grudge Match (aired January 30th, 2006 (UK)) (aired March 11th, 2006 (US)) - Roulette restarts Metabrawl, this time with an all-female fight card made up of mind-controlled Justice Leaguers.
10. Far From Home (aired February 1st, 2006 (UK))(aired April 15th, 2006 (US)) - Supergirl is kidnapped and taken to the 31st Century, where she is destined to embark on her very last mission.
11. Ancient History (aired February 6th, 2006 (UK)) (April 29th, 2006 (US)) - The Shadow Thief returns and so does Hawkman as more mysteries from “Shadow of the Hawk” are explored.
12. Alive (Part 1) (aired February 8th, 2006 (UK)) (May 6th, 2006 (US)) - Luthor and the Legion refit the Hall of Doom and fly into deep space in a last-ditch attempt to reanimate Brainiac. Enroute, the Legion is divided in loyalties towards Luthor and Grodd, who has been freed by Tala. A free-for-all ensues and in the end, Luthor sacrifices Tala thinking he has resurrected Brainiac...
13. Destroyer (Part 2) (aired February 18th, 2006 (UK)) (May 13th, 2006 (US)) - The Justice League reluctantly teams up with the Legion of Doom in anticipation of an omega-level threat. Darkseid launches a full-scale invasion of Earth and while the combined League and Legion battle parademons across the planet, Superman, Batman and Lex Luthor take on Darkseid atop the Daily Planet building.
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While these comics are set in the cartoon timeline, the stories mostly contradict what's established in the show (Such as Wonder Woman recalling the events from "The Once And Future Thing", despite only being remembered by Batman and Green Lantern). Also, the comics aren't restricted from using characters like the show (Mary Marvel appearing in JLU #20 as an example).