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Justice League — Season 1

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About this season

The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.

Episodes (24)

Secret Origins
E1

1. Secret Origins

6.9

Aired 17 November 2001 • 72 min

Batman and Superman team up to deal with an alien invasion, and a telepathic message leads the duo to a military base housing future ally J'onn J'onzz.

In Blackest Night (1)
E2

2. In Blackest Night (1)

7.4

Aired 19 November 2001 • 24 min

No man escapes the Manhunters.' An alien court sends the Manhunters to bring Green Lantern back for prosecution on the charge of genocide, and the League gets involved.

In Blackest Night (2)
E3

3. In Blackest Night (2)

7.5

Aired 26 November 2001 • 24 min

Believing that Green Lantern is receiving an unfair trial, the Leaguers investigate, while GL's superiors, the Guardians of the Universe, enter as witnesses. But the whole trial may be a ruse.

The Enemy Below (1)
E4

4. The Enemy Below (1)

7.6

Aired 3 December 2001 • 24 min

When Aquaman, ruler of Atlantis, decides he has had enough of the surface-dwellers trespassing in his ocean, the Justice League tries to smooth things over. Aquaman takes Superman's advice and arrives in New York City to speak to the World Assembly, but it soon becomes apparent that he may have been right about the surface-dwellers all along.

The Enemy Below (2)
E5

5. The Enemy Below (2)

7.7

Aired 10 December 2001 • 24 min

Betrayed by his own subjects, Aquaman and the League fight to save Atlantis, the world, and Aquaman's own son against his half-brother Orm's coup.

Paradise Lost (1)
E6

6. Paradise Lost (1)

7.9

Aired 21 January 2002 • 24 min

Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island to make up with her mother for her rapid departure, only to find the Amazons transformed to statutes. The sorcerer Felix Faust is holding them hostage to force Diana to recover three ancient artifacts.

Paradise Lost (2)
E7

7. Paradise Lost (2)

7.7

Aired 28 January 2002 • 24 min

The League fight to save Paradise Island and Wonder Woman's own mother from Felix Faust and Lord Hades.

War World (1)
E8

8. War World (1)

7.0

Aired 23 February 2002 • 24 min

Superman and J'onn are taken prisoner during a rescue mission gone bad, and Superman is forced to compete in a gladiatorial tournament on a distant world while Hawkgirl and Green Lantern try to rescue them.

War World (2)
E9

9. War World (2)

7.3

Aired 3 March 2002 • 24 min

Fight promoter and new contestant Mongul instructs Superman to throw the fight against him, or he'll destroy the enslaved Draaga's home planet.

The Brave and the Bold (1)
E10

10. The Brave and the Bold (1)

7.5

Aired 10 March 2002 • 24 min

When the Flash is mind-controlled into committing a crime, he and Green Lantern work to clear his name and uncover a sinister scheme.

The Brave and the Bold (2)
E11

11. The Brave and the Bold (2)

7.5

Aired 17 March 2002 • 24 min

When Gorilla Grodd mentally enslaves a city of humans and prepares to destroy Gorilla City, Green Lantern and Flash try to defeat him while the other Leaguers move to help the ape civilization.

Fury (1)
E12

12. Fury (1)

7.9

Aired 7 April 2002 • 24 min

A renegade Amazon, Aresia, leads a new incarnation of the Injustice Gang to accumulate the components for a bio-weapon.

Fury (2)
E13

13. Fury (2)

7.8

Aired 14 April 2002 • 24 min

When the male Leaguers are infected by the same disease sweeping Earth, Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl must defeat Aresia and find a cure.

Legends (1)
E14

14. Legends (1)

8.0

Aired 21 April 2002 • 24 min

An explosion throws four Leaguers into an alternate dimension where they meet their childhood comic book heroes...the Justice Guild!

Legends (2)
E15

15. Legends (2)

8.2

Aired 28 April 2002 • 24 min

The League aid the Justice Guild against their arch-nemeses while trying to unravel the secrets of the Guild's world.

Injustice for All (1)
E16

16. Injustice for All (1)

7.8

Aired 6 September 2002 • 24 min

Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison, and terminally ill due to long term kryptonite exposure, Lex Luthor escapes and assembles a supervillain team consisting of Cheetah, The Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, Copperhead, and Ultra-Humanite to take on the Justice League, calling themselves the Injustice Gang. The Joker also becomes part of the team, but on his own choice. However, this gang proves short-lived as its major weakness proves no match for Batman's wiles.

Injustice for All (2)
E17

17. Injustice for All (2)

7.8

Aired 13 September 2002 • 24 min

Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison, and terminally ill due to long term kryptonite exposure, Lex Luthor escapes and assembles a supervillain team consisting of Cheetah, The Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, Copperhead, and Ultra-Humanite to take on the Justice League, calling themselves the Injustice Gang. The Joker also becomes part of the team, but on his own choice. However, this gang proves short-lived as its major weakness proves no match for Batman's wiles.

A Knight of Shadows (1)
E18

18. A Knight of Shadows (1)

7.2

Aired 20 September 2002 • 24 min

The sorceress Morgaine Le Fey and her son Mordred search for the Philosopher's Stone, and the Justice League need the help of the Demon Etrigan to thwart her.

A Knight of Shadows (2)
E19

19. A Knight of Shadows (2)

7.2

Aired 27 September 2002 • 24 min

Morgaine and Mordred get the Stone and plan to transform England and restore it to its medieval glory.

Metamorphosis (1)
E20

20. Metamorphosis (1)

7.3

Aired 4 October 2002 • 24 min

An old friend of John Stewart's is inadvertently turned into a freak capable of altering his molecular structure, separating him from his girlfriend and pitting him against the League.

Metamorphosis (2)
E21

21. Metamorphosis (2)

7.3

Aired 11 October 2002 • 24 min

The League battle Metamorpho but soon discover that his future father-in-law, Simon Stagg, poses the true menace.

The Savage Time (1)
E22

22. The Savage Time (1)

7.6

Aired 9 November 2002 • 24 min

When the present is altered, the Justice League must travel back in time to World War II to restore history.

The Savage Time (2)
E23

23. The Savage Time (2)

7.4

Aired 9 November 2002 • 24 min

A separate League struggle against the Nazis and determine who is responsible for the Axis' technological advances.

The Savage Time (3)
E24

24. The Savage Time (3)

7.8

Aired 9 November 2002 • 24 min

Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor survive the attack and trick the Germans into believing that the communicator was destroyed. GL and Easy Co. find the runaway and discover that Vandal Savage plans to use jet aircraft to invade America. GL boards and tries to stop Vandal's plane while Hawkgirl, Superman, and Flash try to intercept the flight with J'onn's help. With the aid of the Blackhawks and Flash notifying the U.S. Navy, the German flight is shot down and Vandal apparently is killed. The JLA return to the present to find everything restored and Wonder Woman visits a now elderly Steve Trevor in the restored present.

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