Justice League 1.12

The Savage Time

Part 1

Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter are returning to the Watchtower from a mission is space. Batman is waiting for them on the satellite headquarters when there is a flash of light and Batman and the satellite disappear.

Justice League 1.11

Metamorphosis

Part One

Simon Stagg's company is in the oil business but it also isn't in great shape. He finds out that Sapphire, his adult daughter, is dating Rex Mason, one his employees. Stagg decides to kill two birds with one stone. He performs an experiment on Mason which transforms him into a freak of nature.

Justice League 1.10

A Knight of Shadows

Part 1

Jason Blood, was a knight of King Arthur's Court. He betrayed the king to the sorceress Morgan Le Fay. Merlin the magician placed a curse on Blood. He bound his soul to that of Etrigan, a demon.

Justice League 1.09

Legends

Part 1

The Justice League, minus Wonder Woman, battle a giant robot sent by Lex Luthor. The fight ends with an explosion. The robot and four of the heroes have vanished, leaving Superman and Batman behind. Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl realize that something has changed. They are no longer in Metropolis but in Seaboard City. They meet a group of heroes (Green Guardsman, Tom Turbine, Cat Man, Black Siren, The Streak) known as the Justice Guild who bearing a passing resemblance to the Justice Society from the comic books. They have a young fan named Ray Thompson who hopes to one day grow up and be a superhero.

Justice League 1.08

Fury

A face from Wonder Woman's past comes to man's world. She organizes a team of supervillains and proceeds to wreck havoc in a way that shock's her sister. In the end it falls on the women of the Justice League to save the day with a little bit of help from Queen Hippolyta of Themyscira, Diana's mother.

Justice League 1.07

The Brave and the Bold

Flash and Green Lantern team up to battle Gorilla Grodd. The two heroes are not the best of friends. Flash is very informal and immature. Green Lantern is very serious and disciplined. Flash is constantly angering GL with his quips. Most of the other heroes, with the exception of Superman, show up in the second part of this story but for the most part the spotlight is on Flash and Green Lantern.

Justice League 1.A

Disc 2 - Special Features


Inside Justice League
10 minutes

A round table discussion with Bruce Timm, James Tucker, Dan Riba, Rich Fogel, and moderator Jason Hillhouse. It runs about 10 minutes. They talk about how the show came to be, some the challenges and missteps, and their favorite episodes from Season 1.


The Look of Justice League
4 minutes

Bruce Timm talks about how they created and updated the designs of the main characters from the comic books and earlier cartoons for Justice League.


Storyboards: The Blueprint for Justice
8 minutes

Dan Riba and Bruce Timm talk about the transition from storyboards to animation.


Thoughts

Bruce Timm looks different in all three of the features. In one he has very short hair and glasses. In the other two he has a full head of hair but no glasses. In one he has a goatee.

All three of the features can be found online for free.

They are all fun to watch. If I have any complaint it is that I wish they were longer, provided more examples, and were presented a little more slowly.

Justice League 1.06

War World

Part 1

Superman and Martian Manhunter are far from Earth, near Saturn, trying to prevent an asteroid from continuing on a path that will cause it to collide with Earth when something goes wrong. They have attached two giant rockets to the asteroid to move it. When the rockets are ignited they cause a chain reaction which causes the asteroid to explode. The two heroes are knocked unconscious.

Justice League 1.05

Paradise Lost

Part One

Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island to visit Queen Hippolyta, her mother, only to discover that her mother and all the other Amazons have been turned to stone. Wonder Woman agrees to find three relics for Felix Faust, the villain who turned her mother and fellow Amazons to stone. She does not ask for help from the League. She finds the first relic in a museum. A giant statue comes to life when she tries to take the relic. It tries to kill her. Superman shows up, after the fight is over and the statue has been destroyed. Wonder Woman wants to continue on her quest solo but Superman insists on calling in the others.

Justice League 1.04

Injustice for All

Part 1

Lex Luthor tries taking down Superman with a piece of Kryptonite. Superman turns out to be Martian Manhunter in disguise. J'onn reveals his real identity after Luthor spills the beans about a crime he committed. Green Lantern and Batman join the fight. Luthor escapes but is captured (by Superman) after he experiences chest pains and loses control of his escape vehicle. Lex is checked out by a doctor, before he is sent to prison. He finds out that he has a rare form of blood poisoning that comes from prolonged exposure to Kryptonite. There is no cure. Luthor blames Superman for his condition.

Justice League 1.03

The Enemy Below

Part 1

Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern head under the seas to rescue the crew of the Defiant, a submarine. The Defiant was attacked by a much larger ship from Atlantis. The three heroes are simalarly attacked when they try to rescue the sailors aboard the submarine. Aquaman, the king of Atlantis, lets them rescue the sailors but insists that they leave the Defiant behind.

Justice League 1.02

In Blackest Night

Part 1

A cosmic tribunal sends the Manhunters after Green Lantern. John is enjoying a peaceful day in his old neighborhood. Some of his teammates (J'onn J'onzz, Hawkgirl, Flash) try to intercept the Manhunters when they arrive on Earth but the tall robots are a little too tough for them. Superman shows up and manages to even things up but then Green Lantern shows up. He hands over his ring and allows the Manhunters to handcuff him without questions or explanations.

Justice League 1.01

Secret Origins

This is the beginning of a great series but in a way it is the middle. This series was preceeded by Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and Batman Beyond. It ran concurrently with two other series which started before it: The Zeta Project and Static Shock.

This is a good start but by no means my favorite story. I'm pretty sure I saw it when it first aired in late 2001. As with most of the Justice League stories this is a multi-part story. This is just one of three three-part stories in the two-season run of JL. As the title implies this is the Justice League's origin story. It is not the origin from the comic books but the one for the Animated Universe.

Definitely worth a watch if you liked the predecessor series. There are links to events in S:TAS in this series.