List ofJustice Leagueepisodes

Justice Leagueis an Americananimated seriesabout a team ofsuperheroes,which ran from2001to2004onCartoon Network.The series is based on theJustice Leagueand associatedcomic bookcharacters published byDC Comics.It follows the adventures ofSuperman,Batman,Wonder Woman,Green Lantern,The Flash,Hawkgirl,andMartian Manhunter.The series was immediately followed byJustice League Unlimited(2004-2006).

Promotional image of theJustice LeaguebyBruce Timm

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	26		November 17, 2001(2001-11-17)	November 9, 2002(2002-11-09)
2	26		July 5, 2003(2003-07-05)	May 29, 2004(2004-05-29)

Episode list

Season 1 (2001–2002)

No. overall	No.in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Secret Origins"	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel	November 17, 2001(2001-11-17)	4.32
2	2		Butch Lukic
3	3		Dan Riba
As alien invaders who were accidentally awakened on Mars begin to take over the Earth,SupermanandBatmanrescueMartian Manhunter,who telepathically summonsWonder Woman,Hawkgirl,The Flash,andGreen Lanternto help stop the invasion. Superman gathers everyone at the newly built Watchtower, funded by Batman, and asks them to be part of a team, which he dubs the Justice League.
4	4	"In Blackest Night"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	November 19, 2001(2001-11-19)	N/A
5	5				November 26, 2001(2001-11-26)
Green Lantern surrenders himself to roboticManhuntersto stand trial for the destruction of a planet. While Flash acts as Green Lantern's attorney, the rest of the League discovers thatKanjar Rohelped the Manhunters frame Green Lantern.
6	6	"The Enemy Below"	Dan Riba	Kevin Hopps	December 3, 2001(2001-12-03)	N/A
7	7				December 10, 2001(2001-12-10)
A nuclearsubmarineis attacked in the Atlantic, forcing the League to come face-to-face withAquamanand his Atlantean army. Aquaman follows Superman's advice to go toMetropolisand take his problems up with the various governments of the world. When a mercenary,Deadshot,attacks Aquaman, the League steps in. Aquaman discovers thatLord Orm,his own brother, was behind the attack. Orm takes Aquaman and his infant son and places them on a cliff over a vein of molten lava, leaving them to die. To save his son, Aquaman sacrifices his own hand.
8	8	"Injustice for All"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	September 6, 2002(2002-09-06)	N/A
9	9				September 13, 2002(2002-09-13)
Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison, and terminally ill due to long-termKryptoniteexposure,Lex Luthorescapes and assembles asupervillainteam, theInjustice Gang,to take on the Justice League. The gang consists ofCheetah,Star Sapphire,Shade,Copperhead,Ultra-Humanite,andSolomon Grundy.Jokeralso becomes part of the team, on his own initiative and due to his expertise on Batman, despite Luthor's dismaydue to the failure of their past alliance.Even with their combined power, the gang proves no match for Batman's guile.
10	10	"Paradise Lost"	Dan Riba	Joseph Kuhr	January 21, 2002(2002-01-21)	N/A
11	11				January 28, 2002(2002-01-28)
Having spent nearly eight months with the League and feeling she owes her motherHippolytaan explanation for her leavingThemysciraabruptly to fight in the Imperium invasion, Wonder Woman returns to her home only to encounter SorcererFelix Faustwho threatens to keep her home population transformed into stone if she does not gather artifacts for him. He uses the artifacts to releaseHadesfromTartarus.The League succeeds in exiling Hades and his minions, but Wonder Woman is exiled from Themyscira for allowing the men of the Justice League to help.
12	12	"War World"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	February 24, 2002(2002-02-24)	N/A
13	13				March 3, 2002(2002-03-03)
Superman andMartian Manhunterare abducted byextraterrestrialslave tradersand sold to the planet War World, whose despotic rulerMongulpits aliens against each other in mortal combat in an enormous colosseum. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern set out to rescue them.
14	14	"The Brave and the Bold"	Dan Riba	Story by :Rich FogelandPaul Dini Teleplay by :Dwayne McDuffie	March 10, 2002(2002-03-10)	1.02
15	15				March 17, 2002(2002-03-17)	N/A
The Flash and Green Lantern uncover a plot byGorilla Groddto destroyGorilla City,a hidden city of hyperintelligent talking gorillas in Africa. Grodd has a device that allows him to control the minds of others and uses stolen gorilla technology to conquer all of Central City and put its inhabitants under his control. Locked inside the force field-shielded city, Flash and Green Lantern work together withSolovar,Gorilla City's chief of security, to destroy the enemy from within before Grodd carries out his revenge.
16	16	"Fury"	Butch Lukic	Story by : Stan Berkowitz Teleplay by : Dwayne McDuffie	April 7, 2002(2002-04-07)	2.26
17	17				April 14, 2002(2002-04-14)	N/A
Arogue Amazoniannamed Aresia, who was born in the mortal world and raised on Themyscira, forms another incarnation of the Injustice Gang with Star Sapphire, Shade, Copperhead, Solomon Grundy, and a new villain named Tsukuri. She sets out to steal a ruby to use it as a virus to kill the world's male population, whom she holds responsible for the death of her family members in a war. When the male members of the League are infected by the virus, putting them out of commission. Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl must work with Hippolyta to stop Aresia.
18	18	"Legends"	Dan Riba	Andrew Kreisberg	April 21, 2002(2002-04-21)	2.82
19	19				April 28, 2002(2002-04-28)	N/A
Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl are accidentally transported to a parallel world and discover theJustice Guild of America,who are comic book characters in the Justice League's world. As they traverse this world and help the Justice Guild of America fight the Injustice Guild, they soon discover that not everything is what it seems since the end of their comic series. Note:The episode is dedicated toGardner Fox,a Golden and Silver Age comic writer who co-created both theJustice Society of America(JSA) and theJustice League of America(JLA), the comics on which the Guild --and this series, respectively -- are based.Originally, the showrunners wanted to use the JSA, but DC Comics publisherPaul Levitzfelt that the story was inappropriate, so they altered the names and designs of the team.
20	20	"A Knight of Shadows"	Butch Lukic	Keith Damron	September 20, 2002(2002-09-20)	N/A
21	21				September 27, 2002(2002-09-27)
Jason Blood and his alter-egoEtrigan the Demonseek the assistance of the Justice League in preventing thePhilosopher's stonefrom falling into the hands of his ancient enemy, the sorceressMorgaine le Fey.
22	22	"Metamorphosis"	Dan Riba	Len Uhley	October 4, 2002(2002-10-04)	N/A
23	23			Story by : Len Uhley Teleplay by : Dwayne McDuffie	October 11, 2002(2002-10-11)
Green Lantern's old friend Rex Mason, now working for a shady industrialist, suffers an "accident" arranged by his jealous employerSimon Staggand is transformed into the superheroMetamorpho.
24	24	"The Savage Time"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	November 9, 2002(2002-11-09)	N/A
25	25		Dan Riba
26	26		Butch Lukic
The Justice League returns from a mission in space to find the world transformed; a result of villainVandal Savagefeeding information to his past self in the 1940s, allowing him to help theNaziswinWorld War II.The League travels back in time themselves to stop him, and fight Nazis alongside WWII-era heroesEasy Company,theBlackhawks,andSteve Trevor.

Season 2 (2003–2004)

Starting this season, the episodes were produced in 16:9 widescreen which were letterboxed in 4:3 when broadcast.

No. overall	No.in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Twilight"	Dan Riba	Rich Fogel andBruce Timm	July 5, 2003(2003-07-05)
28	2		Butch Lukic
The League is tricked into defendingDarkseid's homeworld ofApokolipsagainst the threat ofBrainiac,despite Superman's skepticism and his anger at what hadlast occurred between him and the ruler of Apokolips.The team solicits the aid of theNew Gods,includingOrion,Lightray,andHighfather.The resulting destruction of Brainiac's base is thought to be the end of Darkseid, although Superman believes otherwise.
29	3	"Tabula Rasa"	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	October 4, 2003(2003-10-04)
30	4
Lex Luthormanipulates a powerfulandroidnamedAmazowith the ability to copy any superpower, posing as a father figure to it. Meanwhile, Martian Manhunter questions the nature of humans and struggles with the burden of hearing thousands of their minds in his head at once, after performing a psychic sweep of the city of Metropolis in a failed attempt to locate Luthor.
31	5	"Only a Dream"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	October 11, 2003(2003-10-11)
32	6
Small time crook John Dee volunteers for an experimental treatment while in prison. While the authorities are distracted by a mass prison break led byVolcana,Luminus,Copperhead,Solomon GrundyandFirefly,John Dee overdoses on the treatment and becomes the dream-controllingDoctor Destiny.Destiny takes telepathic control of most of the League in their sleep and puts them in nightmares where Flash can't stop running, nobody knows Green Lantern due to his status as a member of the Justice League, Superman being unable to control his powers which led to the deaths of the people he knows, and Hawkgirl is buried alive. The League members become trapped in their dreams and unable to wake up. This leaves only Batman and Martian Manhunter left. Martian Manhunter tries to force them awake, while Batman, resisting sleep goes to confront Doctor Destiny.
33	7	"Maid of Honor"	Dan Riba	Dwayne McDuffie	October 18, 2003(2003-10-18)
34	8
Wonder Woman befriends the princess ofKasnia,a jet-setting party girl who is reluctant to end her wild ways to get married. Unfortunately, her fiancé is the immortal Vandal Savage, and he already has plans for both the throne and the Justice League. Wonder Woman and Batman must stop Savage, while Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter take out Savage's new Rail Gun satellite.
35	9	"Hearts and Minds"	Butch Lukic	Keith Damron	October 25, 2003(2003-10-25)
36	10
Kilowogcrashes to Earth, seeking Green Lantern's help to rescue other members of theGreen Lantern Corpsfrom the psychic, would-be conquerorDespero.He also explains that Green Lantern's former mentor and lover,Katma Tui,is one of the captives. After facing Despero and losing, Green Lantern has to retrain himself to use his power ring to help the League end Despero's reign. Flash, Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter accompany Kilowog to Despero's planet to help Green Lantern stop him.
37	11	"A Better World"	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	November 1, 2003(2003-11-01)
38	12
In an alternate reality, the Justice League launches an assault on the White House, where Superman kills President Luthor in retaliation for the Flash's execution by Luthor. Two years later, the League, now called theJustice Lords,rule the planet with an iron fist. Justice Lord Batman discovers the dimension where the Justice League lives. The Lords cross over and trap the League in a force field. They then take the League's places, attempting to make this Earth like their own. After finding their way back to their world, the Justice League ends up having to turn to their world's version of Lex Luthor for help. Note:The idea of evil counterparts from an alternate reality is loosely based on theCrime Syndicate of America.
39	13	"Eclipsed"	Dan Riba	Joseph Kuhr	November 8, 2003(2003-11-08)
40	14
An ancient lunar crystal called the Black Heart is discovered. Unbeknownst to the members of the Justice League, it harborsan evil snake spiritwith the ability to possess its bearer, and hum or whistle an eerie evil tune. The crystal's power contaminates almost all of the League, except for the Flash, who must save the League from a weapon that will destroy both the Sun and the Earth.
41	15	"The Terror Beyond"	Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	November 15, 2003(2003-11-15)
42	16
Doctor Fateand Aquaman rescue Solomon Grundy, intent on using him to help battle an ancient evil. Superman, Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman are conflicted about this goal. Note: The pairing of these heroes is an homage to theMarvel Comicssuperhero teamThe Defenders.The plot is based uponH. P. Lovecraft'sCthulhu Mythos.
43	17	"Secret Society"	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	November 22, 2003(2003-11-22)
44	18
While the Justice League are quarreling about the value of mutual trust and teamwork,Groddorganizes aSecret Societycomposed ofGiganta,Killer Frost,Sinestro,Parasite,Shade, andClayface.The Society captures most of the League, but Martian Manhunter frees the others, and the Society is defeated in front of a crowded stadium.
45	19	"Hereafter"	Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	November 29, 2003(2003-11-29)
46	20
A band of supervillains(composed ofMetallo,Kalibak,Livewire,Weather Wizard,andToyman) team up to get revenge onSuperman.When they attack Metropolis, Toyman shoots an experimental weapon at Batman and an injured Wonder Woman, but Superman sacrifices himself to save them and is seemingly vaporized. The League attempts to cope with the loss of Superman by defendingMetropolisin his absence, save for Batman, who does not believe Superman is truly dead and begins investigating on what actually happened. Eventually,Loboarrives at the Watchtower and nominates himself as Superman's replacement, but he does more harm than good. Superman wakes up 30,000 years in Earth's future, but the sun has turned red, removing his superpowers. He encounters a humbled Vandal Savage, the only human left alive after an attempt at world domination staged a few months after Superman's disappearance. Savage reveals he had been working on a time machine, but he is immortal, and he cannot exist at the same time as his previous self as it would cause aparadox.Superman can go back to a time where he doesn't exist, i.e., after his 'death'. With knowledge of past Savage's crime, he goes back in time, reunites with the League and informs them of Savage's plot. Lobo is sent on his way. In the future, the desolate wasteland is replaced with people and a city as a thankful Savage disappears from existence. Note:WriterDwayne McDuffiewrote on his forum that the episode title "Hereafter" is a subtle pun: Part One shows the apparent death of Superman, which according to most religions would send his soul to some sort of "Hereafter." But as is later revealed, he had been sent to the future while remaining geographically in the same place (the future ruins of Metropolis), and was thus "here, after."
47	21	"Wild Cards"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz & Dwayne McDuffie	December 6, 2003(2003-12-06)
48	22
With his Gwynplaine Entertainment Company (a reference toThe Man Who Laughs) the Joker takes over TV stations inLas Vegas,announcing that he has placed a series of bombs that will destroy theStripin 22 minutes and 51 seconds if they are not stopped by the Justice League. With the whole world watching, the League must first get past the Joker's own super-team, theRoyal Flush Gang.However, the threat imposed by the Joker is not as simple as it seems, and Batman must track down his location to stop him. Note:This episode is notable as a 'hidden crossover' withTeen Titans,as the Royal Flush Gang is voiced by the five principal actors from that series. The gang's designs are also based on theTeen Titansvoice actors.
49	23	"Comfort and Joy"	Butch Lukic	Paul Dini	December 13, 2003(2003-12-13)
After saving two worlds, the members of the Justice League decide to take a break to celebrate the holidays. The Flash spends his Christmas Eve with the children of an orphanage, who ask that he find them a special animated toy duck. The popular toy is broken by the Ultra-Humanite, who eventually comes around and helps The Flash. Green Lantern and Hawkgirl show each other how they spend the holidays. Green Lantern engages in a snowball fight with Hawkgirl. Hawkgirl responds by starting an interplanetary barroom brawl. Batman spends Christmas on Watchtower duty. Meanwhile, Superman invites Martian Manhunter over toSmallvillefor Christmas Eve withhis adoptive parents.Although Martian Manhunter is initially uncomfortable, he eventually learns to enjoy Christmas and inadvertently gives the Kents a gift in the form of a heartfelt Martian song.
50	24	"Starcrossed"	Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel	May 29, 2004(2004-05-29)
51	25		Dan Riba	Story by : Rich Fogel Teleplay by :John Ridley
52	26		Butch Lukic	Rich Fogel & Dwayne McDuffie
After Earth is attacked by aGordanianbattleship, the League is aided by an army of Hawkmen fromHawkgirl's home planet of Thanagar. TheThanagariansoffer to help Earth build a shield to defend against the Gordanians, but Batman discovers that this is just a ruse. Hawkgirl finds herself torn between her allegiance to Thanagar and her commitment to the Justice League, as well as between her betrothal to the Thanagarian commander Hro Talak and her budding romantic love for Green Lantern. Note:Hro Talak is an anagram for Katar Hol, Hawkman's given Thanagarian name in the comic series.

Static Shockcrossovers

Main article:List of Static Shock episodes

Note:Chronologically, these episodes take place prior to "Starcrossed", as they make use of the original Watchtower and Shayera Hol still uses her "Hawkgirl" cover.

No. overall	No.in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
30	S03E06	"A League of Their Own"	Uncredited	Ernie Altbacker Dwayne McDuffie(Part 2)	March 1, 2003(2003-03-01)
31	S03E07				March 8, 2003(2003-03-08)
When theWatchtowerhas a sudden power drain, the Justice League recruitsStaticto jump start their station before it reenters the atmosphere. Unbeknownst to either Static orGear,the power drain also releasesBrainiacfrom his confinement. Static and Gear manage to bring Brainiac down, but the villain has a loophole left to slip through.
43	S04E04	"Fallen Hero"	Chuck Drost	Stan Berkowitz	February 7, 2004(2004-02-07)
Static faces off against his idol Green Lantern (actuallySinestroin disguise) when he causes chaos all over town. Note:Although this is a crossover withJustice League,only Green Lantern appears.

Other

Two spin-off comic book series (Justice League AdventuresandJustice League Unlimited) were loosely set in the same continuity as the animated series. They feature characters who never appeared on the animated series such asBlue Beetle,Mary Marvel,Power Girl,Black LightningandFirestorm.

Matt Wayne(who wrote "Chaos at the Earth's Core", "Flash and Substance", and "Patriot Act" ) wrote issues 37 and 38 of the comic, based on unused episode ideas.

External links

• Justice Leagueanimated @ The World's Finest
• World's Finest –Justice League AdventuresComic Guide
• World's Finest –Justice League UnlimitedComic Guide