The Best Episodes of Justice League Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(1299 votes)

   #1 - Injustice for All (2)

   S1:E179/13/2002

   Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison, and terminally ill due to long term kryptonite exposure, Lex Luthor escapes and assembles a supervillain team consisting of Cheetah, The Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, Copperhead, and Ultra-Humanite to take on the Justice League, calling themselves the Injustice Gang. The Joker also becomes part of the team, but on his own choice. However, this gang proves short-lived as its major weakness proves no match for Batman's wiles.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
2. 

   8.6/10(1254 votes)

   #2 - A Knight of Shadows (2)

   S1:E199/27/2002

   Morgaine and Mordred get the Stone and plan to transform England and restore it to its medieval glory.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Keith Damron

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Keith Damron
3. 

   8.4/10(1277 votes)

   #3 - Injustice for All (1)

   S1:E169/6/2002

   Exposed as a criminal, sentenced to prison, and terminally ill due to long term kryptonite exposure, Lex Luthor escapes and assembles a supervillain team consisting of Cheetah, The Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, Copperhead, and Ultra-Humanite to take on the Justice League, calling themselves the Injustice Gang. The Joker also becomes part of the team, but on his own choice. However, this gang proves short-lived as its major weakness proves no match for Batman's wiles.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
4. 

   8.4/10(1264 votes)

   #4 - A Knight of Shadows (1)

   S1:E189/20/2002

   The sorceress Morgaine Le Fey and her son Mordred search for the Philosopher's Stone, and the Justice League need the help of the Demon Etrigan to thwart her.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Keith Damron

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Keith Damron
5. 

   8.4/10(1129 votes)

   #5 - The Savage Time (3)

   S1:E2411/9/2002

   Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor survive the attack and trick the Germans into believing that the communicator was destroyed. GL and Easy Co. find the runaway and discover that Vandal Savage plans to use jet aircraft to invade America. GL boards and tries to stop Vandal's plane while Hawkgirl, Superman, and Flash try to intercept the flight with J'onn's help. With the aid of the Blackhawks and Flash notifying the U.S. Navy, the German flight is shot down and Vandal apparently is killed. The JLA return to the present to find everything restored and Wonder Woman visits a now elderly Steve Trevor in the restored present.

   Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
6. 

   8.0/10(1633 votes)

   #6 - In Blackest Night (2)

   S1:E311/26/2001

   Believing that Green Lantern is receiving an unfair trial, the Leaguers investigate, while GL's superiors, the Guardians of the Universe, enter as witnesses. But the whole trial may be a ruse.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
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7. 

   7.9/10(1912 votes)

   #7 - Secret Origins

   S1:E111/17/2001

   Batman and Superman team up to deal with an alien invasion, and a telepathic message leads the duo to a military base housing future ally J'onn J'onzz.

   Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

   Writer:Rich Fogel

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   Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

   Writer:Rich Fogel
8. 

   7.8/10(1670 votes)

   #8 - In Blackest Night (1)

   S1:E211/19/2001

   No man escapes the Manhunters.' An alien court sends the Manhunters to bring Green Lantern back for prosecution on the charge of genocide, and the League gets involved.

   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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   Director:Butch Lukic

   Writer:Stan Berkowitz
9. 

   7.8/10(1301 votes)

   #9 - Paradise Lost (2)

   S1:E71/28/2002

   The League fights to save Paradise Island, and Wonder Woman's own mother, from Felix Faust and Lord Hades.

   Director:Dan Riba

   Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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   Director:Dan Riba

   Writer:Joseph Kuhr
10. 

    7.6/10(1241 votes)

    #10 - War World (2)

    S1:E93/3/2002

    Fight promoter and new contestant Mongul instructs Superman to throw the fight against him, or he'll destroy the enslaved Draaga's home planet.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
11. 

    7.6/10(1063 votes)

    #11 - Metamorphosis (1)

    S1:E2010/4/2002

    An old friend of John Stewart's is inadvertently turned into a freak capable of altering his molecular structure, separating him from his girlfriend and pitting him against the League.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Len Uhley

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Len Uhley
12. 

    7.6/10(1041 votes)

    #12 - Metamorphosis (2)

    S1:E2110/11/2002

    The League battle Metamorpho but soon discover that his future father-in-law, Simon Stagg, poses the true menace.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Dwayne McDuffie
13. 

    7.5/10(1406 votes)

    #13 - The Enemy Below (2)

    S1:E512/10/2001

    Betrayed by his own subjects, Aquaman and the League fight to save Atlantis, the world, and Aquaman's own son against his half-brother Orm's coup.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Kevin Hopps

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Kevin Hopps
14. 

    7.5/10(1315 votes)

    #14 - Paradise Lost (1)

    S1:E61/21/2002

    Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island to make up with her mother for her rapid departure, only to find the Amazons transformed to statues. The sorcerer Felix Faust is holding them hostage to force Diana to recover three ancient artifacts.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Joseph Kuhr

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Joseph Kuhr
15. 

    7.5/10(1257 votes)

    #15 - War World (1)

    S1:E82/23/2002

    Superman and J'onn are taken prisoner during a rescue mission gone bad, and Superman is forced to compete in a gladiatorial tournament on a distant world while Hawkgirl and Green Lantern try to rescue them.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
16. 

    7.5/10(1153 votes)

    #16 - The Brave and the Bold (2)

    S1:E113/17/2002

    When Gorilla Grodd mentally enslaves a city of humans and prepares to destroy Gorilla City, Green Lantern and Flash try to defeat him while the other Leaguers move to help the ape civilization.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel
17. 

    7.5/10(1133 votes)

    #17 - Fury (2)

    S1:E134/14/2002

    When the male Leaguers are infected by the same disease sweeping Earth, Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl must defeat Aresia and find a cure.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
18. 

    7.4/10(1177 votes)

    #18 - The Brave and the Bold (1)

    S1:E103/10/2002

    When the Flash is mind-controlled into committing a crime, he and Green Lantern work to clear his name and uncover a sinister scheme.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writers:Paul Dini, Rich Fogel
19. 

    7.4/10(1140 votes)

    #19 - Fury (1)

    S1:E124/7/2002

    A renegade Amazon, Aresia, leads a new incarnation of the Injustice Gang to accumulate the components for a bio-weapon.

    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.4/10(1104 votes)

    #20 - Legends (1)

    S1:E144/21/2002

    An explosion throws four Leaguers into an alternate dimension where they meet their childhood comic book heroes...the Justice Guild!

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Andrew Kreisberg

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Andrew Kreisberg
21. 

    7.4/10(1094 votes)

    #21 - Legends (2)

    S1:E154/28/2002

    The League aid the Justice Guild against their arch-nemeses while trying to unravel the secrets of the Guild's world.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Andrew Kreisberg

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Andrew Kreisberg
22. 

    7.4/10(1020 votes)

    #22 - The Savage Time (1)

    S1:E2211/9/2002

    When the present is altered, the Justice League must travel back in time to World War II to restore history.

    Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
23. 

    7.4/10(1019 votes)

    #23 - The Savage Time (2)

    S1:E2311/9/2002

    A separate League struggle against the Nazis and determine who is responsible for the Axis' technological advances.

    Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Directors:Butch Lukic, Dan Riba

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
24. 

    7.3/10(1443 votes)

    #24 - The Enemy Below (1)

    S1:E412/3/2001

    When Aquaman, ruler of Atlantis, decides he has had enough of the surface-dwellers trespassing in his ocean, the Justice League tries to smooth things over. Aquaman takes Superman's advice and arrives in New York City to speak to the World Assembly, but it soon becomes apparent that he may have been right about the surface-dwellers all along.

    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Kevin Hopps

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    Director:Dan Riba

    Writer:Kevin Hopps