JLA: Destiny

JLA: Destiny
Cover art to JLA: Destiiny #1. Art by Tom Mandrake
Publication information
Publisher	Elseworlds (DC Comics)
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date(s)	2002
No. of issues	4
Creative team
Written by	John Arcudi
Artist(s)	Tom Mandrake

JLA: Destiny is a comic book mini-series that was published by DC Comics in 2002. Its writer was John Arcudi and its artist was Tom Mandrake. The series ran for four issues.

The series was created as part of DC's Elseworlds line. This series was based on characters from the Justice League of America but featured them in a setting where Batman and Superman had never existed.

The series opens with a flashback to the Human Bomb blowing up a hotel and killing the United States Cabinet officials who are meeting there.

This world's version of the Justice League was founded by Thomas Wayne after his wife and his son Bruce were killed in a robbery. The original members of the group were The Clock, Manhunter, Midnight, Mr. Scarlet, and Nightshade. They originally confined their activities to Gotham City and were highly effective in eliminating crime in that city. After the bombing described above, Wayne decided the League needed to expand across the nation and also needed to recruit superpowered members.

Three members of the group - the Clock, Manhunter, and Green Lantern (the Guy Gardner version of the character) - disappeared on a mission a few years before and they are believed dead. Nightshade has left the group and is now known as Destiny. She has psychic powers but they appear to affect her mental stability - the League consults her for information but she does not actively participate.

The current version of the Justice League consists of:

Three of the characters - Marksman, Midnight, and Widow - have no superpowers and their usefulness is dismissed by the other members of the group.