| Justice League Elite | |
|---|---|
 The cover toJustice League Elite #1, art byDoug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2004 – August 2005 |
| No. of issues | 12 |
| Main character(s) | Sister Superior Coldcast Menagerie Manitou Raven Green Arrow Flash Major Disaster Kasumi Naif al-Sheikh |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Joe Kelly |
| Artist | Doug Mahnke |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN 1-4012-0481-3 |
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1-4012-1556-4 |
Justice League Elite is a twelve-issue comic booklimited series published monthly byDC Comics in 2004 and 2005. The title was created by writerJoe Kelly andpencillerDoug Mahnke. The limited series is a spin-off from theJLA title.
The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops that would not be acceptable for theJLA to "sully their hands" with.
"The Justice League Elite are a not-exactly-sanctioned, don't-ask-don't-tell, covert operations unit-- newly formed to hunt and eliminate extra-normal threats to the earth before they go public". (JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004)
The team was formed at the endJLA #100 from most of the second incarnation ofThe Elite (only missing Hat), members of the JLA and a couple of spies/assassins. They operated out ofSomerset, New Jersey.
The group's appearances have been collected in twotrade paperbacks:
