Back when I started collecting comic books, one of my favorite series was Who’s Who: The Definite Directory of the DC Universe. Published between 1984 and 1987, it was a sort of companion to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the twelve issue maxiseries designed to streamline the DC Universe and eliminate any problems in continuity. The character biographies contained inside were my introduction to the DC Universe at large, and they proved useful as I began my scholarship of the DCAU.
While character bios of the characters from Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and other related shows exist, I found many of them to be lacking in depth, content, and quality. Therefore, I’ve taken it upon myself to create character bios for the characters of the DCAU based upon existing information from Series Bibles, the episodes themselves, material from the comic books, and information from the creative teams. Many of these began as bios written for my character profiles on The Justice League Watchtower. Also, the bios I’m writing are limited to characters that I consider key, so no bios for Thomas Blake, Dana Tan, or Snapper Carr.
This time, it’s the Js. Again, everyone noteworthy from that section of the dictionary will be included, along with voice actor information, the date and location of their first appearance, and accompanying images.
Jason Blood
Voiced by Billy Zane (“The Demon Within”), Michael T. Weiss (“A Knight of Shadows,” “The Balance”)
Centuries ago, during the age of Camelot, a nobleman named Jason Blood fell in love with Morgaine Le Fay, a powerful sorceress and half-sister to the legendary King Arthur. In an attempt to curry her favor, he betrayed his king and assisted the witch in her conquest of Arthur’s throne—an act that led to his murder by her hand. However, the wizard Merlin learned of his deeds and, as punishment for his treachery, mystically bound his spirit to Etrigan, a powerful demon from the underworld. Thus, Jason Blood was cursed and would remain so until the day that he is able to atone for his deeds.
Today, the now-immortal Blood is known to the world as a leading authority of the paranormal but, should the need arise, he can transform into the Demon in order to protect humanity from mystical threats. Though they are separate entities, both share the same goal: the downfall of Morgaine Le Fay.
Javelin
First Appearance: Green Lantern #173 (February 1984)
A former Olympic athlete, the German-born Javelin is a minor rogue in the Legion of Doom’s ranks, utilizing a javelin-based weapons arsenal in his career as a criminal-for-hire. As he was unseen during the Hall of Doom’s launch into space, it is possible that Javelin survived the headquarters’ destruction.
Jax-Ur
Voiced by Ron Perlman
First Appearance: Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961), Batman / Superman: World's Finest #18 (DCAU Version, October 2023)
Long ago, before Krypton’s destruction, General Jax-Ur was head of his world’s planetary defenses, but his position corrupted him, fueling his desire for intergalactic conquest. However, when his calls for a stronger, more aggressive military fell on deaf ears, he staged a coup d’état against Krypton’s isolationist High Council. However, his victory was short-lived, as the scientist Jor-El discovered the plot and successfully routed them by exploiting defects in their military hardware. Found guilty of insurrection against the Council, Jax-Ur was sentenced to permanent banishment to the Phantom Zone, an interdimensional limbo utilized by Kryptonians as a form of punishment.
Later, following Krypton’s destruction, Superman and Professor Emil Hamilton discovered a Phantom Zone projector hidden in the rocket that brought the Man of Steel to Earth. Through it, they were able to communicate with Mala, Jax-Ur’s second-in-command, who was given a lesser sentence of twenty years for her part in the coup. As her sentence had been served, they released her, and Superman helped the Kryptonian woman acclimate to her new world, as well as her now-developing super powers. However, when she proved to also possess a lust for power, Superman and Hamilton discussed their options, which included potentially returning her to the Phantom Zone. However, Mala heard them, and in a rage she grabbed the projector and freed Jax-Ur from his imprisonment. Together, they nearly seized control of the planet before Superman successfully returned both of them to their limbo.
However, there are other ways to escape the Phantom Zone without the use of a projector as, years later, a meteor collision near a black hole tore open a temporary rift, allowing Jax-Ur and Mala to escape their imprisonment. Rescued from the vacuum of space by a nearby science vessel, the duo took advantage of their planet’s yellow sun and conquered their world. Renaming it New Krypton, Jax-Ur fashioned the “primitive” society into a fascist stratocracy designed to become the crown jewel in a new galactic empire. However, one year into their rule, scientific inquiry about the black hole drew Superman into the conflict between Jax-Ur’s military and the resistance dedicated to its destruction. Upon learning that the first target of Jax-Ur’s armada would be Earth, Superman aided the resistance in overthrowing Jax-Ur and Mala. Their warship caught in the gravity well during their conflict, Jax-Ur and his partner were sucked into the black hole, resulting in the spaghettification of their bodies and, presumably, their deaths.
J’edd J’arkus
First Appearance: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (February 23, 2010)
A Martian thug apparently inspired by the John Carter of Mars series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the brutal J’edd J’arkus died in a battle with the Jester, who activated a localized nuclear device. While mourning their ally, the remaining heads of the Crime Syndicate decided to dissolve his family’s assets amongst the five remaining families rather than promote a made man into a new family head.
Jennifer Morgan
Voiced by Kim Mai Guest (Uncredited)
The daughter of Travis Morgan with his first wife, she did not believe her father to be dead and, eventually, she tracked him to Skartaris. Once there, she became a powerful sorceress and chose to remain and aid her father when needed.
The Jester
Voiced by James Patrick Stuart
First Appearance: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (February 23, 2010)
The penultimate remaining member of the Justice League of a parallel world, the Jester died assisting his world’s Lex Luthor in stealing the Quantum Trigger, an energy source that their world’s Crime Syndicate intended to use to power a quantum bomb built to blackmail their world. In the end, he died at the hands of J’edd J’arkus and his “made man,” Angelique, though he took them out with him via a localized nuclear device.
Johnny Quick
Voiced by James Patrick Stuart
First Appearance: Justice League of America #29 (August 1964)
Having acquired super powers comparable to the Flash, this British speedster was eager to take him on. However, upon learning the intentions of his fellow Crime Syndicate member Owlman, Johnny Quick sacrificed his life to help Batman save the multiverse.
Johnny Thunder
First Appearance: Flash Comics #1 (January 1940)
The seventh son of a seventh son born on the year, hour, or and minute of seven; Johnny Thunder is one of the few people on Earth who is capable of commanding the Thunderbolt, a fifth dimensional imp imprisoned in an ink pen. Whenever Johnny Thunder utters the magical phrase “Cei-U” (pronounced “say you”), he is able to call forth his genie, who obeys his commands and whose powers are virtually limitless. Partners until the end, both Johnny and the Thunderbolt operate as crimefighters and adventurers the world over.
Jonah Hex
Voiced by William McKinney (BTAS), Adam Baldwin (JLU)
First Appearance: All-Star Western #10 (February / March 1972)
Born in 1838, he was sold as a slave to a local Apache tribe by his abusive, alcoholic father. He remained a slave until he saved their chieftain from a puma, after which the chief took Jonah on as his adopted son, a move that angered his biological son, Noh-Tante. In addition, both men were in love with a young woman named White Fawn, leading Noh-Tante to betray his adopted brother during their manhood rite at age 16 and leave him for dead. Surviving that ordeal, he returned to camp to find that they had left, leaving him alone once more.
Later, when the Civil War began in 1861, Hex initially sided with the Confederacy, seeing as how the South was justified in seeking independence, but as time wore on he—a former slave—had a change of heart and refused to fight for the preservation of slavery. Surrendering to a Union camp, he indirectly allowed the Union troops to track and find the Confederate camp, allowing them to be captured. However, in helping them escape, he unwittingly fell for a trap set by the Union troops, allowing them to gun down the fleeing soldiers. Now considered a traitor on both sides, Jonah fled the war and headed out to the Western territories to start over.
During his travels, he encountered his Apache tribe and discovered that Noh-Tante had married White Fawn. Revealing his adopted brother’s betrayal to the chief, the accusations were denied, and it was decided that the two would handle their differences through ritual combat. However, Noh-Tante sabotaged Hex’s tomahawk, forcing him to break the rules to slay his attacker. Enraged that Hex had slain his son, he was subjected to the “mark of the demon,” by scarring his face with a heated tomahawk, and was banished from them.
Later, after encountering a man beating his wife in a saloon, Hex shot him. Upon learning that he was Lucas “Mad Dog” McGill, an outlaw with a substantial bounty on his head, Hex learned that he could make a living as a bounty hunter, and—over time—his legend grew. Notable events from his career include 1875, when he was transported to a post-apocalyptic future to fight on behalf of a warlord, only to escape and have many adventures there; 1879, when he teamed up with other Western adventurers to defeat Tobias Manning, a man who gained access to futuristic tech and used it to enslave the town of Elkhorn, OK; and 1883, when he fought against Ra’s Al Ghul and his attempt to overthrow the U.S. government with a flying air ship.
Historical records regarding his latter days are incomplete. Some say that he was murdered by a gunman named George Barrow, and his corpse was taken by a pair of carnival showmen, who had the body stuffed and put on display in a Wild West exhibit. Other tales suggest that he became George Barrow after killing a man who had stolen Hex’s identity during one of his many disappearances. At any rate, the legend of Jonah Hex is a strong one, and it will continue to grow.
The Joker
Voiced by Mark Hamill
Next to nothing is known about the man who would become the Joker—the Batman’s greatest enemy and arguably the first modern supervillain—and what little is known is largely secondhand information pulled from various Gotham underworld figures. An anonymous hood who went by a number of aliases, the criminal could initially be found on the fringes of a dozen gangs and criminal syndicates. He liked keeping his hands clean—he was the first in when there was a job and the first to take his cut and leave when it was over—and he hired the best lawyers to maintain his freedom. He worked as a hitman for crime boss Salvatore Valestra for a time and, later, he became the head of Tommy Doyle’s mob following an incident where the criminal took on Doyle’s girlfriend, Debbie, and the jealous gangster accidentally shot the woman when she emerged out of a car wearing his rival’s hat and coat. However, even as he rose in stature in the Gotham underworld, he missed the hands-on excitement of criminal activity, leading him to take a more active role in his gang’s accomplishments.
Things came to a head later, when the criminal and his gang attempted to steal the payroll at the Ace Chemical Processing Plant. It was during this robbery that he first encountered the Batman, and their initial encounter fascinated the gangster. However, unwilling to lose his anonymity and freedom, he dove into the chemical vat, swam through the waste drain, and resurfaced down the river. When he pulled himself out of the polluted water, he discovered that the chemical waste bleached his skin chalk white and dyed his hair dark green. It was at that moment, some would say, that he snapped and allowed his freakish appearance to drive him mad; however, there are others who suggest that the event merely nudged him to adopt the costumes and theatrics of the Dark Knight into his criminal acts. Either way, his mouth stretched into a hideous, rictus red grin, and the Joker was born.
No longer interested in being anonymous, the Joker now sought to put his personal mark on the Gotham underworld. Gone were the traditional activities of the average crook or gangster, as the Clown Prince of Crime embraced the eccentric and theatrical, turning criminal acts into a form of perverse performance art. Whether it was releasing a virulent form of laughing gas onto Gotham and then looting the neighborhoods infected in broad daylight or poisoning the fish in Gotham Harbor so they had deformed grins similar to his own, so that he could attempt to gain the copyright for these “Joker Fish,” the Joker did it all as long as it amused him … and as long as it got the attention of Batman. In fact, the Joker’s long-running vendetta against the Dark Knight evolved into a corrupt comedy act, with Batman serving as the straight man to the Joker’s trickster fool. And, to the Joker, it was hilarious.
Now a brand name in the criminal underworld, the Joker’s presence in Gotham City began to change the very landscape. Soon, the old-school gangsters and their mobs began to lose their foothold in organized crime and, in their absence, rose a new generation of costumed criminals and supervillains, each with their own gimmicks and, in many cases, super powers and exotic weapons. And, while we cannot say for sure that was the Joker’s intent to usher forth a new era of supervillainy upon the world, we can be certain that it amused him.
Always one to keep up with the times, the Joker certainly took notice when Batman joined the Justice League, using it as an excuse to network and mix it up with the Dark Knight’s contemporaries. He joined up with Lex Luthor’s Injustice Gang and, later, built his own incarnation of the Royal Flush Gang to fight the League in Las Vegas. And, whether at large or locked up in Arkham Asylum, the Joker will remain a pioneering force in his homicidal form of art.
The Joker II
Voiced by Mark Hamill
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
Upon realizing that “none of us are getting any younger,” the Joker—in the waning days of his criminal career—sought to secure his legacy by creating a successor for himself. To facilitate this, he abducted the second Robin—Tim Drake—and, over a three week period, tortured him to discover the Dark Knight’s secrets. Also, using advanced genetics technology stolen from Project: Cadmus, he implanted Drake with a microchip encoded with the Joker’s DNA, effectively infecting him with a manufactured copy of the Joker’s personality that could take over Drake’s body and, eventually, overwrite his own personality with the Joker’s. His legacy secured, the Joker moved onto the second part of his plan: the death of Batman.
Setting up shop in the partially-demolished remains of Arkham Asylum, the Joker—along with his accomplice, Harley Quinn—lured Batman and Batgirl to their location with the intent of ending their long-running feud. Driving the Dark Knight into a fury by presenting him with Drake, who was painted up and dressed to resemble a child version of the criminal, the Joker led him on a chase through the crumbling building, all the while revealing to him how he harmed the Boy Wonder over the weeks he was in his custody. Succeeding in distracting the enraged Batman, he successfully took him out and, in a horrific twist, brought in Drake, named “J.J.” by the Clown Prince of Crime, to pull the trigger. No doubt intending to kill Batman and retire, giving him plenty of time to mold his protégé into an effective replacement, the brainwashed Drake managed to resist his programming and shoot the Joker, killing him.
Following his recovery, Tim Drake left Wayne Manor and Bruce Wayne, intending to strike out on his own. In the decades since, he became an expert in communications engineering, married, and had children. However, the Joker microchip was still implanted under his skin and, nearly forty to fifty years later, it went active, and the secondary personality began to manifest in a Jekyll-and-Hyde fashion, allowing him to take periodic control of Tim Drake’s body and even reconfigure that body to physically resemble the original Joker. Taking advantage of Drake’s extensive knowledge of communications technology—which the “Joker” personality may have subconsciously nudged him to pursue—he built a satellite jamming system with the intention of “tagging” Neo Gotham with an orbital laser. His plan, however, was foiled by Bruce Wayne’s own legacy successor—Terry McGinnis, the second Batman—and during a fight where he openly mocked the second Joker, thus sending him into his own blind rage, he successfully freed Drake from its influence by burning out the microchip using the Joker’s own electrocuting joy buzzer.
The Jokerz
First Appearance: “Rebirth, Part 1” (January 10, 1999)
In the decades since the disappearance of the original Joker, the memory of the Clown Prince of Crime became part of the cultural zeitgeist and, over time, the criminal psychopath became a countercultural icon, much like similar historical figures such as Che Guevara and Charles Manson. Over time, his dubious legacy was embraced by various disaffected youth, resulting in the birth of the Jokerz, a loose knit group of criminal gangs who have adopted a clown motif into their collective look. While most of them are content with intimidation, small-scale robberies, and wanton destruction, there are some factions who seek to perpetuate larger and more destructive criminal acts. In either case, their activities frequently bring them into conflict with the second Batman.
The Jokerz (Joker's Gang)
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
Fifty years into the future, the second Joker surfaced in Neo Gotham and, needing accomplices, recruited a faction of Jokerz to be his muscle in his push to create chaos in his predecessor's city. As a result, their activities brought them into frequent confrontations with the Tomorrow Knight.
Members of the Joker's Jokerz gang include the following:
Chucko
Voiced by Don Harvey
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
A bully whose face is always obscured by a menacing clown mask, Charles Buntz is the head enforcer of this chapter of the Jokerz, which is no small feat, considering how he must maintain order in what is essentially a crew of chaotic anarchists. That said, he is quite effective in this regard, and he functions as the field leader under the second Joker's command.
Bonk
Voiced by Henry Rollins
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
The resident muscle of this Jokerz gang, the incredibly strong, but dimwitted, Bonk was the reason why their first attempt to steal a systems scanner for the second's Joker's satellite jamming system ended in failure. Following a tense confrontation at their hideout, the Joker shot him with a miniature spear gun.
Dee Dee
Voiced by Melissa Joan Hart
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
Known collectively as Dee Dee or simply the Deeds, Delia and Deidra Dennis are Olympic-level gymnasts who exceed at tumbling and hand-to-hand combat. Dressed in costumes reminiscent of Raggedy Ann dolls, they also hold the distinction of being the granddaughters of the original Harley Quinn.
Ghoul
Voiced by Michael Rosenbaum
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
A young runaway from a wealthy family, Stewart Carter Winthrop III incorporated elements of the Scarecrow into his Jokerz identity, becoming the plastic Halloween pumpkin-carrying Ghoul. While not a strong fighter, he does possess a strong understanding of both computers and technology, allowing him to gather relevant information for his gang.
Woof
Voiced by Frank Welker
First Appearance: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (December 12, 2000 [Censored], April 23, 2002 [Director's Cut])
A nameless member of the Jokerz gang, he sought to step up his game by seeking the assistance of genetics expert Dr. Abel Cuvier. Successfully splicing himself with spotted hyena DNA, he has transformed himself into the bestial, laughing maniac known only as Woof.
The Jokerz (“The Once and Future Thing“ Timeline, Chronos' Gang)
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
Fifty years into an alternate future, the time lord Chronos returned from the past on a mission: to take over Neo Gotham and cement his base of power. To that end, he made a deal with various Jokerz gangs, offering them enhancements from the future in exchange for becoming his private army. Their partnership was successful, as the cyberpunk Jokerz destroyed the Justice League Unlimited and aided him in taking over the city, making it a showroom of historical buildings and objects from across history.
This gang of Jokerz served as his primary enforcers. In the original timeline, they were henchmen for the second Joker during his reign of terror over the city, but here they were enhanced specifically to destroy Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern once they emerged from their time portal.
Members of Chronos' Jokerz gang included the following:
Chucko
Voiced by Don Harvey
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
A bully whose face was always obscured by a menacing clown mask, Charles Buntz was one of the Jokerz most visibly changed by Chronos’ enhancements. With his legs amputated and torso rigged to hover over a red ball, Chucko had added speed and mobility with which to attack his opponents. In addition, he possessed a dual bladed lightsaber that appears to have been designed to weaken Wonder Woman, even going so far as to affect her when she deflected the blows with her enchanted bracelets.
Despite having the advantage, Bonk was more than willing to tip the second Batman off on the time and place of the Justice League’s arrival in exchange for a cash card. As punishment, Chronos took Chucko 66 million years into the past and left him there, allowing him to see firsthand the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs.
Bonk
Voiced by Adam Baldwin
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
Still alive, as the altered timeline negated his fateful tenure as henchman for the second Joker, Ben Knox continues to operate as Bonk, the main muscle of this Jokerz gang. In addition to his incredible strength, Chronos augmented his right hand to shapeshift into an oversized mallet, which can be used offensively or to deflect energy attacks.
Dee Dee
Voiced by Melissa Joan Hart
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
Delia and Deidra Dennis have been enhanced by Chronos to split into additional energy-based duplicates whenever hit by kinetic force, turning the Dee Dee twins into the Dee Dee sextuplets. In addition to their Olympic-level gymnastics, they also possess yellow laser whips that can slice through Green Lantern’s energy constructs.
Ghoul
Voiced by Michael Rosenbaum
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
A young runaway from a wealthy family, Stewart Carter Winthrop III incorporated elements of the Scarecrow into his Jokerz identity, becoming the plastic Halloween pumpkin-carrying Ghoul. While not a strong fighter, Chronos outfitted the goth clown with a retractable buzzsaw into his right hand, and he also uses a sort of yellow energy confetti that can negate Green Lantern’s energy constructs.
Woof
Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
First Appearance: “The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales” (January 22, 2005)
Still a splicer in this timeline, Woof has been provided a pair of cybernetic arms and claws, which he can use to better slice through his prey.
J’onn J’onzz—The Martian Manhunter
Voiced by Carl Lumby
First Appearance: Detective Comics #225 (November 1955)
It was over a thousand years ago, when the people of Mars (or Ma’aleca’andra, as it was known in their native tongue) enjoyed the pinnacle of the culture’s achievement, that J’onn J’onzz last knew peace. Married and the father of two children, J’onn was known as a Manhunter—a peacekeeping officer that sought out those that would try to bring about his world’s downfall. The contentment was not to last, however, as his planet was invaded by the forces of the Imperium, who sought first to conquer and then to feed off of the Martian’s psychic energies.
Utilizing his Manhunter skills to help his people fight a guerrilla war against the Invaders, J’onn was still forced to watch as, over the centuries, they systematically destroyed his culture and slaughtered his people. Finally, in a desperate last stand backed by other survivors, J’onn succeeded in stopping the Imperium’s forces by infiltrating their underground citadel and releasing a powerful nerve gas that trapped the Invaders in a state of suspended animation. However, in the aftermath, J’onn discovered that his comrades had fallen in the ensuing battle, meaning that he was the last of his kind.
Tired of fighting and unwilling to kill anymore, J’onn pumped their fortress full of the gas and sealed the doors behind him. Seeking some sort of purpose now that he was alone on a dead world, he vowed to keep watch over them, should they somehow get free. Thus, J’onn maintained his post for five hundred years, until the day that astronauts from Earth unwittingly released the Invaders from their slumber and gave them an idea for their next target. Coming to warn of the coming invasion, J’onn telepathically reached out and assembled six of Earth’s heroes into what the world would soon know as the Justice League and, following the defeat of the armada, decided to remain on Earth as one of its champions.
Fascinated by the complexity of the human race—and weary of being alone—J’onn walks amongst us, either in disguise or in the caped, amalgamated human / Martian form that he currently favors. Though he still mourns the loss of his family and people, he also realizes that he now has a surrogate family in the form of the Justice League and uses his inherent shape-shifting and telepathic abilities in their service. The last of his people, the Manhunter from Mars is always ready to resume the role that he served long ago on another world, should any try to threaten the safety of his new home.
The Justice Guild of America
First Appearance: “Legends, Part 1” (April 21, 2002)
The greatest heroes of an Earth from a parallel universe, the Justice Guild of America sacrificed themselves in a futile attempt to save their native Seaboard City, and their world, from a nuclear war. In the aftermath of the holocaust, Ray Thompson—a mutated boy who gained phenomenal powers from the ambient radiation, used his newfound abilities to recreate the Seaboard City of his youth, right down to his favorite heroes. Forcing the survivors to play along with his fantasies using his powerful brain waves, Thompson spent over forty years reliving the Justice Guild’s exploits, posing as their youthful sidekick. However, this golden age was not to last, as the Justice League’s interference led to the Guild realizing the truth and turning against him, the stress of this conflict resulting in Thompson’s death.
Members of the Justice Guild of America include the following:
The Streak
Voiced by David Naughton
First Appearance: Flash Comics #1 (Golden Age Flash, January 1940), “Legends, Part 1” (The Streak, April 21, 2002)
Blessed with the gift of super speed, the Streak also acted as the leader of the Justice Guild.
Tom Turbine
Voiced by Ted McGinley
First Appearance: All-American Comics #19 (Golden Age Atom, October 1940), “Legends, Part 1” (Tom Turbine, April 21, 2002)
The Guild’s resident scientific expert, Tom Turbine created the energy belt that granted him his super strength, as well as the dimensional portal that allowed the Justice League to return to their home.
Green Guardsman
Voiced by William Katt
First Appearance: All-American Comics #16 (Golden Age Green Lantern, July 1940), “Legends, Part 1” (Green Guardsman, April 21, 2002)
The Justice Guild’s ring-wielding powerhouse, his perfect gentleman demeanor aggravated Hawkgirl to no end, as did the fact that his godlike powers were useless against aluminum.
Cat Man
Voiced by Stephen Root
First Appearance: Sensation Comics #1 (Wildcat, January 1942), Detective Comics #311 (Catman [Thomas Blake], January 1963), “Legends, Part 1” (Cat Man, April 21, 2002)
Although lacking in super powers, Cat Man more than made up for this using his fighting prowess and skill with a motorcycle.
Black Siren
Voiced by Jennifer Hale
First Appearance: Flash Comics #86 (Golden Age Black Canary, August 1947), “Legends, Part 1” (Black Siren, April 21, 2002)
Like Cat Man, Black Siren more than made up for her lack of super powers with her baking skills, secretarial duties … oh, and her fighting prowess.
Justice League
First Appearance: All-Star Comics #3 (Justice Society of America, December 1940), The Brave and the Bold #28 (Justice League of America, March 1960)
It has been said that, in times of darkness and conflict, a hero will rise up to meet the challenges of their time, but there are some threats that no one champion can overcome alone. Such was the case with the Justice League. Brought together by J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, to repel an alien invasion, these heroes—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl, and J’onn himself—decided to stay together to protect humanity from threats that we are unable to fight ourselves, whether they be malevolent deities, criminal masterminds, or armies of supervillains.
Initially comprised of only the “Big Seven,” the Justice League expanded following a second invasion, with their roster ballooning to over fifty members. However, regardless of their roster, the Justice League will continue to fight injustice no matter what form it takes.
EPISODE APPEARANCES:
“Secret Origins”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“In Blackest Night”: Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“The Enemy Below”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, J’onn J’onzz
“Injustice for All”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Paradise Lost”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz
“War World”: Superman, Green Lantern, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“The Brave and the Bold”: Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Fury”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Legends”: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“A Knight of Shadows”: Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz
“Metamorphosis”: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“The Savage Time”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“A League of Their Own”: Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Twilight”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Tabula Rasa”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Only a Dream”: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Maid of Honor”: Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz
“Hearts and Minds”: Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“A Better World”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Eclipsed”: Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“The Terror Beyond”: Superman, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl
“Secret Society”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Hereafter”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Wild Cards”: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Comfort and Joy”: Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
“Starcrossed”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Hawkgirl
Crisis on Two Earths: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz
“Initiation”: Green Lantern, Captain Atom, Supergirl, Green Arrow, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Aquaman, The Atom, Atom Smasher, Aztek, B’wana Beast, Black Canary, Blue Devil, Booster Gold, Commander Steel, The Creeper, Crimson Avenger, Crimson Fox, Dove, Doctor Fate, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Elongated Man, Etrigan the Demon, Fire, Gypsy, Hawk, Hourman, Huntress, Ice, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific, Nemesis, Obsidian, Orion, The Question, The Ray, Red Tornado, Rocket Red, Sand, The Shining Knight, Steel, Stargirl, Starman, S.T.R.I.P.E., Johnny Thunder, Thunderbolt, Vibe, Vigilante, Vixen, Waverider, Wildcat, Zatanna
“For the Man Who Has Everything”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman
“Hawk and Dove”: Wonder Woman, Hawk, Dove, J’onn J’onzz
“Fearful Symmetry”: Supergirl, Green Arrow, The Question, J’onn J’onzz, Black Canary, Doctor Mid-Nite, Elongated Man, The Flash, Hourman, The Shining Knight, Vigilante, Wildcat, Wonder Woman
“Kids’ Stuff”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Etrigan the Demon
“This Little Piggy”: Batman, Wonder Woman, Zatanna, B’wana Beast, Crimson Avenger, Elongated Man, Red Tornado
“The Return”: J’onn J’onzz, Green Lantern, Superman, Steel, Doctor Fate, The Atom, Supergirl, Captain Atom, Doctor Light, Fire, The Flash, Ice, Orion, Red Tornado, Rocket Red, Starman, S.T.R.I.P.E., Wonder Woman, Shayera Hol
“The Greatest Story Never Told”: Booster Gold, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, J’onn J’onzz, Elongated Man, Captain Atom, Atom Smasher, Aztek, Blue Devil, Crimson Avenger, Dove, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Fire, Hawk, Ice, Huntress, The Ray, Rocket Red, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Starman, S.T.R.I.P.E., Supergirl, Superman, Thunderbolt, Vibe, Vigilante, Wildcat
“Ultimatum”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Longshadow
“Dark Heart”: The Atom, Superman, J’onn J’onzz, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Atom Smasher, Aztek, Black Canary, Blue Devil, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Commander Steel, Crimson Avenger, Crimson Fox, Doctor Fate, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Elongated Man, Fire, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Gypsy, Hawk, Hourman, Huntress, Ice, Nemesis, Obsidian, The Ray, Red Tornado, Rocket Red, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Starman, Steel, S.T.R.I.P.E., Supergirl, Vibe, Vigilante, Vixen, Wildcat
“Wake the Dead”: Shayera Hol, Superman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Doctor Fate, Vixen
“The Once and Future Thing, Part 1—Weird Western Tales”: Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Booster Gold, Commander Steel, Elongated Man, Gypsy, Shayera Hol, Supergirl, Stargirl, Batman II (JLU), Warhawk (JLU), Static (JLU)
“The Once and Future Thing, Part 2—Time, Warped”: Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Old Bruce Wayne (JLU), Batman II (JLU), Warhawk (JLU), Static (JLU), Booster Gold, Doctor Light, Gypsy, Mister Terrific, Shayera Hol, Stargirl, Supergirl, Vibe
“The Cat and the Canary”: Black Canary, Green Arrow, Wildcat, J’onn J’onzz
“The Ties That Bind”: The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Elongated Man, Fire
“The Doomsday Sanction”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Shayera Hol, Black Canary, Booster Gold, Fire, Hawk, Hourman, Ice, Obsidian, The Shining Knight, Vibe, Vixen, Wildcat
“Task Force X”: J’onn J’onzz, Green Lantern, Captain Atom, Atom Smasher, Vigilante, The Shining Knight, Gypsy, Stargirl, Vibe
“The Balance”: Wonder Woman, Shayera Hol, J’onn J’onzz, The Flash, Zatanna, Etrigan the Demon, The Atom, Aztek, Booster Gold, Doctor Fate, Doctor Light, Fire, Gypsy, Ice, The Shining Knight, Vigilante
“Double Date”: J’onn J’onzz, Huntress (Fired), The Question, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Mister Terrific, Red Tornado, Sand, Stargirl, Starman
“Clash”: Superman, Captain Marvel (Quits), Batman, J’onn J’onzz, The Atom, Elongated Man, Black Canary, Captain Atom, Fire, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Ice, Metamorpho, Sand, Shayera Hol, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Vigilante, Wildcat, Wonder Woman
“Hunter’s Moon”: Shayera Hol, Green Lantern, Vixen, Vigilante, J’onn J’onzz, Blue Devil, Crimson Fox, Dove, Gypsy, Hourman, Ice, Nemesis, Obsidian, The Question, Red Tornado, Rocket Red, Vibe, Waverider, Zatanna
“Question Authority”: The Question, Superman, Captain Atom, Aztek, Black Canary, Blue Devil, Commander Steel, Crimson Fox, Doctor Light, Fire, Green Arrow, Ice, Johnny Thunder, J’onn J’onzz, Metamorpho, Nemesis, Red Tornado, Sand, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Steel, Waverider
“Flashpoint”: Superman, J’onn J’onzz, The Flash, The Question, Captain Atom, Green Arrow, Supergirl, The Atom, Booster Gold, Dove, Doctor Light, Elongated Man, Gypsy, Nemesis, The Ray, Rocket Red, Steel, Vibe, Vixen
“Panic in the Sky”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Shayera Hol, The Atom, Atom Smasher, Aztek, B’wana Beast, Black Canary, Blue Devil, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Commander Steel, The Creeper, Crimson Fox, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Fire, Green Arrow, Hawk, Hourman, Ice, Metamorpho, Obsidian, The Question, Red Tornado, The Ray, Sand, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Steel, S.T.R.I.P.E., Supergirl, Vigilante, Wildcat
“Divided We Fall”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Shayera Hol, The Atom, Atom Smasher, Aztek, B’wana Beast, Black Canary, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Commander Steel, The Creeper, Crimson Avenger, Crimson Fox, Doctor Fate, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Elongated Man, Fire, Green Arrow, Gypsy, Hourman, Ice, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific, Nemesis, The Question, The Ray, Red Tornado, Rocket Red, Sand, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Starman, Steel, S.T.R.I.P.E., Supergirl, Vibe, Vigilante, Vixen, Waverider, Wildcat, Zatanna
“Epilogue”: Batman, Batman II (JLU), Doctor Light, Shayera Hol, Red Tornado, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern (JLU), Warhawk (JLU), Aquagirl (JLU)
“I Am Legion”: Superman, Shayera Hol, Aztek, Fire, The Flash, Ice
“Shadow of the Hawk”: Shayera Hol, Batman, Green Lantern, Vixen, Elongated Man, Superman
“Chaos at the Earth’s Core”: Green Lantern, Supergirl, S.T.R.I.P.E., Stargirl
“To Another Shore”: Wonder Woman, J’onn J’onzz, Green Arrow, Mister Terrific, The Atom, Black Canary, Doctor Fate, The Flash, Green Lantern, Red Tornado, Shayera Hol, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Steel, Superman, Vigilante, Wildcat
“Flash and Substance”: The Flash, Batman, Orion, Green Lantern, Ice, Rocket Red, Shayera Hol, Superman, Vixen, Wonder Woman
“Dead Reckoning”: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Mister Terrific
“Patriot Act”: Green Arrow, The Shining Knight, Vigilante, S.T.R.I.P.E., Stargirl, Crimson Avenger, Speedy, Green Lantern, Mister Terrific, Shayera Hol, Superman, Wonder Woman
“The Great Brain Robbery”: The Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Mister Terrific, Doctor Light, Ice, Red Tornado, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Elongated Man, Stargirl, Starman, Steel, Wildcat
“Grudge Match”: Black Canary, Fire, Shayera Hol, Vixen, Wonder Woman, The Question
“Far from Home”: Supergirl, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Superman, Steel
“Ancient History”: Shayera Hol, Green Lantern, Vixen, Batman
“Alive!”: Atom Smasher, Batman, Captain Atom, Doctor Fate, Green Lantern, Metamorpho, Red Tornado, S.T.R.I.P.E., Superman, Wonder Woman, Orion
“Destroyer”: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, J’onn J’onzz, Shayera Hol, The Atom, Atom Smasher, Aztek, B’wana Beast, Blue Devil, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Commander Steel, Crimson Avenger, Crimson Fox, The Creeper, Dove, Doctor Light, Doctor Mid-Nite, Elongated Man, Fire, Green Arrow, Gypsy, Hawk, Hourman, Ice, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific, The Question, Red Tornado, The Shining Knight, Stargirl, Starman, Steel, S.T.R.I.P.E., Thunderbolt, Vibe, Vigilante, Vixen, Zatanna
Justice League vs. The Fatal Five: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz), Mister Terrific, Miss Martian
Justice League Unlimited
First Appearance: “The Call, Part 1” (November 11, 2000)
Fifty years into the future, the Justice League continues on as the Justice League Unlimited. Headquartered in Metropolis, the team maintains its watch over the world in a manner similar to its previous incarnation.
EPISODE APPEARANCES:
“The Call”: Superman, Big Barda, Batman II, Warhawk, Green Lantern (Kai-Ro), Aquagirl, Micron
“The Once and Future Thing, Part 2”: Bruce Wayne, Batman II, Warhawk, Static (Corrupted Timeline)
“Epilogue”: Green Lantern (Kai-Ro), Warhawk, Aquagirl, Batman II
Justice Lords
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
A totalitarian version of the Justice League from a parallel Earth, the Justice Lords decided to take a more direct role in the protection of their world, imposing their authority on the people and their governments. Their reasoning? It may have been due to the demise of their universe's version of the Flash. It may be because of Superman’s realization of the futility of facing the same villains over and over again, allowing them to push the Earth closer and closer to ruin. Or it may be that this incarnation of the team simply leaned more towards fascism than the Leagues of other Earths. At any rate, the team assumed control and imposed martial law on the planet.
Following their coup, the Justice Lords maintained an iron grip on their Earth, suspending elections and looking down upon their people from a weaponized Watchtower. However, boredom set in, and the team leapt at the chance to do something when their Batman discovered a parallel Earth featuring a Justice League complete with a still-living Flash … and Lex Luthor. Through a dimensional portal of Batman’s design, the team reached out across the dimensional barrier, seeking to extend their “protection” to another Earth. However, after initially capturing the League and imprisoning them in their reality, the Justice League escaped captivity and, with Lex Luthor’s help, managed to negate the Justice Lords’ abilities using a power disrupter of Luthor’s design.
Currently, the Justice Lords are now stripped of their super powers and are presumably in custody by a restored government on their world. However, as long as they are alive, there is the possibility that they could return.
Members of the Justice Lords include the following:
Superman
Voiced by George Newburn
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
Seeing the futility of the cat-and-mouse game that exists between superheroes and their enemies, this Superman chose to break the cycle, murdering President Lex Luthor and lobotomizing the Joker with his heat vision. Under his tenure, this Man of Steel imposed martial law, suspended the first amendment and free elections, and crushed dissent, much to the dismay of Lois Lane, whom he keeps under house arrest.
Batman
Voiced by Kevin Conroy
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
Justifying that Superman’s actions against Luthor “had to be done,” Batman initially embraced his friend’s authoritarian transformation, as he had become disillusioned with simply trying to patch the system from the shadows. His actions may have come at a terrible cost, however, as it appears that his father figure, Alfred Pennyworth, and his partners Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, and Tim Drake have left the Batcave, either through abandonment or imprisonment. Now alone with nothing to do, this Batman threw himself into scientific research, eventually building the interdimensional gateway used to cross over to the Justice League’s universe.
Following the League’s escape from custody, he confronted their Batman in the Batcave, where they sparred over their conflicting ideologies until he convinced him of the wrongness of their actions. Following the incapacitation of the rest of the Justice Lords, this Batman presumably turned himself in to answer for his crimes.
Wonder Woman
Voiced by Susan Eisenberg
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
Though initially shocked at Superman’s actions, Wonder Woman eventually came around and embraced his new ideology. It is worth mentioning that she no longer wears the costume forged by Hephaestus or carries the golden lasso, implying that she may have broken with her Amazonian sisters, as she has become corrupted by “Man’s World.”
J’onn J’onzz—The Martian Manhunter
Voiced by Carl Lumby
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
Overseeing the new, heavily armed Watchtower and its staff, J’onn J’onzz is constantly watching over the Earth, looking for both disasters and dissent to combat.
Green Lantern
Voiced by Phil LaMarr
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
While saddened by the loss of his friend the Flash, John Stewart has no regrets as to the path the Justice Lords have taken. It is interesting to note that he still appears to be in good standing with the Green Lantern Corps, despite the fact that—for all intents and purposes—he has done exactly what the tyrant Sinestro had done in the Justice League’s universe.
Hawkgirl
Voiced by Maria Canals-Barrera
First Appearance: “A Better World, Part 1” (November 1, 2003)
While possessing some reservations as to her actions, Hawkgirl is also accepting of her new role in the new world order. Her new costume may imply that she has defected from the Thanagarian military.
Images courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and DC Comics.
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