Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional

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superhero team that succeeded the original

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from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by

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and

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, with art by Kevin Maguire, created in 1987. Due to editorial conflicts, the team's new makeup was based largely on newer characters, such as

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, and recent acquisitions from other comic book companies, such as The Blue Beetle. In 2010 and 2011, the team experienced a resurgence as part of the ''

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'' and ''

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'' comic runs.

Publication history

Following the events of the company-wide crossovers ''

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'' and ''

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'', Justice League of America writer J. M. DeMatteis was paired with writer Keith Giffen and artist Kevin Maguire on a new

series. However, at the time, most of the core Justice League characters were unavailable.

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was limited to John Byrne's

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was relaunching

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and

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was launching the

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version of the

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. As a result, the initial team consisted of: *

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: Series editor

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, taking pity on the new creative team, allowed Batman to be used in the series. *

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: Dinah Lance was written as a strong feminist and often clashed with chauvinist Guy Gardner. * The

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: A recent acquisition from

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. * Captain Marvel: No longer a separate personality, this version focuses on his alter ego's naiveté. *

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: The inclusion of Dr. Fate was followed by a

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written by DeMatteis and Giffen. * Doctor Light: First appearing in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', Kimiyo Hoshi briefly joins the League. *

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: Editor Andy Helfer suggested using Guy Gardner over the more well-known

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. *

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: The only connection to the previous iteration of the Justice League. *

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: The world's greatest

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. His wife,

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, and friend,

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, are also associated with the League. The resulting comedic tone was Giffen's idea, introducing new characterizations to old characters:

was now a loutish hothead,

was greedier and more inept than he had been in

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' series and Captain Marvel displayed a childlike personality. When Black Canary resigns,

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and Ice Maiden (both from the

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) join. They eventually change their names to ''Fire'' and ''Ice'' and become long standing members within the team. The series was nominated as "Best New Series" in 1988 by the

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s, but lost to Paul Chadwick's ''

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''. It also featured

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' first work for a major comic book publisher. They fight the

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, other-dimensional superheroes intent on destroying all nuclear weapons. Bialya's

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Rumaan Harjavti takes advantage of the Champions to eliminate his rivals. In

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, the League fights the

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, until

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allows them to help. Wandjina sacrifices himself to stop a nuclear meltdown and the League are sent home by international law. Millionaire

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Maxwell Lord Maxwell Lord IV is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League'' #1 (May 1987) and was created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire (artist), Kevin Magui ...

takes an interest in the team, breaching their security and suggesting

as a new member. Booster proves himself in combat against the

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and Lord declares himself their press liaison. The Martian Manhunter saves the world when they battle against a conscious psychic plague and he consumes it. Gardner challenges Batman to a fight over leadership, but Batman knocks him out in one punch. Doctor Fate is captured by the Gray Man, a rogue servant to the Lords of Order. Teaming up with the Creeper, they release Fate and stop the Gray Man from taking over the world. Earth is attacked by a mysterious satellite and the League travels into space. Miracle recognizes it as a modified New Genesis device and neutralizes it. They return home as heroes. Maxwell Lord introduces a proposal to get United Nations funding and they are given sponsorship in exchange for government regulation. This plan allows them to act as an independent

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with worldwide embassies. Captain Atom and Rocket Red #7 are added to the team by the United States and Russia, respectively. Captain Marvel and Doctor Fate quit the team for personal reasons; Batman steps down as leader, appointing the Martian Manhunter to replace him. They are reintroduced to the world as Justice League International. Despite a series of embarrassing accidents, they successfully move in to embassies around the world. This includes

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and

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. With issue #7, the series was renamed ''Justice League International'' to reflect the team's new international status. The name change spawned the term "JLI", which is used when referring to this period in Justice League history. The series was again renamed following the launch of ''

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'' in 1989. The series was known as ''Justice League America'' until its cancellation in 1996.

"Justice League: Breakdowns"

"Breakdowns" was a 16-issue crossover between the ''Justice League America'' (#53–60) and ''Justice League Europe'' (#29–36) titles, changing the tone of both series from a humorous one to a more serious one and introducing new creative teams to both series. The major events that occurred were the following: *

is initially in a coma from a failed assassination attempt. He is later possessed by JLE foe

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of the

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. Following the end of the "Breakdowns" saga, Maxwell Lord has no more mental powers, apparently drained completely when possessed by Dreamslayer. * The

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, ruler of the country Bialya, is killed in a

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led by Sumaan Harjavti, the twin brother of the original dictator, Rumaan. *

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awakens and escapes Manga Khan's starship to wreak havoc on New York City, seeking vengeance against the Justice League. A force of the Justice League's best (the Martian Manhunter, Power Girl, Fire,

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, Metamorpho, the Flash, Guy Gardner, Major Disaster), along with the Conglomerate (led by Booster Gold) and Lobo, were unable to stop him. Ultimately, it was

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and L-Ron who subdued Despero by transferring L-Ron's consciousness into the cybernetic control collar that remained around Despero's neck. * While possessing Maxwell Lord's body, Dreamslayer kidnaps and later murders Mitch Wacky on the island of KooeyKooeyKooey, where the Blue Beetle and Booster Gold previously attempted to open a resort called "Club JLI". Using Lord's persona, Dreamslayer lures a large portion of the Justice League to the island and takes mental control of them, making them the "new Extremists". * The

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, one of the former

and a Justice League member, dies defeating Dreamslayer. Her gravesite is on the island of KooeyKooeyKooey. * The

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withdraws its support from the Justice League and it disbands. The Martian Manhunter seemingly takes a leave of absence, although he later re-emerges under the persona of

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Expansion

The ''Justice League'' titles continued to expand into the early to mid-1990s. Titles included: ''Justice League America'', ''

'', '' Justice League Task Force'', ''

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'' and ''Justice League Quarterly''. ''Justice League Europe'' was later retitled to become the second volume of ''Justice League International''. In the latter part of the series, more recognizable characters, including

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and Aquaman, joined, followed by lesser known characters such as

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, Maxima,

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, the

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and

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. Longtime JLI-era characters such as

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, Martian Manhunter and

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were revised and revamped. By 1996, with the commercial success of the series fading, each of the titles was eventually cancelled.

Miniseries

In 2003, Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire reunited for the six-issue miniseries ''Formerly Known as the Justice League''. This depicted Maxwell Lord trying to get the gang back together as ''The

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'' – a hero-for-hire group that operated out of a strip mall. 2005 saw a second storyline, ''I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League'', by the same creative team published in the pages of ''

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''. This tale told a story of the characters attempt to rescue

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from

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Return

Following ''

'', DC launched two alternating 24-issue bi-weekly comic book

, ''

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'' and '' Justice League: Generation Lost'', written by

and

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. This second series features Captain Atom, Booster Gold, the new

Jaime Reyes, Fire, Ice and a new Rocket Red (by the name of Gavril Ivanovich) and essentially saw the return of Justice League International, as explained by Giffen: Over the course of the series, Power Girl and Batman joined the group as well, with Wonder Woman appearing in the book's final three issues. The title was heavily tied to Winick's run on ''Power Girl'', which had the title character dealing with villains connected to Maxwell Lord's plans in ''Generation Lost'', and eventually had her rejoin Justice League International after a crossover between the two titles. The title also indirectly tied into ''Odyssey'', a storyline published in ''Wonder Woman'' that saw the title character being removed from history with her existence forgotten by most of her fellow heroes. This formed the basis of the book's finale, with the members of the Justice League International racing to track down Wonder Woman before Lord could find her and kill her. Plot threads from ''

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'' and ''

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'' also appeared. ''Generation Lost'' ended with a teaser that a new ''Justice League International'' series from

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would be coming in a few months (with Booster Gold as leader).

''The New 52''

As part of DC's 2011 ''

'' relaunch of all of its monthly books, ''Justice League International'' was relaunched in September 2011, after the conclusion of the '' Flashpoint'' storyline, written by

and drawn by

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. This version of Justice League International is formed by

director Andre Briggs as a UN-controlled counterpart to the original Justice League and is based out of the Hall of Justice. The founding members of the team consist of Booster Gold, Fire, Ice, Rocket Red (Gavril Ivanovich), Green Lantern (Guy Gardner),

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, August General in Iron and

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, who are recruited to the team due to having their identities publicly known. Batman is denied membership due to having a secret identity, but is allowed to accompany the group as part of an effort to foster good relations between the JLI and the original Justice League. The team goes on to defeat the Signal Men and the alien conqueror Peraxxus. During a press conference outside the Hall of Justice, Rocket Red is killed when a bomb explodes, while Fire, Ice and Vixen are hospitalized and become comatose. This leads Booster Gold to recruit Batwing, OMAC and Firehawk to the team. DC canceled ''Justice League International'' in 2012, concluding with issue #12 and ''Justice League International Annual'' (vol. 2) #1 in August.

Writers

* Keith Giffen: ''Justice League'' / ''Justice League International'' / ''Justice League America'' #1–60, ''Justice League'' / ''Justice League International'' / ''Justice League America Annual'' #1–5, ''Justice League International Special'' #1 * J.M. DeMatteis: ''Justice League'' / ''Justice League International'' / ''Justice League America'' #1–60, ''Justice League'' / ''Justice League International'' / ''Justice League America Annual'' #1–5 * Dan Jurgens: ''Justice League America'' #61–77, ''Justice League Spectacular'' #1, ''Justice League International'' (vol. 3) #1–12 * Dan Vado: ''Justice League America'' #78–91, ''Annual'' #8 * Christopher Priest: ''Justice League America'' #92, ''Annual'' #10, ''Justice League International'' (vol. 2) #68 * Gerard Jones: ''Justice League America'' #0, 93–113, ''Annual'' #9, ''Justice League Europe'' / ''Justice League International'' (vol. 2) #37–67, ''Annual'' #4–5, ''Justice League Spectacular'' #1

Collected editions

In other media

Television

* Justice League International appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. Introduced in the episode "Darkseid Descending!", this version of the team is assembled by

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, and the

to combat

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following an unspecified incident that led to the

's disbandment, initially consists of them, the

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, and

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and are based in the

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. In subsequent episodes,

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have joined the team.

Reception

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'' No. 83. Stever commented that "thanks to clever characterization and wit, this creative team makes team moving day as exciting and as much fun as a brush with Armageddon".

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at the DC Comics Database
Justice League International
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Publication history

"Justice League: Breakdowns"

Expansion

Miniseries

Return

''The New 52''

Writers

Collected editions

In other media

Television

Reception

See also

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