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Injustice Gang
Luthor's Injustice Gang. Art by Barry Kitson.
Publisher DC Comics First appearance Justice League of America #111 (May-Jun 1974) Created by Len Wein

The Injustice Gang (also known as the Injustice Gang of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. They are antagonists of the Justice League.

Contents 1 1st Formation 2 2nd Formation 3 Other versions 3.1 Justice League Animated 3.2 The Batman

The original Injustice Gang's membership consisted of:

• Libra
• Chronos
• Mirror Master (Sam Scudder)
• Poison Ivy
• Scarecrow
• Shadow Thief
• Tattooed Man

By the end of the first appearance, it was revealed that their entire operation was massive feint by their organizer, Libra, to test a power-stealing device of his. A series of "Plan B" devices the villains had been given in case the JLA defeated them absorbed half of the heroes' powers and transferred them to Libra. Satisfied with these results, he then turned his device upon the universe itself, hoping to become a god. Instead, Libra was absorbed into the universe itself, effectivelty disintegrating him and spreading his essense across the cosmos. The JLA later modified the android Amazo to recover their lost powers. With Libra's treachery revealed, the original Injustice Gang dissolved, although another group later appeared using the same name. The members of this Gang included:

• Captain Boomerang
• Floronic Man
• I.Q.
• Shark
• Ocean Master
• Abra Kadabra

The Injustice Gang's Jetsons-esque satellite, thought abandoned by the Earth's heroes, later reappeared during the Identity Crisis miniseries, now a shabby clubhouse for villains in between schemes. It is also a place of business for a gang of mercenary supervillains headed by Calculator.

Merlyn, the criminal nemesis of Green Arrow, openly stated his derision of the name Injustice Gang, saying, "Some try to be a bit more professional". In fact, "Injustice Gang" has become the de facto term, used by both DC heroes and fans of the series, given to any random grouping of the JLA's enemies that happen to appear.

The subsequent incarnation of the team appeared in the "Rock of Ages" storyline of JLA (#10-15). It's members included:

• Lex Luthor
• Joker
• Circe
• Doctor Light III
• Mirror Master III (Evan McCulloch)
• Ocean Master
• Jemm

Luthor reformed the team in the "World War III" storyline (JLA #36-41) with new members:

• Queen Bee
• The General
• Prometheus

In the animated Justice League episode 'Injustice For All,' the team consists of Cheetah, Copperhead, Solomon Grundy, The Shade, Star Sapphire, and the Ultra-Humanite and is led by Lex Luthor. After Copperhead gets arrested, The Joker joins the team. A new team, depicted in the episode "Fury," was later lead by Aresia and included Copperhead, Solomon Grundy, The Shade, Star Sapphire, and Tsukuri. After the failures of the previous teams, Gorilla Grodd led a team consisting of Clayface, Giganta, Parasite, The Shade, Sinestro and Killer Frost in the episode entitled 'Secret Society.'

The Penguin has created his version of the Injustice Gang in the season four episode Team Penguin of The Batman. The members are Penguin, Killer Moth( who was hired simply because of his coffee making skills ), Ragdoll, Firefly and Killer Croc. Bane also received an invitation to join, but was quickly taken down by Batman and Robin while they were robbing a bank.

Their first heist involved stealing a powerful chemical. When Penguin involved everyone except Moth (who was treated badly by the rest because of his wimpy attitude.) on another heist, in stealing a jewel-covered penguin statue, the rest of the team wanted to split. However, Killer Moth was accidentally exposed, alongside of his pet moths, to the powerful chemical, turning him into a gigantic, mutated, deadly moth, and forced everyone on the gang to follow Penguin's orders. They were all taken down by Batman, Robin, and Batgirl, and were taken to jail.

During the episode, the members argued about the name of the gang. Firefly wanted the name to be "Gotham Gangstaz", and Ragdoll wanted it to be "Villains United". Penguin answered that "Team Penguin" was not up for debate.