Justice League Elite
Justice League Elite was a twelve-issue comic book limited series published monthly by DC Comics in 2004 and 2005. The title was created by writer Joe Kelly and penciller Doug Mahnke. The limited series is a spin-off from the JSA title.
| Justice League Elite | |
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The cover to Justice League Elite #1, art by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | September 2004 – August 2005 |
| No. of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) | Sister Superior Coldcast Menagerie Manitou Raven Green Arrow Flash Major Disaster Kasumi Naif al-Sheikh |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Joe Kelly |
| Artist(s) | Doug Mahnke |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN 1-4012-0481-3 |
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1-4012-1556-4 |
The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops that would not be acceptable for the JLA to "sully their hands" with.
"The Justice League Elite are a not-exactly-sanctioned, don't-ask-don't-tell, covert operations unit-- newly formed to hunt and eliminate extra-normal threats to the earth before they go public". (JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004)
The team was formed at the end JLA #100 from most of the second incarnation of The Elite (only missing Hat), members of the JLA and a couple of spies/assassins. They operated out of Somerset, New Jersey.