Justice League Comic Book Index

2020

Justice League #35
Cover date: January 2020
"Justice/Doom War" - Part Six
Writer: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV
Penciller: Francis Manapul
Inker: Francis Manapul
All hope seems lost as the Justice League's forces must regroup. The symbol of Doom is burned across the skies in the multiverse. Things look grimmer as Perpetua has destroyed Earth-19, the Gotham By Gaslight dimension. Superman and the rest of the Justice League will not only need a plan. They'll need a plan of omniverse saving proportions. Otherwise, Perpetua and the forces of Doom will plunge all that exists into darkness. Hawkgirl and Shayne are lost in space. In the midst of Batman assisting them via subspace, Apex Lex Luthor and Perpetua strand them even deeper in the cosmos. In the meantime, Lex has been granted all the power which he desires provided he does what he's wanted to do for a long time - kill the Justice League.

Justice League #36
Cover date: January 2020
"Justice/Doom War" - Part Seven
Writer: Scott Snyder
Penciller: Francis Manapul and Howard Porter
Inker: Francis Manapul and Howard Porter
The forces of Justice and Doom are planning their next moves as it looks as if the Justice League and its allies cannot win the war against Perpetua, who has ordered the Anti-Monitor to kill Hawkgirl and Shayne They are trapped in the Promethean Galaxy. With communications systems in their ship no longer functioning, there may be no way for Hawkgirl and Shayne to contact the Justice League and no hope for rescue. Apex Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom have launched a full all-out assault on the Hall of Justice. What they didn't take into account is that it is made of an alien material called the Floating Stone. Batman is flying the entire building on a collision course with Lex's ship.

Justice League #37
Cover date: February 2020
"Justice/Doom War" - Part Eight
Writer: Scott Snyder
Penciller: Jorge Jimenez
Inker: Jorge Jimenez
The Legion of Doom and the Justice League's armies literally collide as John Stewart, The World Maker and The Monitor arrive in the Promethean Galaxy thanks to the Flash's space car. They are there to save Hawkgirl and Shayne from the traitorous Anti-Monitor. If they succeed, they may give the Justice League a chance to defeat Perpetua. If they fail, the multiverse is literally in the hands of doom. With the Justice League on the verge of being defeated, The World Maker has a slim chance to help their cause. Perpetua has hurled a planet at her sons in the Promethean Galaxy. This will help him use his hammer to create a small portal for Hawkgirl, Shayne, John Stewart and his brothers to escape, even if it means the World Maker must die. The connection between the Starmen and Hawkgirl's wings has just been re-established. This is an unexpected turn of events for Perpetua and Lex Luthor as the symbol of doom begins to disappear. Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the forces of justice now have a fighting chance against Lex's army of doom.

Justice League #38
Cover date: February 2020
"Justice/Doom War" - Part Nine
Writer: Scott Snyder
Penciller: Jorge Jimenez and Daniel Sampere
Inker: Jorge Jimenez and Juan Albarran
As the Justice League's forces attack, Apex Lex is siphoning the Dark Force powers from various members of the Legion of Doom, torturing them in the process. Meanwhile, any hero with psychic ability is working to show the population of the Multiverse that even when odds are against them and the numerous worlds they protect, the Justice League believes in them and will always fight to protect them from the forces of doom. This changes the Doom symbol to the one of Justice. This angers Perpetua greatly, and the whole Multiverse, including Lex Luthor, may pay dearly with their lives. Shayne, the son of Hawkgirl and Martian Manhunter from the Sixth Dimension, has entered Lex Luthor's mind looking at his childhood memories. Lex believes the child wants to use his past self to appeal to his current self. The truth is Shayne wishes to speak with the Martian boy who would become his father. Shayne convinces J'onn to trade places. As one boy sacrifices himself, another, now an adult, confronts his murderer. Martian Manhunter has gone from the grave to the battlefield.

Justice League #39
Cover date: March 2020
"Justice/Doom War" - Finale
Writer: Scott Snyder
Penciller: Jorge Jimenez, Daniel Sampere and Juan Albarran
Inker: Jorge Jimenez, Daniel Sampere and Juan Albarran
The Justice/Doom War has ended, but its conclusion is not what one might have expected. J'onn J'onzz is trying to reach every mind possible while psychically running from Pertpetua. He believes he has succeeded in helping them aid the side of Justice until the Doom sigil reappears in the skies. The timely intervention of the Quintessence - a group of cosmic beings consisting of Olympian god Zeus, universal guardian Ganthet, the wizard Shazam, Highfather of the New Gods and the Phantom Stranger - saved the Justice League form total extermination at the hands of Perpetua. Now, the Spectre has led Superman and his teammates to a door that leads to something mortal the Quintessence is protecting. Should they enter they encounter all actions from the past, present and future while searching for this being. Yet, if they don't try something, the menace of Perpetua could annihilate them.

Justice League #40
Cover date: April 2020
"Invasion of the Supermen" - Part One: "Impact"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Doug Mahnke
Inker: Richard Friend
Former Green Lantern Sodam Yat has crash landed on Earth to warn the Justice League... Daxamites led by the Eradicator are coming to invade Earth. He's recruited the race because descended from ancient Kryptonian colonists. His goal is to preserve the heritage of Superman's home planet. The Daxamite soldiers intend to take over Earth to make it their new world. With Batman in London trying to recruit Madame Xanadu, Green Lantern/John Stewart, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Superman stand alone against the Eradicator's forces.

Justice League #41
Cover date: April 2020
"Invasion of the Supermen" - Part Two: "Shockwave"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
In spite of Batman's recruiting Madame Xanadu and her magic to neutralize the Daxamites, the Eradicator's army has beaten the Justice League, forcing them to retreat. Wonder Woman has bought them some time to do so. Yet, it may not be enough. She is an unconscious prisoner of the Eradicator, and he and the Daxamites have sent a message throughout the world. Your heroes are defeated, and your world belongs to us.

Justice League #42
Cover date: May 2020
"Invasion of the Supermen" - Part Three: "Race Against The Clock"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
Recently, The Flash has been hesitant in fights with foes for reasons known only to himself. Now, with Wonder Woman a prisoner of the Eradicator, he must run faster than he ever has with the Speed Force. It could even kill him. Yet, he must do so to carry out the Justice League's plan to fight against the Daxamites who follow Superman's old foe. Otherwise, Earth will become a victim of their tyranny. Madame Xanadu and John Stewart have set the League's plan in to motion. Batman and Superman interrupt the Eradicator's extraction of Wonder Woman's genetic material while Daxamites chase the Flash. This allows Xanadu and Green Lantern to transport the villainous army to another planet, one without a yellow sun to give them power.

Justice League #43
Cover date: May 2020
"Invasion of the Supermen" - Conclusion: "In the Balance"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Doug Mahnke
Inker: Richard Friend
Without the solar energy of a yellow sun, the Eradicator's Daxamite army and Superman no longer have superpowers. The Flash is down, and Madame Xanadu's spell is closing the portal that led the Justice League and their foes to a barren planet devoid of any sunlight. The Eradicator has exterminated his soldiers. A bleeding Superman offers the Eradicator himself to save humanity and the universe. Superman has bought time for the Justice League to distract the Eradicator. Wonder Woman has decapitated the Eradicator, leaving the League victorious. The Green Lantern Corps has arrested the surviving Daxamites, and Sodam Yat has returned to his home world. Madame Xanadu has returned to London stating she will only work with the Justice League at a time of her choosing. She has also warned Batman that a great obstacle will be a time of reckoning for Earth's greatest heroes.

Justice League #44
Cover date: July 2020
"Cold War" - Part One: "Monsters Within"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Xermanico
Inker: Xermanico
An Atlantean outpost has been been destroyed by gigantic creatures the Amazons had imprisoned in Tartarus centuries ago. The Justice League has successfully returned them to Tartarus. Yet, their victory is not without a price. Every member of the team, including Superman, lets their repressed resentment come to the surface. Things are about to get heated when the Spirit of Vengeance himself, the Spectre appears.

Justice League #45
Cover date: July 2020
"Cold War" - Part Two: "An Ill Fog"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Eddy Barrows
Inker: Eber Ferreira
The Justice League is being controlled by the Spectre, who has been separated from Jim Corrigan. This is not without its consequences as the League learns after being freed by Wonder Woman's lasso. Corrigan was tired of spilling blood in God's name. Now, as he is in Tartarus, the Spectre Superman and his allies as a conduit. This could prove to cause chaos among Earth's Greatest Heroes. The Justice League must go to Tartarus to make things right. Yet, they must take on Amazons who guard it to do so.

Justice League #46
Cover date: August 2020
"Cold War" - Part Three: "Into Hell"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Xermanico and Robson Rocha
Inker: Xermanico and Robson Rocha
Amazons possessed by the Spectre are turning on the Justice League and Queen Huippolyta. Green Lantern must buy his teammates time to get to the heart of Tartarus. With that, Superman and his allies must travel the path to Tartarus to find Jim Corrigan. Otherwise, the vengeance of the Spectre will wreak havoc on the entire world. The Justice League has entered the cave where Jim Corrigan is hiding. Wonder Woman has removed the gigantic rock which closed it. The League discovers a frightened Corrigan. He was unaware of what lies within. It's something that is waiting to be unleashed now that its prison has been unsealed. Tartarus, the first gargantuan god of Hell is awake, and he's eager to make the world tremble in fear.

Justice League #47
Cover date: August 2020
"Cold War" - Conclusion: "To Forgive Divine"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Eddy Barrows
Inker: Eber Ferreira
People all over the world are feeling the unfettered vengeance of the Spectre. Tartarus is attempting to escape his prison. The Amazons and the Justice League must work together to stop him. Meanwhile, Jim Corrigan must become one with the Spectre. To do that, he must forgive God. The world's population and the League are all more peaceful when he does so. Grievances and grudges are forgiven. God has freed the Justice League, and Tartarus has been returned to his incarceration. With that, the Justice League realize one thing. They work better together than they do apart.

Justice League #48
Cover date: September 2020
"The Rule" - Part One
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
The extraterrestrial race called the Trotha is divided into two factions - the Way of the Cell and the Way of the Spark. What has prevented a civil war on their planet is the fact that both sides are being oppressed by their empress. However, when the Justice League return children of those she believed were terrorists, they are perceived to be gods. The Trotha wants the League to rule in the place of the empress after she is ousted. Yet, if they do so, it could change the World's Greatest Heroes forever. As the Justice League mulls over the Trotha's offer, they want to attempt to help them learn to govern themselves. There has been opposition to the League's presence. The Verdimiin Worlds want the Trotha planet, which is located in a rogue comet, for their own purpose, and they'll stop at nothing, even suicide bombing, to get it.

Justice League #49
Cover date: September 2020
"The Rule" - Part Two
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
The Trotha Empress Siddinix has been overthrown. The planet's two factions are at each other's throats, and the Justice League is divided on whether they should rule the population. Meanwhile, the Vermidiim are about to wage war on the Trotha. The Justice League will have to work fast if they are to bring the alien population together. Much to the imprisoned Siddinix's delight, Superman, tired of the constant bickering, unintentionally uses fear to calm both sides of the Trotha. Wonder Woman has used the story of Ischyria to make the Justice League realize they may be mistaken in their approach with the Trotha. Yet, they have no time to ponder Diana's recounting of the tale, for unmanned Vermidiim vessels have arrived. To complicate things further, Siddinix's sympathizers have shot Batman.

Justice League #50
Cover date: October 2020
"The Rule" - Finale
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Matt Ryan
War with the Vermidiim is inevitable. The Justice League is doing everything it can, including training the Trotha. The Verdimiin do not, however, want peace thanks to yet another mistake made by the League. They used the word "future," which is blasphemy for Verdimiin as they only live in the present. Now, the Justice League has their hands full trying to stop a war that could exterminate both alien races. The Trotha Empress Siddinix has returned to her throne after some words the Justice League used are taken out of context. The Empress is the one who started the war between the Trotha and Vermidiim. Batman has been under her control. Yet, Wonder Woman saves him and the day by revealing Siddinix's true intentions to continue to repress the Trotha. Both populations of Trotha thereby hand over Siddinix to the Vermidiim, ending the war and allowing the people to form their own government. This allows the Justice League to move on to their next adventure.

Justice League #51
Cover date: October 2020
"The Garden of Mercy" - Part One
Writer: Jeff Loveness
Penciller: Robson Rocha
Inker: Daniel Henriques
On the journey home from their previous adventure, the Justice League has crash landed on what seems to be a dead planet. Superman hears slowed heart beats as The Flash finds people in a comatose state within tree-like structures. He eventually becomes a part of the catatonic group. The Justice League is going to need to work fast if they are to rescue these beings and their ally. Black Mercy is a telepathic parasite that feeds off of a being's energies while allowing them to dream of their idea of a perfect world. Black Mercy could very well be the source of what's going on on the planet where the Justice League finds themselves. Batman could be its next victim before the truth is revealed because standing in front of him is his mother Martha Wayne who was murdered when the Dark Knight was just a boy.

Justice League #52
Cover date: November 2020
"The Garden of Mercy" - Conclusion
Writer: Jeff Loveness
Penciller: Robson Rocha
Inker: Daniel Henriques
Much of the Justice League is prisoner of Black Mercy, a telepathic parasite that feeds off of a being's energies while allowing them to dream of their idea of a perfect world. Years ago, it showed Superman a life he would have had if Krypton had not exploded. This included a wife and son. Now, Black Mercy is trying to convince Batman that he deserves happiness. If the Dark Knight succumbs to the Black Mercy, the rest of the Justice League may be doomed. Wonder Woman has freed the rest of the Justice League from the Black Mercy. They, in turn liberate the parasite's other victims and return to Earth. Batman feels some shame in letting the Black Mercy get to him. Superman tells him of what he experienced with the alien plant an how he kept his feelings secret from Lois for a long time. This led to the Man of Steel dreaming of the family he had on Black Mercy's Krypton. Once he discussed this with Lois the dreams stopped. Batman may still be coming to terms with the fact that the Black Mercy may be right about him needing happiness. However, Superman tells him it showed him the very moment they have now. This leaves the Caped Crusader to ponder the possibility of hope for his life.

Justice League #53
Cover date: November 2020
"Doom Metal" - Part One
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Xermanico
Inker: Xermanico
The world has chosen doom over justice. Perpetua reigns supreme, and said world has been remade in The Batman Who Laughs' image. Nightwing and Hawkgirl have rescued Detective Chimp. He leads them to the ruins of the Hall of Justice, where Lex Luthor awaits. Will he aid the heroes, or will he betray them and aid Perpetua? The Legion of Doom is trapped with Perpetua's throne, which changes location often to avoid being attacked. Nightwing and his allies must move fast if they are to free the Legion of Doom. Not only that, but Martian Manhunter has gone on his own to battle Perpetua's version of Frankenstein's monster, the Omega Knight. The gigantic creature made of the remains of Perpetua's jailers also has a guardian called the Mindhunter, and he could very well end J'onn's quest before it even begins if Lex Luthor, Nightwing, Hawkgirl and Detective Chimp don't find the throne and release the Legion of Doom in time.

Justice League Annual #2
Cover date: 2020
"Death Trap"
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Aaron Lopresti
Inker: Aaron Lopresti
The body of a murder victim has triggered the Hall of Justice's security protocols, using the Justice League's weaknesses against them. They will need to bypass them in order to save themselves. This will will be a really tough job if they don't discover who is behind this attack. The Eradicator, whose head is in Batman's laboratory, is responsible for the security problems. He created a false corpse to distract the League while he took over all computer systems. However, there's one thing the Eradicator didn't take into account. Teamwork works. The Justice League worked together instead of separately. This proved to be the automaton's downfall as the League was able to stop the Hall of Justice from being destroyed. Yet, victory may be short-lived. Batman has placed the Eradicator's head in cold storage for reasons known only to the Dark Knight.

Justice League #54
Cover date: December 2020
"Doom Metal" - Part Two
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Xermanico
Inker: Xermanico
As Martian Manhunter battles the Mindhunter physically and mentally, Nightwing's old Teen Titans comrades Cyborg and Starfire have returned from the Ghost Sector. They reunion leads them to join in the search for Perpetua's throne. Yet, there may be no to catch up for the trio of Titans. They are about to enter the Valley of Starro, the starfish-like alien who can control minds and dreams of anyone near it. Lex Luthor has freed Nightwing from Starro's influence. Yet, this liberation may not be enough to stop Starro, for the creature is controlling the rest of the Justice League. Their objective is to kill Nightwing.

Justice League #55
Cover date: December 2020
"Doom Metal" - Part Three
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Robson Rocha
Inker: Daniel Henriques
Nightwing's Justice League team has been freed by Lex Luthor. Now, they must sail the waters on the Lana, a ship Lex made from parts he found in the Arkham Wastelands. Time is not on their side after their conflict in Starro Valley, which in itself is a giant Starro. If our heroes don't find Perpetua's throne soon, there may be no way of saving the Legion of Doom and Martian Manhunter. The Omega Knight and the Mindhunter are aware of the Justice League's plans. This is due to Martian Manhunter's foremost thoughts being of Hawkgirl during the latter's fight with J'onn. Perpetua's henchmen attack Nightwing's team.

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Justice League Comics Index

Introduction

The Justice League comic book brings together DC Universe heroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Cyborg, amongst others.

Here is a listing of the Justice League monthly title since its Post-Rebirth relaunch in July 2016. The Writer, Penciller and Inker for each issue are listed within the Comic Book Index pages, directly below each title's name and number.

Note: Remember, the month dates are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic was on sale.

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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022

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