Justice League Unlimited/Secret Origins (1)

Secret Origins (1)
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	November 17, 2001
Production Number	1.01
Written by	Rich Fogel
Directed by	Dan Riba
— N/A	1x02 → Secret Origins (2)
Justice League Unlimited — Season One

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Secret Origins (1) is the first episode of the first season of Justice League.

When the Earth is threatened by an alien menace, humanity is thrown into chaos. With invasion looming overhead, it's up to the seven most powerful people on the planet to fight back.

Starring the Voices of: Kevin Conroy (Batman), Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Woman), Carl Lumbly (J'onn J'onzz), George Newbern (Superman), Michael Rosenbaum (Flash), Gary Cole (J. Allen Carter), Jason Marsden (Snapper Carr), Susan Sullivan (Hippolyta), Corey Burton (Bald Tech), Wanda Christine (Female Tech), Clyde Kusatsu (Japanese Ambassador), Phil LaMarr (Ed Reiss), Kevin Michael Richardson (General Wells)

Plot Overview

Batman discovers several security breaches regarding our global deep space monitoring network. His investigations lead him to discover some strange aliens involved. The aliens are too powerful for just Superman and Batman to handle, and they need help from other heroes.

In this story arc, we get to watch as our heroes including Wonder Woman, Batman, the John Stewart Green Lantern, the Wally West Flash played by Smallville's very own Michael Rosenbaum, the Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, and of course Superman join together to form the Justice League.

Notes

Comic Book Parallels

• White Martians:

First Appearance: JLA v3 #01, written by Grant Morrison.

• Snapper Carr:

First Appearance: The Brave and the Bold #28, written by Mike Sekowsky & Bernard Sachs.

Trivia

The Show

• Gone Fishing: Hawkgirl and Green Lantern do not appear in this episode.

Quotes

• Superman: I'm expected back in Metropolis.

Batman: Another key to the city?