Created byGrant Morrison, the team first appeared in the final page ofJLA #23 (except The Flash, who was created byMark Waid and first appeared inFlash 50th Anniversary Special (1990)).
During theConvergence storyline, theMetropolis of the 853rd century is among the cities contained in domes on Telos. Owlwoman was mentioned to have fallen in battle as Batman tells Superman to hang her picture up on the wall of their fallen comrades. When the domes are destroyed, the Justice Legion battles theCrime Syndicate.[1]
Justice Legion Alpha is made up of future analogs of modern heroes. Their membership includes:
Superman: The latest in theSuperman dynasty that stretches from modern times to the 853rd century. One of the intervening Supermen married a queen from thefifth dimension, granting the succeeding Supermen ten additional senses. The original Superman, having obtained godlike abilities, lives in the heart of the Sun and grants powers to his descendants so long as they continue to protect Earth.
Wonder Woman: Amarblestatue granted life by the Goddess of Truth. She has similar powers to the original and also carries two shape-changing weapons similar in nature to Diana'sinvisible jet, which typically act as her sentient bracelets, Charity and Harmony. She operates fromVenus.
Batman:Pluto is now a penal colony. When the current Batman was a child, he lived with his prison-guard parents on Pluto before they were killed by prisoners. Remembering the legend of the originalBatman, he decided it would take someone of extraordinary will to control the prison and took command himself. He has trained his whole life to become a perfect crime-fighter and also has numerous technological enhancements. Hissidekick is a robot calledRobin, the Toy Wonder.
Flash: Originally from the 27th century, the time traveling speedster John Fox had metWally West, the 20th-centuryFlash, before he wound up in the 853rd century. He operates fromMercury.
Aquaman: King of the oceanic planet ofNeptune. Unlike the originalAquaman, he has a morefish-like appearance, as well as thepsionic ability to control water.
Hourman: An android with the memories of Rex Tyler, the originalHourman. He has mastery over time and space made possible by a cosmic artifact, the Worlogog.
Starman: Farris Knight is a direct descendant ofTed Knight, although his specific family only took up the Starman legacy starting with his great-grandfather. He monitors the artificial sunSolaris and lives in aspace station that exists whereUranus once was.
Resurrection Man: Mitch Shelley, still unable to die, has become the team's tactician, replacingMartian Manhunter (who has since fused withMars). He has a device on his arm that kills him in a controlled manner, letting him choose which powers he acquires upon resurrecting.
The Atom: The Atom of the 853rd century is a scientist and the only survivor of an alternate universe that was consumed by the main universe. Instead of simply shrinking himself like other Atoms, he can divide his mass into duplicates of himself, spreading the same amount of matter across his clones. When they reach atomic scale, the Atoms can arrange themselves into a variety of molecular configurations.
Owlwoman: Little is known about the Owlwoman of the 853rd century except that she is the child of a human father and aQwardian mother and possesses an advanced flight harness that grants her the ability to travel at thespeed of light.
