Previously published as Justice League of America Omnibus Volume 1.Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1Ĭollects The Brave and the Bold #28-30, Justice League of America #1-30.Those stories (Silver and Bronze Age) were previously republished in two other collections: Justice League of America Archives (from B&B #28 to JLA #93) and Showcase Presents Justice League of America (from B&B #28 to JLA #132). Justice League of America during The Silver Age This first volume of the Justice League of America ended with #261 in April 1987. Green Arrow joined in Justice League of America #4, Atom in #14, Hawkman in #31, Metamorpho in #42, Black Canary in #74, and more followed. The original team was founded by Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman. After three issues of The Brave and the Bold, DC Comics launched the first Justice League of America series (#1 is dated November 1960). This is when everything started, in 1960. Justice League of America: The Silver Age/Bronze Age (Pre-Crisis) Some periods of the series may not be easy to find. As the years passed, the roaster of superheroes changed a little, the DC Universe became more connected and events were organized like the famous annual crossovers with the Justice Society.Īs usual, there are different eras in the DC Universe and the Justice League, like its members, evolved in consequences. Soon, the team would welcome Green Arrow, the Atom, and Hawkman. The first Justice League was composed of Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman, but also of Superman and Batman, even if they were mostly absent from the League’s early adventures (it was thought that they would quickly become overused if they appeared in too many titles). He went with “League” instead – because of the popularity of the baseball leagues. It was viewed as a modernization of the Justice Society, but with a new name chosen by editor Julius Schwartz who thought that a “‘Society’ meant something you found on Park Avenue”. Almost nine years after the end of the original JSA run, DC Comics introduced another team of Super Heroes in The Brave and the Bold #28 (dated March 1960) by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky.

JLA by Mark Waid