Justice League America
| Justice League International | |
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Cover to Justice League (vol. 1) #1 (May 1987). Art by Kevin Maguire
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League (vol. 1) #1 (May 1987) |
| Created by |
Keith Giffen J. M. DeMatteis |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Justice League members | |
| Justice League International | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(Justice League) May – October 1987 (Justice League International (vol. 1)) November 1987 – April 1989 (Justice League America) May 1989 – August 1996 (Justice League International (vol. 2)) June 1993 – September 1994 (Justice League International (vol. 3)) September 2011 – August 2012 |
| Number of issues |
Justice League: 6 Justice League International (vol. 1): 19 Justice League America: 94 Justice League International (vol. 2): 17 Justice League International (vol. 3): 12 and an Annual |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Keith Giffen J. M. DeMatteis Vol. 3 Dan Jurgens |
| Penciller(s) |
Kevin Maguire Ty Templeton Adam Hughes Vol. 3 Aaron Lopresti, Dan Jurgens, Marco Castiello |
| Inker(s) | Al Gordon Joe Rubinstein Vol. 3 Matt Ryan, Vincenzo Acunzo |
| Creator(s) |
Keith Giffen J. M. DeMatteis |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | |
| Volume 2 | |
| Volume 3 | |
| Volume 4 | |
Justice League International (or JLI for short) is a DC Comics superhero team written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Kevin Maguire, created in 1987.
Writer J. M. DeMatteis was given the Justice League title after finishing the previous Justice League of America series. Paired with writer Keith Giffen and artist Kevin Maguire he set out to create a "big seven" title similar to the original lineup and Grant Morrison's subsequent JLA title. However, at the time, Superman was being revamped by John Byrne's reboot while George Pérez was handling the relaunched Wonder Woman and Mike Baron was handling his relaunch of The Flash. Aquaman was off limits as well due to the character being in creative limbo for some time. According to the introduction to the trade paperback of the series, Denny O'Neil took pity on the team and gave them Batman to be used in the series. Dr. Fate's inclusion coincided with DeMatteis and Giffen writing a Dr. Fate series. Editor Andy Helfer (also editor of Green Lantern at the time) suggested using the newer Guy Gardner instead of Hal Jordan. The resulting comedic tone was Giffen's idea; in terms of the industry, it served as heavy competition compared to Marvel Comics' grim and gritty titles. The title would introduce new characterizations to old characters: Guy Gardner was now a loutish hothead, Captain Marvel was no longer a separate personality but retains Billy's personality, Booster Gold was greedier and more inept than he had been in Dan Jurgens' series, and Black Canary's personality was written as a strong feminist. DC Comics Bonus Books appeared in issues #18 (October 1988) and #24 (February 1989) and featured extra stories of JLI members by new comics creators.
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