Quote Originally Posted by titanfan View Post
Yeah, it was just after Crisis, and a lot of the writers/editors wanted time to re-establish their characters before putting them in the Justice League. I think Giffen remarked he thought Denny O'Neil felt sorry for them because everyone else turned them down, so he left them use Batman.

Eventually, many of the big guns actually did make it in their way to the League, but they mostly played the role of supporting cast.
And Superman, Aquaman and Green Lantern weren't allowed in until after Giffen & DeMatteis finished their run.