Justice League Elite was a twelve-issue comic book limited series published monthly by DC Comics in 2004 and 2005. The title was created by writer Joe Kelly and penciller Doug Mahnke. The limited series is a spin-off from the JLA title. The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops that would not be acceptable for the JLA to "sully their hands" with. "'The Justice League Elite are a not-exactly-sanctioned, don't-ask-don't-tell, covert operations unit-- newly formed to hunt and eliminate extra-normal threats to the earth before they go public'. (JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004)" The team was formed at the end JLA #100 from most of the second incarnation of The Elite (only missing Hat), members of the JLA and a couple of spies/assassins. They operated out of Somerset, New Jersey.

Membership

Collected editions

The group's appearances have been collected in two trade paperbacks: