Season Guide
Justice League Action — Season 1
Season 1 Review
Season 1 of Justice League Action premiered 2016-12-16 and ran 52 episodes through 2018-02-10.
Episodes
1
SummaryThe villainous Black Adam battles Batman on the Rock of Eternity and unleashes a horde of Djinn determined to turn the Earth back to its pre-human, volcanic state.Our TakeWeak by…
2
SummarySuperman, Wonder Woman, and Martian Manhunter try to stop the second Djinn, Kalathoth, who has Parasite's powers.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
3
SummaryWhen Batman gets possessed by an evil Djinn named Uthool, Superman and other members of the Justice League must battle the Dark Knight.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more…
4
SummaryWhen the JLA tries to stop the Brothers Djinn, the ghoulish trio are able to direct spells on our heroes by saying their names, forcing the heroes to disguise themselves…
5
SummaryWhile escorting Mr. Mind between planets, Superman is attacked by Lobo, and seeks help from Space Cabbie.Our TakeAn all-timer. If you sample one episode of Justice League Action, make it…
6
SummaryFirestorm encounters a group misguided robots who intend to blow up a nuclear power plant.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds you why Justice…
7
SummaryBatman teams up with John Constantine, Zatanna, and Swamp Thing when Solomon Grundy tries to raise a zombie army with a magical gem that would also enable him to transform…
8
SummaryWonder Woman and Superman have to rescue Joker from Mongul. Meanwhile, Batman and Flash try to stop a massive laughing gas bomb that Joker has hidden away in Gotham City.Our…
9
SummaryBatman and Blue Beetle are thrown back in time where they must stop Chronos from destroying Batman on his first night in Gotham City where he faces off against Carmine…
10
SummaryAfter a brief team up with Batman and Big Barda in their battle against the Parademons, Superman is transported to a planet orbiting a red sun by Steppenwolf. This is…
11
SummaryWhen the Justice League Watchtower is invaded by Toyman and his army of....toys, Wonder Woman, Superman, Cyborg, and Batman are turned into players in a twisted version of a fighting…
12
SummaryWhile out with Wonder Woman, Superman has been infected by the "Repulse" as part of Lex Luthor's plan to destroy Superman. Because of this, Superman has now become the new…
13
SummaryCain the Caretaker tells the audience a Halloween tale about the House of Mystery where Batman, Zatanna, Constantine, and Doctor Fate are all turned back into 10-year-olds, with very little…
14
Summary"Speed Demon" After defeating a magically-enhanced Harley Quinn, Batman and Zatanna encounter Ember and her boss Brother Night who later uses his dark magic to animate and control the Batmobile…
15
Summary"Hat Trick" Felix Faust steals Zatanna's hat during a mannequin attack on a mall. He plans to use Zatanna's hat to free a massive demon called Ghast and get his…
16
Summary"Luthor in Paradise" With help from the seductive witch Circe, Lex Luthor invades the Amazon island of Wonder Woman's home world, Themyscira, to obtain a mystical staff from Hippolyta that…
17
SummaryWhile Superman, Batman, Cyborg and Vixen try to stop Brainiac, Plastic Man sneaks into Brainiac's spaceship to destroy the shrink ray and save the world to prove his worth as…
18
SummaryAs Superman gives Blue Beetle, Firestorm and Stargirl a tour of the Fortress of Solitude, they run afoul of General Zod, Faora and Non, Kryptonian criminals accidentally freed from the…
19
Summary"Rage of the Red Lanterns" Lobo steals three newly-forged rings from the Red Lanterns and pits Atrocitus, Zilius Zox, Bleez, Dex-Starr, and Skallox against Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Cyborg.…
20
Summary"Freezer Burn" Mr. Freeze flies on his freeze gun-wielding airship to freeze all of Gotham City using Killer Frost as his power source after tricking her into an alliance after…
21
Summary"Inside Job" When Superman is infected with a nanobot swarm that is sucking up Superman's solar energy upon being shot into him by Lex Luthor, Atom shrinks Batman and Wonder…
22
Summary"The Trouble with Truth" Athena shows up wanting Wonder Woman to relocate to Mount Olympus so that she can fill in the position of Goddess of Truth. In order to…
23
Summary"Double Cross" In order for Batman and Firestorm to lure Deadshot into a trap, they have Plastic Man pose as Two-Face due to the fact that Deadshot was hired by…
24
Summary"Battle for the Bottled City" After the events of "Plastic Man Saves the World," Atom shrinks Superman down to microscopic size so that he can enter the Bottled City of…
25
Summary"Garden of Evil" When Swamp Thing has a blind date with Poison Ivy which leads to her controlling him in her plot to overrun Gotham City with her monstrous plants,…
26
Summary"All Aboard the Space Train" In a strange turn of events, Batman and Cyborg enlist the help of Space Cabbie and a defrosted Jonah Hex to stop Kanjar Ro's hijacking…
27
Summary"Time Out" After Wonder Woman freezes in time following a fight with the H.I.V.E., Batman teams up with Booster Gold when a creature called the Chronovore starts literally eating up…
28
Summary"The Fatal Fare" While dealing with a competition in Roxy Rocket, Space Cabbie inadvertently learns about a great threat to the Justice League when one of his passengers turns out…
29
SummaryAs Superman and Batman take Stargirl on a ride-along to protect the United Nations from Gorilla Grodd and his army of gorillas, Mister Mxyzptlk pops up from the 5th Dimension…
30
SummaryAfter helping Batman take down some criminals, Stargirl babysits Professor Anderson's son Timmy while he is away. During this time, Klarion the Witch Boy invades Professor Anderson's house and poses…
31
SummaryGreen Arrow becomes involved with Booster Gold when he discovers that the self-centered superhero has brought dinosaurs back from the past for a money-making venture.Our TakeA standout hour — the…
32
SummaryWhen Amazo attacks Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter where he begins to replicate their powers one-by-one, the klutzy Superman look-alike Bizarro becomes the Justice League's…
33
SummaryJoker springs Lex Luthor from prison with the help of a Mother Box. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Flash must work to catch them as they travel all over the…
34
SummaryFirestorm attends the opening of the new Science Center established by Martin Stein's old college roommate Mister Terrific until it gets crashed by Calculator. When Calculator hacks Mister Terrific's T-spheres…
35
SummaryStruggling Daily 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 Sid Sharp is…
36
SummaryLuthor comes up with the means to separate each Justice Leaguer in two, one blue and passive and good, the other red and aggressive and mean.Our TakeA masterclass episode —…
37
SummarySinestro's ring is suddenly much more powerful than usual, so the Justice League sends a microscopic Atom into his ring to find out what the cause might be.Our TakeSolid, satisfying…
38
SummaryWhen Firestorm discovers that League members have no memory of who they are, it's up to him to find them in their secret identities and convince them they are Super…
39
SummaryA mysterious creature abducts Batman, Mr. Terrific, Luthor and two of the brainiest villains in the universe to put them to the test to discover who is the smartest among…
40
SummaryWhen the Joker traps Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow decide against their better judgement to allow Riddler, who is trying to go straight, to help them track him down.…
41
SummaryWhen Gorilla Grodd takes control over the giant chimpanzee Titano, the only person who seems to be able to override his control is the medical worker who nursed him as…
42
SummaryAn 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…
43
SummaryBig Barda's life hangs in the balance when Batman is forced by Darkseid to track down the elusive Mister Miracle (who is Big Barda's boyfriend) and bring back the Anti-Life…
44
SummaryWhen Batman discover 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…
45
SummarySuperman 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…
46
SummaryGreen Arrow is determined to finally throw a successful holiday party for the Justice League; his plan is however thwarted when Plastic Man brings a tranquilized Solomon Grundy to the…
47
SummaryWhen Booster Gold starts to secretly give tours of the Watchtower to make some extra cash, he inadvertently brings in super villains, poorly disguised as tourists.Our TakeA strong episode with…
48
SummaryWhen Green Lantern leaves his ring in an intergalactic restroom after washing his hands, he discovers it's gone, leading him on a wild chase for the aliens who might have…
49
SummaryMr. Mxyzptlk decides to create some mischief by endowing Shazam's well-meaning Uncle Dudley with superpowers bigger than anyone in the league.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes,…
50
SummaryMister Mxyzptlk alters history so that Supergirl and Superman are respectively a ditzy actress and a Kaznian enforcer that never met. Now with the rest of the League nonexistent, the…
51
SummaryWhile the Justice League is away on a mission, Plastic Man is not only left in charge of the Watchtower, but also Superman's dog Krypto just as the Red Lantern…
52
SummaryWhen Booster and the JLA come under attack by a mysterious and unrelenting new villain known as Red Velvet, Booster comes to realize she's actually the fiance he left at…