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Th ere have been many collections of Justice League–related comics. Th e original
series has been collected chronologically in a series of Archive Editions and Showcase
Presents volumes, as well as several themed collections. Th ose include the multi-volume
Crisis on Multiple Earth series of book which reprinted the annual meetings between the
JLA and Justice Society, and Justice League of America Hereby Elects... which contains
the stories in which members joined from several of the teams. Th e early Justice League
International issues have only recently been collected, though most of its contempo-
raries have not. Much of JLA has been collected in one form or another, as has the most
recent series. A large number of the limited series have been collected as well.
Due to revisions in DC Comics’ continuity, there have been some changes to the
history of the JLA. In the original version, the team came together when, indepen-
dently of each other, Superman, Batman, Th e Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern
(Hal Jordan), Wo n d e r Wo m a n, Th e Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman battled
aliens from the planet Appellax and then teamed up to defeat the fi nal alien threat. Th e
team was already together when they made their fi rst comic book appearance battling
another alien, the starfi sh-like Starro the Conqueror.
Th e team originally made its home in a secret cave located near the small town
of Happy Harbor, Rhode Island. Local teen resident Lucas “Snapper” Carr, who had
helped them against Starro, became their mascot. Th e fl edgling team fought such men-
aces as Amos Fortune, Doctor Light and additional alien menaces like Kanjar Ro and
Despero. Th e team began to expand; the founders were soon joined by Green Arrow
(Oliver Queen), Th e Atom, and Hawkman. One of the most important adventures
during this period was an encounter with the Justice Society of the parallel-Earth
known as Earth-2 in issue #21 (1963). Th is led to an annual team-up which lasted
until 1985.
In Justice League of America #77 (1969), the team was unwittingly betrayed by
Snapper Carr, who revealed the location of their headquarters to the Joker. Needing
a more secure location, the team constructed a satellite 22,300 miles above Earth that
could only be accessed by a teleporter. During this period both Wonder Woman and
the Martian Manhunter left but as the 1970s progressed the team gained additional
members including Black Canary and Red Tornado, who came from Earth-2 to join,
Hawkwoman, Elongated Man, Zatanna, and Firestorm. Also during this period both
Green Arrow and Batman left for a time, the latter to form Th e Outsiders.
Th e next major change occurred in 1984. Th e JLA Satellite was destroyed by
invading aliens, and, due to the fact that various reasons prevented many members
from showing up to stop it, Aquaman disbanded the league in favor of one which
would deal with threats full time. He was joined in this by Zatanna, Th e Elongated
Man (and his wife, Sue) and a returned Martian Manhunter. Th ey were joined by two
others— Vixen and Steel— the latter of whom provided them with a new headquarters
located in Detroit. Th ere they were soon joined by two new heroes, Vibe and Gypsy.
Th e “Detroit League,” as they have come to be known, was not that popular with fans
and they soon moved back to the original “Secret Sanctuary” and were rejoined by
