List of teams and organizations in DC Comics
This is a list of teams and organizations that appear in various DC Comics publications.
Note: Please check :Category:DC Comics superhero teams before adding any redundant entries for superhero teams to the page.
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Academy of Crime
Academy of Arch-Villains
The Academy of Arch-Villains was a gathering of Wonder Woman villains Angle Man, Human Fireworks, and Mouse Man.Ace, King, Queen and Jack of Crime
Acme Toys
A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.
Agency
Agenda
Agony and Ecstasy
Agony and Ecstasy are a duo of enforcers of Hell.Aerotroopers
Ajan Enterprises
Alien Alliance
There are two versions of the Alien Alliance:Alien Alliance I
Alien Alliance II
Alleytown Kids
Alliance
Competalian rebels from JLA: Haven.Allied Supermen of America
The Allied Supermen of America team was created as an homage to the Golden Age Justice Society of America and the Silver Age Justice League. The team was created by Alan Moore and included characters created by Rob Liefeld and Erik Larsen. It was introduced in Supreme #14.Allies
Alpha Lanterns
All Caste
All-Star Squadron
Altered Strain
Amazon Nation
The Amazon Nation are a hidden female tribe. First appearance: All-Star Comics #8 ; Wonder Woman #1.Amber Butane Corps
Ambush Bug Revenge Squad
American Supreme Men
American Supremacist Party
American Warriors
Angel and the Ape
Anti-Green Lantern Corps
Anti-Justice League
A.P.E.
Short for Allied Perpetrators of Evil, A.P.E. is a supervillain group in The New Adventures of Superman. First appearing in "The Men from A.P.E.", the line-up consists of Lex Luthor, Toyman, Prankster, and Warlock. In "A.P.E. Strikes Back", Luthor and Warlock get back together as A.P.E. with Brainiac as its new member.A.P.E.S.
Short for All-Purpose Enforcement Squad.A.R.G.U.S.
Argent
Argent is a 1950s domestic secret agent team. First appearance: Secret Origins #14.Army of Crime
Aryan Brigade
Assassination Bureau
Atari Force
A.T.O.M
Atom Project
Atomic Knights
Authority
Awesome Threesome
The Awesome Threesome are a trio of robots that have antagonized Aquaman. They consist of Claw, Magneto, and Torpedo Man.Awesome Threesome in other media
The Awesome Threesome appear in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure.Axis Amerika
Axis World
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Batman Family
Batman Incorporated
Batmen of All Nations
Batmen Corps
Bear Tribe
Bellatrix Bombers
Biker Babes from Hell
Big Science Action
Birds of Prey
B.I.O.N.
Short for Biologically Integrated Organic Network.Biospheer Technologies
Bizarro League
Blackhawk Squadron
Black Dragon Society
The Black Dragon Society is a non-fictional Japanese secret society, also known as the Kokuryūkai, which appears in DC Comics. The publisher first used the name in 1942's All Star Comics issue #12 as Japanese saboteurs. They were created by Gardner Fox and Jack Burnley. The same name and concept was also used by several other 1940s comics publishers that were later bought out by DC. A modern reimagining of the group as ecoterrorists was presented in JLA.Publication history
The Black Dragon Society is based on a real World War II organization of the same name. As such, three separate comics companies used them as villains.The Fawcett Comics version debuted in Master Comics #21, it had Minute-Man fighting against the Society, and was created by Bill Woolfolk and Charles Sultan. The DC Comics version debuted in All Star Comics #12 and was created by Gardner Fox and Jack Burnley, in the story "The Black Dragon Menace" in which a Japanese spy ring called the Black Dragon Society of Japan steals eight American inventions and kidnaps their inventors. Quality Comics' version debuted in Military Comics #24, and was created by Ted Udall and Vernon Henkel.
Fictional team history
The Justice Battalion are given orders to retrieve eight stolen military weapons, and subdue the agents of the Black Dragon Society who had orchestrated the thefts. Starman took on a huge dirigible which acted as a flying aircraft carrier and the planes it housed. The Society, loyal to Imperial Japan, was to use the planes to attack an American city but Starman prevented this. Because of Johnny Thunder's bumbling, the whole Battalion was transported to the American HQ of the Black Dragon Society. After a quick fight and a call to the US Army, the threat posed by the Black Dragons was over.The Black Dragon Society as an anti-U.S. organization also fought Minute-Man, Atom, Black Condor, the Sniper, and Johnny Everyman during World War II.
The Dragon King was a Japanese national and scientific genius who struck off from the Society early on. It was the Dragon King, using a combination of the occult and super-science, who created the forcefield that protected the Axis countries from the superhuman operatives of the Allies. He somehow was able to combine the energies of the Spear of Destiny with those of the Holy Grail to accomplish this. At some point after the war he develops an immortality serum that transforms him into a reptilian humanoid.
Image:Bdsocsm.png|200px|thumb|right|Black Dragons in action, art by Tom Grummett.
The modern versions of the Black Dragon Society appear in JLA. This version appears to be made up of fanatical, east Asian eco-terrorists with the stated intention of putting an end to the exploitation of Pacific oil fields by the west. They take the executive board of the Petroil oil company hostage, and kill all of their security and support staff. A superteam known as the Power Company shows up and shuts down the Black Dragons before they can kill their hostages. At the end of the story, it is revealed that the entire incident was only part of making a TV commercial for the Power Company, with the Black Dragon members being dressed-up actors on a set. Whether the commercial was based on a real incident, and if the Power Company ever battled the real Black Dragons, is not known.
Black Glove
Black Lantern Corps
Black Seven
Blackrazors
Blasters
Bloch Industries
Blood Brothers
Bloodlines Parasites
Blood Pack
Blood Syndicate
Blue Boys
Blue Lantern Corps
Blue Trinity
Body Doubles
Bombardiers
Bombshells
Boy Commandos
Bravos
Brotherhood of the Bat
Brotherhood of the Cold Flame
Brotherhood of Dada
Brotherhood of Evil
Brotherhood of the Fist
Bulletman and Bulletgirl
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Cadre
CAELOSS
CAELOSS is short for The Citizen's Army for the Economic Liberation of Suicide Slum.Captains of Industry
Captain Atom Brigade
CBI
CIA
C.E.M.A.
C.E.M.A. is short for Cosmic Emergency Management Agency.Centurions
Chain Gang
Challengers from Beyond
Challengers of the Unknown
Champions of Crime
Champions of Angor
Checkmate
Children of Ares
Children of Cronus
The Children of Cronus are a group of Titans that were responsible for empowering Devastation.Children of the White Lobe
Church of Superman
Cidermen
Circle
Circle of Fire
Circle of Six
Circus of Strange
Citadel
Citizen's Patrol Corps
Club of Heroes
See Batmen of All NationsClub of Villains
Coalition of Crime
Combine
Conclave
Conglomerate
Council
Council of Spiders
Corpse Corps
Court of Owls
Creature Commandos
Credo
Crimebusters
Crime Champions
Crime Council
Crime Crusaders Club
Crime Society
Crime Syndicate of America
Crime Syndicate of Qward
Crimson Star Mob
Crusaders
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Daily Planet
Daily Star
Dark Circle
Dark Men
Dark Nemesis
Dark Trinity
Darkseid's Elite
Darkseid's Elite is an organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The Elite are the top warriors chosen by Darkseid, the ruler of Apokolips. The Elite became Darkseid's most powerful band of warriors. Its known members include Amazing Grace, Bane of Apokolips, Brola, DeSaad, Devilance, Doctor Bedlam, Glorious Godfrey, Granny Goodness, Kalibak, Kanto, Lady Justeen, Mantis, Mortalla, Steppenwolf, Titan, and Virman Vundabar.
Darkseid's Elite in other media
- Many of Darkseid's Elite members appear in Superman: The Animated Series.
- Many of Darkseid's Elite members appear in Justice League Unlimited.
- DeSaad, Godfrey, and Granny Goodness appear in Smallville. They were depicted as minion-prophets.
- Many of Darkseid's Elite members appear in Justice League Action.
- Members of Darkseid's Elite appear in Lego DC Super-Villains.
- DeSaad and Granny Goodness appear in Zack Snyder's Justice League.