| Justice League Action | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Adventure Science fantasy Superhero Comedy |
| Based on | |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Kevin Riepl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52[1](list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sam Register |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Bruce A. King |
| Running time | 12 minutes 3 minutes (shorts) |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)[2] – June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03) |
| Related | |
Justice League Action is an Americansuperheroanimated television series based on theDC Comics superhero teamJustice League. The series is produced by Jim Krieg,Butch Lukic, andAlan Burnett. The show debuted onCartoon Network UK[3] on November 26, 2016,[4][5] and premiered in the United States onCartoon Network on December 16 the same year.[2] The first season concluded on June 3, 2018, marking an end to the series.[6]
The series features the adventures ofSuperman,Batman,Wonder Woman and all the members of theJustice League as they fight various megavillains and other threats to protectEarth.[3]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 52[79] | November 26, 2016(UK) December 16, 2016(US) | June 3, 2018(US) | |
| Shorts | 22 | June 29, 2017 | December 21, 2017 | |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Classic Rock (Shazam Slam: Part 1)"[80] | Jake Castorena | Patrick Rieger | December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) | 1.11[81] | |
Believing he is saving a homeless man from strange creatures while on patrol inGotham City,Batman intervenes for theWizard who is on a mission to stop Black Adam, who has capturedBilly Batson and plans to free theBrothers Djinn from their imprisonment in theRock of Eternity. | ||||||
| 2 | "Power Outage (Shazam Slam: Part 2)"[80] | Jake Castorena | Heath Corson | November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)(UK) December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)(US) | 1.11[81] | |
Superman,Wonder Woman, andMartian Manhunter try to stop the Djinn Calythos who has possessedParasite during his rampage atStryker's Island, steals their powers, and plans to use his scimitar to raise a volcano inMetropolis as part of the Brothers Djinn's plot to revert Earth back to its primordial state. | ||||||
| 3 | "Night of the Bat (Shazam Slam: Part 3)"[80] | Doug Murphy | Heath Corson | December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) | 1.11[81] | |
Working withGreen Arrow, Batman chases after the Djinn Uthool, but is possessed by him, transforming into a monstrous fusion of the two. Meanwhile, the other two Djinn break into theHall of Justice in a plot to use it to raise the Earth's core temperature. | ||||||
| 4 | "Abate and Switch (Shazam Slam: Part 4)"[80] | Jake Castorena | Patrick Rieger | December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) | 1.11[81] | |
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman pursue the remaining DjinnAbnegazar, Rath, and Nyorlath where they plan to reopen Calythos' volcano, and drain Superman and Wonder Woman's powers upon saying their name.John Constantine arrives to help them as Green Arrow,Plastic Man, andSwamp Thing also arrive to fight the three Djinn. Afterwards, Black Adam breaks free from his Earthly imprisonment to fight the heroes as Batman arrives with Shazam and the Justice League to fight him and the remaining Djinn. | ||||||
| 5 | "Follow That Space Cab!" | Jake Castorena | Paul Dini | November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)(UK) January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)(US)[79] | 0.65[82] | |
Superman teams up withHawkman andSpace Cabbie to protectMister Mind from the intergalactic bounty hunterLobo, who seeks to hand him over to an intergalactic crime lord named Boss Kack after double-crossing fellow bounty hunterJonas Glim. | ||||||
| 6 | "Nuclear Family Values" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)(UK) January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)(US)[79] | 0.76[83] | |
With most of the Justice League unavailable,Firestorm is the only one to stop a family of androids called theNuclear Family from blowing up a nuclear power plant. | ||||||
| 7 | "Zombie King" | Jake Castorena | Paul Dini | December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)(UK) February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)(US)[79] | 0.87[84] | |
Batman teams up with John Constantine,Zatanna, andSwamp Thing to stopSolomon Grundy, who is trying to raise azombie army using a magical gem. | ||||||
| 8 | "Galaxy Jest" | Jake Castorena | Duane Capizzi | December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)(UK) February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)(US)[85] | 0.83[86] | |
| 9 | "Time Share" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Josie Campbell | December 10, 2016 (2016-12-10)(UK) February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)(US)[85] | 0.74[87] | |
While chasingChronos, Batman andBlue Beetle are transported back in time to the former's first night as a superhero, where he worked to bring downCarmine Falcone and his men. The two must stop Chronos and prevent him from altering the timeline to erase Batman from existence. Note: The theme song fromBatman: The Animated Series was used as Past Batman's theme. | ||||||
| 10 | "Under a Red Sun" | Doug Murphy | Story by :Shannon Denton Teleplay by : Heath Corson | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)(UK) February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)(US)[85] | 0.83[88] | |
After a brief team up with Batman andBig Barda in their battle against theParademons, Superman is transported to a planet orbiting a red sun bySteppenwolf as part of Steppenwolf's plan to kill Superman and become a legend. Now with his powers slowly depleting, Superman must defeat Steppenwolf and get back to Earth. Meanwhile, Batman and Big Barda head toDarkseid's fortress on Apokolips to track down Superman, encounteringVirman Vundabar in the process. | ||||||
| 11 | "Play Date" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Paul Dini | December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)(UK) March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)(US) | 0.90[89] | |
Toyman and his army of toys invade theJustice League Watchtower and turn Wonder Woman, Superman, Cyborg, and Batman into players in a twisted version of a fighting game. Now Cyborg will need all of his gaming skills to defeat Toyman and escape. | ||||||
| 12 | "Repulse!" | Curt Geda [fr] | Jeremy Adams | December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)(UK) March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)(US) | 0.74[90] | |
While out with Wonder Woman, Superman is infected with nanobots that deflect anything near them. As Wonder Woman and Hawkman try to find a way to save him, Superman attempts to remove the nanobots by flying near a black hole. | ||||||
| 13 | "Trick or Threat" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | December 24, 2016 (2016-12-24)(UK) March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)(US) | 0.67[91] | |
Cain the Caretaker tells the audience aHalloween tale about theHouse of Mystery whereKlarion the Witch Boy transforms Batman, Zatanna, Constantine, andDoctor Fate into amnesiac children in an attempt to steal the Helmet of Fate. After falling for Klarion's trap and regaining their memories, the heroes must stop Klarion and escape the House of Mystery before it disappears by midnight. | ||||||
| 14 | "Speed Demon" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)(Poland) March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)(US) | 0.63[92] | |
After defeating a magically-enhancedHarley Quinn, Batman and Zatanna encounter Ember and her boss Brother Night, the latter of whom uses his dark magic to animate and control theBatmobile, who traps Zatanna in its trunk. With the help ofEtrigan the Demon, Batman must save her and defeat Brother Night and Amber, as Etrigan enlistsMerlin to enchant an ice cream van for a high-speed battle. | ||||||
| 15 | "Hat Trick" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Duane Capizzi | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)(Poland) April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08)(US) | 0.62[93] | |
Felix Faust steals Zatanna's hat to free a massive demon called Ghast and regain his youth by performing a summoning ritual at theHebrides. While Batman and Etrigan battle Ghast to keep him from getting to the mainland, Zatanna uses every trick in her arsenal to retrieve her hat. | ||||||
| 16 | "Luthor in Paradise" | Jake Castorena | Matt Wayne and Stan Berkowitz | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)(Poland) April 29, 2017 (2017-04-29)(US) | 0.79[94] | |
With help from the seductive witchCirce, Lex Luthor invades theAmazon island of Wonder Woman's homeworld,Themyscira, to obtain a mystical staff fromHippolyta that leads to the Fallen Realm. Their goal upon arriving in the Fallen Realm is to obtain the Oculus of the Argo, an artifact of theOlympian Gods that would give anyone that wields it the powers ofZeus. With help from Superman and Batman, Wonder Woman must find a way to stop those villains before they obtain the Oculus. | ||||||
| 17 | "Plastic Man Saves the World" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Heath Corson | January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15)(UK) May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06)(US) | 0.73[95] | |
| 18 | "Field Trip" | Jake Castorena | Josie Campbell | January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)(UK)[96] May 13, 2017 (2017-05-13)(US) | 0.58[97] | |
As Superman gives Blue Beetle, Firestorm, andStargirl a tour of theFortress of Solitude, they accidentally freeGeneral Zod,Faora, andQuex-Ul from thePhantom Zone and trap Superman within it. With no one able to assist them, the three teenage superheroes must work together to stop the Kryptonian villains. | ||||||
| 19 | "Rage of the Red Lanterns" | Jake Castorena | Ernie Altbacker | December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)(Poland) May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)(US) | 0.66[98] | |
Lobo steals three newly-forged rings from theRed Lanterns and pitsAtrocitus,Bleez, Dex-Starr,Zilius Zox, and Skallox against Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Cyborg. After Lobo steals the Spider Gauntlet in the League's possession, the Justice League and the Red Lanterns must team up to defeat him. | ||||||
| 20 | "Freezer Burn" | Jake Castorena | Jeremy Adams | December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)(Poland) May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27)(US) | 0.66[99] | |
Batman and Firestorm battleMr. Freeze andKiller Frost, who are working together to freeze Gotham. However, after Mr. Freeze betrays Killer Frost and uses her as a power source for his freeze ray, she reluctantly decides to aid the heroes in stopping him. | ||||||
| 21 | "Inside Job" | Doug Murphy | Heath Corson | March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)(France)[100] June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)(US) | 0.61[101] | |
When Lex Luthor infects Superman with a nanobot swarm that sucks up his solar energy,Atom shrinks Batman and Wonder Woman down to micro-size so that they can enter his bloodstream and dispose of the nanobots. | ||||||
| 22 | "The Trouble with Truth" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Mairghread Scott | March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)(France)[102] June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)(US) | 0.61[101] | |
| 23 | "Double Cross" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Jonathan Callan | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)(Canada)[103] June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)(US) | 0.76[104] | |
| 24 | "Battle for the Bottled City" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Heath Corson | January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)(UK) June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)(US) | 0.68[105] | |
After the events of "Plastic Man Saves the World", Atom shrinks Superman down to microscopic size so that he can enter the Bottled City ofKandor that was previously in Brainiac's possession. When Brainiac breaks into the Fortress of Solitude, defeats Cyborg, and reclaims the bottle, Atom must try to stop Brainiac on his own with the help of someSuperman robots. | ||||||
| 25 | "Garden of Evil" | Shaunt Nigoghossian[106] | Paul Dini[106] | March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)(France)[107] June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)(US) | 0.64[108] | |
When Swamp Thing has ablind date withPoison Ivy which leads to her controlling him in her plot to overrun Gotham City with monstrous plants, Batman works on an antidote to free Swamp Thing from Poison Ivy's control. Meanwhile, Poison Ivy is collaborating with Harley Quinn to help her keep Swamp Thing in check. Superman, Firestorm, and Vixen work to fight the Queens of Crime on their home turf. | ||||||
| 26 | "All Aboard the Space Train" | Doug Murphy | Ray Utarnachitt | March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)(France)[109] July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)(US) | 0.62[110] | |
| 27 | "Time Out"[111] | Jake Castorena | Jonathan Callan | July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)[112] | 0.68[113] | |
After Wonder Woman freezes in time following a fight with H.I.V.E., Batman teams up with Booster Gold when a creature called the Chronovore starts literally eating up time. | ||||||
| 28 | "The Fatal Fare"[114][115] | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | May 28, 2017 (2017-05-28)(Scandinavia)[114] July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)(US)[112] | 0.66[116] | |
While dealing with a competition inRoxy Rocket, Space Cabbie inadvertently learns about a great threat to the Justice League when one of his passengers turns out to beDarkseid. Upon taking him to one of the moons of a planet, Space Cabbie discovers that Darkseid,DeSaad, andKanto are torturing Superman with the virus in theirMother Box. Space Cabbie ends up doing a trick that ends up bringing Hawkman and Swamp Thing to his aid. | ||||||
| 29 | "Mxy's Mix-Up"[117] | Doug Murphy | Jim Krieg | July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)[112] | 0.56[118] | |
As Superman and Batman take Stargirl on a ride-along to protect theUnited Nations fromGorilla Grodd and his army of gorillas,Mister Mxyzptlk appears and causes chaos by body-swapping the Leaguers. When the Justice League's bravo team and Firestorm arrive and are affected as well, they must find a way to trick Mister Mxyzptlk into saying his name backward and defeat Grodd. | ||||||
| 30 | "Supernatural Adventures in Babysitting"[119] | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Ernie Altbacker | July 29, 2017 (2017-07-29)[112] | 0.59[120] | |
After helping Batman take down some criminals, Stargirl babysits Professor Anderson's son Timmy while he is away. During this time, Klarion invades Professor Anderson's house and poses as Timmy to obtain the Magdalene Grimoire. After Klarion finds the Grimoire and sheds his disguise, Stargirl notifies Batman, who brings John Constantine to help her. | ||||||
| 31 | "Booster's Gold"[121] | Jake Castorena | Jim Krieg | August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)(Portugal)[122][123] August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)(US)[124] | 0.46[125] | |
After arriving on an island near the Bermuda Triangle when looking for Booster Gold, Green Arrow discovers that he has broughtdinosaurs back from the past for a money-making venture after seeing amovie where scientists cloned the dinosaurs back to life. | ||||||
| 32 | "Boo-ray for Bizarro"[126][127] | Doug Murphy | Heath Corson | August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)(Portugal)[122][123] August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19)(US)[128] | 0.72[129] | |
WhenAmazo attacks Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash,Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter and begins replicating their powers,Bizarro becomes the Justice League's last hope to turn things around. | ||||||
| 33 | "Best Day Ever"[130] | Jake Castorena | Paul Dini | August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)(Portugal)[122][123] August 26, 2017 (2017-08-26)(US)[131] | 0.52[132] | |
Joker springs Lex Luthor from prison with the help of a Mother Box. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Flash must work to catch them all over the world. | ||||||
| 34 | "The Cube Root"[133] | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Story by : Ernie Altbacker Teleplay by : Jennifer Muro | August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)(Portugal)[122][123] September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02)(US)[131] | 0.54[134] | |
Firestorm attends the opening of the new Science Center established byMartin Stein's old college roommateMister Terrific until it gets crashed byCalculator. When Calculator hacks Mister Terrific's T-spheres, separates Firestorm back into Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, and kidnaps the former, it's up to Martin and Mister Terrific to work together to free Ronnie and defeat Calculator. | ||||||
| 35 | "Superman's Pal, Sid Sharp"[135] | Jake Castorena | Brian Ford Sullivan | August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)(Portugal)[122][123] September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)(US)[131] | 0.60[136] | |
StrugglingDaily Planet reporter Sid Sharp has aspirations on becoming a superhero and has been having problems with Clark Kent beating him to the Superman stories. When theParademons mistake Sid for Superman, Darkseid plans to lure Superman into a trap that is manned by DeSaad,Granny Goodness,Kalibak, and Kanto. | ||||||
| 36 | "Superman Red vs Superman Blue"[137] | Doug Murphy | Heath Corson | August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)(Portugal)[122][123] September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)(US) | 0.64[138] | |
Upon stealing an invention from a laboratory, Lex Luthor comes up with the means to separate each Justice Leaguer in two: the blue one being passive and good, the red one being aggressive and mean. He does this on Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman as the blue sides of them work with Green Arrow to stop Lex Luthor and their red counterparts from doing the same thing to all of Earth. | ||||||
| 37 | "The Ringer"[139][140] | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Jennifer Muro[141] | August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)(Portugal)[122][123] September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)(US) | 0.52[142] | |
Sinestro's ring is suddenly much more powerful than usual during his fight withGreen Lantern. Superman and Wonder Woman send a microscopic Atom into his ring to find out what the cause might be. While the others fight Sinestro, Atom fights past the fear parts of the power ring and finds the battery to Sinestro's power ring inside being guarded bySinestro Corps memberDespotellis. | ||||||
| 38 | "Forget Me Not"[143][144] | Shaunt Nigoghossian[143] | Jeremy Adams[143] | August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)(Portugal)[122][123] September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)(US) | 0.57[145] | |
Firestorm finds that Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman are in their civilian identities and have no memory of them being superheroes. He discovers that Felix Faust is behind this. Firestorm must find a way to get rid of their amnesia so that they can save Metropolis from an attack by Felix Faust and his army of Golems. | ||||||
| 39 | "The Brain Buster"[146] | Doug Murphy | Geoffrey Thorne andJohn Semper | October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) | 0.56[147] | |
A mysterious creature abducts Batman, Mr. Terrific, Lex Luthor, Calculator, andBrain where it puts them to the test to discover the smartest among them. They are unaware that the mysterious creature is someone they'd least suspect. | ||||||
| 40 | "E. Nigma, Consulting Detective" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Jonathan Callan | October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) | 0.58[148] | |
When the Joker traps Batman in one of his traps, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow decide against their better judgment to allowRiddler, who is trying to go straight, to help them track him down. Riddler assists them because Joker has stolen his riddle motives as he deciphers Joker's riddles that lead him, Wonder Woman, and Green Arrow to Solomon Grundy's cell, the Iceberg Lounge, and the Gotham Art Museum. | ||||||
| 41 | "Harley Goes Ape!" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Paul Dini | October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) | 0.64[149] | |
When Gorilla Grodd takes control of the giant chimpanzeeTitano, the only person who seems to be able to override his control is Harley Quinn, who nursed him as a chimp atS.T.A.R. Labs. Stargirl must help Harley free Titano so that Superman and Stargirl can defeat Gorilla Grodd. | ||||||
| 42 | "Phased and Confused"[150] | Jake Castorena | Patrick Rieger | August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)(Portugal)[122][123] October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)(US) | 0.59[151] | |
An explosion near the Sun opens a temporary rift into the Phantom Zone allowing General Zod to escape as he plans to free Faora and Quex-Ul. When members of the Justice League are affected by a fragment of Krypton and become phantom-like, their only hope for freedom is to somehow get a message to Booster Gold to return them to normal and stop General Zod before he frees Faora and Quex-Ul. | ||||||
| 43 | "It'll Take a Miracle!" | Jake Castorena | Jeremy Adams | November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) | 0.63[152] | |
Big Barda's life hangs in the balance when Darkseid forces Batman to track down the elusiveMister Miracle (who is Big Barda's boyfriend) and bring back theAnti-Life Equation he stole from Apokolips. Even when Batman finds Mister Miracle, he has to compete with Granny Goodness and theFemale Furies membersBernadeth andLashina to see who will get the Anti-Life Equation to Darkseid first. | ||||||
| 44 | "System Error" | Jake Castorena | Patrick Rieger | November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) | 0.54[153] | |
When Batman discovers that he and the rest of the Justice League are robots while fighting villains that don't normally team up, he, Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Booster Gold investigate to find out who did this and why. They find their answers to be part of a research done by Darkseid, leaving them unable to attack him or the Parademons. | ||||||
| 45 | "Race Against Crime" | Doug Murphy | Jeremy Adams | November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18) | 0.69[154] | |
Superman and Flash race for charity only to fall under a trap perpetrated by Lex Luthor who has devised a "time" suit with the help of Chronos that allows him to control everyone's speed. | ||||||
| 46 | "Party Animal" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini and Tim Sheridan | December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02) | 0.52[155] | |
Determined to finally throw a successfulChristmas party for the Justice League, Green Arrow finds his plans thwarted when Plastic Man brings a tranquilized Solomon Grundy to the gathering. | ||||||
| 47 | "Watchtower Tours" | Jake Castorena | Tim Sheridan | December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)(Poland)[156] May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)(US) | 0.44[157] | |
When Booster Gold andSkeets start giving tours of the Watchtower to make some extra cash, they inadvertently bring in Granny Goodness, Joker, and Toyman who are disguised as tourists. | ||||||
| 48 | "Barehanded" | Jake Castorena | Story by : Jim Krieg & Andy Breckman Teleplay by : Jim Krieg | December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)(Poland)[158] May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)(US) | 0.41[159] | |
When Green Lantern leaves his ring in an intergalactic restroom after washing his hands, he discovers it's gone. This leads him and Space Cabbie on a wild chase for the aliens who might have taken it. Note: At the end of the episode, Space Cabbie's new GPS is revealed to be an amnesiac Aya fromGreen Lantern: The Animated Series, who leaves in search of "something... or someone" (Razer). | ||||||
| 49 | "Captain Bamboozle" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Marc Guggenheim | December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)(Poland)[158] May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)(US) | 0.41[160] | |
Mister Mxyzptlk decides to create some mischief by endowing Shazam's well-meaningUncle Dudley with superpowers bigger than anyone in the Justice League. | ||||||
| 50 | "Keeping Up with the Kryptonians" | Jake Castorena | Story by : Andrew Kreisberg & Lauren Certo Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Lauren Certo and Tim Sheridan | December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)(Poland)[156] June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)(US) | 0.41[161] | |
| 51 | "Unleashed" | Doug Murphy | Tim Sheridan | December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)(Poland)[156] June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)(US) | 0.57[162] | |
While the Justice League is away on a mission, Plastic Man is not only left in charge of the Watchtower, but also Superman's dogKrypto. He also allows a seemly lost cat in the tower, unaware that it is actually Dex-Starr, who Atrocitus sent to invade Earth on the League's absence. | ||||||
| 52 | "She Wore Red Velvet" | Shaunt Nigoghossian | Tim Sheridan | December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)(Poland)[156] June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)(US) | 0.46[163] | |
When Booster Gold and the Justice League come under attack by a mysterious and unrelenting new villainess known as Red Velvet, Booster comes to realize she's actually the fiancée he left at the altar in the future. | ||||||
A short-form web series, "Justice League Action Shorts", began airing on the DC Kids'YouTube channel on June 29, 2017.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Up And Atom!" | Doug Murphy | Eric Carrasco | June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)[164] | |
WhenAtom is offered membership into the Justice League byBatman andWonder Woman, he nearly passes on the idea until a Parademon attacks the Watchtower. He defeats the creature by shrinking and trapping it, and joins the Justice League afterward. | |||||
| 2 | "Beep Beep!" | Doug Murphy | Tim Sheridan | June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)[165] | |
| 3 | "Chemistry" | Doug Murphy | Jonathan Callan & Eric Carrasco | June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)[166] | |
| 4 | "Good Cop, Bat Cop" | Doug Murphy | Jim Krieg | July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)[167] | |
After Superman and Batman catchDeadshot, they use interrogation techniques in an attempt to force him to say who called the hit on Batman as Wonder Woman and Firestorm watch. | |||||
| 5 | "It's A Trap!" | Doug Murphy | Jim Krieg | July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)[168] | |
Luring Superman to a warehouse by claiming that he kidnapped a young girl named Brie Gruyère,Lex Luthor is confident that he knows more about Superman. Superman knew it was a trap, as both those names are types of cheese. | |||||
| 6 | "Lasso of Lies" | Doug Murphy | Tim Sheridan | July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)[169] | |
Deadshot targets Wonder Woman and she tries to get answers out of Deadshot on who hired him to take out Wonder Woman. When she tries to use her Lasso of Truth, she finds thatPlastic Man is posing as it and thatBooster Gold had borrowed it to help in his deal involving his Booster Car. | |||||
| 7 | "Quality Time" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)[170] | |
While fightingPoison Ivy,Star Sapphire,Cheetah, and Ember, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Flash find that fighting villains together is all the time they share together. After the villains are defeated, the Justice League works to find another activity to do together when not fighting villains. | |||||
| 8 | "Selfie Help!" | Doug Murphy | Tim Sheridan | August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)[171] | |
Space Cabbie is willing to pay off his fare for some Super Hero selfies, but Batman hates having his picture taken after Space Cabbie had finished picking him up fromNew Genesis. During this time, Booster Gold photobombs Space Cabbie's selfies to promote his Golden Fizz drink leading up to Space Cabbie ending up in a holographic training simulator where Wonder Woman fights some Parademons. | |||||
| 9 | "Special Delivery" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)[172] | |
Space Cabbie takes on Booster Gold and a female alien as his latest passengers. As Booster Gold is on the run fromGranny Goodness and the two Parademons with her upon uploading a lot of selfies following the Justice League's fight on Apokolips, the female alien needs to get to Cosmos General Hospital when she goes into labour. | |||||
| 10 | "Justice 1,2,3, Go!" | Doug Murphy | Shaunt Nigoghossian | August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)[173] | |
In the jungle, Batman, Wonder Woman,Cyborg, and Plastic Man are looking for H.I.V.E.'s headquarters as they are attacked by missiles coming from an unseen location. When Plastic Man unknowingly deploys himself in the aircraft's submarine, he unexpectedly finds H.I.V.E's headquarters. | |||||
| 11 | "Toymano a Mano[174]" | Doug Murphy | Shaunt Nigoghossian | August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24) | |
A toy-related heist is being caused byToyman who is using special mind-control football helmets that he uses to control Cyborg and Plastic Man into serving him. Now Batman must work to free his captive teammates and apprehend Toyman. | |||||
| 12 | "Mint Condition" | Doug Murphy | Josie Campbell | October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) | |
Toyman takes control of Cyborg's latest action figures called Bot-Bots causing Cyborg, Batman, and Stargirl to fight them. Cyborg's knowledge of each of the Bot-Bots would end up playing a key in Toyman's weakness. | |||||
| 13 | "True Colors" | Doug Murphy | Joise Campbell | October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) | |
During Superman's fight withMetallo,Martin Stein advises Firestorm to use his powers to turn Metallo's Kryptonite power source into lead only to accidentally turn it into its different color varieties. He ultimately remembers that he wrote the Kryptonite formula down beforehand, and is successfully able to transform it. | |||||
| 14 | "Missing the Mark" | Doug Murphy | Akira "Mark" Fujita | October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) | |
Celebrity actorMark Hamill is kidnapped byJoker andTrickster after leaving Gotham Conservatory. The two of them then proceed to take him on a rampant car chase through the city to afford a ransom for his safe return. As the police pursue Joker's car, Hamill manages to trick them by impersonating their voices to start a fight between the two villains before being saved bySwamp Thing. Note: Mark Hamill voices all four characters in this short. | |||||
| 15 | "Plastic Man of Steel" | Doug Murphy | Eric Carrasco | November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) | |
AsLois Lane is close to deducing his secret identity, Superman enlists Plastic Man to pose as him. While the ruse works, the three of them are attacked by Lex Luthor in a high tech suit who wants a retraction on the article that was written about him. As Superman is weakened by Luthor's red sun beams, Plastic Man is the only one left to fight him. | |||||
| 16 | "Something in the Hair" | Doug Murphy | Jim Krieg & Alan Burnett | November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) | |
Poison Ivy uses her mind-controlling spores to seduce Batman into helping her escape from the Justice League Watchtower's lockup. Plastic Man works to find a way to get Batman back to normal and recapture Poison Ivy. | |||||
| 17 | "Super Stakeout" | Doug Murphy | Heath Corson | November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16) | |
As Green Arrow helps Batman on his stakeout onPenguin and his henchmen, Plastic Man tries to prove to Green Arrow that he can be stealthy with comical results. | |||||
| 18 | "Driver's Ed" | Doug Murphy | Eric Carrasco | November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23) | |
Space Cabbie helps Stargirl as she practices for her upcoming space driving test as they do their test in an asteroid belt. One of the unexpected obstacles for Stargirl's space driving test isZilius Zox as he attempts to rob a Space ATM. | |||||
| 19 | "Skyjacked" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) | |
Poison Ivy andHarley Quinn steal the Justice League's jet from the Watchtower, with Batman in hot pursuit. | |||||
| 20 | "The Goddess Must Be Crazy" | Doug Murphy | Kevin Rubio | December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) | |
OnThemyscira,Supergirl and Wonder Woman practice their sparring on each other. Despite measures taken byQueen Hippolyta to prevent men from setting foot on Themyscira,Felix Faust manages to attack the island by possessing Supergirl. | |||||
| 21 | "Eezy Freezy" | Doug Murphy | Paul Dini | December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) | |
Plastic Man isn't great in the cold when it comes toMr. Freeze's crime spree, but Batman will always find a way to make the best of a frozen situation. | |||||
| 22 | "Clown Party" | Doug Murphy | Eric Carrasco | December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21) | |
When Joker crashes a children's birthday party after evading Batman, he's up to his usual mayhem. WithShazam's help, he may turn out to be the best clown ever. | |||||
Justice League Action premiered onCartoon Network UK on November 26, 2016,[5][175] and onCartoon Network in the USA on December 16.[2] In 2017,Justice League Action premiered onCartoon Network Australia on March 18,[176] and premiered onCartoon Network Philippines on March 25.[177]
McDonald'sHappy Meal toys were distributed to coincide with the show's release on September 20, 2016 in theUnited States only.[178][better source needed]
[Atom]'s in a few. My favorite is "The Ringer" which has super cool, trippy backgrounds