Created by
Grant Morrison, the team first appeared in the final page of
JLA #23 (except The Flash, who was created by
Mark Waid and first appeared in Flash 50th Anniversary Special (1990)).
During the Convergence storyline, the Metropolis of the 853rd century is among the cities within different domes on Telos. Owlwoman was mentioned to have fallen in battle as Batman tells Superman to hang her picture up on the wall of their fallen comrades. When the domes came down, the Justice Legion ended up engaging the
Crime Syndicate in battle which starts with Superman being attacked by
Ultraman.[1]
Members
Justice Legion Alpha is made up of future analogs of modern heroes. Their membership includes:
Superman: The latest in the
Superman dynasty that stretches from modern times to the 853rd century. One of the intervening Supermen married a queen from the
fifth dimension, granting the succeeding Supermen ten all-new senses. Also, the now
god-like original Superman lives in the heart of the
Sun and through his immense will, grants even greater powers to his descendants so long as they continue to protect Earth. Superman operates from
Earth. His real name may be Kal Kent (All-Star Superman).
Wonder Woman: A
marblestatue granted life by the Goddess of Truth. She has similar powers to the original and also carries two shape-changing weapons similar in nature to Diana's invisible jet, which typically act as her sentient bracelets, Charity and Harmony. She operates from
Venus.
Batman:
Pluto is now a penal colony. When the current Batman was a child, he lived with his prison-guard parents on Pluto. After a prison break, the prisoners rounded all the guards into a stadium and forced their children to watch as they were gunned down. Remembering the legend of the original
Batman, he decided it would take someone of extraordinary will to control the prison and took command himself. He has trained his whole life to become a perfect crime-fighter and also has numerous technological enhancements. His
sidekick is a robot called
Robin, the Toy Wonder.
Flash: Originally from the 27th century, the time traveling speedster John Fox had met
Wally West, the 20th century
Flash, before he wound up in the 853rd century. He operates from
Mercury.
Aquaman: King of the oceanic planet of
Neptune. Unlike the original
Aquaman, he has a more
fish-like appearance, as well as the
psionic ability to control water, whether using water molecules in the air or water in the human body.
Hourman: An android with the memories of Rex Tyler, the original
Hourman. He has mastery over time and space made possible by a cosmic artifact, the Worlogog. His home planet is not stated in the story, but would presumably be
Saturn.
Starman: Farris Knight is a direct descendant of
Ted Knight, although his specific family only took up the Starman legacy starting with his great-grandfather. He monitors the artificial sun
Solaris and lives in a
space station that exists where
Uranus once was.
Resurrection Man: Mitch Shelley, still unable to die, has become the team's tactician, replacing the
Martian Manhunter (who has now become one with the planet Mars). He has a device on his arm that "kills" him in a controlled manner, letting him die for a second and choose which powers he acquires, though flight, invulnerability and super strength are among his base abilities.
The Atom: The Atom of the 853rd century is a scientist who was the only survivor of a universe that was suddenly consumed by this one. Instead of simply shrinking himself like other Atoms, he has the power to divide his mass into duplicates of himself, spreading the same amount of matter across increasing numbers of ever-smaller Atoms. When they reach atomic scale, the Atoms can arrange themselves into a wide variety of molecular configurations—becoming anything from a lump of gold to a cloud of gas. His home planet is presumably Jupiter.
Owlwoman: Little is known about the Owlwoman of the 853rd century except that she is the offspring of a human father and a
Qwardian mother and possesses an advanced flight harness that grants her the ability to travel at the speed of light. She first appeared in the DC One Million 80-Page Giant as the JLA's replacement for the recently deceased Starman. Her costume bears a strong resemblance to that of the vigilante
Nite Owl from Watchmen.