Justice League Elite
DC · 2004–2005 · 12 issues
About the series
In the mid-2000s, DC Comics launched Justice League Elite, a 12-issue series that took the Justice League concept into darker, more covert territory. Writer Joe Kelly and artist Doug Mahnke crafted a morally complex team of operatives—including Green Arrow, Cassandra Cain, and the enigmatic Kasumi—who operated outside the usual superhero boundaries to handle threats too dangerous for the mainstream League. This short-lived but memorable run explored the ethical costs of preemptive justice, adding a gritty, espionage-flavored chapter to DC's superhero universe.