JLA #1 (Jan. 1997):
“Them!”
by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, John Dell

JLA #1

Title: “Them!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1997

Publisher:
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Howard Porter, John Dell

40 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Superman (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Wonder Woman (Diana)	Greco-Roman classical religion	Amazon; Super Friends...  The Justice League		4,659
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)	Martian religion	Justice Experience; Martian...  Sentinels of Magic; The Justice League; The Outsiders		2,228
Flash (Wally West)	Protestant; Speed Force	Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  The Teen Titans		915
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)	Catholic (lapsed)	Green Lantern Corps; Sinestro Corps...  The Challengers From Beyond; The Justice League; The Teen Titans		629
Metamorpho (Rex Mason)	secular	Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  The Justice League; The Outsiders; U.S. Army		392
Nuklon (Albert Rothstein)	Jewish	Conglomerate; Infinity, Inc....  The Justice League		223
Obsidian (Todd Rice)	Catholic; LGBT	Infinity, Inc.; The Justice League...  The Justice Society of America		176
Icemaiden (Sigrid Nansen)		Global Guardians; The Justice League		37
A-Mortal	White Martian	The Hyperclan		4
Armek	White Martian	The Hyperclan		5
White Martians (details)  White Martians form the super-team "Hyperclan," but the fact that they are White Martians is not yet revealed.	White Martian religion	Martian		13
Linda Park		[girlfriend, then wife of the Flash (Wally West)]		10
Fluxus	White Martian	[1st app: JLA #1 (Jan. 1997)]		4
Primaid	Martian religion	The Hyperclan; White Martian		4
Protex	Martian religion	The Hyperclan (leader); White Martian		4
Tronix	White Martian	The Hyperclan		4
Zenturion	White Martian religion	White Martian		4
Zum	White Martian	The Hyperclan; White Martian		4
Bill Clinton	Baptist	[U.S. President]		646
The Justice League		[ 1st app: The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #28 (Feb.-Mar. 1960) ]		217
The Hyperclan	Martian religion	[White Martians masquerading as human super-hero team]		8
Judgment (James Collins)	vengeance	[brother of terrorist defeated by JLI early in their career]		5
six unidentified space-suited superhumans		[attacked, destroyed JLA orbital Refuge (HQ)]		1
Checkmate (cameo)  two Checkmate Knights (agents) assisting with White House security		[major covert ops organization]		102
Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	The Teen Titans; Young Justice		424
Helena Sandsmark (cameo)	Greco-Roman classical religion	[Wonder Girl's mother (via Zeus)]		45
Secret Service (cameo)  Whitehouse security detail protecting the President.		[defends U.S. President, among other duties]	, etc.	42
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (1-panel cameo)  Dr. Doom & Wolverine appear in a brief cameo being executed by the Hyperclan.	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) (1-panel cameo)  Dr. Doom & Wolverine appear in a brief cameo being executed by the Hyperclan.	Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism	Fearsome Four; The Cabal		1,176
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (mentioned & on cover)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; human...  Super Friends; The Justice League		2,384
Kanjar Ro (visual reference)  JLA trophies lost when Refuge explodes include Kanjar Ro's Gamma Gong, the Bell, Wheel and Jar as used by the Demons Three (can be seen in the background debris).	alien	[ 1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #3 (Feb.-Mar. 1961) ]		17
Demons Three (Abnegazar, Rath and Ghast) (visual reference)  JLA trophies lost when Refuge explodes include Kanjar Ro's Gamma Gong, the Bell, Wheel and Jar as used by the Demons Three (can be seen in the background debris).	demon	[routinely summoned by Felix Faust]		13
The Royal Flush Gang (visual reference)  JLA trophies lost when Refuge explodes include deadly playing cards, probably obtained from Royal Flush Gang.		[crime syndicate; gang]		97
The Joker (mentioned)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		1,679
Fire (Beatriz DaCosta) (mentioned)	Catholic	Checkmate; Global Guardians...  Hispanic; Super Buddies; The Justice League		297
Sapphire Stagg (mentioned)		[girlfriend (then wife) of Metamorpho]		70
Firehawk (Lorraine Reilly) (mentioned)		Captains of Industry; The Justice League...  The Suicide Squad		113
Doctor Polaris (Neal Emerson) (mentioned)	obsessed with magnets	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Cadre		49

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for JLA #1 (Jan. 1997) created 26 November 2013. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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