The following is a list of fictional criminal and terrorist organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints.

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100

Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, indulging in crimes such as drug trafficking and racketeering. Their first appearance was in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105. A recent retcon in Superman #665 (September 2007) shows that during Superman's early years in Metropolis, the 100 was a smaller organization called the 10 with ties to Intergang.

1,000

The former Director of the 1,000 was a US senator named Henry Ballard who shepherded the organization's new direction and goals. Under Director Ballard, the 100 changed its name to the 1,000, attempting to expand their reach to even the Oval Office with Director Ballard as the presidential candidate. The 1,000 first appear in Booster Gold #2 (March 1986).

2000 Committee

A vast criminal organization that planned to take over the world by the year 2000. The 2000 Committee gave a criminal named the Breathtaker the task of killing Firestorm (Ron Raymond), and he passed the task on to a villainess named the Mindboggler. Firestorm defeated both the Breathtaker and the Mindboggler and handed them over to the authorities. The Mindboggler later led Firestorm to the headquarters of the committee. The committee was founded by corrupt industrialist Henry Hewitt, a.k.a. Tokamak, and first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #15. Other operatives of the committee were the Enforcers (Leroy Merkyn and Mica) and Multiplex.^[1]

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A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.

A'monn A'mokk's offspring

When White Martian A'monn A'mokk sought to eliminate the Son of Vulcan, he combined his DNA with that he secured from members of the Secret Society of Super Villains. The result was Sapling, Buster, Silhouette, Quaker, and Blur.

Academy of Arch-Villains

The Academy of Arch-Villains was a gathering of Wonder Woman villains Angle Man, Human Fireworks, and Mouse Man.^[2]

Academy of Crime

The Academy of Crime is a low rent "school for criminals" based in Hollywood, California. First appearing in Detective Comics #515 (June 1982),^[3] it is an institute run by a thug called Headmaster who educates his students in the art of various crimes. Mirage is a known graduate of the Academy of Crime. It was shut down by Batman when some of its students ended up in Gotham City.

Acolytes of Zoom

The Acolytes of Zoom were Speed Force-empowered individuals assembled by Zoom to fight the Flash. They included the Human Block, Folded Man, Magali, the Top and William Selkirk.

Aero-troopers

Aerial unit of Apokolips not to be confused with the Parademons.

The Agenda

The Agenda is an opposing organization in genetics to Project Cadmus that absorbed Darkseid's Evil Factory and is responsible for creating Match. The group appears to have ended with the death of their leader, Lex Luthor's ex-wife Contessa Erica Alexandra del Portenza. Their first appearance was in Superboy (vol. 4) #36 (February 1997).

Alien Alliance

A.P.E.

Short for Allied Perpetrators of Evil, A.P.E. is a supervillain group in The New Adventures of Superman. First appearing in "The Men from A.P.E.", the line-up consists of Lex Luthor, Toyman, Prankster, and Warlock. In "A.P.E. Strikes Back", Lex Luthor and Warlock get back together as A.P.E. with Brainiac as its new member.

Altered Strain

Altered Strain was formed after the Invasion, all its known members carriers of the metagene who manifest no powers. They saw themselves as natural leaders, and wanted the U.S. government to find a way to turn on everyone's metagene. They first appear in Wonder Woman Annual #3.^[4]

The Americans

Created by Dr. Jacob Krigstein, the Americans were supposed to be an American super hero group but were instead sadistic slaves of their creator. Only five of the dozen or so members have been named. Those are the Commander, Tank-Man, Storm-God, Titan, and Hornet (though, one hulking member was nicknamed Creature by Swift of The Authority).

Amos Fortune's gang

Under the guise of Mister Memory, Amos Fortune organized Angle Man, Pied Piper, Hector Hammond, Sea-Thief, Dr. Davis, and a brainwashed Batman to battle the Justice League.

Ani-Men

When Repli-Tech Industries was going under, CEO Rex Rogan had his top scientist Doctor Lovecraft transform its board into the Ani-Men. Rogan became Maximus Rex, his assistant Reena into a cat-woman, and they were joined by others like Rowl and Gargantus.

Anti-Green Lantern Corps

An army of artificial beings created by the Weaponers of Qward, the Anti-Green Lantern Corps were equipped with black antimatter power rings which shortened their lifespan with its use.

Anti-Justice League

The Anti-Justice League is a short-lived villain group assembled by Queen Bee. It consists of Brainiac, Chronos, Clayface II, Gorilla Grodd, Harpy, Merlyn, Ocean Master, and Sinestro.

Anti-Kryptonian Brigade

Formed by Manchester Black, the Anti-Kryptonian Brigade was composed of Master Jailer, Bizarro, Mongul, and Silver Banshee.

Anti-Living

Anti-Superman Gang

Originally founded by "Ace" Manton, the Anti-Superman Gang is a series of groups generally of human beings who sought to eliminate Superman.

Anunnakiedit

An offshoot of the Oans, Nergal and his servants Ereskigal, Tiamat, Pazuzu, Humbaba, Enkimdu, and Kulullu enslaved early humans in Mesopotamia before being imprisoned in the dimension Kurnugi.

Army of Alfredsedit

A trio of Alfred Pennyworths from across the Dark Multiverse in service of the Dark Knights.

Army of Crimeedit

Founded by General Scarr, the Army of Crime sought to take over crime in Gotham City. Its members included Colonel Sulphur, Major Disaster, and Captain Cutlass.

Aryan Brigadeedit

The Aryan Brigade is a group associated with the Aryan Nation that serve as their purifiers.

The first incarnation of the group consists of Backlash, Blind Faith, Golden Eagle, Heatmonger, and Iron Cross.

The second incarnation of the group consists of Backlash, Bonehead, Luftwaffe, and Rebel.

ASPedit

The Neo-Nazi terrorist organization known as the ASP (short for American Supremacist Party) first appeared in Checkmate #1. The group was responsible for a series of fatal bombings and attempted to release a weaponized biological agent.

Assassination Bureauedit

The Assassination Bureau is an organization of metahuman assassins led by the mysterious Breathtaker, the Bureau was hired by the 2000 Committee to kill Firestorm. Known operatives are Stratos (aerokinetic), the Mindboggler (telepathy), and Incognito (shape shifter). First appears in Fury of Firestorm #29 (November 1984).^[5]

Atom Roguesedit

A group of the Atom's foes, the Atom Rogues included Bug-Eyed Bandit, Thinker, Panther, Wizardo the Great, Plant Master, and the Man in the Ion Mask who aligned to battle the inheritor of the Atom mantle.

The Authoriteensedit

Hailing from a reality where there are no adults, the Authoriteens are that universe's version of the Authority who sought to eliminate Gen¹³. Its membership includes Kid Apollo, Daybreaker, Jack Hatfield, Contractor, Intern, and Nestling.

Awesome Threesomeedit

The Awesome Threesome are a trio of robots that have antagonized Aquaman. They consist of Claw, Magneto, and Torpedo Man.

Awesome Threesome in other mediaedit

The Awesome Threesome appear in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure. Torpedo Man was first seen in "Treachery is the Torpedo Man". The Awesome Threesome later appear together in "The Torp, the Magneto, and the Claw".

Axis Amerikaedit

Axis of Eviledit

Nemeses of the Maximums, the Axis of Evil included Annihilate, Demise, Godiva, and Rapier.

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Bane's gangedit

Bane and his henchmen Bird, Trogg, and Zombie.

Basiliskedit

A cult and terrorist organization led by Regulus.

Bat-Knights of Elvaranedit

Initially used as pawns by Eddie Gordon, the Bat-Knights of Elvaran repeatedly returned to antagonize the Atom.

The Battalion of Doomedit

The Battalion of Doom kidnapped a variety of influential journalists and businessmen and demanded "the complete surrender of all political, financial, and police power in Gotham". If the demands were not met, the Battalion was prepared to detonate a nuclear device within the city. After infiltrating the terrorists as a West Coast enforcer, Superman joined Batman in rescuing the hostages and locating the bomb. The members of the Battalion wore military browns with magenta hoods over their heads. First and only appearance is in The Brave and the Bold #150.^[4][6][7]

Bikini Familyedit

A troupe of evil circus performers, the Bikini Family consists of mesmerist Nicki, strong man Joe, clown Tiny, acrobats Peter, Paul, and Manny, and a triplet of high wire walkers.

Bizarro Boysedit

Bizarro version of the Super-Sons with Boyzarro and Robzarro.

Bizarro Insidersedit

Bizarro version of the Outsiders led by Bizarro Batman.

Bizarro Leagueedit

Bizarro Super Friendsedit

Black and Whitesedit

Trio of the Penguin, Great White Shark, and Black Mask.

Black Circleedit

An intergalactic criminal organization that was headed up by Amon Sur and counted Kerina, Farak Fekk, and Commander Levvak among their number.

The Black Dragon Societyedit

The Black Dragon Society is based on a real World War II organization of the same name; this society was not nearly as sinister as its comic book counterparts. Three different comics companies used the Black Dragon Society as villains in the 1940s: National Comics (DC Comics), Fawcett Comics, and Quality Comics. DC Comics came to own the other two companies, so all the different incarnations of the Black Dragon Society now belong to them. All-Star Comics #12 had "The Black Dragon Menace" in which a Japanese spy ring called the Black Dragon Society of Japan steals eight American inventions and kidnaps their inventors.

The modern versions of the Black Dragon Society show up in the pages of Power Company #1. This version appears to be made up of fanatical East Asian eco-terrorists.

Black Gloveedit

The Black Glove organization is a group that was active following the deaths of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. It is led by Simon Hurt and consists of various rich men and women of villainous natures.

Black Glove in other mediaedit

The Black Glove appears in the Batwoman episode "Antifreeze". While their history in the comics is intact, they are in collaboration with Jada Jett and her company Jet Industries in perfecting the freeze formula used by Mr. Freeze where its operative Virgil Getty (portrayed by Josh Blacker) tested it on anyone that tried to expose them. The episode "We're All Mad Here" reveals that other known members of Black Glove are Barbara Kean, Burton Crowne, Jeremiah Arkham, and Mario Falcone and their founder was Maria Elliot, the mother of Tommy Elliot. Marquis Jet kidnaps them and Jada where he took them to a mausoleum. He uses a special gas mask to subject Barbara to the same chemicals used on James Gordon Jr. and kills Crown, Arkham, and Falcone. Before he can do away with Jada, Batwoman fights him off while rescuing Jada and seeing that Barbara gets medical attention.

Black Holeedit

Black Hole is a terrorist organization that has plans to harness the powers of the Speed Force so that they can use it for their own nefarious purposes.^[8] While Gorilla Grodd was a former leader, other known members include Dr. Holt, Dr. Huskk, Joseph Carver, Multiplex, and Raijin with a brainwashed Meena Dhawan operating as Negative Flash.

Black Hole in other mediaedit

Black Hole appears in The CW live-action television series, The Flash. This version was created and led by McCulloch Technologies' CEO Joseph Carver, who also employed light-themed assassins Ultraviolet, Doctor Light, and Sunshine. Introduced in season six, their operations are threatened by the Flash and his allies as well as Carver's presumed dead wife Eva McCulloch. By the end of the season, Eva destroys their information storehouse, sways the assassins to her side, and kills Carver. As of season seven, Rosalind Dillon and Sam Scudder had joined Black Hole until Eva kills the latter and sways the former to her side while hunting down the organization's remnants.

Black Lantern Corpsedit

Black Manta's piratesedit

The pirate crew of Black Manta that serve aboard the Manta-Sub. Calvin Durham was once one of his crew members.

Black Manta's pirates in other mediaedit

In the animated series Aquaman, Black Manta had a crew of mutated Manta-Men.

Black Manta started out as the second-in-command of his father's pirate crew in the film Aquaman.

Black Marvel Familyedit

Black Opsedit

Black Ops was a criminal organization devoted to accumulating power with sophisticated headquarters in both Metropolis and Washington, D.C. Its leader was Hazard, otherwise known as philanthropist Manuel Cabral, head of Rainforest Technologies (and secretly affiliated with weapons manufacturer AmerTek). His costumed operatives included his female second-in-command Shellshock, Flatline, Hardsell, Hotspot, Mainline, Quake, Shellgame, and Split. The techno-pirates had frequent clashes with Steel, who ultimately prevented them from seizing control of the United States' nuclear arsenal. The team first appears in Steel #6.^[4]

Black Strong Familyedit

Evil counterparts to the Strong Family, the Black Strong Family consist of Tiberius "Black Tom" Strong and his daughter Twyla.

Blaze and Satanusedit

Blockbuster's Gangedit

Blockbuster's Gang first appears in Nightwing vol. 2 #2. This gang was one of the most powerful mobs in Blüdhaven, made up of corrupt police officers and supervillains. The organization leader is Roland Desmond.^[9]

Current members: Thrilldevil, Giz, Mouse and Mateo Flores.

Former members: Brutale, the Electrocutioner III, Torque, Lady Vic, the Shrike IV, the Stallion, the Tarantula II, the Trigger Twins and Cicso Blane.

Blood Leagueedit

Blue Trinityedit

Body Doublesedit

Bomb Squadedit

Alliance of Electrocutioner and Plastique.

Boss Glitter's gangedit

The crime boss of Delta City, Boss Glitter commands the likes of El Gusano, Rachet Jaw, and Kriegler.

The Brethrenedit

Created to eliminate Team 7 if necessary, the Brethren escaped and became a menace. Its members included Jackhammer, Double Take, Tensile, and Animus.

Brood Brothersedit

The Brood Brothers are the strongest members of the beast-men of Skartaris who serve directly under Ar-Daimphos.

Brotherhood of Crimeedit

Formed by Darkseid to conquer Earth, the Brotherhood of Crime was made up of Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd, Clayface, Star Sapphire, and a clone of the Manhunter. However, when the group realized Darkseid would likely double-cross them, they betrayed him first. The story featuring this team was revamped into becoming the Secret Society of Super Villains but was nonetheless published as a standalone story in Amazing World of DC Comics #11 (March 1976).

Brotherhood of Dadaedit

The Brotherhood of Dada is absurdist group created by Mr. Nobody when he was denied membership in the Brotherhood of Evil.

Brotherhood of Eviledit

The Brotherhood of Evil is an organization that has antagonized the Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans.

Brotherhood of the Monkey Fistedit

A cult dedicated to the martial arts, the Brotherhood of the Monkey Fist included Silver Monkey, Bamboo Monkey, and Paper Monkey.

Brute and Globedit

Nightmares created by Morpheus, Brute and Glob sought to manipulate Garrett Sanford to have a Dream Lord under their control.

Brute and Glob in other mediaedit

Brute and Glob were replaced by the character of Gault in the television series The Sandman.

Bud and Louedit

Bulletthug and Bulletmolledit

When criminals get ahold of Bulletman and Bulletgirl's gravity helmets, they form the criminal duo Bulletthug and Bulletmoll.

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C.A.W. Iedit

C.A.W. (short for "Criminal Alliance of the World") specialized in archaeological forensics used for the retrieval of lost ancient technology. This brought them into conflict with Katar Hol and Shayera Hol, when the attempted to steal an artifact from the Midway City Museum. The paired artifacts they were attempting to steal were analyzed and led to the development of the Justice League of America's teleportation system which first appears in Justice League of America #78.^[10] The organization is ruled by an international triad of masked crime bosses; C.A.W. agents wear matching red and black costumes with a golden, razor-edged C.A.W. emblem on their chests that doubled as a weapon.^[11]

C.A.W. IIedit

A second organization calling itself C.A.W. (Crusading American Warriors) was encountered by Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) in JSA: All-Stars #2.^[12]

The Cabaledit

Founded by Helspont, the first Cabal is an organization established to further the alien race known as the Daemonites in their bid toward world domination. It counted among its membership Devin, Pike, Providence, Alberto Cassini, Hightower, and Taboo with the Coda Sisterhood as a collaborator.

The second Cabal was founded by Hugo Strange and consisted of Amazo, Doctor Psycho, Per Degaton, Queen Bee, and Teel.

The Cabal in other mediaedit

The first Cabal appeared in Wild C.A.T.s.

The Cadreedit

Cannon and Saberedit

A pair of highly trained assassins and lovers.

Cape and Cowl Crooksedit

When James Gordon and Perry White come together to research the past cases of Batman and Superman at the Fortress of Solitude, a strange gas warped the minds of the pair into enemies of the heroic duo. Using some of the tools within, Gordon and White became Anti-Batman and Anti-Superman respectively as the Cape and Cowl Crooks.

Capers, Inc.edit

A trio of psionic criminals, Capers, Inc. is composed of Run, Burn, and Jump.

Cell Sixedit

Cell Six was "the most notorious terrorist organization in Latin America", one responsible for the abduction of Wayne Enterprises' Lucius Fox while he was in the country of Hasaragua. They demanded $3 million in ransom, and a letter of apology from Wayne Enterprises for despoiling Hasaragua's environment and the exploitation of its people.

The kidnapping was eventually exposed as a collaboration between Hasaragua's finance minister and Cell Six. In Gotham City, Cell Six also staged a kidnapping attempt against the wife of a Hasaraguan ambassador. Cell Six troops could be visually distinguished by the Roman numeral "VI" (for 6) tattooed on their foreheads.^[4]

Child and Flawedit

Lords of Chaos, Child and Flaw terrorized Gemworld.

Child and Flaw in other mediaedit

Child and Flaw appeared in Young Justice where they spread destruction across the mortal plane.

Children of Aresedit

Children of Cronusedit

The Children of Cronus are a group of Titans that were responsible for empowering Devastation.^[13]

Children of Kaizen Gamorraedit

Clones made from the DNA of Kaizen Gamorra's family.

Children of Lightedit

The Children of Light was a middle-eastern costumed terrorist group originally led by Kahman Abhood. Following Abhood's arrest, the group seized control of a S.T.A.R. Labs/Waynetech satellite, equipped it with a laser cannon, and threatened to destroy cities at will if their demands were not met. Batman and Supergirl defeated the group and discovered that they'd allied themselves with Doctor Light. They first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #147.^[4]

China White Triadedit

The trio of China White with Snakepit and Strato the Cloud-Man.

Church of Bloodedit

The Church of Blood is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The Church of Blood is an organization that is often led by anyone with the name of Brother Blood where two of them were born from the women that have gone by the name of Mother Mayhem.^[14]

Church of Blood in other mediaedit

The Church of Blood appears in Arrow formed by rogue priest Father Roger Trigon and passed down to his heir Sebastian Blood who recruited people like Cyrus Gold to take over Starling City. After Blood's death and his partnership with Deathstroke/Slade Wilson ended, Blood's second-in-command, Clinton Hogue took over the remains until his death.^[15]

The Church of Blood appears in season four of Titans led by May Bennett/Mother Mayhem to recruit her son Sebastian to lead.^[16]

Cicada cultedit

The Circleedit

The first Circle believed they were the first creation of God and that Superman might be one of their number.

The second was a group of Amazons led by Alkyone that believed the creation of Wonder Woman was an affront to their society and tried to assassinate her. Its members included Charis, Myrto, and Philomela.

Circle of Sixedit

Six martial artists under the command of Lady Shiva, the Circle of Six were Hwa Rang, Iron Aron Abromowitz, Joey N'Bobo, Kitty Kumbata, Tengu, and Wam Wam.

Circus of Strangeedit

The Citadeledit

Clockwatchersedit

Proclaimed to be the "Future of Villainy," the Clockwatchers were brought together by Clock King and included Acidia, Crackle, Radiant, and Sharpe.

Club of Villainsedit

Coalition of Crimeedit

Composed of Vulcan's greatest foes, the Coalition of Crime included Witchazel, Charliehorse, Dino-Mite, Fishmonger, Flex, Little B.U.D.D.Y., Monkey-in-the-Middle, and Scramjet.

Coda Sisterhoodedit

Founded in ancient Greece by a band of the Kherubim alien race, the Coda Sisterhood is a female warrior society. In modern times, the Coda largely aligned with the malevolent nemeses of the Kherubim in the Daemonites.

Cold Boysedit

In Harley Quinn, Captain Cold, Minister Blizzard, Blue Snowman, and Icicle meet up for some frigid debauchery as the Cold Boys.

Cold Warriorsedit

Formed by Polar Lord, the Cold Warriors was composed of Snowman, Mr. Freeze, Cryonic Man, Minister Blizzard, Captain Cold, Killer Frost, and the Icicle as his pawns toward conquering Earth for his homeworld Tharr. This group is based in the DC Animated Universe.

Collectiveedit

An organization that runs Gotham in a future without a Batman. Run by Gala, the Collective includes Pretty, Victor Paige, and Mr. Freeze.

Colossusedit

Colossus was a mysterious organization that sought the secret of Alec Holland's bio-restorative formula to create an army of swamp men similar to the Swamp Thing. The organization was led by a mysterious council, each member of which wore a uniquely colored costume (Councilman Red, Councilman Blue). Colossus had the ability to mutate humans into monstrous agents known as "Elementals". Only one Elemental by the name of Thrudvang the Earth Master was ever actually depicted; he was a skid row bum who transformed into a hulking yellow monster with the "ability to disrupt the earth". Colossus' chief enforcer was Sabre, a red and blue costumed figure with a long thin blade replacing his right hand. They first appeared in Swamp Thing #23.^[4]

Combineedit

The first Combine is an evil shadow organization who inadvertently created the superhero Haywire when it unknowingly gave its leader's son an experimental suit of technological armor.

The second Combine is an intergalactic arms dealer than ran afoul of the Flash and Darkstars.

Conclaveedit

A crime cartel led by Mister E, the Conclave was responsible for the creation of Swamp Thing.

The Confederation of Helledit

In a bid to eliminate the Marvel Family and Kid Eternity, Satan assembled Ibac, Sabbac, Master Man, and Darkling as the Confederation of Hell.

The Conglomerateedit

Originally formed by Maxwell Lord's ex-wife Claire Montgomery as a rival organization to the Justice League International, the Conglomerate took a dark turn when it recruited supervillains from the same world as the Crime Syndicate of America. Evil counterparts to Green Arrow, Elongated Man, Metamorpho, Ice, Fire, Blue Beetle, and the Flash in Deadeye, Elasti-Man, Element Man, Frostbite, Fiero, Scarab, and Slipstream, respectively, joined and battled the League.

Cosmic Anti-Superman Gangedit

An alliance made under Brainiac of Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, and Lex Luthor to manipulate Jimmy Olsen into killing Superman.

The Counciledit

The first Council was an international secret society, which was responsible for the cloning of Paul Kirk (the Manhunter) and was eventually brought down by him and his allies Asano Nitobe, Christine St. Clair, and Kolu Mbeya.

Under the leadership of Anatol Mykros they rebuilt themselves up again, to the point where their machinations brought them to the attention of various members of the Justice Society of America. Nemesis (Soseh Mykros), the daughter of Council leader Anatol Mykros, rebelled against them, enlisting the help of the JSA. It was eventually destroyed when Black Adam killed Anatol Mykros in order to have Nemesis join his pro-active super-team. The Council first appeared in Detective Comics #437 (February 1974).^{[17][18][19][20]}

The Council in other mediaedit

The first Council appears in Beware the Batman, with Anatol Mykros voiced by Bruce Thomas. As in the comics, they capture Paul Kirk and put him in suspended animation, using his DNA to create an army of robot Manhunter clones to take over the world. After Kirk's escape, Mykros and the clones kidnap his daughter Ava Kirk in Gotham City. They are eventually stopped by Kirk, Batman, Katana, and a disguised Alfred Pennyworth. The council is still out there with Kirk swearing to take them all down.

Council of Doomedit

Made up of Space Ghost's greatest foes, the Council of Doom saw Metallus, Creature King, Zorak, Moltar, Brak, and the Black Widow/Spider Woman battle their enemy and his allies like Mightor, Moby Dick, Herculoids, and Shazzan. The group later appeared on Space Ghost Coast to Coast but with Lokar and Tansut in place of the Creature King. The solicited cover of the seventh issue of Future Quest depicted Space Ghost, Meteor Man, and Coil Man battling the original Council of Doom and Tansut.

Council of Merlinedit

Descendants of Merlin who sought the power of Shazam for themselves.

Council of Spidersedit

The Council of Spiders is a cadre of metahuman killers-for-hire led by the mutant super-villainess known only as the Wanderer. When they debuted in Red Robin, they were hunting members of Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins.

Court of Owlsedit

The Court of Owls is a secret society of high class Gothamites who have held a grip on Gotham City's political influence since colonial times, known for kidnapping children from the circus and brainwashing them into assassins which they call 'Talons'. They are characterized by their distinct white masks which look similar to an owl.

Crime Championsedit

An alliance between Earth-Two's Wizard, Icicle, and Fiddler aligned with Earth-One’s Felix Faust, Doctor Alchemy, and Chronos, the Crime Champions exchanged identities in order to defeat the Justice Society of America and the Justice League of America.

Crime Corpsedit

The nemeses of the Paladins, Crime Corps included Hotfoot, Stinkbug, Taipan, Tinderbox, and the Skeleton Crew.

Crime Lodgeedit

The evil Justice Society equivalent in the Antimatter Universe.

Crime Syndicate of Americaedit

The Crime Syndicate of America is an evil version of the Justice League that comes from Earth-Three.

Cult of Ashra Khanedit

The Cult of Ashra Khan was based out of Pakistan that created an army of rogue Firestorms/Nuclear Men.

Cult of Barbathosedit

A Cult in the worship of the bat demon Barbathos, its membership included founding father Thomas Jefferson. Later, it was revealed Barbathos (now Barbatos) was the Hyper-Adapter, a product of Apokolips, and Thomas Wayne was part of the cult. After making a pact with Barbatos, Wayne became Dr. Simon Hurt.

Cult of Lady Styxedit

Cult of the Batedit

Founded by Jason Todd (Lord Robin) in a future Gotham without a Batman, the Cult of the Bat includes the Joker and Holly Robinson.

Cult of the Blood Red Moonedit

Vampire coven of Mary, Queen of Blood.

Cult of the Unwritten Bookedit

First appearing in Doom Patrol #31, the Cult of the Unwritten Book is a religious order that is dedicated to the total annihilation of the entire universe by summoning an entity called the Decreator.

Cult of the Unwritten Book in other mediaedit

The Cult of the Unwritten Book appears in the TV series Doom Patrol.

Cyborg Revenge Squadedit

CYCLOPSedit

The group of international jewel thieves known as CYCLOPS, first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #64. Known operatives are Marcia Monroe, the chronologically second Queen Bee.^[21]

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D.M.T.edit

The D.M.T. were an international weapons coalition who came into possession of an extraterrestrial craft and its pilot following the events of the Invasion. Their field agents wore gold armor that was equipped with weapons and flight packs. The D.M.T. first appeared in Superman #48.^[4]

D'rahnedit

An ancient alien species, the D'rahn are a warrior race that seek to eliminate the Kherubim and conquer Earth. The operatives on Earth are Typhon, Pildra, Syth, and Zenthrue.

Damnation Armyedit

Servants of the demon Nergal, the Damnation Army included Ironfist the Avenger and the Man.

Dark Arcanaedit

After Morgaine le Fey and Enigma supplanted the role of Wonder Woman and Batman, respectively, they formed an organization around the major arcana of Tarot. Its members included Giganta, Zoom, Vandal Savage, Brainiac, Lady Shiva, Konvikt, Solomon Grundy, Deathstroke, Floronic Man, Ra's al Ghul, Doctor Light, Sun-Chained-in-ink, Punch and Jewelee, Joker, Catman, Catwoman, Royal Flush Gang, Gentleman Ghost, Scarecrow, Cheetah, Gorilla Grodd, Queen Bee, Eclipso, Mammoth, and Khyber.

Dark Armyedit

Dark Circleedit

Dark Knightsedit

Dark Nemesisedit

Dark Nemesis is a group of high-powered people that will work for anyone who can pay them. It consists of Axis, Blizzard, Carom, Scorcher I, Scorcher II, and Vault.

Darklightedit

Twins who worked for Two-Face.

Darkseid's Eliteedit

Deadly Duoedit

The team of Lex Luthor and Brainiac.

Death Metal Menedit

Death Rowedit

A team of assassins made up of Guillotine, Hangman, Hypo, Smoke, and Volt.

Deathstroke's Titansedit

A band of mercenaries, Deathstroke's Titans included Cheshire, Cinder, Osiris, and Tattooed Man.

Deep Sixedit

Defense Department Intelligenceedit

The Defense Department Intelligence (DDI) was the military arm of the United States Justice Department who hunted Swamp Thing. Dwight Wicker was its director during this time and Matthew Cable one of its top operatives.

Demolition Teamedit

DEMONedit

DEMON is a terrorist organization, dedicated to "Destruction, Extortion, Murder, Overthrow of Nations", based in the Near Eastern country of Sinsubhani. It was broken up by Kal-El in Superman #191 (November 1966).

The Demonedit

Demon's Fistedit

A unit in the League of Assassins led by Ra's al Ghul's granddaughter Mara that includes Plague, Stone, Blank, and Nightstorm.

Demons Threeedit

The Demons Three are three demonic brothers consisting of Abnegazar, Ghast, and Rath.^[22]

Demons Three in other mediaedit

The Demons Three appear in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Balance", with Abnegazar voiced by Wayne Knight while Ghast and Rath have no dialogue.

The Demons Three appear in Justice League Action, with Abnegazar voiced by Damian O'Hare and Rath voiced by Jason J. Lewis while Ghast has no dialogue. This version of the group are members of the Brothers Djinn alongside series-original characters Calythos (voiced by David Lodge), Uthool (voiced by Diedrich Bader), and Nyorlath (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos).

The Demons Three appear in Justice League Dark, with Abenegazar voiced by JB Blanc, Rath by Jeffrey Vincent Parise, and Ghast by Fred Tatasciore. They compete with John Constantine and Jason Blood in a poker game to win magic artifacts, but both groups end up fighting after learning that the other has cheated, and the Demons Three are ultimately defeated.

Demons Three's phantomsedit

When the Demons Three sought to possess the members of the Justice League, they sent a troupe of animated costumes of some of their greatest foes. This group included the costumes of Dr. Polaris, Killer Moth, Pied Piper, Dagon, and the Mask.

Deuce and Chargeredit

A pair of villains who faced Superman, Deuce and Charger later joined the Fearsome Five.

Die Faust Der Kainedit

"The Fist of Cain," Die Faust Der Kain is a cult of killers who follow the teachings of Christian Fleischer. Its members included Adam Reed, Rose Tattoo, Blockbuster, and Dirty Girl.

The Directorateedit

A faction in the Aegean civil war, the Directorate included Darian and his son Regent.

Doctor Destiny's gangedit

Several early incarnations of Doctor Destiny saw the villain organize the Justice League of America's villains against them. The first version featured Professor Menace, Captain Cold, Puppet Master, Electric Man, Getaway Mastermind, and Clock King. His second group was a trio with the Joker and Chac. Later still, he aligned with Lex Luthor, Penguin, Captain Boomerang, Tattooed Man, Cutlass Charlie, Jason Woodrue, Mr. I.Q., and Doctor Light.

Doctor Dome's gangedit

Doctor Dome and his underlings Lynx and Professor X.

Doctor Impossible's New Godsedit

Seemingly an evil counterpart to Mister Miracle, Doctor Impossible lead his own evil version of the New Gods of New Genesis. Among its number included evil counterparts to Big Barda, Metron, Orion, and Lightray in Tender Mercy, Chair, Hunter, and Neon Black, respectively.

Doctor Polaris' gangedit

Doctor Polaris and his henchmen Whiteout, Dropded, and Polestar (Doctor Ub'x).

Dog Cavalryedit

Steppenwolf's mounted unit on Apokolips.

Dog Poundedit

Originally the Global Ultra-society of Dread, the Dog Pound is a group of canine-themed villains that includes Anubis, Devil Dog, and Junkyard Dog.

Double Dareedit

Dreadfulsedit

The Dreadfuls are the evil counterparts of the Terrifics. Led by Java's Doctor Dread alias, they consist of characters that he gathered from across the Multiverse like Metalmorpho (a robot counterpart of Metamorpho), Phantom Boy (a male counterpart of Phantom Girl), and Plasma-Man (a vampire version of Plastic Man).^[23]

Dreamboundedit

Assembled by Morgaine le Fey and Enigma to help them supplant the Trinity, the Dreambound included Sun-Chained-In-Ink, Primat, Swashbuckler, and Trans-Volitional Man (T.V.M.). Sun-Chained-In-Ink later became Sun-Chained-In-The-Dark in the Dark Arcana.

Dreamverse Justice Leagueedit

An authoritarian Justice League created by Dr. Destiny in the Dreamverse, its members included Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Atom, Flash (Barry Allen), Red Tornado, and Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond).

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Eden Corpsedit

Outwardly an above-board West Coast organization, the Eden Corps soon established itself as a radical terrorist cell dedicated to taking on "corporate America and its ravagers". Led by Hyrax (Veronica Dale), the Eden Corps committed terrorist-styled crimes, like bombing dams on its way to a bigger goal, unleashing a Russian-created weaponized germ that ate plastic. Before the Eden Corps could unleash the germ on Metropolis, the Green Arrow intervened. Hyrax died in the battle and the Green Arrow followed soon after. They first appeared in Green Arrow (vol. 2) #97.^[4]

Eden Corps in other mediaedit

Eden Corps appears on The Flash season 4 episode "Enter Flashtime". Veronica Dale (portrayed by Bernadette Saquibal) and her terrorist organization the Eden Corps set off a nuclear bomb that the Flash and his crew must figure out how to stop. Team Flash is able to stop the bomb and Dale is arrested.

Arrow's season 7 flash-forwards that take place in 2040 where a company called Galaxy One operates as an Eden Corps front. It is led by Keven Dale (portrayed by Raj Paul) who acts as the CEO of Galaxy One. The company controls the Glades with an anti-vigilante security program called Archer and is looking to take over Star City as well.

Effigy Corpsedit

The Controllers' attempted equivalent of the Green Lantern Corps based on their creation Effigy.

Emerald Knightsedit

The Earth-3 evil equivalent of the Green Lantern Corps.

Emissaries of Doomedit

A quartet of Darkseid's followers, the Emissaries of Doom empowered Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Joker, and the Penguin.

Emissaries of Varnedit

One of the most terrifying forces in Gemworld, the mysterious Emissaries of Varn formed an alliance with Dark Opal to battle Princess Amethyst's forces.

Empire of Deathedit

The Empire of Death was a terrorist group formed by a former Nazi SS colonel named Von Gross. Its agents wore skull masks, possessed a fleet of aircraft, and operated from a giant solar-powered flying skull. With "trained agents in every corner of the globe", the Empire of Death engaged in espionage and contract assassination with an eye towards world domination. Von Gross was eventually slain by Blackhawk but the Empire of Death remained a going concern through its operatives. The commander of the Empire of Death's undersea forces was Killer Shark, who retooled the War Wheel into an amphibious weapon of destruction. They first appeared in Blackhawk #249.^[4]

Eurocrimeedit

Eurocrime is a European metahuman criminal organization that fought the Elongated Man and Justice League Europe. First appears in Elongated Man #1 (January 1992).^[24]

Evil Eightedit

Created by the Master, the Evil Eight battled the wielders of the Dial H for Hero in Chris King and Vicki Grant. Its membership was Arsenal, Chondak, Familiar, Ice King, K-9, Maniak, Phantasm, and Piledriver.

Evil Factoryedit

Established by Darkseid as an opposing entity to Project Cadmus, the Evil Factory was headed up by Mokkari and Simyan who spawned monsters for their master.

Evil One's cultedit

The cult of Craetur the Evil One, a powerful demonic being in Skartaris.

Evil Threeedit

Three brothers who tried to rule Krypton in U-Ban, Kizo, and Mala.

Expediters, Inc.edit

A group of mercenaries made up of Pointman, Glacier, Flame, Mountain, and the Dark.

Extreme Enhancement Module subjectsedit

The recipient of Extreme Enhancement Modules by aliens, Nunzio, Nancy, Carlos, Moe, Bridget, and Reggie chose to become a group of supervillains.

Extremistsedit

The Extremists are a group of supervillains that came from the other-dimensional world of Angor and are modeled after characters from Marvel Comics.

The first incarnation consists of Lord Havok (who is modeled after Doctor Doom), Dreamslayer (who is modeled after Dormammu), Gorgon (who was modeled after Doctor Octopus), Tracer (who was modeled after Sabretooth), Doctor Diehard (who was modeled after Magneto), Carny (who is modeled after Arcade), and Barracuda (who is modeled after Tiger Shark).

Dreamslayer was later contracted by Overmaster to form a variation of the Extremists called the New Extremists which consist of Brute, Cloudburst, Death Angel, Gunshot, and Meanstreak.

Extremists in other mediaedit

The original Extremists (minus Doctor Diehard) appeared in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Shadow of the Hawk". They were not shown as being terribly effective against the Justice League during their fight with them. During their attack on Earth, the Extremists were defeated by the Justice League.

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F.E.A.R.edit

A terrorist organization that fought Birdman, F.E.A.R. was led by Number One and counted among its forces Vulturo, X the Eliminator, Ruthless Ringmaster, Nitron the Human Bomb, and Professor Nightshade. In the series Future Quest, Dr. Zin secretly controlled the organization through mind control as mercenary Jezebel Jade participated as a member.

Fadeaway Man's gangedit

Composed of Hawkman's enemies, Fadeaway Man's gang included Lion-Mane, Hummingbird, and Lasso.

False Face Societyedit

The False Face Society (also known as the False Facers and the Sionis Crime Family) is a gang of masked criminals led by Black Mask. Its known members include Black Spider II, Circe, Dwarf, Edgar Dempsey, Mad Bull, and Metalhead. Each of its members are known for wearing different masks.

In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. In this continuity, the False Face Society was first formed by Roman Sionis's father Richard Sionis.^[25]

False Face Society in other mediaedit

• The False Face Society appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Plague of the Prototypes!", with Black Mask and Taboo as prominent members.
• The False Face Society appear in the second season of Batwoman.^[26] This version of the group wear a variety of different masks and distribute a drug called "Snakebite". Additionally, three of their members work as double agents in the Gotham City Police Department.

Fatal Fiveedit

Fearsmithsedit

Successors of Crime Corps, the Fearsmiths includes Stinkbug, Taipan, Tinderbox, Skeleton Crew, Nightmary, and Third Rail.

Fearsome Fiveedit

Female Furiesedit

First Strikeedit

Five Fingers of the Handedit

Assembled by the Hand, the Five Fingers were Red Dragon, Professor Merlin, Big Caesar, Needle, and the Dummy and faced the Seven Soldiers of Victory. The group was re-assembled (minus the Dummy) due to the emergence of the Nebula Man as the Hand became the Iron Hand.

Five Inversionsedit

When the Manhunters ravaged space sector 666, the five survivors aligned as the Five Inversions to seek revenge on the Guardians of the Universe and founded the Empire of Tears. The members were Atrocitus, Qull, Roxeaume, Dal-xauix, and Orphram.

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Twins who worked for Two-Face.

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Forgotten Villainsedit

Organized by the Enchantress, the Forgotten Villains sought to conquer the universe. Its members included Mister Poseidon, Faceless Hunter, Atom-Master, Kraklow, and Ultivac.

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Four Horsemen of Apokolipsedit

Foretold in the Crime Bible, the Four Horsemen of Apokolips were bio-engineered by the Science Squad. They included Yurrd the Unknown, Rogga of the Seven Atrocities, Zorrm the Desolate, and Azraeuz the Silent King.

Four Mopeds of the Apocalypseedit

Assistants to the biblical Four Horsemen of Apokolips, the Four Mopeds of the Apocalypse are stationed on Earth where they observe for signs of the end of days. The group is made up of Skippy, Famine Lass, Plague Boy, and Kid Pestilence.

Fourth Reichedit

A Neo-Nazi organization founded by Vandal Savage to wipe out the descendants of US patriotic heroes, the Fourth Reich included Captain Nazi, Baroness Blitzkrieg, White Dragon, Hunter, Shadow of War, Green Ghoul, Count Berlin, Captain Swastika, Doctor Demon, Baron Gestapo, Captain Murder, Reichsmark, and Swastika.

FANedit

Formed by Doctor Dinosaur on Earth-Twelve, the Fraternity of Atavistic No-Goodnicks (or FAN) was made up of Angel Fish, Frog Man, Mister Amoeba, and Pterano Don Juan to combat the Egg's Men.

The Freaksedit

Led by Trance, the Freaks included Baby-Doll, Siren, Phobia, and the Albino.

Freedom's Ringedit

Front Menedit

Led by Mister Somebody, the Front Men included Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, Botfly, and Porcelain Doll.

Futuresmithsedit

The Futuresmiths are a mysterious group of criminal scientists and high tech arms dealers who have an underground operation in Metropolis.^[27] Known operatives are Amok and Cir-El. They first appear in Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1 (March 2003).^[28] It was later revealed to have been a front for Brainiac.

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The Gangedit

The first Gang was a quartet of impoverished children growing up in Chicago who grew up to become a mercenary band. Led by Brains, Ms. Mesmer, Kong, and Bulldozer went on to work for the Council and fought Supergirl.

Later, children who idolized supervillains followed in their footsteps as the second Gang. Led by Rex Luthor, they included Brainiac 6, Ice Princess, Kid Deadshot, and Shaggy Boy.

Gangland Guardiansedit

When the West Coast Crime Syndicate invaded Gotham City to eliminate Batman and take over the city's crime, the Penguin assembled the Joker, Catwoman, Mad Hatter, Cluemaster, Getaway Genius, and Johnny Witts as the Gangland Guardians to combat them unknowingly under the influence of Mister Esper. When the Guardians managed to protect Batman from the threat, they dissolved to return to their own efforts to eliminate Batman.

Garn Daanuth's elementalsedit

Garn Daanuth transformed three unwitting people into his elementals Earth, Water, and Air.

Gas Gangedit

Geminiedit

A pair of lovers, Santiago and Belladonna became the villainous Gemini.

General Zod's gangedit

Following conquering Pokolistan, General Zod recruited Ignition, Kancer, and Faora as his followers.

The Gentryedit

Golden Glider and Chillblaineedit

Using one of her brother's cold guns, Golden Glider formed a number of partnerships with male criminals over time with them adopting the identity of Chillblaine. Eventually, one of them killed her.

Gotham City Sirensedit

The Greyedit

The Green's fungal equivalent, the Grey is an opposite force of nature that thrived on decay. Its avatar Matango became a foe of the Green's elemental Swamp Thing. Later, other champions emerged in Solomon Grundy and Miki.

Guano Cravat's gangedit

An arms dealer, Guano Cravat employed the likes of the Swiss and Dr. Moon for his operation.

Gunhawk and Gunbunnyedit

A pair of highly trained assassins and lovers.

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H.I.V.E.edit

H.I.V.E. stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination. During the first incarnation of the H.I.V.E., the H.I.V.E. Master gathered seven other unnamed criminal scientists to take over the world and eliminate their enemies in the form of Superman and the Teen Titans. The H.I.V.E. Master is later killed and replaced by the H.I.V.E. Mistress and they enlist Deathstroke the Terminator to help them out.

The second Incarnation of the H.I.V.E. was established by Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife. They were tracked down by Tartarus, an Anti-Titans led by Vandal Savage and made up of Gorilla Grodd, Lady Vic, the Red Panzer, the Siren, and Cheshire.

Hand of Kronaedit

The Hand of Krona is an interstellar technology cult.

Hangmenedit

The Hangmen is a group of high-powered assassins. It consists of Breathtaker, Killshot, Provoke, Stranglehold, and Shock Trauma.

Harassersedit

Serving under Granny Goodness, the Harassers operated as security at the orphanage.

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivyedit

Headmaster Mind's schooledit

Opening a school for crime, Headmaster Mind trained the Top, Tattooed Man, and Matter Master to take on the Justice League.

Helixedit

Helix is a supervillain group. They are six who were experimented on by Dr. Benjamin Love when they were still in the womb of their respective mothers. These kids consisted of Mister Bones, Penny Dreadful, Kritter, Tao Jones, Baby Boom, and Arak Wind-Walker. Carcharo, the cousin of Yolanda Montez, was briefly associated with Helix at one point. This group has clashed with Infinity, Inc. on occasion.^[29]

Helix in other mediaedit

A variation of Helix appears in Stargirl. The organization is known as the Helix Institute of Youth Rehabilitation, which is run by Mister Bones and Nurse Louise Love.

The Higher Poweredit

An evil reptilian version of the Authority, the Higher Power lead the Chimera. Its members included Mistress Midnighter, Apollyon, Alienist, Technician, Devour, and Ecos.

The Houndsedit

One of the top units in Tao's criminal organization is the Hounds. Led by Holden Carver, it includes Blackwolf and Pit Bull.

House of Conquestedit

A faction in the Eternal War led by Infinite Woman which included The Kill, The Hunt, and The Bloodless.

House of Opaledit

Under Dark Opal, House of Opal sought to control Gemworld. Its members included Carnelian and Sardonyx.

Hybridedit

The Hybrid is a supervillain group that were formed by Mento from people who suffered from accidents. Upon gathering these people following their respective accidents, Mento experimented on them with the artificial compound Promethium, turning many of them into superhuman freaks. The Hybrid consists of Behemoth, Gorgon, Harpi, Prometheus, Pteradon, Scirocco, and Touch-N-Go. Following a fight with the Teen Titans, each of the members were cured of their insanity by Raven.

Hyena Teamedit

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Hypothetical Armyedit

When General Dvory Tuzik wanted to defeat the Justice League, he employed Sybil the Hypothetical Woman to create a meta-human force to aid him. She produced for him Ghost Lion, Marieke, Soldat, Jin Si, Dybbuk, and Velocista.

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Ice Packedit

A team of cold-themed super-villains, Mr. Freeze, Minister Blizzard, Blue Snowman, Captain Cold, Killer Frost, and the Icicle battled the Super Friends as the Ice Pack (also known as Cold Warriors).

The Cold Warriors appeared in the DC Animated Universe led by Freeze and battled the Justice League. Additional members were Polar Lord (General Eklu from the planet Tharr) and the Cryonic Man.^[30]

Illuminatiedit

Developing out of the Brotherhood of the Light, the Illuminati is an organization founded by Vandal Savage and Garn Daanuth that has spanned centuries and includes some of history's most influential figures. Today, it largely serves as part of Savage's goal toward world domination.

The Immutablesedit

Led by Dr. Marius Chung, the Immutables are immortals that seek to hide their existence from the world. Morien, Ambrus, Dawa, and Gudrun are among their ranks.

Ingrid Weiss and Albrecht Strongedit

Mother and son, Ingrid Weiss and Albrecht Strong are Nazis who regularly battle Albrecht's father Tom Strong.

Injustice Armyedit

A group of children who idolized supervillains and followed in their footsteps. Led by Rex Luthor, they included Grundette, Bane Jr., Kid Weather Wizard, and Doomsdame.

Injustice Gangedit

The Injustice Gang is an antagonist group that are antagonists of the Justice League.

The first incarnation was led by Libra were Construct and Abra Kadabra were known leaders. It also consists of Chronos, Mirror Master, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Shadow Thief, and Tattooed Man.

The second incarnation was led by Lex Luthor in one of his plots to destroy the Justice League. Its known members are Circe, Doctor Light, General, Jemm, Joker, Mirror Master, Ocean Master, Prometheus, and Queen Bee.

Injustice Gang in other mediaedit

Two incarnations of the Injustice Gang appear in Justice League. The first incarnation appears in the two-part episode "Injustice For All", formed and led by Lex Luthor and consisting of the Cheetah, Copperhead, the Joker, Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, and Ultra-Humanite to combat the Justice League. In the two-part episode "Fury", Aresia reassembles the Injustice Gang with Copperhead, Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, and a new character named Tsukuri.

Injustice Guildedit

Injustice Incarnateedit

Heroes and villains from across the multiverse assembled by Psycho-Pirate and duped into serving Darkseid.

Injustice Leagueedit

The Injustice League are the antagonists of the Justice League. The Injustice League has been through three incarnations.

The first incarnation was led by Agamemno and consisted of Lex Luthor, Black Manta, Catwoman, Chronos, Doctor Light, Felix Faust, Mister Element, Penguin, Sinestro, and Zoom.

The second incarnation was the Injustice League International that consists of Cluemaster, Major Disaster, Clock King, Big Sir, Multi-Man, and the Mighty Bruce. Maxwell Lord turned this group into the Justice League Antarctica while adding G'nort and Scarlet Skier to the group.

The third incarnation was the Injustice League International and was formed by Lex Luthor, Cheetah, and Joker. Its core membership consists of Cheshire, Deathstroke, Doctor Light, Fatality, Giganta, Gorilla Grodd, Killer Frost, Parasite, Poison Ivy, Shadow Thief, and Shaggy Man. Other known members are Black Manta, Clayface, Doctor Sivana, Double Dare, Effigy, Felix Faust, Girder, Hammer and Sickle, a Hyena, Iron Cross of the Aryan Brigade, Jewelee, Jinx, Key, Killer Croc, Lady Vic, Major Force, Magenta, Mammoth, Manticore, Metallo, Mister Terrible, Mirror Master, Monsieur Mallah, Mr. Freeze, Nocturna, Phobia, Prankster, Psimon, Queen Bee, Rag Doll, Riddler, Rock, Scarecrow, Shimmer, Shrapnel, Silver Monkey, Skorpio, Sonar, T.O. Morrow, Tar Pit, Toyman, Tremor of the Superior Five, Two-Face, and Warp.^[31]

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Lex Luthor forms this version of the Injustice League to combat the Crime Syndicate of America. It consists of Bizarro, Black Adam, Black Manta, Captain Cold, Catwoman, Deathstroke, and Sinestro.

Other versionsedit

Blue Falcon and Dynomutt faced the Injustice League of America in the Dynomutt, Dog Wonder episode "The Injustice League of America". This version featured the Gimmick, Fishface, Worm, Lowbrow, Queen Hornet, and Superthug. The group later appeared in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up in the story "It Was a Dark and Gritty Knight..." where they were reunited by Manyfaces to combat Blue Falcon, Dynomutt, and Mystery, Inc. The Worm made a reference to the other Injustice League but, being supervillains, they didn't care about copyright infringement.

Injustice League in other mediaedit

• The Injustice League appear in the Smallville episode "Injustice", consisting of Livewire, Neutron, Plastique, Parasite, and Eva Greer, a LuthorCorp psychic. They initially search for Doomsday until Tess Mercer assumes control of LuthorCorp and begins recruiting metahumans to form a team of heroes to defend Earth. After Neutron is killed by Doomsday, Mercer kills Livewire using an explosive chip implanted in the latter's skull. When Clark Kent discovers Greer's body and tells Parasite and Plastique, they disable the chips and attempt to form their own group of criminals, only to be defeated by Kent and the Green Arrow.
• The Injustice League appears in the Young Justice episode "Revelation",^[32] consisting of Count Vertigo, Poison Ivy, Black Adam, Wotan, Atomic Skull, Ultra-Humanite, and the Joker. The group was created to serve as scapegoats for the Light and distract the Justice League and the Team from their plans.
• The Injustice League appears in Harley Quinn, consisting of Bane, the Riddler, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, and Two-Face. This version of the group came together to take control of Gotham City after the Joker destroyed it and divide what was left between them. After Harley Quinn interferes with their plans, they attempt to negotiate peace with her, but she disagrees with them, so they have her frozen and put on display in Penguin's Iceberg Lounge. After she eventually gets free and murders the Penguin, Harley and her crew vow to defeat the Injustice League. In the episode "Riddler U", they capture the Riddler after learning his territory has power and clean water, and use him to power their mall lair. In "Thawing Hearts", Mr. Freeze sacrifices himself to cure his wife, Nora Fries. In "There's No Place to Go But Down", Harley and Poison Ivy defeat Bane while Commissioner Gordon defeats and incarcerates Two-Face.

Injustice League Darkedit

The Injustice League Dark is a villain group that antagonizes the Justice League Dark. The team was founded by Circe after she aided the Justice League Dark in defeating Hecate and, unknowingly to them, allow Circe to inherit the goddess' powers. She first recruits the Floronic Man after he is empowered by consuming the King of Petals, a champion of the Green. Circe later recruits Klarion the Witch Boy with his familiar Teekl, Papa Midnite, and Solomon Grundy.^[33]

Injustice Societyedit

The Injustice Society are the main antagonists of the Justice Society. The original lineup consisted of Wizard, Brain Wave, Gambler, Per Degaton, Thinker, and Vandal Savage.

Since then, there have been different incarnations of the group.

Injustice Syndicateedit

The evil equivalent of Justice League International from a parallel universe in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The Injustice Syndicate included Owlman, Blue Bowman, Dyna-Mite, Scarlet Scarab, and Silver Cyclone as well as counterparts for Aquaman, Plastic Man, Fire, B'Wana Beast, and Wildcat.

The Irredeemablesedit

Castoffs of the Immutables, the Irredeemables are crazed monsters.

The Insidersedit

An alliance between Lex Luthor and Brainiac that infiltrated the Outsiders and Teen Titans with Indigo (Brainiac 8) and Superboy.

Intergangedit

Intergang is a criminal cartel secretly organized by Darkseid who was using Intergang to help track down the Anti-Life Equation. Intergang first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970).

International Crime Combineedit

The International Crime Combine is a supraorganization made up of operatives from various other criminal organizations some based in the DC Comics universe, like CYCLOPS and O.G.R.E., and other fictional organizations such as THRUSH and SPECTRE. They opposed G.E.O.R.G.E., a covert agency of the United States, and the Blackhawks.^[34][35]

I.O.edit

International Operations, or I.O. (also I/O), was a government agency headed up by Miles Craven who had an obsession with superhumans. Seeking to cheat death and develop an army of super-powered servants, Craven initiated multiple programs that inadvertently produced numerous subjects who became superheroes. Craven was downloaded into several clone bodies unsuccessfully and employed his own personal enhanced unit in the Brotherhood.

Invaders from the Snowflakeedit

In a bid to create a better world, a group of adventurers built the world's first supercomputer that can answer the riddle of world peace. Developing what they described as a snowflake of billions of universes, one of the worlds within the theoretical construct resisted its role as an experiment and seven powerful metahumans escaped to stop the supercomputer to preserve their life. The invaders from the snowflake were killed but at the cost of all but one of the adventurers' lives (Doc Brass being the sole survivor).

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Jesters' League of Americaedit

Battling the Super Friends, the Joker assembled the Jesters' League of America with Harley Quinn, Prankster, Trickster and the duo Punch and Jewelee

Jet-Bow Squadedit

An Apokoliptian unit serving under Kanto.

JLAxisedit

On Earth-10 where Nazis rule the world, the Gerechtigkeitliga is their planet's Justice League. Its members include Overman, Brunhilde, Leatherwing, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Flash, and Green Lantern. Post-Flashpoint, Earth-10's Justice League became the New Reichsmen which featured Overman, Overgirl, Brünhilde, Leatherwing, Blitzen, Martian, Underwaterman, Green Lantern, and Red Tornado.

JLAxis in other mediaedit

For the Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Earth-X", Dark Arrow is the Führer and leader of the New Reichsmen which includes Overgirl, Blitzkrieg, Black Arrow, and Siren-X.

Joker League of Anarchyedit

A group formed by Emperor Joker that included Bizarro #1, Ignition, Enigma, Bounty, Gravedigger Lad, Skizm, Lois Lane, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Scorch.

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Justice League of Earthedit

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Kabuki Twinsedit

Twin silent enforcers working for the Penguin in The Batman (TV series).

Kabuki Twins in other mediaedit

They appear in The Lego Batman Movie.^[36]

Killer Eliteedit

A team of elite assassins made up of Bolt, Deadshot, Deadline, Chiller, and Merlyn.

King Kull's gangedit

Ruler of the Beast-Men, King Kull assembled Brainiac, Joker, Penguin, Blockbuster, Queen Clea, Ibac, Mr. Atom, Dr. Light, Shade, and the Weeper in a bid to conquer three Earths.

Knights of Knaveryedit

The criminal duo of the Joker and the Penguin who first teamed in the story "Knights of Knavery".

Kobra Cultedit

Kobra is an international terrorist and mad scientist whose namesake organization has crossed paths with the majority of Earth's costumed heroes during his attempts to usher in the Kali Yuga (an age of chaos). His real name is Jeffrey Franklin Burr, and he was born part of a set of twins, but was stolen at birth by the Cult of the Kobra God, since a prophecy claimed he would lead them to rule the world. Under their teaching, he became a dangerous warrior and a sadistic criminal mastermind. Kobra led the cult into using advanced technology to menace the world.

The Kobra Cult first appears in Kobra #1 (March 1976). Kobra created two separate teams of superpowered mercenaries called Strike Force Kobra.

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Ladies and Nonbinaries of Doomedit

Lawless Leagueedit

When the Johnny Thunder of Earth-One comes into possession of the Thunderbolt genie, he has him use his power to transform his gang into a version of the Justice League called the Lawless League. Ripper Jones, Race Morrison, Barney Judson, Eddie Orson, Bill Gore, and Monk Loomis became versions of Superman, Flash, Atom, Martian Manhunter, Batman, and Green Lantern, respectively.

League Bustersedit

Formed in the vein of the Suicide Squad, the League Busters were sanctioned by the United Nations to combat Justice League International should the need arise. Led by Peacemaker, the group consisted of Chromax, Mirror Master, Spellbinder, and Ultraa.

League of Ancientsedit

The League of Ancients is a group of people that were assembled to combat the Justice League. They consist of the Atlantean sorceress Gamemnae (who foresaw the Justice League as the "Seven-Headed Hydra" that would threaten Atlantis), Jarhanpour ruler Rama Khan, magic user Manitou Raven, a fallen alien known as the Anointed One, a Northern Eurasian man called the Whaler, a pre-Aztec man named Tezumak, and a weapon-woman named Sela.

League of Ancients in other mediaedit

Members of the League of Ancients appear in Supergirl. In this show, Gamemnae, Rama Khan, Tezumak, and Sela are aliens from Krypton's sister planet Jarhanpur who are familiar with the languages of the Coluans and members of Leviathan.

League of Annoyanceedit

Led by Praying Mantis, the League of Annoyance included Aunt Phetamine, Cell Phone Sylvia, Drunkula (Baron Nightblood), Filo Math, Malingerer, and the Scrambler.

League of Assassinsedit

The League of Assassins is a cult-like organization of trained killers formerly led by Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of Batman. The League of Assassins was founded by Ra's al Ghul (exactly when is unknown) to be "the fang that protects the head" (Batgirl #67, 2005). Members of the League demonstrated willingness to die at a word from Ra's. They have included some of the most dangerous assassins in the world, including Lady Shiva, David Cain, and master archer Merlyn.

League of Challenger Hatersedit

Composed of the Challengers of the Unknown's greatest foes, Kra brought together Drabny, Volcano Man, and Multi-Man as the League of Challenger Haters. Later, Multi-Man took control of the group and added Multi-Woman to their ranks.

League of Villainyedit

Led by the Riddler, the League of Villainy included Black Bison, Black Mask, Captain Boomerang, Captain Cold, Doctor Poison, Doctor Psycho, Doctor Sivana, Giganta, Heat Wave, Hector Hammond, Joker, Judge of Owls, Mad Hatter, Marionette, Mime, Mirror Master, Mister Freeze, Moonbow, Penguin, Professor Pyg, Scarecrow, Sonar, Tattooed Man, Top, Two-Face, and Typhoon.

Legion of Dead Heroesedit

Formed by Mordru, the Legion of Dead Heroes were zombie versions of Sun Boy, Karate Kid, Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid, Blok, Triplicate Girl, Chemical King, Magnetic Kid, and Reflecto.

Legion of Doomedit

The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillains that originated in Challenge of the Super Friends, an animated series from Hanna-Barbera based on DC Comics' Justice League.^[37] The group was originally going to be called the League of Evil and be led by Dr. Sivana but Filmation had the rights to Captain Marvel necessitating an alteration. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Universe, appearing in comics, as well as further animated and live-action adaptations.

Legion of Horriblesedit

In the Gotham universe, Jerome Valeska assembled the Penguin, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Solomon Grundy, Mister Freeze, and Firefly as the Legion of Horribles to create chaos in Gotham.

Legion of Sivanasedit

An organization of Sivanas from across the multiverse.

Legion of Stupor-Bizarrosedit

A Bizarro version of the Legion of Super-Heroes. It included Bizarro versions of Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Invisible Kid, Ultra Boy, Mon-El, and Brainiac 5.

Legion of Super-Villainsedit

Legion of Weirdedit

Indebted to the Lord of the Netherworlds Om, the Legion of Weird is made up of Count Karnak, Hordred, Kaftu, Madoga, and Mistress Vera Wycker who battled the Challengers of the Unknown.

Legion of Zoomedit

The Legion of Zoom is a team that is led by Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) who brought together Captain Cold, the Golden Glider, Gorilla Grodd, Tar Pit, the Tornado Twins, the Trickster, and the Turtle. They start to attack the Flash on all fronts to the point where Thawne starts to take over the Flash's body enough that the Flash Family had to assemble to combat him.^[38] After Thawne in Barry's body tries to get Captain Cold, the Golden Glider, Gorilla Grodd, and the Turtle to dig up Nora Allen's body, the Trickster and the Tornado Twins try to stop him when the rest of the Flash family shows up, only to be returned to their own timelines. When Thawne is exorcised from Barry Allen, he rounds up every villain who hates the Flash family to expand his Legion of Zoom, including Abra Kadabra, Belladonna of Gemini, Blacksmith, Bloodwork, Double Down, Fiddler, Folded Man, Girder, Papercut, Peek-a-Boo, Plunder, Rag Doll, Razer, the Thinker A.I., and Top.^[39]

Legion of Zoom in other mediaedit

An unrelated Legion of Zoom appears in Batwheels, consisting of the Joker's Jokermobile Prank (voiced by Griffin Burns), Harley Quinn's ATV Jestah (voiced by Alexandra Novelle), the Riddler's helicopter Quizz (voiced by Josey Montana McCoy), the Penguin's boat Ducky (voiced by Ariyan Kassam), Mr. Freeze's snowcrawler Snowy (voiced by Xolo Maridueña), the Batcomputer's rival Badcomputer (voiced by SungWon Cho), and a crash test dummy-esque robot named Crash (voiced by Tom Kenny).^[40]

In The Flash season 9 finale Eddie Thawne/Cobalt Blue forms his own Legion of Zoom by gathering numerous speedster villains fromm across time, including Hunter Zolomon/Zoom, Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, Barry Allen/Savitar and August Heart/Godspeed.

Les Mille Yeuxedit

Les Mille Yeux, "The Thousand Eyes", was a major international crime cartel involved in drugs, arms smuggling, and political blackmail. The Phantom Lady fought and blinded their Washington, D.C. leader, Edwin Guerrehart. Their first appearance was in Action Comics Weekly #636. Les Mille Yeux later hired Colonel Computron to kidnap Starman.^[4]

Leviathanedit

Leviathan is an organization founded by Talia al Ghul upon leaving her father Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins. Leviathan's liturgy is staunchly anti-capitalist, and seeks to dismantle society and impose itself as the leaders of a new way. The organization has served as a threat to Batman Incorporated.

Littleville Gangedit

Creating a tourist attraction for Littleville, the gang of Fisherman, Baron Tyrano, Lamplighter, Strobe, and the Terrible Trio performed mock crimes for entertainment (The Key is also shown but not as part of the gang).

Locusedit

Locus is an international group of criminal scientists which conspired with the Appellaxian aliens to take over the world. Locus placed members of the Doom Patrol, Justice Society of America, and Justice League into special internment camps and stole their limbs in order to create perfect bodies for themselves. They first appeared in JLA: Year One #1 (January 1998).^[41]

Loki's armyedit

Fighting the Norse Gods at Ragnarök, Loki's army faced an amalgamation of the gods and Justice Society of America due to the machinations of Adolf Hitler. The evil forces included Fenrir, Garm, Midgard Serpent, and Surtur.

Longbow Huntersedit

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