List of Justice Society of America members

The Justice Society of America is a team of comic book superheroes published by DC Comics.

JSA members are listed here only onceā€”in order of their first joining the team. Retconned members are listed only where they historically took part in the stories. Only official members are listed. No unofficial, reserves or honorary members.

Note: In the wake of DC Comics' Flashpoint event, the history of the JSA has been rebooted. Many of the characters have been reintroduced with new histories while others have yet to reappear. Characters' last known status is listed below. An alternate version of the team appears in the series Earth-2.

All Star Comics/Golden Age members

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Flash Jay Garrick All Star Comics #3 Founding member.
Last seen in the Speed Force in Flash #22.
Alternate version active on Earth-2.
Green Lantern Alan Scott Founding member.
Alternate version active on Earth-2.
Hawkman Carter Hall Founding member.
Active.
Sandman Wesley Dodds Founding member.
Deceased in JSA Secret Files #1.
Alternate version active on Earth-2.
Spectre Jim Corrigan Founding member.
Earth-2 Corrigan's spirit released from service as Spectre as witnessed in All-Star Comics #71; Earth-1 doppelganger given Spectre persona. Released from service in Spectre (vol.3) #63. Spectre force later given to deceased Green Lantern Hal Jordan in Day of Judgment. Also later released from service in Green Lantern: Rebirth #1. Later given to Gotham City Det. Crispus Allen during Infinite Crisis
New version of Corrigan introduced in Phantom Stranger Vol. 3 series.
Doctor Fate Kent Nelson Founding member.
Deceased in Fate #1.
New version introduced in DC Universe: Rebirth.
Hourman Rex Tyler Founding member.
Deceased in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3. Later returned to life by Hourman android when he switched places with Rex Tyler at moment of his death. Retired.
Atom Al Pratt Founding member.
Deceased in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3.
Alternate version introduced on Earth-2.
Seemingly gave his life in Earth-2: Worlds End #13.
Johnny Thunder and Thunderbolt John L. Thunder and Yz All Star Comics #6 Transformed into combined entity "Johnny Thunderbolt" under the command of Jakeem Thunder.
Doctor Mid-Nite Charles McNider All Star Comics #8 Deceased in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #2.
Starman Ted Knight Deceased in Starman (vol. 2) #72.
Wonder Woman
(Earth-2 version)
Diana All Star Comics #12 Deleted by retcon after Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Pre-Crisis exploits re-acknowledged in JSA Classified #4.
Faded away in Infinite Crisis #5.
New version deceased in Earth-2 #1.
Mister Terrific Terry Sloane All Star Comics #24 Deceased in Justice League of America #171.
Alternate version active on Earth-2.
Wildcat Ted Grant Alternate version active on Earth-2 as world heavyweight boxing champ.
Black Canary Dinah Drake All Star Comics #41 Deceased in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #50.
Post-Flashpoint, the two Black Canaries' histories have been combined in one character.

Guests in Justice League of America / Silver Age additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Robin
(Earth-2 version)
Dick Grayson Justice League of America #55 (also active in the "Super Squad" from All-Star Comics #58) Deceased in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
Deleted by retcon after Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Pre-Crisis exploits re-acknowledged in JSA Classified #4.
Red Tornado John Smith/Ulthoon Justice League of America #65 Active.

Return to All-Star Comics/Bronze Age additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Star-Spangled Kid Sylvester Pemberton, Jr. All-Star Comics #64 (already active in the "Super Squad" from #58) Deceased in Infinity, Inc. (vol. 1) #51.
Power Girl Karen Starr/Kara Zor-L Active.
Acknowledged as Earth-2 Supergirl.
Huntress
(Earth-2 version)
Helena Wayne All-Star Comics #72 Deceased in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
Deleted by retcon after Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Pre-Crisis exploits re-acknowledged in JSA Classified #4.
New version active. Previously the Robin of Earth-2.

Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Miss America Joan Dale Young All-Stars Annual #1 Retconned into the Golden Age team; it is unclear if this retcon is still valid after the retcon of Hippolyta into the Golden Age team (see below).
Hawkgirl Shiera Sanders Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #1 Referred to as a member in Last Days of the Justice Society. Retconned into the JSA in a yet-untold story.
Deceased in Hawkman (vol. 4) #13.
Resurrected in Blackest Night #8.
Reincarnated as Kendra Saunders.
Wonder Woman II Hippolyta Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #133 Retconned into the Golden Age team in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #133
Deceased in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #172 and Action Comics #781.[1]
Resurrected in Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #8.
Dan DiDio publicly stated that Hippolyta's tenure as the Golden Age Wonder Woman was retconned away by the events of Infinite Crisis.[2]
New version introduced in Wonder Woman: Rebirth series.

JSA additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Starman Jack Knight JSA #2 Retired from super-hero career.
Sand / Sandman Sanderson Hawkins Referred to as a member in Last Days of the Justice Society.
Black Canary Dinah Lance Retcon recognition as an individual distinct from her mother Dinah Drake in Justice League of America #220.
Post-Flashpoint, the two Black Canaries' histories have once again been combined in one character.
Active.
Hourman Matthew Tyler Defunct in JSA #66.
Atom Smasher Albert Rothstein
Doctor Fate Hector Hall JSA #4 Entered the Dreaming with his wife Lyta Trevor Hall and son Daniel (a.k.a. Dream) in JSA #80.
Physical body deceased.
Hawkgirl Kendra Saunders Later revealed to be original Hawkgirl's (Shiera Sanders) spirit housed in her body after successful suicide attempt as explained in Hawkman Vol.4 series during the events of Infinite Crisis.
New version introduced in Dark Nights: Metal.
Star-Spangled Kid / Stargirl Courtney Whitmore Active.
Mister Terrific Michael Holt JSA #11 Active.
Doctor Mid-Nite Pieter Cross
Jakeem Thunder Jakeem Williams JSA Secret Files #2
Black Adam Teth-Adam/Theo Adam JSA #21 Probationary member; defected in JSA #45.
Active.
Captain Marvel Billy Batson JSA #37 Active as Shazam.
Hourman Rick Tyler

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Obsidian Todd Rice Between JSA #87 and Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1
Liberty Belle/Jesse Quick Jesse Chambers
Damage Grant Emerson Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 Deceased in Blackest Night #4.
Starman Thom Kallor Active as Star Boy in the Legion of Super-Heroes (in the 31st century).
Cyclone Maxine Hunkel
Wildcat / Tomcat Tom Bronson Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #4
Citizen Steel Nate Heywood Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #7
Superman
(Earth-22 version)
Clark Kent/Kal-El Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #10 Active on Earth-22.
Judomaster Sonia Sato Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #11 Alternate version active on Earth-2 as Major Sonia Sato.
Amazing Man Markus Clay Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #12 Left JSA to go to New Orleans and considered to form a team of his own.
Lightning Jennifer Pierce
Lance / Magog David Reid Kicked out of the JSA All-Stars in Justice Society of America Annual #2
Deceased in Justice League: Generation Lost #13.
New version introduced in Superman/Wonder Woman series.
Mister America Jeffrey Graves Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #13
All-American Kid Jeremy Karne/Billy Armstrong Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #29 Joined under false pretenses. Revealed to be Kid Karnevil (Jeremy Karne) in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #33.
King Chimera
Doctor Fate Kent V. Nelson Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #30
Manhunter Kate Spencer Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #49
Red Beetle Sara Butters
Ri
Darknight
Liberty Belle Libby Lawrence

JSA All-Stars (vol. 2) additions

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Roxy JSA All-Stars (vol. 2) #2
Anna Fortune JSA All-Stars (vol. 2) #6

The New 52 additions / Members of the World Army of Earth-2

Character Real Name Joined Notes
Doctor Fate (Earth-2 version) Khalid Ben-Hassin Earth-2 #10
Captain Steel (Earth-2 version) Henry "Hank" Heywood Jr. Earth-2 #13
Red Arrow (Earth-2 version) Connor Hawke Earth-2 #16 Killed by Parademons in Earth-2 #24.
Batman (Earth-2 version) Thomas Wayne Earth 2 #17 Seemingly killed by an explosion in Convergence #3.
Red Tornado (Earth-2 version) Lois Lane Earth-2 #18
Aquawoman (Earth-2 version) Marella
Accountable (Earth-2 version) James "Jimmy" Olsen
Superman (Earth-2 version) Val-Zod Earth-2 #19

Arrowverse Members

A TV adaptation of the JSA. Members first appeared in Legends of Tomorrow. This version of the team was present in the Pre-Crisis continuity of Arrowverse Earth-1. It is currently unknown if they continue to exist on Earth-1 in the Post-Crisis continuity.

Character Real Name First Appearance Notes Portrayed by
Hourman Rex Tyler Legends of Tomorrow; S01E16 Rex Tyler, crash lands in May 2016 warning the team to not go back in the Waverider as they would die in their next mission. Rex is later murdered in 1945 by Eobard Thawne. Patrick J. Adams
Commander Steel Henry Heywood Legends of Tomorrow; S02E01 Grandfather of Legends member Nate Heywood, now resides in 1973 as a NASA employee working on Apollo 13. revealed to have hidden his fragment of the Spear of Destiny in the mast of the Flag planted on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Matthew MacCaull[3]
Obsidian Todd James Rice Legends of Tomorrow; S02E01 Retired as of 1987, during the same episode it is confirmed that, much like the comics version, Obsidian is Homosexual. Lance Henriksen (older)
Dan Payne (younger)
Stargirl Courtney Whitmore Legends of Tomorrow; S02E01 She now resides in the Year 507 as Merlin, King Arthur's advisor and was protecting her fragment of the Spear of Destiny before the Legends took it. Sarah Grey
Doctor Mid-Nite Charles McNider Legends of Tomorrow; S02E01 He was residing in the Year 3000 before being killed by a mind altered Rip Hunter to get his fragment of the Spear of Destiny in Legends of Tomorrow; S02E12 Kwesi Ameyaw
Vixen Amaya Jiwe Legends of Tomorrow; S02E01 Grandmother of modern-day Vixen Mari McCabe. Journeys with the Legends during Season 2 after Rex Tyler is murdered and later begins a relationship with Nate Heywood. Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Stargirl (2020)

A second version of the team appears in the Post-Crisis continuity of Arrowverse Earth-2. In this continuity, the JSA were defeated and killed by the Injustice Society 10 years prior to the start of Stargirl. Starman, shortly before his death, passes the Cosmic Staff to Pat Dugan for safekeeping in hopes that one day he can find someone who can use the Cosmic Staff and restart the JSA.[4]

10 years later, Pat's Stepdaughter Courtney Whitmore discovers the Cosmic Staff in the basement of their new home in Blue Valley, Nebraska, and is able to activate it. Courtney later takes the name Stargirl. After stealing the costumes and equipment of the former Justice Society, she gives the costumes and equipment to, and recruits her fellow High School students Yolanda Montez, Beth Chapel, and Rick Tyler to join her and Pat in the formation of a new Justice Society.

Character Real Name First Appearance Notes Portrayed by
First Team
Starman[4] Sylvester Pemberton Stargirl; S01E01 A former member of the Justice Society. He died from injuries sustained by Icicle during an attack by the Injustice Society. Joel McHale
Hourman[4] Rex Tyler Stargirl; S01E01 A former member of the Justice Society. Hourman survived the battle with the Injustice Society, and was eventually able to track them to Blue Valley, Nebraska. However he and his wife died shortly afterwards in a car accident caused by Injustice Society member Solomon Grundy, leaving all of his research on the Injustice Society to Pat. Lou Ferrigno Jr.
Wildcat[4] Ted Grant Stargirl; S01E01 A former member of the Justice Society. He was killed during an attack by the Injustice Society. Brian Stapf
Doctor Mid-Nite[4] Charles McNider Stargirl; S01E01 A former member of the Justice Society. He was seemingly killed during an attack by the Injustice Society by a shadowy hand. Henry Thomas
Flash[4] Jay Garrick Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) During the battle against the Injustice Society, he was killed by an unknown opponent, with only his helmet remaining. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Green Lantern[4] Alan Scott Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) Alan Scott was killed during the battle against the Injustice Society by an unknown opponent, with the flame from his lantern setting the battlefield ablaze. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Hawkman[4] Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) While nothing appears to remain of him, Hawkman was killed by an unknown opponent during the battle against the Injustice Society. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Hawkgirl[4] Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) While nothing appears to remain of her, Hawkgirl was killed during the Injustice Society's attack by an unknown opponent. She is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Doctor Fate[4] Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) Doctor Fate was killed during the battle with the Injustice Society by an unknown opponent, leaving only his helmet behind. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Johnny Thunder[4] Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) While nothing appears to remain of him, Johnny was killed during the battle with the Injustice Society. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Sandman[4] Wesley Dodds Stargirl; S01E01 (photograph only) Wesley was killed by an unknown opponent during the battle with the Injustice Society, leaving behind only his gas mask. He is later shown in a photograph of the Justice Society.
Second Team
Stargirl Courtney Whitmore Stargirl; S01E01 Courtney is the stepdaughter of Pat Dugan and the supposed daughter of Starman. She finds the Cosmic Staff in the basement of her home and activates it, later becoming Stargirl. Brec Bassinger
Wildcat Yolanda Montez Stargirl; S01E01 Yolanda was class president until she became an outcast to both the school and her family due to a Sexting scandal that was publicized school-wide. She later meets Courtney, and while at first antagonistic towards her, Yolanda later becomes her friend after receiving Wildcat's costume, seeing it as a way to reinvent herself. Yvette Monreal
Doctor Mid-Nite Beth Chapel Stargirl; S01E01 The daughter of two Doctors, Beth is friendly, but lonely. She immediately befriends Courtney upon meeting her, and later visits Courtney's home for dinner, where she discovers the goggles of Charles McNider. Beth befriends the AI in the goggles, and is later given Doctor Mid-Nite's costume for a mission against the Injustice Society members Gambler, Tigress, and Sportsmaster. Anjelika Washington
Hourman Rick Tyler Stargirl; S01E01 Rick is the son of Rex Tyler. After Rex and his wife are killed in a car accident, Rick is left in the care of his abusive and drunkard uncle Matt. Rick receives Rex's hourglass after Courtney follows him to where the accident took place, and later a party, after it reacts to his presence while helping Pat fix his car. While at first not willing to join the team, believing his parent's death to truly be an accident, after Doctor Mid-Nite's goggles show a simulation of what truly happened, Rick joins to avenge his parents death and get revenge on the ISA. he is later given Hourman's costume for a mission against ISA members Gambler, Tigress, and Sportsmaster. Cameron Gellman
S.T.R.I.P.E. Pat Dugan Stargirl; S01E01 Pat is the former sidekick of Starman, and the only known surviving ally and friend to the Justice Society. After becoming Courtney's Stepfather and moving to Blue Valley, Pat learns the Injustice Society is in Blue Valley and activates S.T.R.I.P.E., a robotic exoskeleton he made out of car parts, in order to help Courtney in defeating the ISA. While at first opposed to Courtney recruiting her classmates and forming a team, after their battle with Gambler, Tigress, and Sportsmaster, Pat approves of the team and begins training them to take down the Injustice Society. Luke Wilson

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References

  1. Hippolyta's death is depicted in both Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #172 and Action Comics #781, and both issues were released on July 25, 2001.
  2. Newsarama.com : C2E2 2010: DC NATION TOWN HALL
  3. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/04/legends-tomorrow-commander-steel
  4. "Stargirl Pilot". CW. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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