| Justice
League: Year 8 3
Years Ago |
| Sequence of Events |
Issue |
Date |
| Beetle and Booster trail the vampire Caitiff, who apparently commits
suicide. |
JLA 25 |
4.89 |
| Controlled by the Queen Bee, Global Guardians Wild Huntsman, Rising Sun and Tuatara
attack the JLE. |
JLE 2 |
5.89 |
| Hypnotized via telephone, Blue Beetle tries to kill Max.
Guest
app: Huntress. |
JLA 26 |
5.89 |
| Jack O'Lantern frames the JLE for destroying the Dome. |
JLE 3 |
6.89 |
| Blue Beetle slips into a coma when Amanda Waller tries to remove the Queen Bee's
mental blocks. Guest app: Nabu. |
JLA 27 |
6.89 |
| Queen Bee kills her Dominator ally (who is revealed as the engineer behind Queen Bee's
mind control). Jack O'Lantern presumed dead. |
JLE 4 |
7.89 |
| Guy & Ice vs. (Green Lantern villain) Black Hand. Guest
app: Big Barda. |
JLA 28 |
7.89 |
| Linda Strauss discovers that she can becomes Dr. Fate independent of her husband Eric. |
Dr. Fate2 8 |
7.89 |
| Sapphire Stagg seeks to reconcile with
Metamorpho. |
JLE 5 |
8.89 |
| Kent Nelson removes Beetle, Booster and Fire's mind blocks. |
JLA 29 |
8.89 |
| A tour of the JLI embassies, and the island of
Kooeykooeykooey. Guest app: Dr. Light. |
JLA Ann. 3 |
1989 |
| The JLE and Injustice League enroll in the same beginning French course. 1st app. Crimson
Fox. |
JLE 6 |
9.89 |
| Max psychically "pushes" the Huntress into joining the League. |
JLA 30 |
10.89 |
| The Teasdale Imperative 1: Dr. Fate II (Linda) joins. New costumes for Fire and
Ice. Guest app: Spectre. |
JLA 31 |
10.89 |
| The Teasdale Imperative 2: Both teams investigate the spread of vampirism in
Eastern Europe, a plot of the new Gray Man and Dr. Irwin Teasdale. |
JLE 7 |
10.89 |
| The Teasdale Imperative 3: Teasdale commands his hordes to attack his former
employer: Simon Stagg. |
JLA 32 |
11.89 |
| The Teasdale Imperative 4: Power Girl critically injured by the Gray Man, who
is eventually defeated by the Spectre. After this mission, Batman apparently adopts
part-time status. |
JLE 8 |
11.89 |
| Kilowog joins as the JLI "Super-Fixit Man." Guest
app: Aquaman. |
JLA 33 |
12.89 |
| Superman aids Power Girl's surgery, who recovers, but loses her vision powers and some
strength and invulnerability. |
JLE 9 |
12.89 |
| Beetle and Booster open a resort on Kooeykooeykooey, which turns out to be a living
island. Guest app: Aquaman. |
JLA 34 |
1.90 |
| The JLE's first encounter with Crimson Fox. |
JLE 10 |
1.90 |
| The island resort is destroyed. Max reveals his former coercion to the Huntress. |
JLA 35 |
2.90 |
| Metamorpho meets his infant son. Blue Jay and Silver Sorceress shown in a Soviet
meta-human research facility. Guest app: the Metal
Men. |
JLE 11 |
2.90 |
| The JLA help Dr. Fate (Linda) battle Wotan. |
DR FATE2 15 |
3.90? |
| G'Nort and his arch-enemy the Scarlet Skier come to Earth. Cameo:
Lyrissa Mallor of L.E.G.I.O.N. |
JLA 36 |
3.90 |
| Silver Sorceress returns to her homeworld and Blue Jay escapes the Soviets. Animal Man
resigns. |
JLE 12 |
3.90 |
| A robot duplicate of Mr. Miracle takes his place at the NY embassy. Booster Gold
resigns. |
JLA 37 |
4.90 |
| Crimson Fox joins. |
JLE 13 |
4.90 |
| The Queen Bee brainwashes the Global Guardians and stages a battle alongside the JLI
to make them look credible. 1st app. Jack O'Lantern II. |
JLE Ann. 1 |
1990 |
| Despero returns to Earth, terminating Steel's life support and killing Gypsy's family.
1st app. Maxi-Man. |
JLA 38 |
5.90 |
| The JLI goes to the Cannes Film Festival. |
JLE 14 |
5.90 |
| Despero "kills" the doppelganger Mr. Miracle. |
JLA 39 |
6.90 |
| The Extremists (Dreamslayer, Gorgon, Tracer, Lord Havoc I, Dr. Diehard)
follow
Silver Sorceress' magicks to Earth. New costume for Power Girl. Note:
Like the Sorceress' first team, the Justifiers, these villains may be Marvel knock-offs of
Dormammu, Dr. Octopus, Sabretooth, Doctor Doom & Magneto respectively. |
JLE 15 |
6.90 |
| "Mr. Miracle's" funeral. Booster recruits Gypsy for his new team.
Guest apps: Superman, Orion. |
JLA 40 |
7.90 |
| The Extremists kill several Rocket Reds and one of the Rubikskova sisters in Moscow. |
JLE 16 |
7.90 |
| Max dreams of he is the crimefighter "Maximum Force." |
JLA 41 |
8.90 |
| The JLE is sent to the Extremists'
homeworld. |
JLE 17 |
8.90 |
| A JLA membership drive: Orion and Lightray join. Manga Kahn returns Mr. Miracle and
Oberon to Earth and trades his assistant L-Ron for the de-evolved Despero. Mr. Miracle
takes a leave of absence, effectively resigning. This is the Huntress' last JLA mission. Guest apps: El Diablo, Starman IV, Hawk & Dove. |
JLA 42 |
9.90 |
| The JLE battles Carny on the Extremists'
homeworld. |
JLE 18 |
9.90 |
| Jilted journalist Wally Tortolini wins a host of weapons from a group of
super-villains. |
JLA 43 |
10.90 |
| All Extremists except Dreamslayer are revealed as robots, created by Mitch Wacky.
Silver Sorceress seemingly destroys Dreamslayer. Guest app:
Dr. Light. |
JLE 19 |
10.90 |
| Claire Montgomery revealed as Max's ex-wife. 1st app. the (first) Conglomerate
(Booster Gold, Praxis, Gypsy, Maxi-Man, Vapor, Echo, Reverb). |
JLQ 1 |
Wtr.90 |
| The Injustice League reforms. To keep them in check, Max sets them up as "Justice
League Antarctica." |
JLA Ann. 4 |
1990 |
| Wally Tortolini vs. the mob, the JLA, and miscellaneous villains. |
JLA 44 |
11.90 |
| JLE vs. Beefeater, who destroys the Paris embassy. Blue Jay and Silver
Sorceress join. 1st app. General Glory (in flashback). |
JLE 20 |
11.90 |
| Guy's birthday. Oberon takes a leave of absence. |
JLA 45 |
12.90 |
| The JLE relocates to a castle in England; Catherine Cobert promoted to JLE Chief. |
JLE 21 |
12.90 |
| 1st app. John Fox, the Flash of the 27th Century, who later joins the 853rd
Century's Justice Legion A. |
(FLASH SPECIAL 1) |
(1990) |
| Mr. Nebula, Planetary Designer comes to Earth. Fire & Ice vs. Captain Cold &
Heatwave. |
JLQ 2 |
Spr.91 |
| Glory Bound 1: Forgotten war hero General Glory (Joseph Jones) is
reborn. |
JLA 46 |
1.91 |
| Power Girl's cat is kidnapped and implanted with a surveillance device by Metawise
Inc., a company which sells information about super-heroes. |
JLE 22 |
1.91 |
| Glory Bound 2 |
JLA 47 |
2.91 |
| Origin of Crimson Fox, revealing her identity as twins Vivian and Constance
D'Aramis. |
JLE 23 |
2.91 |
| Glory Bound 3: Partial origin of General Glory. JLA vs. the
Überbot. |
JLA 48 |
3.91 |
| JLE vs. giant worms. |
JLE 24 |
3.91 |
| Glory Bound 4: General Glory arrested. |
JLA 49 |
4.91 |
| Puanteur and the giant worms defeated. |
JLE 25 |
4.91 |
| Glory Bound 5: General Glory joins, upon revelation of his amnesiac past. Orion
and Lightray resign. |
JLA 50 |
5.91 |
| The Huntress seeks the League's help, vowing afterwards to give up
heroing. |
JLI Spec. 2 |
1991 |
| Kilowog and Mitch Wacky attempt to change the past and stop the Extremists from
forming; more members of Silver Sorceress & Bluejay's Justifiers (Bowman, Tin Man) are
shown. Note: Like the other Justifiers, these two
resemble Marvel's Avengers: Hawkeye & Iron Man. |
JLQ 3 |
Sum.91 |
| Starro returns, feigning to need the League's help. |
JLE 26 |
5.91 |
| G'Nort returns to Earth for a night out on the town. |
JLA 51 |
6.91 |
| Starro possesses J'onn, and half of England. |
JLE 27 |
6.91 |
| ... |
JLQ 4 |
Aut.91 |
| Max is shot and critically injured. |
JLA 52 |
7.91 |
| Armageddon 2001: Waverider sees a future for the JLA: weddings for Ice &
Guy, Oberon & Fire. |
JLA Ann. 5 |
1991 |
| Manga Khan takes the frozen Starro for his collection. |
JLE 28 |
7.91 |
| BREAKDOWNS |
| Rolf Heimlich replaces Max as U.N. liaison. |
JLA 53 |
8.91 |
| Heimlich fires Captain Atom and Elongated Man and appoints Blue Jay leader. Captain
Atom is captured by the Global Guardians in Bialya. |
JLE 29 |
8.91 |
|
Rumaan Harjavti and Jack O'Lantern reveal involvement in Max's shooting and a plot to
overthrow Queen Bee. Heimlich fires Blue Beetle and Ice. Tasmanian Devil joins and Dr.
Light rejoins. |
JLA 54 |
9.91 |
| The fired Leaguers go undercover to Bialya. Heimlich revealed as Queen Bee's drone.
Little Mermaid accidentally killed by Jack O'Lantern. |
JLE 30 |
9.91 |
| Harjavti detonates an explosion, revealing Queen Bee's secret complex, killing Jack
O'Lantern II. The Guardians regain their free wills. Owl Woman escapes. Heimlich exposed.
After this, Captain Atom is presumed dead in Armageddon 2001. |
JLA 55 |
10.91 |
| Armageddon 2001: Waverider tests the JLE for information about Monarch,
discovering Metawise's cat-assisted surveillance, which they then terminate. |
JLE Ann. 2 |
1991 |
| Professor Ivo steals the powers of Geo-Force, Valor, Red Star, Rebis and Starman to
kill himself. Wielding Guy's power ring, Ice goes to his island home and cures him. The
Global Guardians regroup in Bialya. Roster: Bushmaster, Godiva, Impala, Olympian,
Rising Sun, Thunderlord, Tuatara, Wild Huntsman. |
JLQ 5 |
Wtr.91 |
| The U.N. revokes the JLI's charter. The League encounters Thor, Loki and Baldur in
Ice's homeland. |
JLE 31 |
10.91 |
| Tasmanian Devil and Dr. Light return to their home countries. Both Leagues regroup at
their old mountain HQ. |
JLA 56 |
11.91 |
| Max wakes from his coma, possessed by Dreamslayer. The Extremist robots disappear.
Manga Kahn hires Lobo to retrieve Despero. |
JLE 32 |
11.91 |
| Dreamslayer forces Mitch Wacky to revive the Extremists. Despero arrives on Earth. |
JLA 57 |
12.91 |
| Despero destroys much of mid-town Manhattan. Dreamslayer kills Wacky after he repairs
Lord Havoc. |
JLE 33 |
12.91 |
| Robot Lord Havoc defeated. Kilowog uses L-Ron's circuitry to make a control collar for
Despero. |
JLA 58 |
1.92 |
| L-Ron's consciousness is imprinted in Despero's body; he then departs with Manga Kahn. |
JLE 34 |
1.92 |
| Dreamslayer enslaves the team at Kooeykooeykooey, critically injuring Silver
Sorceress. |
JLA 59 |
2.92 |
| Silver Sorceress dies defeating Dreamslayer in a psychic battle. Max returns to full
health. |
JLE 35 |
2.92 |
| J'onn takes a leave of absence. Oberon and Max return to the team. General Glory
departs. |
JLA 60 |
3.92 |
| Postscript: Catherine Cobert accepts a promotion at the U.N. All remaining
members abandon the League. Despero awakes in L-Ron's body and is quickly dispatched.
Rocket Red, Metamorpho and Blue Jay depart. |
JLE 36 |
3.92 |
