Mount Justice
| Secret Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Notable locations | Mount Justice, Happy Harbor, Rhode Island |
| Notable characters | Young Justice, Justice League Doom Patrol |
| First appearance | Brave and the Bold #28 (March, 1960) |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
Secret Sanctuary is a fictional hidden base in the DC Comics universe. It was the first base used by the Justice League. It was later passed on to their sidekicks and their team called Young Justice.
The Secret Sanctuary was the name given to a large cave deep inside of a mountain base in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island. Shortly after the Appellaxian invasion, the newly formed Justice League decided to use the cave as their secret headquarters. Aquaman discovered the original cave while exploring underwater grottoes. He informed the team about it when they needed a place to store the Appellaxian aliens. Shortly thereafter, one of the Appellaxians was abducted by the criminal organization called Locus. Financier Simon Carr provided the various facilities for the Secret Sanctuary, working at the anonymous behest of millionaire Oliver Queen a.k.a. Green Arrow. Simon engaged the services of his nephew Snapper Carr as the mechanic and general handyman for the Secret Sanctuary. Snapper knows the systems of the Sanctuary better than anyone, and he spends much of his time repairing, maintaining, and upgrading them. The Sanctuary is carved out of the solid rock of a mountain. The outer walls are thick stone over a layer of solid steel. Seismic sensors pick up any blows against the surface of the mountain and radar systems detect any approaching vehicles or individuals.
The Justice League stopped using the Secret Sanctuary after the Joker tricked young Snapper Carr into revealing its whereabouts, Justice League of America #77 although Aquaman's reformed version of the League temporarily reoccupied the Sanctuary for a while, Justice League of America #250 and the Justice League later set up shop in the Sanctuary until the organization was officially recognized by the United Nations. Justice League #1
They maintained their hidden base for many years until the financial backing of Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman enabled the team to established the Justice League Satellite in geosynchronous orbit above the Earth.
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