Justice League #1

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Synopsis

"Born Again" Following the events of Legends, the new Justice League gather at the old headquarters and despite the arrival of more senior heroes, Green Lantern Guy Gardner proclaims himself the leader. Watching the television reports of the League's reformation is Maxwell Lord IV who has a large interest in the League. Spurred on by Gardner's arrogance, the League quickly dissolves into infighting before the arrival of Batman who calms everyone, particularly Gardner, down. At the United Nations building in New York, Doctor Light struggles with her League communication device and then interrupts a gang of terrorists who have taken the assembly hostage and plan to detonate a bomb. Using her communicator, she sends out an alarm which the League receive even though she is not actually a member. Batman coordinates the team in a highly effective attack, successfully rescuing the assembly and leaving the terrorist leader to commit suicide. Maxwell Lord, it transpires, had financed the terrorists but had not given the firing pin for the bomb to the leader. 1st appearance of Maxwell Lord The heroes observed by Martian Manhunter on the computer are Justice League members of the prior formation, also known as the Justice League Detroit. In this point of time, Vibe and Steel are dead. The cover to this issue is re-imagined in several other DC comic books (along with several from other publishers) including: Justice League Europe #1 Justice League Quarterly #1 Justice League America Annual #4 Justice League International #24 Justice League Europe #26 Justice League Europe #36 Justice League Europe Annual #2 Tales of the Teen Titans #91 Titans Sell-Out Special #1 Primal Force #8 Fanboy #3 Young Justice #16 Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 Ambush Bug: Year None #5 Justice League: Generation Lost #1 (variant) Justice League: Generation Lost #24 KFC: Crisis of Infinite Colonels #1 Deathstroke (Volume 4) #21 Dr. Fate disappears just before the fight between the League and the terrorists. The answer is in the next issue: he came after Gray Man. A version of Guy Gardner's internal monologue from page 1 is paraphrased in the opening scene in Justice League America #61. One of the journalists featured in this issue bears a slight resemblance to an actual reporter named Connie Chung. Her name (which is only partially provided) is revealed as "Lonnie Chu...", an obvious respelling of Connie Chung. Although it is never revealed, Maxwell Lord may have used his metahuman psionic capabilities to force John Charles Collins to take his own life. Max's ability to affect the minds of others will not be revealed until Justice League International #12. In the Brazilian reprint (Liga da Justiça #1 by Editora Abril, 1989) the Japanese flag in the panel with the United Nations Building was replaced with a Brazilian flag.