Create your own (NON-Big 6 franchise characters) Justice League!

[daBronzeBomma]

The Marvel Family is no longer the 4th estate at DC???????

Can't tell if this is sarcasm ... if so, I laugh WITH thee.

If not, I'm afraid I laugh AT thee. Only a wee bit, tho

Currently, the Shazamverse wouldn't even be in the top 7, let alone the top 4.

The Big 6 plus the Arrowverse (Green Arrow) have long since surpassed them in overall relevance at DC. That may change with the future movie's release, if it's a success. But until then ... nope.

Can't be a pillar if you don't even have an ongoing title.

[Photon Torme]

Lar Gand (Mon-El/Valor) belongs to the Superverse, while Green Lantern John Stewart belongs to the Lanternverse. No Big 6 Franchise members allowed for this exercise, please.

Oh Bother. Well lets try this instead then.
Captain Comet
Witchfire
Mr, Terrific( Holt)
Black Canary
Hawkgirl
Ms. Martian

[Photon Torme]

Hawkman
Green Arrow
Plastic Man
Doctor Fate
Firehawk
Icon
Killer Frost

[Casantrizos]

Shazam
The Question (Vic Sage)
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
Martian Manhunter
Zatanna
Black Canary
Mr. Terrific

[Sutekh]

Oh Bother. Well lets try this instead then.
Captain Comet
Witchfire
Mr, Terrific( Holt)
Black Canary
Hawkgirl
Ms. Martian

Oh goodness, Captain Comet, Witchfire, Black Canary *and* Hawkgirl? I love it!

Captain Comet is definitely underused, and would rock in a Superman-like position as 'big gun,' ditto Mr. Terrific in a Batman-esque role.

And Witchfire, wow, very much an out of the box pick for team mystic, when so many others would have gone with Zatanna, or even Dr. Fate.

[daBronzeBomma]

OK, given how easy these good rosters have been for y'all so far, let's up the ante going forward.

1. Not only are any and all Big Six DC Franchise Characters still off the table

2. But now, so are any and all DC characters from the Arrowverse, Shazamverse, Hawkverse, and Martianverse.

Green Arrow, Black Canary, Red Arrow / Arsenal / Speedy, Arrowette, Artemis Crock, Connor Hawke, Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Lt. Marvels, the Wizard, Black Adam, Isis, Osirus, Carter Hall, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Kendra Saunders, J'onn J'onzz, M'gann, and anyone else associated with those 4 franchises are now gone from consideration.

3. Maximum Roster is 7 members.

4. Justify each member's role by way of either unique power/skill-set and/or unique personality

Me first:

Vixen = leader
Cyborg = technologist
Raven = magic-user
Plastic Man = adaptability
Starfire = energy projection
Mister Miracle = stealth
Big Barda = powerhouse

Yours (if your first crack didn't already meet these new criteria)?

[Photon Torme]

Oh goodness, Captain Comet, Witchfire, Black Canary *and* Hawkgirl? I love it!

Captain Comet is definitely underused, and would rock in a Superman-like position as 'big gun,' ditto Mr. Terrific in a Batman-esque role.

And Witchfire, wow, very much an out of the box pick for team mystic, when so many others would have gone with Zatanna, or even Dr. Fate.

Thank You. Did you know that Marvel has their own Witchfire? twentyish red headed female magic user, too!

[Güicho]

Actually post big 7 founders, everyone next in the order they joined, would make a great Non-Big 7 JL team:

(1961) Green Arrow Justice League of America #4
(1962) Atom Justice League of America #14
(1964) Hawkman Justice League of America #31
(1969) Black Canary Justice League of America #74
(1973) Elongated Man & Red Tornado Justice League of America #105-#106
(1977) Hawkgirl Justice League of America #146
(1978) Zatanna Justice League of America #161
(1979) Black Lightning* Justice League of America #173 *although he hadn't joined at the time in the 80s he was the next to join in the JL newspaper strip.

[Kaijudo]

OK, given how easy these good rosters have been for y'all so far, let's up the ante going forward.

1. Not only are any and all Big Six DC Franchise Characters still off the table

2. But now, so are any and all DC characters from the Arrowverse, Shazamverse, Hawkverse, and Martianverse.

Green Arrow, Black Canary, Red Arrow / Arsenal / Speedy, Arrowette, Artemis Crock, Connor Hawke, Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Lt. Marvels, the Wizard, Black Adam, Isis, Osirus, Carter Hall, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Kendra Saunders, J'onn J'onzz, M'gann, and anyone else associated with those 4 franchises are now gone from consideration.

3. Maximum Roster is 7 members.

4. Justify each member's role by way of either unique power/skill-set and/or unique personality

Shaking my original team up just a bit:

1. Black Lightning - leader, down-to-earth type
2. Nightshade - reserved professional type
3. Booster Gold - fun-loving comedic personality
4. Metamorpho - Gruff, jaded outcast type
5. Vixen - Inspirational, big picture type
6. Jason Blood/Etrigan - Dark moody temperamental type
7. Inferno - Young enthusiastic personality

[Nick Miller]

Frankenstein
John Constantine
Cave Carson
Granny Goodness
50 Sue
Saturn Girl
Cosmic Boy

[Adekis]

Does Cosmic Boy count as part of the Super-Verse? I feel like you could argue that the whole Legion is without much trouble.

I'll go with

• J'onn J'onzz
• Captain Marvel
• Doctor Fate
• Mr. Terrific
• Cyborg
• Stargirl
• Vixen

Also, this is the first and probably only time I've got cause to be glad that Captain Marvel is consistently treated as a C-Lister. Boo! Make Mine Shazam!

[BatmanJones]

Actually post big 7 founders, everyone next in the order they joined, would make a great Non-Big 7 JL team:

(1961) Green Arrow Justice League of America #4
(1962) Atom Justice League of America #14
(1964) Hawkman Justice League of America #31
(1969) Black Canary Justice League of America #74
(1973) Elongated Man & Red Tornado Justice League of America #105-#106
(1977) Hawkgirl Justice League of America #146
(1978) Zatanna Justice League of America #161
(1979) Black Lightning* Justice League of America #173 *although he hadn't joined at the time in the 80s he was the next to join in the JL newspaper strip.

Love this post! The very end of it though... How do I find such a newspaper strip? Is it available anywhere? I'm a JL(A) completist and don't know it!

EDITED: Because google can be helpful too and I found it but thanks so much for alerting me to it!

[WonderScott]

1. Mr. Terrific - brains/strategist
2. Vixen - power adaptability
3. Zatanna - magic
4. Element Woman - power adaptability
5. Black Lightning - energy manipulation
6. Bumblebee - size manipulation/technologist
7. Plastic Man - power adaptability

My team definitely takes on more of the street-level, mid-tier metahuman or Bondian threats.

[Herowatcher]

Justice League
Captain Atom - Leader /Powerhouse
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) -Technologist
Nightshade - Stealth
Amazing Man (Will Everett III) - power adaptability
Skyrocket - energy manipulation
Son of Vulcan (Johnny Mann) - weapon master
Witchfire - magic user

[PyroTwilight]

This is a toughy. Based on the No Big 6 and No Arrowverse Stuff (alas poor Ragman, Elongated Man etc...) I think this works.

Tomorrow Woman- Team Leader/organizer psychic linker for the team
Kid Eternity- Magic/Summoning expertise
Element Woman (Emily Sung)- Adaptability/Stealth/Survival
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)- Technology/Alien awareness
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)- time travel defense
Shining Knight Sir Justin- Anti-Monster expert
Triumph (William McIntyre)- Field Leader/Physical Powerhouse