In both " JLA " and " 52 ," Grant Morrison states that Luthor's ego leads him to believe that the only reason Superman commits good deeds is to somehow strike at Luthor and prove who is better, arguing that it is impossible for Superman to be as good as he appears to be.

In 2004, DC began an anthology series titled JLA: Classified, which would feature rotating writers and artists producing self-contained story-arcs and aborted mini-series projects that were reappropriated for publication within the pages of the series, starring the JLA.

With help from the Hawkman villain I. Q., Prometheus plans on creating the ultimate weapon in mass murder, a massive doomsday device which he plans on using to destroy entire cities, as part of his revenge scheme against the JLA for lobotomizing him.

Prometheus ultimately extorts his freedom from the League in exchange for the codes to shut down his weapon, much to the horror of the JLA members.

He is a popular after dinner speaker and awards host for the JLA agency where he " often appears in the guise of a close relative of Brittas.

Several alternate universe versions of the character exist: the Silver Age Bizarro appears in Justice as a member of the Legion of Doom ; one-shot The Superman Monster ( 1999 ), essentially a Frankenstein pastiche features a monstrous copy of Bizarro created by a Viktor Luthor ; one-shot Superman: Red Son ( 2004 ) features a " Superman 2 " created by genius Lex Luthor for the United States to stop the Soviet-based Superman ; and Lex Luthor creates Bizarro-like duplicates called " Liberators " in the limited series JLA: The Nail ( 1998 ).

The name of the program ( and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends ) have been variously represented ( as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends, for example ) at different points in its broadcast history.

Nightwing is chosen to be leader until the original JLA are found, leading the group against the powerful Atlantean sorceress Gamemnae and helping to revive Aquaman to ask for his help in sinking Atlantis, but subsequently returns to the reserve list.

He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including DC Comics ' Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, Action Comics, All-Star Superman, and Batman, and Marvel Comics ' New X-Men and Fantastic Four.

The artwork was reincorporated in a panel of the 3rd issue of the new JLA / Avengers crossover in 2003 to suggest a false timeline made by Krona's time distortions, in which the two battled each other in the Quest for the cosmic egg.

Pillinger works as a conference and after-dinner speaker for the JLA agency.

Zatanna gives no reason for her actions, but in a flashback, it is shown that she had acted with the consent and aid of five of the seven JLA members who had helped her mindwipe Dr. Light and Batman.

* 1999's JLA: Year One limited series, by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, and Barry Kitson, included a cameo appearance by the original Blackhawk team that even showed them putting away the superhero costumes they sported for a short time in the 1960s.

The only absence was that of the Justice League of America, and the tornado entity split itself to become the JLA of this world, taking for itself the name of the Tornado Champion.

He served as an advisor for Young Justice, assisting them on their missions if the situation required it, and as an auxiliary member of the JLA.

In the " Tower of Babel " storyline, in JLA # 43-46, Ra's discovers Batman's contingency plans for stopping the other members of the Justice League of America, should they turn or be turned evil, and uses them to try to destroy the group.

Although Mxyzptlk does not appear in Grant Morrison's JLA, Morrison took advantage of certain similarities to tie Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt and Aquaman's nemesis Qwsp to the fifth dimension, implying the dimension may be the origin for legends of djinn.

" Several titles that were announced as Elseworlds books prior to this have yet to see publication, such as Generations 4 ( announced by John Byrne, but possibly placed on the back-burner due to lack of good press for & low fan response to Generations 3 ), Superboy's Legion 2 ( rumored sequel by Alan Davis ; presumably planned after he finished JLA: Another Nail ) and The Teen Titans Swingin ' Elseworlds Special ( cancelled, possibly due to controversial material concerning John F. Kennedy ).

The healthy, stable relationship between Ralph and Sue, and the events that led to and resulted from her death, were used as primary narrative devices throughout the series for examining the respective personal relationships of other JLA and JSA members ( and to a lesser extent, members of the supervillain community ).

The two writers and Maguire reunited in 2003 for the Formerly Known as the Justice League miniseries and its 2005 sequel, " I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League " published in JLA Classified.

The next year, he began to appear regularly in the Justice League series of comics, remaining a team member until the group was disbanded in 1996 to make way for the new line-up introduced in the Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare miniseries ( and featured in the ongoing series JLA ).

Several plans for a replacement arena have surfaced in recent years, including proposals for the expansion of Cobo Hall that require JLA to be demolished.

JLA was cited by the selection committee " for melding the physical and musical worlds into a unique artistic vision that transcends stylistic boundaries.

3 ) # 28-31, in which the JLA and JSA teamed up against the menace of Qwisp, a 5th dimensional entity ( much like Mr. Mxyzptlk ) who had previously been a nuisance to Aquaman.

In JLA / Avengers, Aquaman is a member of the JLA.

Sometime after " No Man's Land " ends, the JLA disappears on a mission to locate Aquaman and Atlantis ( The Obsidian Age ).

Also, several JLA and JSA stories indicate that Thanagar has greater gravity than Earth, and that Thanagarians are naturally stronger than humans because they are adapted to it, similarly to how Atlanteans ( e. g. Aquaman ) are adapted to deep sea pressures.

Vibe's presence on the team caused Aquaman and the Martian Manhunter to harbor some strong doubts about the new JLA, particularly after he got the League involved in a rumble with a rival gang.

" JLA 80-Page Giant # 1 ( DC Comics, July 1998 )-( Aquaman & Wonder Woman story )

Recruited by the JLA, Disaster helps avoid the ensuing geological and tectonic chaos by assisting Aquaman in anchoring the island to an underground volcano.

Throughout his attack, Triumph expressed disgruntlement with the League's alleged elitism: accusing the League of ignoring his team after the " headliners " came back, of nobody caring about them, and ( in JLA # 30 ) that Aquaman ( who had been team-mates with Gypsy in the " Detroit " League ) hadn't cared about Gypsy and happily ignored her and " the old days " " once he made the dream ".

After leaving CrossGen, Guice worked with writer Warren Ellis on a six-issue story-arc entitled " New Maps of Hell " for DC's JLA: Classified title and then worked on the " One Year Later " revamp of Aquaman, in Kurt Busiek's Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis, debuting with # 40 of the previous Aquaman title.

To do this he takes control of the JLA with the Demon's help, who find and defeat the artifact's guardians and bring them to Faust who begins the spell, but Aquaman is able to break the spell by distracting him using his control of fish.

The OMAC Project has numerous tie-ins with other titles, including Action Comics # 829 ; Adventures of Superman # 641-643 ; Aquaman # 35 ; Batgirl # 66 ; Birds of Prey # 80 and 82-83 ; Firestorm # 18 ; JLA # 122 ; JSA # 76 ; Hawkman # 46 ; Manhunter # 13-14 ; Robin # 143-144 ; Superman # 214-215, 217-220, and 222 ; and Wonder Woman # 218-221.

He manages to infiltrate the JLA headquarters, and traps the team in fantasy realms of their own creation-ranging from Kal-El as the Green Lantern of Sector 2813 on a still-existent Krypton, a now-retired Bruce Wayne going back into action when Tim Drake and his son face the Joker as the clown is dying of cancer, Aquaman in a time where Earth has been virtually flooded, and a powerless Wonder Woman facing Nazi archaeologists unleashing demons -, intending to siphon off the energies of their inevitable victory in order to increase his power.

While the JLA fought Doomsday alongside Superman, Blue Beetle realized Bloodwynd's identity when his cryptic teammate was incapacitated by fire ( to which the Martian Manhunter was especially vulnerable ).

( JLA # 17, April 1998 ) During his time in the League, Orion helped to defeat the returned Starro when its actions put almost the entirety of North America to sleep, and also aided Green Lantern, Steel, Plastic Man, and Barda in capturing a White Martian that had regained its original memory.

Meanwhile, Asmodel adopted the form of a child and mounted an attack on the JLA Watchtower, resulting in the actual death of the Martian Manhunter, who then aided Zauriel in Heaven itself.

They are joined by the Martian Manhunter, who responds to a JLA distress call from the President, and Wonder Woman ; together, they defeat the forces of Glorious Godfrey, including Darkseid's cyborg Hounds of War.

Vixen continues with that particular incarnation of the JLA until two members were killed, Steel and Vibe, and it was disbanded by the Martian Manhunter.

White Martians, also known as Pale Martians, appear in the comics of the DC Universe, chiefly JLA, Martian Manhunter, and Son of Vulcan.

The Hyperclan is a White Martian vanguard for an all-out takeover of Earth who masquerade as alien superheroes with the intent of displacing the JLA in the affections of the people of Earth.

In the JLA story arc " Trial by Fire ", an ancient Burning Martian entity called " Fernus " took possession of J ' onn J ' onzz and exterminated as many members of the White Martian race as he could find before being defeated by Plastic Man in a last desperate confrontation.

Also, their power of flight initially seemed limited to within an atmosphere: a White Martian is defeated by Wonder Woman after succumbing to asphyxiation in outer space ; however, the White Martians are later shown flying from Earth to the moon apparently without technological assistance and fighting the JLA in a vacuum.

During the 52 series, Martian Manhunter constructs a JLA memorial in the hills above Happy Harbor, a statue dedicated to each fallen JLA member, Glory included.

Brande was originally planned to be revealed as the Martian Manhunter, but JLA editor Dan Raspler vetoed the idea.