While

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

and

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

had their own animated series and

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follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the appeared in the following comics often.

''The Batman Adventures''

''The Batman Adventures'' was created as a comic book tie-in to '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''

The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Br ...

''. Various titles related to the animated series ran from 1992 to 2004, along with various mini-series and one-shots.

''Superman Adventures''

Similar to ''The Batman Adventures'', ''Superman Adventures'' was created as a comic book tie-in to '' Superman: The Animated Series''. It ran between 1996 and 2002.

''Gotham Girls''

''Adventures in the DC Universe''

''Adventures in the DC Universe'' is the title of a comic book published by DC Comics. Following on from ''

The Batman Adventures ''The Batman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Batman, set in the universe of Batman: The Animated Series and its successors. Overview ''The Batman Adventures'' was created to tie-in with the '' Batman: The Animated Series' ...

'' and '' Superman Adventures'', ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' used the same "animated style" as seen in the

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, but focused on a rotating cast of characters from throughout the DC Universe. Most of the characters appearing in this series had yet to be seen in any DC Animated Universe series and, as such, their designs and histories were quite different from their appearances in the television series, such as ''

Justice League The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the ...

''. For example,

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often appears in this series, but he appears to be far less like his animated-series counterpart (who had not yet appeared on '' Superman: The Animated Series''), and is more reflective, both visually and historically, of the character appearing in the regular DC Universe comics.

''Justice League Adventures'' / ''Justice League Unlimited''

''Justice League Adventures'' is a DC comic book series featuring the

, but set in the continuity (and style) of the television shows ''

'' and ''

Justice League Unlimited ''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is an American superhero animated series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation with DC Comics in season 3 and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Universe, and ...

''; as opposed to the regular DC Universe. It is a sister title to ''

'' (based on '' Batman: The Animated Series'') and '' Superman Adventures'' (based on '' Superman: The Animated Series''). ''Justice League Adventures'' ran for 34 issues from 2002 to 2004 before being restarted under the title ''Justice League Unlimited'' (to match the recreation and renaming of the television series). The new title ran for 46 issues from 2004 to 2008 before being canceled in May 2008, ending the last production of the DC Animated Universe.

Justice League Infinity

''Justice League Infinity'' is a comic book continuation of the animated series ''

''. It debuted May 2021 in digital format and physically released in July of the same year. The series is written by J. M. DeMatteis and James Tucker and illustrated by Ethen Beavers.

''Batman Beyond'' and the Beyond universe

''Batman Beyond'' also received a number of ongoing series and miniseries related to the TV series. Due to the popularity of the

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (also known as ''Batman of the Future'' in Europe) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and serving as the sequel to both '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' The New Ba ...

concept, numerous tie-ins and cameos were created as a bridge between the

and the

DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains v ...

. Since 2012, DC Comics publishes three weekly digital series related to Batman Beyond and prints them monthly as ''Batman Beyond Unlimited''.

Additional characters

While the ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'' comics did use many characters from the DC Universe, some characters never made it to the screen. Those that did not appear in the television series are listed below:

Heroes

Adam Strange Adam Strange is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by editor Julius Schwartz and designed by Murphy Anderson, he first appeared in '' Showcase'' #17 (November 1958). Adam Strange made his live-action de ...

** ''Justice League Adventures'' #25-26 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #4 ** Strange was to appear in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Hunter's Moon", but the character was off-limits to the creative team due to legal issues. * Alan Scott (Green Lantern) ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #4 ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #20 (cameo) ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #40 ** Scott, along with the rest of the

Justice Society of America The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It first appeared in '' ...

, was to originally appear in the ''Justice League'' episode "Legends". The appearance was rejected because their portrayal was too similar to their

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appearance, thus an analogue group (the

Justice Guild of America The Justice Guild of America is a superhero team featured in the ''Justice League'' animated series two-part episode "Legends", an homage to the Golden Age Justice Society of America, and to a degree the Silver Age Justice League of America. App ...

) was created. * Alec Holland ** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #16 * Animal Man ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #29 * Atlanna * Black Lightning ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #15, 27 ** Usage of the character (outside of the comic books) would have required paying royalties to his creator,

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. * Blue Beetle ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #8 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #5, 20, 43 ** The rights to the character were unavailable due to the 1940s radio show of the same name. * Connor Hawke (Green Arrow) ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #13, 16 * Detective Chimp ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #39 * Doctor Occult ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #14 *

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** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #3, 8, 16 ** Was to be the main character of the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "The Greatest Story Never Told". * Freedom Fighters:

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, Doll Man, Human Bomb, Phantom Lady, Ray, and Black Condor ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #17 *

Guy Gardner Guy Gardner may refer to: * Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), United States Air Force officer and former astronaut * Guy Gardner (character) Guy Darrin Gardner, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American ...

** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #4 (cameo) ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #32 *

G'nort G'nort (pronunciation: "nort") Esplanade G'neesmacher is a character appearing in DC Comics. He is a member of the Green Lantern Corps and later a Darkstar and a member of the Justice League Antarctica. He resembles an anthropomorphic dog and is g ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #46 * Impulse ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #13, ''Annual'' #1 * Jay Garrick (Flash) ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #20 (cameo) ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #12 ** Garrick, along with the rest of the Justice Society of America, was to originally appear in the ''Justice League'' episode "Legends". The appearance was rejected because their portrayal was too similar to their Golden Age appearance, thus an analogue group (the Justice Guild of America) was created. * Jim Corrigan ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #37 *

Julie Madison Julie Madison is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #31 (September 1939) and was created by Gardner ...

** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #1–2, 5 * Kamandi ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #30 * Kon-El (Superboy) ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #14, ''Annual'' #1 * Kent Shakespeare ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #28 *

Phantom Stranger The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo imprint. The character ...

** ''Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #33 ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #31 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #14, 28 ** The Phantom Strange was intended to appear in ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #20, but the issue was never printed. **

Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for contributing to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably as the head producer behind '' Batman: ...

did want to use the Phantom Stranger and the Spectre, but could not receive permission, the reason for which was not stated. *

Plastic Man Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero featured in American comic books first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole (artist), Jack Co ...

** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #6 * Power Girl ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #6 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #3, 13, 16 * Ragman ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #15 *

Space Cabbie Space Cabbie (also spelled Space Cabby) is a science fiction taxi driver in DC Comics. Publication history Space Cabbie first appeared in ''Mystery in Space'' #21 (August 1954) in a story scripted by Otto Binder and drawn by Howard Sherman. The c ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #18 * Spectre ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #37 * Thorn ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe Annual'' #1 * Ultra the Multi-Alien ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #5 * XS ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #10 * Zauriel ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #7, 14

Villains

* Anarky ** ''The Batman Adventures'' #31 ** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #17 *

Anti-Monitor The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and later appears as an enemy to the Green Lantern Corps ...

(cameo) ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #32 *

Black Manta Black Manta (David Milton Hyde) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy, the character first appeared in ''Aquaman'' #35 (September 1967). He has since endured a ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #26 ** Black Manta was intended to appear in the ''Justice League'' episode "The Enemy Below", but was replaced by

Deadshot Deadshot is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer David Vern Reed and artist Lew Sayre Schwartz based on a concept from Bob Kane, the character first appeared in ''Batman (comic book), Batman ...

. ** Black Manta was intended to appear in ''Justice League Unlimited'', but was replaced with original character Devil Ray due to copyright issues. * Black Mask ** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #5–8 * Black Spider ** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #5–8 * Blockbuster **''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #1 * Brain Storm ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #8 * Bronze Tiger ** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #5–8 *

Cain and Abel In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices, each from his own fields, to God. God had regard for Ab ...

** ''The Batman Adventures'' #5 *

Cavalier The term ''Cavalier'' () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II of England, Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum (England), Int ...

** ''Batman Adventures'' (vol. 2) #1 * Chuma ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #3 * Chemo ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #13 * Cypher ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #1, 2, 7, 8, 9 ** ''DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman Adventures'' #1 * Cryonic Man ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #12 * Demolition Team ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #43 * Doctor Double X ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #29 * Doctor Light ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #1 ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #6, 13 ** ''DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman Adventures'' #1 *

Eobard Thawne Eobard Thawne, also known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''T ...

** ''Justice League Adventures'' #6 *

General Zod General Zod is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an List of Superman enemies, adversary of the superhero Superman. The character, who first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), was ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #34 ** He first appeared in ''Superman Adventures'' #21, but the story acted as a new introduction for Zod. *

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** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #16 * Gorilla Boss ** ''Batman Adventures'' #5–8 * Houngan ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #4 * Kilg%re **Justice League Adventures #28. * Lady Eve **''Justice League: The Animated Series Guide'' **''Justice League Adventures'' #23 * Madame Rouge ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #31 ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #6 *

Matter Master The Matter Master is a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #35 (April–May 1961). Fictional character history Scientist turned alchemy, al ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #31 * Minister Blizzard ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #12 * Plasmus *

Red Hood Ra's al Ghul Nyssa Raatko Rag Doll Rag Doll is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic book, American comic books published by DC Comics. The first, Peter Merkel, is a villain of the Flash (Jay Garrick), original Flash, ...

** ''Batman Adventures'' #8 **''DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman Adventures'' #1 * Shrapnel ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #4 * Snowman ** ''Justice League Adventures'' #12 * Time Commander ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #19

Marvel Family

The entire Marvel Family (except for Captain Marvel, who made a one-time appearance) were unable to appear on ''Justice League Unlimited'' for legal reasons. * Black Adam ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #7 * Captain Marvel Jr. ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #7 * Doctor Sivana ** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #7 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #15 *

Mary Marvel Mary Marvel (also known as Lady Shazam and Mary Shazam) is a fictional character and superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in ''Captain Marvel (DC ...

** ''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #7 ** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #20, 45 *

Mister Atom Mister Atom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC comics. He is a radioactive robot who is regularly seen as an enemy of Shazam. The character first appeared in ''Captain Marvel Adventures'' #78 in November 1947. Alon ...

** ''Justice League Unlimited'' #15, 20

Collected editions

References

External links

''Justice League Adventures'' comic book guide
at The World's Finest
''Justice League Unlimited'' comic book guide
at The World's Finest

at The Metrotower
Jason Hall interview on ''Justice League Unlimited'' #33

Adventures in the DC Universe
at The World's Finest {{DC Animated Universe

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