Justice League Detroit
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History
The informally known Detroit League is actually the second iteration of the more well-known Justice League of America. The first team disbanded following the destruction of the Justice League Satellite during the Martian invasion of Earth (Pre-Crisis). Aquaman, a founding member of the original League, possessed the authority to disband the team, and did so, only to reconstitute it with a fresh new roster. One of Aquaman's recruits was a brash, young man named Hank Heywood III. Hank was the grandson of the Golden Age hero, Commander Steel. Steel wanted to see his grandson prosper as a hero, so he leased one of his Detroit facilities to the League as a base of operations. The facility was maintained by Commander Steel's longtime colleague, Dale Gunn. Aquaman recruited several more fresh faces to the team including the street urchin, Gypsy, the mysterious Vixen, and the Latino hero, Vibe. Rounding out the team were JLA veterans Zatanna, the Martian Manhunter, and the Elongated Man.
The team lasted for a few years, though it never acquired the stature that its previous incarnation of team members have attained. It failed to stop Brimstone during Darkseid's Operation: Humiliation, and from that some of its team members have left. Professor Ivo had sent androids of himself to destroy the remaining members: Vibe was killed by one; Gypsy was almost killed by one, but instead spared her life and took her home; and Steel was mortally wounded by one to the point where his grandfather had to take him off life support as an act of mercy. Vixen was the last team member who departed, leaving Martian Manhunter as the sole remaining member of that incarnation of the Justice League. He soon joined the next incarnation that became Justice League International.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Notes
- This incarnation of the Justice League was created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton.
- This version of the Justice League is informally referred to as Justice League Detroit, though the team never referred to themselves by that nomenclature.
Trivia
- Several members of the Detroit League appeared in various episodes of Justice League Unlimited including: Gypsy, Steel (Hank Heywood III), Vibe and Vixen.
See Also
Links and References
- Justice League of America article at Wikipedia
- JLA page at DC Comics
- The Captain's Unofficial Justice League Home Page
- Cosmic Teams: Justice League
