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Cover: Kevin Maguire & Al Gordon

Justice League: A New Beginning #[nn]

Jul 1989 · DC · 12.95 USD; 15.95 CAD
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This collection reprints the earliest issues of the 1987 Justice League relaunch, which introduced a new, more international team lineup featuring characters like Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Guy Gardner. Written by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis with art by Kevin Maguire, the stories blend superhero action with sharp humor and interpersonal dynamics, marking a distinct tonal shift for the team. The volume includes the first six issues of the series, establishing the League's new status quo and their comedic yet heroic adventures.

In "Born Again," the Justice League faces an unprecedented threat when three mysterious, super-powered beings suddenly appear and begin dismantling the world’s nuclear arsenal. With the Bialyan government granting them sanctuary, the League finds itself at odds with both the intruders and the authorities protecting them. Written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Giffen and Kevin Maguire, with inks by Al Gordon and colors by Gene D'Angelo, this 1989 issue delivers a tense, high-stakes confrontation that redefines the League’s role on the global stage—cover by Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon.

Contains 7 stories
Born Again
25 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Guy GardnerCaptain MarvelDr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleOberonBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Maxwell Lord IV (1st appearance)]John Charles Collins (villain)Steel (cameo)Gypsy (cameo)Vixen (cameo)Vibe (cameo)

In "Born Again," a newly assembled Justice League steps into the spotlight amid public skepticism and internal friction, their very formation a response to rising global tensions. Their first mission—a high-stakes intervention to prevent a terrorist attack on the United Nations—tests their unity before they’ve even had a chance to solidify as a team.

Make War No More!
22 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Guy GardnerCaptain MarvelDr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Maxwell Lord IV]Silver Sorceress (villain)Wandjina (villain)Blue Jay (villain)Rumaan Harjavti (villain)Booster Gold (cameo)Captain Speed (cameo)Gray Man (guest)

In "Make War No More!" from Justice League: A New Beginning, three mysterious super-powered beings emerge without warning, systematically dismantling the world’s nuclear arsenals. As the Justice League moves to intervene, they’re blocked by Bialyan officials who’ve granted the trio sanctuary, leaving the heroes torn between stopping a threat and respecting sovereignty.

Meltdown
22 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Guy GardnerCaptain MarvelDr. LightBlue BeetleBatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleBlack Canary]Maxwell Lord IVSilver SorceressWandjinaBluejayRumaan HarjavtiBooster GoldRocket Red BrigadeMikhail Gorbachev

In "Meltdown," the Justice League races into Russia to stop a nuclear plant meltdown, only to arrive too late as the crisis unfolds. Facing the Rocket Red Brigade and the overwhelming threat of a catastrophic meltdown, the team finds unexpected help in Wandjina, whose desperate efforts to avert disaster push them to the brink.

Winning Hand
22 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Guy GardnerCaptain MarvelDr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Booster Gold]Maxwell Lord IVRoyal Flush Gang

In "Winning Hand," the Justice League faces a sudden assault on their headquarters while debating Maxwell Lord's growing influence—just as the Royal Flush Gang strikes. With Booster Gold holding his own against the gang's members, it's the team's unified effort that finally brings down the elusive Ace.

Gray Life, Gray Dreams
22 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Guy GardnerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleOberonBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Booster Gold]Maxwell Lord IVGray Man (villain, origin)The Creeper (guest)

In "Gray Life, Gray Dreams," Dr. Fate’s capture by the enigmatic Gray Man sends the Justice League racing to Stone Ridge, VT—only to find the town eerily altered, its streets and sky locked in an unsettling, monochrome haze. As the heroes navigate this surreal shift, they must unravel the mystery behind the Gray Man’s transformation of the city before its strange stillness consumes them all.

Massacre in Gray
22 pp · Superhero
Justice League [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Guy GardnerCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Booster Gold]Maxwell Lord IVGray Man (villain)The Creeper (guest)Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (guest)

In "Massacre in Gray," the Justice League faces a terrifying foe in the Gray Man, a relentless adversary who overwhelms them one by one. As the heroes fall, Dr. Fate steps in, sealing the Gray Man away in the realm of the Lords of Order—leaving the fate of both warrior and protector uncertain.

Justice League... International!
38 pp · Superhero
Justice League International [Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Guy GardnerCaptain MarvelBlue Beetle [Ted Kord]BatmanMartian ManhunterMister MiracleBlack Canary [Dinah Laurel Lance]Booster GoldOberonMaxwell Lord IV]Gray Man (villain)The Creeper (guest)Superman (guest)Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (guest)Big Barda (guest)Captain Atom (guest)Rocket Red (guest)Ronald ReaganRumaan Harjavti

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Full credits

writer, artist Keith Giffen
inker Al Gordon
colorist Gene D'Angelo
letterer Bob Lappan
cover pencils Kevin Maguire
cover inks Al Gordon

Reprints

↩ Reprints Justice League #1 (1987), Justice League #2 (1987), Justice League #3 (1987), Justice League #3 (1987), Justice League #4 (1987), Justice League #5 (1987), Justice League #6 (1987), Justice League International #7 (1987)

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