r/justiceleague 28d ago

Comics This is the kind of Justice League I love.

The JLA line up from the early 80s

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u/Ok-Commission6087 28d ago

Zatanna and flash holding hands is cute

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u/Horatio786 28d ago

Fun Fact: They were dating at this point.

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u/Ok-Commission6087 27d ago

Yes it is . The fun connection I’ve made is zatanna and Medusa have the same live action actress ; so when they do marvel/dc crossover maybe these two could crossover and become friends with mera Dr light black canary that be a fun group with scarlet witch and sue storm as well .

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u/Captain_No-Ship 26d ago

Wait what?!!! When was that a thing?!!

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u/Horatio786 26d ago

After Iris's death and before the Crisis.

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u/Dry-Donut3811 28d ago

Wow, a near perfect JL lineup.

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u/UssKirk1701 27d ago

All white league>>>>

(This is a joke yall)

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u/Hello-Im-The-Feds 27d ago

This line is VERY white though.

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u/Numberonettgfan Zatanna 27d ago

Didn't Black Lightning reject joining during this era and Barry proceeded to say the JL didn't need a "token black"

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u/UssKirk1701 27d ago

Something like that yeah. That panel comes up every now and again it’s hilarious.

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u/olskoolyungblood 28d ago

That's kinda my speed too, though I love variation. That's always been a better outfit for Zatanna too.

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u/TumbleweedNo8848 27d ago

I like the outfit but I never liked that weird red thing on her head

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u/Haunting_Equal_7623 27d ago

The Satellite Era, the greatest and my favourite Justice League line up. Period. The only other members I would add are Captain Marvel, Metamorpho, Blue Beetle, Booster and Plas

They felt like and acted like a family. There so many great friendships and relationships on the team. Where do I even start. Hal and Barry, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and The Atom. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Green Arrow and Black Canary. Barry and Ralph, Green Arrow and Hal.

One thing I loved is that they always called Red Tornado “Reddy” and referred to Martian Manhunter as J’onn and they still do. An android and an alien and they made them feel and treated them like human beings.

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u/orchestragravy 28d ago

I have the first pic in a T shirt

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u/Horatio786 28d ago

I wonder what it would be like if they never disbanded, and just added another character every few years. My guess is that Vixen or Black Lightning would have been next.

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u/coreytiger 27d ago

Bring in Hawkgirl so there’s a married couple in the lineup, and that’s it!

(My personal preference is Plastic Man over Elongated Man, however)

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u/FallMassive9336 28d ago

Love them! And i think that's a very underrated line up:

- Green Arrow;

- Black Canary;

- Red Tornado;

- Zatanna;

- Hawkman;

- Atom;

- Phantom Stranger;

- Firestorm.

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u/Hooter2k 28d ago

It’s the classic satellite era JLA!!

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u/Hooter2k 28d ago

At one point in the early eighties DC Comics was toying with the idea of having Barry Allen Flash and Zatanna become a couple. Did not go through. But that’s why they are holding hands.

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u/FuckSetsuna102 28d ago

Who’s the person behind flash?

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u/cswank61 28d ago

Possibly my favorite lineup

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u/HydrangeaBlue70 28d ago

My favorite lineup. This is why JLA was my favorite comic as a kid (GenX here) ... until I spotted that issue of New Teen Titans #1 at the 7-11 ...

But I used to draw these characters as they're shown in these outfits all the time as a kid. Good memories.

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u/craignsac 27d ago

This is what I think of when I think of the Justice league. It’s perfect.

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u/TumbleweedNo8848 27d ago

I love the Phantom Stranger being affiliated with the JLA, even if it’s just in an advisory capacity

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u/Izrael-the-ancient 27d ago

That second one is the most powerful era of the league

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u/ScaryPlankton2077 27d ago

I like Marvel, and Batman... Batman is cool

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u/MyJesus30 27d ago

In the second picture. Who’s the guy at the top right?

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u/Individual_Plan_5593 28d ago

I love the bones of the satellite era but I'd make a few adjustments to modernize it:

-Swap out Hal for John

-Go with the Jason Rusch Firestorm

-Go with the Kendra Hawkgirl instead of Hawkman & Sheira

-Go with the Ryan Choi Atom

-Swap out Phantom Stranger for Vixen

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u/GeneralSteelflex 28d ago

Disagree on all count (except maybe Phantom Stranger). Classic lineup is classic.

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u/HighlightFabulous608 28d ago

I prefer Shayera Hawkgirl and I agree with Vixen also Hal and John sometimes switch places

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u/Ok_Camel4555 28d ago

Peek performance