Injustice Society

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Injustice Society


The original team.
Art by George Pérez.

Publisher DC Comics
First appearance All Star Comics #37
(Oct-Nov 1947)
Created by Sheldon Mayer
Bob Kanigher

The Injustice Society (also called the Injustice Society of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. They are antagonists of the Justice Society of America.

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[edit] Membership

[edit] Original team

It is unknown under which circumstances the Injustice Society was formed. The group first appeared in the second half of the 1940s decade.

The second formation appeared in the late 1940's, with the following additional members:

A third formation formed during a teamup between the Justice Society and their counterparts, the Justice League. The additional member was:

A fourth formation led by the Icicle included the following member:

[edit] Injustice Unlimited

Injustice Unlimited by Mike Bair.
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Injustice Unlimited by Mike Bair.

At one point the Injustice Society was reformed as Injustice Unlimited, including descendants of many original Injustice Society members as well as some of the originals. This was a mirror image of the Justice Society's own offshoot, Infinity, Inc.. Later, this team returned to the original name.


[edit] Johnny Sorrow's team

Johnny Sorrow's team. Art by Alan Davis.
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Johnny Sorrow's team. Art by Alan Davis.

In the late 1999, another incarnation of the Injustice Society was led by Johnny Sorrow.

Later recruits included:

[edit] Legacy's team

The demon Legacy, the Wizard in disguise, formed another version in the JSA All-Stars mini-series.

[edit] Present formation

The 5th version of the Injustice Society. Art by Joe Bennett.
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The 5th version of the Injustice Society. Art by Joe Bennett.

The Injustice Society has resurfaced again in November 2005, in the pages of JSA Classified, composed by:


[edit] List of appearances

  • All-Star Comics #37, 41, 63-66
  • Justice League of America #123-124, 183-185
  • Infinity, Inc. #34-35, 51-53
  • Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1
  • JSA #9-10, 16-20
  • JSA: All-Stars #1
  • JSA Classified #5-7

[edit] Appearance in other media

An alternate version of the Golden Age Injustice Society appear in the Justice League episode Legends. They are called the Injustice Guild, and oppose the Justice Guild of America Members are:

  • The Music Master resembles the Fiddler
  • The Sportsman resembles the Sportsmaster
  • Dr. Blizzard resembles the Icicle
  • Sir Swami resembles the Wizard and Sargon the Sorcerer

[edit] Trivia

The Justice League's counterpart group of enemies is known as the Injustice Gang.