The BEST episodes of Justice League

Every episode of Justice League ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Justice League!

An American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. After its second season, it became Justice League Unlimited, and ran an additional three seasons.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: Cartoon NetworkStatus: Ended
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The Greatest Story Never Told
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8.80
219 votes

#1 - The Greatest Story Never Told

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2004

While the sorcerer Mordru invades Metropolis and the League must attack en masse to stop him, gloryhound and erstwhile superhero Booster Gold ends up ""crowd control"" and does some world-saving of his own.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Starcrossed (3)
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8.67
454 votes

#2 - Starcrossed (3)

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/29/2004

The League defeats the squad of hawkmen sent to kill them at the Batcave, but must now figure out how to stop the activation of the hypergate before it destroys Earth.

Directors: Butch Lukic
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Grudge Match
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8.63
112 votes

#3 - Grudge Match

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2006

Roulette returns with a new version of Metabrawl...and plans to use the Justice League to boost her ratings.

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Clash
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8.61
247 votes

#4 - Clash

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/11/2005

Captain Marvel, the World's Mightiest Mortal, joins the Justice League as Lex Luthor initiates a new plot.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Dead Reckoning
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8.61
112 votes

#5 - Dead Reckoning

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2006

The League comes to the aid of Boston Brand, the ghost of a deceased circus acrobat, who needs their help in recovering the souls of members of a monastic order.

Directors: Dan Riba
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The Great Brain Robbery
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8.60
114 votes

#6 - The Great Brain Robbery

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2006

A mystic artifact causes Lex Luthor and the Flash to switch bodies.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Destroyer
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8.50
139 votes

#7 - Destroyer

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/2006

Faced with a common enemy, Lex Luthor and his criminals offer the League to join.

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Flash and Substance
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8.46
113 votes

#8 - Flash and Substance

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2006

The Flash must handle an onslaught of super-villains during the opening of a museum in his honor.

Writer: Matt Wayne
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For the Man Who Has Everything
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8.45
355 votes

#9 - For the Man Who Has Everything

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/7/2004

Batman and Wonder Woman deliver presents to Superman at the Fortress of Solitude for his birthday, but find he's been immobilized by a special "gift" courtesy of the world-conquering Mongul.

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Panic in the Sky
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8.42
273 votes

#10 - Panic in the Sky

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/9/2005

When the founding members are taken out of action, the remaining League members fight to survive Cadmus' ultimate attack on the team.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Flashpoint
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8.39
273 votes

#11 - Flashpoint

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/2/2005

After an unexpected battle, Superman considers declaring war on Cadmus.

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Patriot Act
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8.36
84 votes

#12 - Patriot Act

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2006

Green Arrow must lead a team of non-powered superheroes against a berserk super-soldier attacking Metropolis.

Writer: Matt Wayne
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Starcrossed (2)
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8.34
449 votes

#13 - Starcrossed (2)

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/29/2004

The League manage to escape and take refuge at Wayne Manor, while the Thanagarians scout the planet for them and realize their master plan for Earth.

Directors: Dan Riba, Rich Fogel
Writer: John Ridley
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Alive!
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8.31
139 votes

#14 - Alive!

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/6/2006

The Justice League take on their opposite numbers in the Legion of Doom in a final battle revealing the Legion's secret sponsor and the mystery behind their ultimate plans.

Directors: Dan Riba
Writer: Matt Wayne
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Epilogue
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8.28
273 votes

#15 - Epilogue

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/23/2005

Sixty-five years in the future, the history of the Justice League is the key to Batman's darkest secret...and his final destiny.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Wild Cards (2)
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8.25
388 votes

#16 - Wild Cards (2)

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2003

The League manage to defuse the Joker's bombs and defeat the four active members of the Royal Flush Gang...but the Joker has an Ace in the hole as he executes his real master plan.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Fearful Symmetry
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8.25
245 votes

#17 - Fearful Symmetry

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/2004

When Supergirl is plagued by disturbing dreams, she turns to Green Arrow and The Question for help, but they soon learn that she may not be dreaming after all.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Question Authority
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8.24
245 votes

#18 - Question Authority

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/25/2005

While investigating Cadmus, the Question discovers a secret that threatens to shake the very foundations of the Justice League.

Directors: Dan Riba
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Starcrossed (1)
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8.20
426 votes

#19 - Starcrossed (1)

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/29/2004

The Thangarians, Hawkgirl's people, arrive on Earth to aid them against the menace of the Gordanians. But all is not what it seems.

Directors: Butch Lukic
Writer: Rich Fogel
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Wild Cards (1)
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8.19
528 votes

#20 - Wild Cards (1)

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/6/2003

In the ultimate reality show, the Joker pits the Justice League against the clock and against the Royal Flush Gang as the Justice League races to find and disarm all the bombs he's planted along the Strip in Las Vegas.

Directors: Butch Lukic
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Divided We Fall
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8.14
272 votes

#21 - Divided We Fall

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/16/2005

When most of the Justice League is incapacitated, the League's deadliest enemies emerge to take advantage of the chaos.

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The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)
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8.13
326 votes

#22 - The Once and Future Thing: Time, Warped (2)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2005

In pursuit of a time-traveling thief, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman arrive in a futuristic Gotham City twisted horribly awry by alterations to the time-stream, and must join forces with the future Batman and the Justice League Unlimited.

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The Doomsday Sanction
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8.13
272 votes

#23 - The Doomsday Sanction

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2005

While Batman investigates the Cadmus conspiracy headed by Amanda Waller, Superman battles a resurrected Doomsday in the heart of a volcano.

Writer: Bob Goodman
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Kid Stuff
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8.10
302 votes

#24 - Kid Stuff

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/14/2004

When Mordred banishes all adults into Limbo, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern must make a deal with his mother Morgaine to transform into 8-year-olds in a desperate attempt to defeat the boy-wizard.

Writer: Henry Gilroy
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Initiation
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8.06
219 votes

#25 - Initiation

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2004

The Justice League reforms in a new satellite headquarters and adds a new expanded roster of members. They then recruit Green Arrow to aid Green Lantern, Captain Atom, and Supergirl in defeating a nuclear monster in China.

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