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Justice League Unlimited – Comic Book Guide

Justice League Unlimited – Comic Book Guide

Issues #01–20

 

Issue #01 – Divide and
Conquer

Release Date – Sep. 1, 2004 (First Issue)
Written by
Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi & Eddie Wagner; Cover by Ben Caldwell

JLU features the world?s most powerful heroes from all corners of the DCU. Each issue features familiar JLA members such as Superman,
Batman and Wonder Woman alongside new allies such as Black Canary, The
Question, Booster Gold, Green Arrow and even Shining Knight!

In the pulse-pounding premiere, the League bands together, only to witness its most powerful members calling it quits! What enigmatic foe is responsible for Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Atom throwing in the towel? Can Zatanna, Batman and The Flash pull it together before it’s too late?

 

Issue #02 – Poker Face
Release Date – Oct. 6, 2004
Written by Adam
Beechen, Art by Ethen Beavers; Cover by Ben Caldwell

The action-packed new series continues with a story guest-starring
Booster Gold and Steel! The League battles the Royal Flush Gang in Las
Vegas, and Booster learns why the team pays Superman so much respect.

 

Issue #03 – Small Time
Release Date – Nov. 3, 2004
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

The action-packed new series continues! The Atom learns of an alien invasion whose entrance to our dimension is in the League?s Watchtower!
Can the mighty mite get a "little" help from his super friends Wonder
Woman, Ice and Firestorm?

Escape from the Slab
Written by Steve "Little Caesar" Vance; Art by "Machine Gun" John
Delaney; Inks by Ron "Big Boy" Boyd; Colors by Bob "de Painter" LeRose;
Letters by "Knuckles" Gaspar

Rolling in the River
Written by Steve Vance; Art by John Delaney; Inks by Ron Boyd;
Letters by Tim Harkins; Colors by Bob LeRose

Note: This issue contained the main story ("Small Time") and two back-ups. One ("Escape from the Slab") features Mr. Miracle and the other ("Rolling in the River") features Power Girl. They were both originally printed in the short-lived Adventures in the DC Universe
series.

 


Issue #04 – Local Hero
Release Date – Dec. 1, 2004
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

When a young boy on the planet Rann wonders why his world doesn?t have its own heroes, Adam Strange must show him what it means to be a hero!

 


Issue #05 – Monitor Duty
Release Date – Jan. 5, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

Blue Beetle is all ready to enjoy a relaxing night of monitor duty at the Watchtower, but when chaos erupts across the globe, he realizes he?s the only team member on call. Yikes!

 


Issue #06 – In The Dimming
Light

Release Date – Feb. 2, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

John Stewart and Green Arrow encounter an old member of the Green
Lantern Corps as they fight a trio of alien invaders. Will this elderly
Lantern be able to help them defeat their foes, or is he too out of touch with reality?

 


Issue #07 – Orphans
Release Date – Mar. 2, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Ethen Beavers; Cover by Ben Caldwell

A thrilling new story reflecting the hit Cartoon Network show! The
Justice League is assembled to help Orion and the New Gods stop Darkseid from unleashing his new weapon: the X-Cannon, which is powerful enough to destroy the Source Wall and give Darkseid access to the one thing he wants above all else: the Anti-Life Equation!

 


Issue #08 – The Island 
Release Date – Apr. 6, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art and cover by Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong

The Question?s convinced there?s a mind-controlled traitor in the
Justice League and sets out to investigate. Of course, no one on the team takes him seriously. Can he get to the bottom of the mystery before the League?s secrets are compromised?

 


Issue #09 – Castle Perilous 
Release Date – May 4, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo
Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

The League travels back in time to Camelot, to help Shining Knight defend his kingdom against the schemes of Morgan Le Fey and her army of black knights. And what role does Vixen play in all of this?

 


Issue #10 –
Madness…Madness…They Call It Madness!
 
Release Date – Jun. 1, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo
Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

When the unpredictable Madmen steal a nuclear weapon, the League is helpless. It could be anywhere, used for any purpose. To get it back, the team must turn to someone whose thinking is as off-kilter as its foes. Enter the Creeper!

 


Issue #11 – Postcard From the Edge 
Release Date – Jul. 7, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; art by Carlo
Barberi & Walden Wong; cover by Ben Caldwell

The Justice League pays a visit to Aquaman in Atlantis, but their trip is interrupted as a seaquake awakens an ancient evil! And the
League’s only hope comes from a most unexpected team member: Stargirl!

 


Issue #12 – Old School
Release Date – Aug. 3, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; art by
Carlo Barberi & Walden Wong; cover by Ben Caldwell

When Mirror Master traps the Flash and sets his sights on the rest of the Justice League, it’s up to Jay Garrick ? the original Flash ? to save the day!

 


Issue #13 – Nuts and Bolts 
Release Date – Sep. 8, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

Red Tornado on a rampage! What has caused the League’s android to trash the Watchtower? And can the rest of the Justice League stop him before he heads to Earth to do even more damage?

 


Issue #14 – Everybody Limbo
Release Date – Oct. 5, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

When demons seize control of Limbo, Deadman recruits the mystical members of the Justice League to save the hereafter!

 


Issue #15 – Urban Legend
Release Date – Nov. 2, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

When gang members get hold of high-tech weapons, the Justice League is called in. But when one of those weapons is the atomic-powered Mr.
Atom, it might not be that easy for the League to save the day!

 


Issue #16 – Smashing Through the Snow!
Release Date – Dec. 7, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

It’s Christmas with the Justice League! Supergirl, Atom Smasher and some of the team’s younger members have monitor duty over the holiday, but their night might not be so silent when Girder breaks out of Iron
Heights Penitentiary!

 


Issue #17 – Let Freedom Ring
Release Date – Jan. 4, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi; Cover by Barberi

The Justice League versus the Freedom Fighters! When the League becomes a threat to public safety, the U.S. government calls in America’s real heroes to take them down.

 


Issue #18 – Fare 48
Release Date – Feb. 1, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art and cover by Ethen Beavers

In the deep reaches of outer space, Superman lies injured and powerless on a remote planet under a red sun. And the only one who can save the Man of Steel is?Space Cabby?

 


Issue #19 – The Justice
Rangers Ride Again!

Release Date – Mar. 1, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Gordon Purcell and Bob Petrecca; Cover by Ty Templeton

Wonder Woman, Elongated Man and Vigilante track a sinister time traveller back to the Old West. But it’s going to take the help of Jonah
Hex, Bat Lash and El Diablo for them to stand a chance against the Time
Commander! Guns are a ‘blazin’ in "The Justice Rangers Ride Again!"

 


Issue #20 – Just Us Girls
Release Date – Apr. 5, 2006
Written by Paul Storrie; Art by Rick
Burchett; Cover by Ty Templeton

Mary Marvel is feeling a little overwhelmed at the Justice League
Watchtower, so Supergirl decides to take her out to watch an actual
League mission. But when that mission goes bad, and Wonder Woman?s strike team finds itself on the verge of defeat, does Mary have what it takes to step up and save the day?

 


Issues #21–40

 

Issue #21 – Stormy Weather
Release Date – May 3, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen Art by Carlo
Barberi & Jesse Delperdang Cover by Ty Templeton

A lovers’ quarrel between Heat Wave and Killer Frost threatens to blow apart Star City! JLU lovebirds Green Lantern, Vixen, Green Arrow and Black Canary arrive to save the day, but when they begin to have similar flare-ups, will Star City suffer the consequences?

Issue #22 – Outside Looking In
Release Date – Jun. 7, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Rick
Burchett; Cover by Ty Templeton

Gypsy’s impetuousness causes Martian Manhunter and the rest of the
JLU team to distrust her dire warnings. Can she convince them to listen when she learns that heads of state are imperiled by an army of giant killer robots?

Issue #23 – Heroes
Release Date – Jul. 6, 2006
Written by Mike McAvennie; Art by
Leigh Gallagher and Jesse Delperdang; Cover by Ty Templeton

The Royal Flush Gang has shuffled into a Star City bank and decked security. But is escape in the cards when Superman, Batman and company join the game? It’s a full house of pain in "Heroes!"

Issue #24 – Alone Among the Stars
Release Date – Aug. 2, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Zach Howard; Cover by Ty Templeton

Starro has taken over the Watchtower and enslaved the minds of the
Justice League’s most powerful members! Can Martian Manhunter save his friends and defeat this monster from outer space?

Issue #25 – The Devil May Care
Release Date – Sep. 6, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Rick Burchett, Cover by Ty Templeton

Blue Devil is at a crossroads in life. He tries to be a hero, but people fear him because of his appearance. Can Dr. Fate, Green Lantern and the rest of his teammates help him through this in time to prepare the team to face Doctor Destiny?!

Issue #26 – The Ghosts of Atlantis
Release Date – Oct. 4, 2006
Written by Bill Williams; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Zach Howard; Cover by Ty Templeton

Atlantis is under siege by living statues of titanic proportions!
Who’s causing this madness? Two of the JLA’s greatest foes: Black Manta and Felix Faust!

Issue #27 – Climb the Mountain
Release Date – Nov. 1, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo Barberi and Bob Petrecca; Cover by Ty Templeton

The Parasite is on a rampage in Metropolis! With Superman out of town on Justice League business, can Black Lightning, Steel and the rest of the Leaguers hold their own?

Issue #28 – Season’s Beatings
Justice League!

Release Date – Dec. 6, 2006
Written by Mike McAvennie; Art by Sanford Greene and Nathan Massengill ; Cover by Ty Templeton

It’s Christmastime on the Watchtower, but all is not festive.
Clayface is decorating Gotham with his victims, and the Flash and Batman seem ready to hang one another over a fire. Can the intervention of the
Phantom Stranger and a visit to Christmas past raise everyone’s holiday spirits?

Issue #29 – Untamed
Release Date – Jan. 3, 2007
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Tom Fowler; Cover by Ty Templeton

B’wana Beast’s "King of the Jungle" attitude is starting to rub
Superman the wrong way. Can Animal Man play peacemaker or is the League headed for a dogfight?!

Issue #30 – Heavy Mettle
Release Date – Feb. 7, 2007
Written by Mike Baron; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Tom Fowler; Cover by Ty Templeton

Legendary writer Mike Baron (THE FLASH) guests for a pulse-pounding issue featuring Speedy and Booster Gold. Alone on the Justice League
Watchtower, they must defend the team headquarters against the deadly and merciless Doctor Polaris!

Issue #31 – The One-Man Justice
League

Release Date – Mar. 7, 2007
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Dave
Santana; Cover by Ty Templeton

Metamorpho is a one-man
League and doesn’t need any help! Or so he thinks. Will anyone help him once he gets in over his head?

Issue #32 – Big Guns
Release Date – Apr. 4, 2007
Written by Stephen Nilson; Art by
Dave Santana; Cover by Zach Howard

Stargirl may be part of the league, but she’s never had to face
Darkseid, the villain who’s in a League of his own! Can she hold her own with Superman and Guy Gardner to take down the Lord of Apokolips?

Issue #33 – Everything Old is New
Again

Release Date – May 2, 2007
Written by Jason Hall; Art by Carlo
Barberi and Bob Petrecca; Cover by Ty Templeton

No struggle is worse than the old guard meeting the new kid on the block. Star Girl and the Crimson Avenger are about to learn more about each other than they ever wanted!

Issue #34 – Phantoms
Release Date – Jun. 6, 2007
Written by James Peaty; Art by Gordon
Purcell and Bob Petrecca; Cover by Zach Howard

Superman must deal with the greatest threat Krypton left behind:
Zod!

Issue #35 – The Cycle
Release Date – Jul. 5, 2007
Written by Mateo Casali; Art by Scott
Cohen and Al Nickerson; Cover by Zach Howard

Natasha Irons is tired of her Uncle Steel getting to do all the heroics in the family. But an attack from the Millennium Giants may prove she’s in over her head!

Issue #36 – Wild Geese
Release Date – Aug. 1, 2007
Written by Simon Spurrier; Art by
Min S. Ku and Jeff Albrecht; Cover by Zach Howard
 

The Question is on the trail again, and this time he’s investigating the entire Justice League!
Issue #37 – Hard Spirits
Release Date – Sep. 6, 2007
Written by Matt Wayne; Art by Min S. Ku & Jeff Albrecht; Cover by Zach Howard
 

JLU show writer Matt Wayne sends Batman and Hawkgirl through a long dark night of the soul!
Issue #38 – When Bad Girls Go Good!
Release Date – Oct. 10, 2007
Written by Matt Wayne; Art by
Dario Brizuela; Cover by Zach Howard
 

Giganta’s back in town and looking for the Flash! But it’s not revenge she has in mind, it’s dating.

Issue #39 – Get a Clue
Release Date – Nov. 7, 2007
Written by Sholly Fisch;
Art by Gordon Purcell & Al Nickerson; Cover by Zach Howard
 

Gorilla City is missing, and the world?s greatest sleuth is on the case: Detective Chimp!

Issue #40 – Cast No Shadow
Release Date – Dec. 5, 2007
Written by Ben McCool;
Art by Dario Brizuela; Cover by Zach Howard
 

The Justice League?s shadows are missing! Only Zatanna and
Dr. Fate know how to fight such terrible magic, but they?re in over their heads!


Issues #41–46

 


Issue #41 – The Anniversary Party
Release Date – Jan. 4, 2008
Written by Grace Randolph; Art by Dario Brizuela; Cover by Zach Howard

The Joker is tired of waiting for Batman to show up, so he’s taking the fight to the Watchtower! But just because Batman’s not there, it doesn’t mean it’s unguarded!


Issue #42 – Raw Deal
Release Date – Feb. 6, 2008
Written by Dan Raspler; Art and cover by Christopher Jones & Mark Propst

Untold tales of the Justice League! Before they were Unlimited, the
League had their individual tales to tell. Wonder Woman has faith the
Queen of the Royal Flush Gang can really make her parole stick. Will the
Queen let her down or live up to new expectations?


Issue #43 – Wannabes
Release Date – Mar. 5, 2008
Written by Keith Giffen; Art by
Christopher Jones & Dan Davis; Cover by Jones

An untold tale of the Justice League by 52‘s Keith Giffen! Meet the early
Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, who want to join the League – because that’s where the big money is! They have much to learn…


Issue #44 – My Dad’s a Hero
Release Date – Apr. 2, 2008
Written by Ken Pontac; Art by John
Delaney & Ty Templeton; Cover by Dario Brizuela

Untold tales of the Justice League! Mirror Master’s son knows his dad’s a real hero, while the League knows Mirror Master is a real villain. You won’t believe who’s right!


Issue #45 – Powerless
Release Date – May 7, 2008
Written by Alex Gradet; Art by Scott
Cohn; Cover by Zach Howard

Metropolis is under attack thanks to some serious monkey business! And somehow, the League is powerless to stop the threat. How will Mary Marvel and Booster Gold save the day?


Issue #46 – The Dork, G’nort, Returns
Release Date – Jun. 4, 2008 (Final Issue)
Written by Matt Wayne;
Art by Carlo Barberi & Bob Petrecca; Cover by Zach Howard

Say goodbye to the League as John Stewart and the Green Lantern Corps.
take on a universe-threatening mission. Who is the force behind it all?
And who is the traitor within the ranks?


Trade Paperbacks & Specials

 

Justice League Unlimited
Vol. 1: United They Stand

Release Date: May 18, 2005
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by Carlo
Barbieri, Walden Wong and Ethen Beavers; Cover by Ben Caldwell

Leaping straight out of their hit new Cartoon Network show, the World’s
Greatest Heroes have hit the stands in the sizzling-hot Johnny DC series
Justice League Unlimited – and this inaugural manga-sized collection reprints their first five issues!

Justice League Unlimited: Jam-Packed Action
Release Date: Sep. 28, 2005
Written by various; Art by various

The hit cartoon show gets the "JPA" treatment, as the episodes
"Initiation" and "For the Man Who Has Everything" are adapted! These stories feature high-quality screen-captures and dialogue straight from the show’s scripts!

 

Justice League Unlimited
Vol. 2: World’s Greatest Heroes

Release Date: Apr. 19, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi, Ethen Beavers and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

The JLA encounter the oldest Green Lantern as they battle the terrible triptych, journey to deep space to thwart Darkseid, and travel back in time to Camelot to battle the evil Morgaine Le Fey! A 114-page manga size spectacular reprinting issues #6-10 of the ongoing series.
 

Justice League Unlimited
Vol. 3: Champions of Justice

Release Date: Apr. 19, 2006
Written by Adam Beechen; Art by
Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong; Cover by Ben Caldwell

The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes unite as they encounter one incredible menace after another in this 104-page digest sized collection reprinting
Justice League Unlimited #11-15! Featuring two Flashes vs. the Mirror
Master, a crisis for Red Tornado, a journey to Limbo with Deadman and more!
 

Justice League Unlimited
Vol. 4: Ties That Bind

Release Date: Mar. 26, 2008
Written by Adam Beechen and Paul
Storrie; Art by Carlo Barberi, Rick Burchett and others

The latest volume of tales from the comic based on the hit Cartoon
Network series is here! “Ties That Bind” collects Justice League Unlimited
#16-22.
 

Justice League Unlimited
Vol. 5: Heroes

Release Date: Apr. 8, 2009
Written by Adam Beechen, Mike McAvennie and Bill Williams; Art by Carlo Barberi, Rick Burchett, Leigh Gallagher, Sanford Green and others

Justice League Unlimited #23-29 are collected in this new title starring The World’s Greatest Super Heroes!
 

Justice League Unlimited: Galactic Justice
Release Date: Aug. 25, 2020
Written by Adam Beechen, James Peaty, Matt Wayne; Art by Carlo Barberi, Ethan Beavers and Gordon Purcell

The greatest heroes across the DC Universe unite in this collection featuring the best spacefaring stories of Justice League Unlimited, the comic book series inspired by the beloved animated series of the same name! These stories feature sci-fi adventures starring Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Adam Strange, Sinestro, Space Cabbie, and more! Collects Justice League Unlimited #4, #6, #18, #24, #34, and #46.
 

Justice League Unlimited: Time After Time
Release Date: Nov. 3, 2020
Written by Adam Beechen, Stuart Moore, Jason Hall and Steve Vance; Art by Carlo Barberi, Gordon Purcell, Tim Levins, Min S. Ku and John Delaney

No matter where-or when-evil hides, the Justice League is ready to defeat it! This collection of all-ages stories set in the animated world of Justice League Unlimited include a trip to the future where our heroes team up with the Legion of Super-Heroes to try to defeat Kilg%re! The Justice League also travel to medieval Camelot-helping Shining Knight defend his kingdom from Morgan Le Fey and her evil army! And it’s a trip to the Wild West as Wonder Woman, Elongated Man, and Vigilante enlist the help of Jonah Hex, Bat Lash, and El Diablo to go up against the Time Commander! Collects Adventures in the DC Universe #10, Justice League Adventures #28, #30, and #34, and Justice League Unlimited #9 and #19.
 

Justice League Unlimited: Hocus Pocus
Release Date: February 2, 2021
Written by Adam Beechen, Jason Hall, May Wayne and Ben McCool; Art by Carlo Barberi, Rick Burchett, Min S. Ku and Dario Brizuela

DC’s greatest superheroes team up to defend Earth against unpredictably dark, ancient, and mystical forces! Facing off against Dr. Destiny, ancient evils, demons, and other supernatural threats isn’t easy. This collection features the iconic core members of the Justice League as they enlist the help of an expanded roster featuring Stargirl, Deadman, Blue Devil, Doctor Fate, Zatanna, and more to take action against the dark, magical forces of the DC Universe, including the Shadow Thief and an out-of-control Spectre! Collects Justice League Unlimited #11, #14, #25, #33, #37, and #40.
 

Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power
Release Date: July 6, 2021
Written by Various; Art by Various; Cover by Ty Templeton

Eight action-packed adventures featuring the incredible women of the DC Universe! When a Justice League mission goes bad, can Supergirl and Mary Marvel step in to save the day? Meanwhile, Wonder Woman battles the Cheetah while Natasha Irons takes on a robot attack. Then, it’s a true “Battle of the Sexes” when Wonder Woman’s Amazon sisters suddenly turn against Man’s World! Collects Adventures in the DC Universe #3,#6, #9; Justice League Adventures #4; Justice League Unlimited #20, #22, #35, #42.