The Best Episodes of Justice League Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(1786 votes)

   #1 - 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:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

   Writer:Rich Fogel

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   Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

   Writer:Rich Fogel
2. 

   7.8/10(1551 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   8.0/10(1521 votes)

   #3 - 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
4. 

   7.3/10(1336 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   7.5/10(1303 votes)

   #5 - 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
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   7.5/10(1220 votes)

   #6 - 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 statutes. 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
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   7.8/10(1204 votes)

   #7 - Paradise Lost (2)

   S1:E71/28/2002

   The League fight 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
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   7.5/10(1171 votes)

   #8 - 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
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   7.7/10(1154 votes)

   #9 - 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
10. 

    7.4/10(1099 votes)

    #10 - 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
11. 

    7.5/10(1073 votes)

    #11 - 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
12. 

    7.4/10(1057 votes)

    #12 - 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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13. 

    7.5/10(1051 votes)

    #13 - 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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    Director:Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
14. 

    7.4/10(1022 votes)

    #14 - 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
15. 

    7.4/10(1011 votes)

    #15 - 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
16. 

    8.4/10(1202 votes)

    #16 - 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
17. 

    8.7/10(1223 votes)

    #17 - 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
18. 

    8.4/10(1177 votes)

    #18 - 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
19. 

    8.6/10(1167 votes)

    #19 - 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
20. 

    7.6/10(989 votes)

    #20 - 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
21. 

    7.6/10(968 votes)

    #21 - 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
22. 

    7.4/10(945 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:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
23. 

    7.4/10(941 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:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz

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    Directors:Dan Riba, Butch Lukic

    Writer:Stan Berkowitz
24. 

    8.4/10(1050 votes)

    #24 - 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