Injustice Society
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The Injustice Society is a group of fiction
Fiction
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al supervillain
Supervillain
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s in the . They are the main antagonists of the Justice Society of America
Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. Conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox, the JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 ....

.

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, led by the Wizard and planning to take over America. Fragmenting into individual efforts, the ISW launched strikes are government facilities around the nation, each with his own private army of convicts due to five jailbreaks engineered by them. In additional to furthering their primary aims, the villains were each assigned to capture a member of the JSA in anticipated resistance. To ensure that the JSA showed up, the villains notified the heroes of their plans. In due course, Hawkman was captured by Vandal Savage at an airport which the criminal army had surrounded, and Dr. Mid-Nite was apprehended by Degaton who was attacking the Washington Monument
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington...

. The Flash fell victim to his long-time foe, the Thinker at the Governor's house where the Thinker was broadcasting fake demands by the Governor to make the armed forces stand down, due to invisible wires, and the Atom was snared by the Gambler. Green Lantern arrives in Uthorium Town just as the armed forces are closing in on the criminals that control the city. Suddenly, the town disappears in a flash of light. G.L. begins a search for the criminal army, when he discovers the town has re-appeared a few miles away, and the felons are looting uthorium from a lab. The Emerald Crusader zooms in for the attack, when the Brain Wave appears on the scene, opening a canister of uthorium in his presence. Blinded, G.L. forms an energy bubble for protection while Brain Wave and his men finish their job. Recovering later. Green Lantern discovers a radioactive trail left behind by the uthorium and follows it, discovering some of the thugs with an invention called the "Mirage-Thrower," which fools the Army tanks into crossing a frozen lake which really isn't frozen. G.L. saves the tanks and men, then follows the trail to discover Brain Wave inside a weird glass box. Firing his power ring at it, the ray bounces back, knocking the Emerald Crusader off a cliff, apparently to his death! Hearing of Degaton's capture of Dr. Mid-Nite in Capital City (evidently meant to be based on Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

), Wonder Woman and Johnny Thunder left the JSA HQ to intervene, only to be captured themselves. The JSA were held by a will-deadener beam, put on "trial" before Judge Thinker with the Wizard as Prosecutor and sentenced to death, but it was then revealed Green Lantern had disguised himself as the Thinker, his ring saved him at the last moment, and he captured the Thinker. He freed the others, and they defeated the Injustice Society, with the Wizard being caught by the Junior Justice Society.
  • Wizard
    Wizard (DC Comics)
    The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

     an illusionist and powerful sorcerer.
  • Brainwave
    Brainwave (comics)
    Brainwave is a name shared by two characters in the DC Comics Universe, who are father and son.-Henry King, Sr.:The Brain Wave was Henry King, a super-villain who used his psionic powers to battle the Justice Society of America in the 1940s, first appearing in All-Star Comics #15...

     a mutant with great psionic powers.
  • Gambler
    Gambler (comics)
    Gambler is the name of two fictional supervillains in the DC Universe. The original version first appeared in 1944 as a foe of the original Green Lantern...

     a master of disguise and weapons.
  • Per Degaton
    Per Degaton
    Per Degaton is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain who can travel through time. Per Degaton made his first appearance in All Star Comics #35 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen...

     a time-traveller with access to advanced technology.
  • Thinker
    Thinker (DC Comics)
    The Thinker is the name of four supervillains in the DC Comics universe.-Clifford DeVoe:Clifford DeVoe was a failed lawyer who bitterly ended his career in 1933. Realizing that many of the criminals he had encountered had the skills but not the brains to rule Gotham City's underworld, he started a...

     (Clifford DeVoe) a former D.A and enemy of Flash.
  • Vandal Savage
    Vandal Savage
    Vandal Savage is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 1 #10 , and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell....

     a ruthless caveman given immortality thousands of years ago.


The second formation appeared in the late 1940s attempting "patriotic crimes", where they stole national monuments, hoping the American people would vote for the best crime allowing that person to become the leader, and succeeding in erasing the Society's memories after capturing them by the Sportmaster knocking them out with one of his bombs, but Harlequin turned against them and with Black Canary
Black Canary
Black Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted appeared in Flash Comics #86 . The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures...

 restored the League's memories, though a post-hypnotic impulse restores the JSA to their mindless states when they hear fingers snapping, causing them to be recaptured. But their memories are restored again after they are placed in a death chamber, leading to Black Canary becoming a proper member. This formation included the following additional members:
  • Fiddler
    Fiddler (comics)
    The Fiddler is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash . He first appeared in All-Flash #32 .-Fictional character biography:...

     a criminal who uses specially made violins.
  • Sportsmaster
    Sportsmaster
    The Sportsmaster is the name used by two DC Comics villains who used their sports skills for criminal purposes. The original Sportsmaster first appeared in All-American Comics #85 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Irwin Hasen....

     a crook who uses sport-themed weapons.
  • Tigress
    Paula Brooks
    Paula Brooks is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. She is one of many characters to use the names Tigress and Huntress. Brooks first appeared in Sensation Comics #68 as the Huntress, seeking to add the superhero Wildcat to her collection of big game hunting trophies...

     (Paula Brooks)
  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Joar Mahkent) a scientist who invented a gun that drastically lowers temperature.
  • Harlequin
    Harlequin (comics)
    Harlequin is the name of four clown-themed DC Comics characters.The original Harlequin was a foe of the Golden Age Green Lantern, and later became his wife. The second Harlequin originally debuted as the Joker's Daughter, and was a member of the Teen Titans. The third Harlequin was a member of...

     (Molly Mayne) a villainess with hypnotic goggles.

Later members

  • Shade
    Shade (comics)
    The Shade is a comic book character developed in the 1940's for National Comics. Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash...

     was an additional member when a third formation formed during a team-up between the Justice Society and the Justice League
    Justice League
    The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....

    , but later in the comic Starman
    Starman (comics)
    Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Ted Knight and his sons David and Jack.Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in Adventure Comics #61...

    he is shown in a flashback assisting a Golden Age incarnation of the Society. His actual time of joining is unknown, but he was a member during the Golden Age. He had a cane which enabled him to cast darkness.
  • Solomon Grundy
    Solomon Grundy (comics)
    Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...

    , a superstrong undead foe of Green Lantern joined a fourth formation led by the Icicle.

Injustice Unlimited

During what some described as the "anti-costumed-hero mania", (as chronicled in the DC mini-series Legends [1986]), the Wizard gathered both old comrades and new super-criminals into a new Injustice Society which he called "Injustice Unlimited". The adventures of this incarnation were written in the pages of Infinity, Inc. #32-37 (1987) and #51-53 (1988). Indeed, the criminal group seemed to be a mirror image of Infinity, Inc., which itself was an offshoot of the Justice Society. Later, this team returned to the original name.
  • Wizard
    Wizard (DC Comics)
    The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

  • Fiddler
    Fiddler (comics)
    The Fiddler is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash . He first appeared in All-Flash #32 .-Fictional character biography:...

  • Shade
    Shade (comics)
    The Shade is a comic book character developed in the 1940's for National Comics. Debuting as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash...

  • Artemis
  • Hazard
    Hazard (DC Comics)
    Hazard is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. She was a member of the villainous group Injustice Society. Though she does not have a problem using her abilities for illegal gain, she has shown some apprehension at murder....

  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Cameron Mahkent)

Later members

These members were recruited after the Wizard was believed dead and both the Fiddler and the Shade were imprisoned.
  • Dummy
    Dummy (DC Comics)
    Dummy is the name of two fictional supervillains in DC Comics. The first Dummy debuted in Leading Comics #1 .He is not to be confused with Scarface, the ventriloquist dummy/alter-ego operated by Arnold Wesker.-First Dummy:...

  • Harlequin
    Harlequin (comics)
    Harlequin is the name of four clown-themed DC Comics characters.The original Harlequin was a foe of the Golden Age Green Lantern, and later became his wife. The second Harlequin originally debuted as the Joker's Daughter, and was a member of the Teen Titans. The third Harlequin was a member of...

     (Marcie Cooper)
  • Solomon Grundy
    Solomon Grundy (comics)
    Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...


Johnny Sorrow's team

In late 1999, another incarnation of the Injustice Society was led by Johnny Sorrow to distract the JSA while he summoned the King of Tears, an other-dimensional entity. However the Flash was able to send him to another dimension.
  • Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1 Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in...

     a former thief whose face kills nearly anybody who looks at it
  • Count Vertigo
    Count Vertigo
    Count Werner Vertigo is a DC Comics supervillain. First appearing in World's Finest Comics #251 , Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal family that ruled the small eastern European country of Vlatava that was taken over by the Soviets and later became devastated by the Spectre.-Starting...

  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Cameron Mahkent)
  • Geomancer
    Geomancer (comics)
    Geomancer is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Little has been shown about the character's background or origin in his few appearances....

  • Tigress (Artemis Crock)
  • Blackbriar Thorn
    Blackbriar Thorn
    Blackbriar Thorn is a DC Comics supervillain. Created by Len Wein and Joe Kubert, the character first appeared in DC Comics Presents # 66 .-Origins:...

  • Killer Wasp
    Killer Wasp
    Killer Wasp is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, primarily a foe of the Justice Society of America. He has a particular vendetta against Wildcat. He is called Killer Wasp by Wildcat.-Fictional character biography:...



Later recruits included:
  • Rival
    Reverse-Flash
    Reverse-Flash is a title that has been taken by three supervillains in DC Comics. All of them have super-speed and are enemies of the Flash dynasty.-Golden Age:...

     a foe of the Golden Age Flash with speed nearly matching his due to a formula he developed
  • Black Adam
    Black Adam
    Black Adam is a fictional comic book character, created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. Originally created as a one-shot villain for Fawcett Comics' Marvel Family team of superheroes, Black Adam was revived as a recurring supervillain after DC Comics began publishing Captain...

     a rogue Marvel Family
    Marvel Family
    The Marvel Family is a group of fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. Created in 1942 by writer Otto Binder and Fawcett artists C. C...

     member with powers from the Egyptian Gods(who joins after a tumor is removed; he was sent after Wildcat, but betrayed the team)
  • Shiv
  • Thinker
    Thinker (DC Comics)
    The Thinker is the name of four supervillains in the DC Comics universe.-Clifford DeVoe:Clifford DeVoe was a failed lawyer who bitterly ended his career in 1933. Realizing that many of the criminals he had encountered had the skills but not the brains to rule Gotham City's underworld, he started a...

     (A.I.) an artificaal intelligence version of the first Thinker which spied on the JSA

Legacy's team

The demon Legacy, the Wizard
Wizard (DC Comics)
The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

 in disguise, formed another version in the JSA All-Stars mini-series.
  • Kestrel
  • Rag Doll
    Rag Doll (comics)
    The Rag Doll is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He was first introduced as an adversary for the Golden age Flash in a story published in Flash Comics #36...

  • Tigress (Artemis Crock)
  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Cameron Mahkent)
  • Solomon Grundy
    Solomon Grundy (comics)
    Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...

  • Shiv

Present formation

The Injustice Society resurfaced again in November 2005, in the pages of JSA Classified, composed of:
  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Cameron Mahkent)
  • Tigress (Artemis Crock)
  • Rag Doll
    Rag Doll (comics)
    The Rag Doll is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He was first introduced as an adversary for the Golden age Flash in a story published in Flash Comics #36...

     (Peter Merkel, deceased)
  • Thinker
    Thinker (DC Comics)
    The Thinker is the name of four supervillains in the DC Comics universe.-Clifford DeVoe:Clifford DeVoe was a failed lawyer who bitterly ended his career in 1933. Realizing that many of the criminals he had encountered had the skills but not the brains to rule Gotham City's underworld, he started a...

     (A.I.)
  • Solomon Grundy
    Solomon Grundy (comics)
    Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...

  • Wizard
    Wizard (DC Comics)
    The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

  • Gentleman Ghost
    Gentleman Ghost
    Gentleman Ghost is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics publications. He first appeared in Flash Comics #88 , and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.-Fictional character biography:...

  • Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1 Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in...



The Injustice Society resurfaced once more, this time in a plot to kidnap Star Girl and to face off against the JSA All Stars. The team was composed of the following members:
  • Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow
    Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1 Johnny Sorrow is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in...

  • Tigress (Artemis Crock)
  • Icicle
    Icicle (comics)
    Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

     (Cameron Mahkent)
  • Wizard
    Wizard (DC Comics)
    The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

  • Killer Wasp
    Killer Wasp
    Killer Wasp is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, primarily a foe of the Justice Society of America. He has a particular vendetta against Wildcat. He is called Killer Wasp by Wildcat.-Fictional character biography:...

  • Geomancer
    Geomancer (comics)
    Geomancer is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Little has been shown about the character's background or origin in his few appearances....

  • Shiv

Television

An alternate version of the Golden Age Injustice Society appears in the Justice League
Justice League (TV series)
Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics...

episode "Legends". The group calls itself the Injustice Guild
Injustice Guild
Bruce Timm wanted to create an episode involing the Justice Society and the Injustice Society, couldn't buy the rights needed. So he made homages to the needed characters. The Injustice Guild was based on the Injustice Society.-Pre-Episode:...

, and opposes the Justice Guild of America
Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. Conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox, the JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 ....

 (an analogue for the Justice Society). Its members are the Music Master (patterned after the first Fiddler
Fiddler (comics)
The Fiddler is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash . He first appeared in All-Flash #32 .-Fictional character biography:...

), the Sportsman (patterned after the first Sportsmaster
Sportsmaster
The Sportsmaster is the name used by two DC Comics villains who used their sports skills for criminal purposes. The original Sportsmaster first appeared in All-American Comics #85 , and was created by writer John Broome and artist Irwin Hasen....

), Dr. Blizzard (patterned after the first Icicle
Icicle (comics)
Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.-Dr. Joar Mahkent:When noted European physicist Dr. Joar Mahkent arrived in America with his latest scientific discovery, spectators at dockside were astonished to witness the luxury liner upon which Mahkent was traveling suddenly frozen...

), and Sir Swami (patterned after the Wizard
Wizard (DC Comics)
The Wizard is a fictional DC Comics Golden Age supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Born approximately 1913, William I. Zard grew up living a life of crime. As a gun man for various crime bosses, he ultimately ended up in jail. With the passage of time, he formulated a strategy to become a...

). When some of the Justice League members end up in their dimension, Music Master was the first to encounter them and escape the fight. Upon hearing this, Sir Swami suggest to the other members that they hold a contest to see who can pull off the most spectacular crime with the winner being the one to think of a plot to destroy the Justice Guild. Each one did a crime that was based on the elements. Sir Swami broke into the Seaboard City Museum to steal the Fabled Flame of Rasputin. Music Master broke into the Museum of Flying to steal a priceless antique flyer. Sportsman hijacked a truck containing the trophy for the Seaboard City Clay Corps Championship. Dr. Blizzard stole the new fountain that the Mayor of Seaboard City was cutting the ribbon to. When the Injustice Guild made it back to their hideout and revealed their heists, Dr. Blizzard won the contest when he made it back with Flash and Black Siren frozen. Dr. Blizzard led the Injustice Guild members into robbing the Seaboard City Mint by blimp with Flash and Black Siren tied to the outside. When it came to the confrontation, the Justice League and the Justice Guild freed Flash and Black Siren and defeated the Injustice Guild.
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