The ‘I’ Who Defeated the Justice League!

Justice League of America #27

May 1964

In a Nutshell

The JLA kill an ultra-galactic being. On purpose. 

This one deserves a bit of explanation. A unique, sentient, ageless entity that calls itself “I” has discovered that every time the Justice League successfully complete a mission, it loses part of its life force. If they succeed in just one more case, it will die. To preserve its own life, I robs the League of their ability to function well as a team. They can still continue their solo careers; they just won’t be able to team up anymore.


Concluding that their super-hero social club is more important than the life of a cosmic entity, the JLA reactivate Amazo, which successfully kills I.

And that's it. They make no effort to cure I of his affliction. Their one and only plan is to kill it dead. The word they throw around is "inert," but the conclusion is that this being will no longer be sentient, conscious or aware. It's dead.

It’s… disturbing.

Roll Call

For a story that is about the effectiveness of teamwork, it is appropriate that everyone contributes this issue. It’s just a shame that no one could contribute by figuring out a way to solve I’s problem without killing it.

The Scorecard

This is the second issue in a row to drop Wonder Woman from the cover. Otherwise, rankings remain unchanged.


Team Member


Tenure

Cover Appearances

Story Appearances

Contribution Rating

Green Lantern

30

30

100%

30

100%

25

83%

Martian Manhunter

30

26

87%

29

97%

22

73%

Flash

30

29

97%

30

100%

20

67%

Wonder Woman

30

28

93%

30

100%

20

67%

Aquaman

30

25

83%

29

97%

16

53%

Superman

30

6

20%

27

90%

16

53%

Green Arrow

24

19

79%

23

96%

12

50%

Snapper Carr

30

2

7%

26

87%

12

40%

Atom

14

9

64%

14

100%

9

64%

Batman

30

7

23%

27

90%

8

27%

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