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.

The Academy of Arch-Villains was a gathering of Wonder Woman villains Angle Man, Human Fireworks, and Mouse Man.^[1]

Agony and Ecstasy are a duo of enforcers of Hell.^[2]

There are two versions of the Alien Alliance:

Competalian rebels from JLA: Haven.

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.

The Amazon Nation are a hidden female tribe. First appearance: (historic) All-Star Comics #8 (Winter 1941); (current) Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #1 (February 1987).

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", Lex Luthor and Warlock get back together as A.P.E. with Brainiac as its new member.

Short for All-Purpose Enforcement Squad.

Argent is a 1950s domestic secret agent team. First appearance: Secret Origins (vol. 3) #14 (May 1987).

The Awesome Threesome are a trio of robots that have antagonized Aquaman. They consist of Claw, Magneto, and Torpedo Man.

The Awesome Threesome appear in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure.

Short for Biologically Integrated Organic Network.

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 (August 1942) 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.

The Black Dragon Society is based on a real World War II organization of the same name. As such, three separate comics companies (National Comics, Fawcett Comics, and Quality Comics) used them as villains.

The Fawcett Comics version debuted in Master Comics #21 (December 1941), 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 (August 1942)^[5] 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 (November 1943), and was created by Ted Udall and Vernon Henkel.

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.^[6]

The Black Dragon Society as an anti-U.S. organization also fought Minute-Man,^[7] Atom,^[8] Black Condor,^[9] the Sniper,^[10] and Johnny Everyman during World War II.^[11]

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.

The modern versions of the Black Dragon Society show up in the pages of an issue of 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^[12] 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.^[13]

CAELOSS is short for The Citizen's Army for the Economic Liberation of Suicide Slum.

C.E.M.A. is short for Cosmic Emergency Management Agency.

The Children of Cronus are a group of Titans that were responsible for empowering Devastation.^[14]

See Batmen of All Nations

The Demons Three are three demonic brothers consisting of Abnegazar, Ghast, and Rath.^[15] They ruled Earth one billion years prior before being banished by the Timeless Ones, though they have occasionally escaped using Felix Faust's power. Their powers are bound to three mystic artifacts: the Green Bell of Uthool, the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, and the Red Jar of Calythos.

The Demons Three appear in The Batman Strikes! #50.^[16] This version of the group were previously allies of Etrigan centuries prior before attempting to lead a rebellion in Hell and being imprisoned in a magic box.

The Demons Three appear in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Balance", with Abnegazar voiced by Wayne Knight while Ghast and Rath have no dialogue.^[17]

The Demons Three appear in Justice League Action, with Abnegazar voiced by Damian O'Hare and Rath by Jason J. Lewis while Ghast has no dialogue.^[17][18] This version of the group are members of the Brothers Djinn alongside series-original characters Calythos (voiced by David Lodge),^[19] Uthool (voiced by Diedrich Bader),^[20] and Nyorlath (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos).^[21] Additionally, Ghast appears in the episode "Hat Trick", depicted as a kaiju-like demon that Felix Faust summons to regain his youth.

The Demons Three appear in Justice League Dark, with Abnegazar voiced by JB Blanc, Rath by Jeffrey Vincent Parise, and Ghast by Fred Tatasciore.^[17][18][22]

Digitronix Corporation is a company in The Hacker Files.

Euroguard is a temporary band in Europe created by the JLE and led by Power Girl.

The Everyman Project was created by Lex Luthor to grant a group of people identities and powers and become part of his incarnation of Infinity, Inc. Recent appearance in 52 #24 (October 18, 2006).

The Excalibur Crew was the shuttle crew that Hank Henshaw was a part of.

Galaxy Communications is a fictional American multinational media corporation in the DC Comics universe. It is owned and run by businessman and crime lord Morgan Edge.

Galaxy Communications is one of the world's leading telecommunications companies and a major economic engine of both Metropolis and the United States. It has a broadband division that supplies Americans with digital television, internet and phone services, and also produces several periodicals and books through its subsidiary Galaxy Publishing.

Originally spearheaded by Morgan Edge, an article by Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent revealed that Edge was also in command of Intergang, one of Metropolis's most notorious criminal organizations. This eventually led to Morgan's father Vincent Edge taking over Galaxy Communication. However, he too was ousted from the corporation, as it was exposed that he continuously made Cat Grant the victim of repeated sexual harassment.

Galaxy Communications shares a loose alliance with the Daily Planet, as they are two of the leading centers for truth and accuracy throughout the city's media. They are aggressively opposed by LexCorp, which operates WLEX-TV, a major television station in Metropolis; and LexCom, an internet site that serves as a digital news center. As it is offered over the internet, LexCom has a great access to mainstream America, minus the costs of publishing. LexCorp's owner, Lex Luthor, manipulates nearly two-thirds of Metropolis business. Galaxy Communications stands as the leading major media empire which provides the citizens of Metropolis with information and entertainment.

WGBS-TV, flagship station of the Galaxy Broadcasting System (GBS) television network, both subsidiaries of media conglomerate Galaxy Communications.^[23] Popular shows included The Midnight Show Starring Johnny Nevada (a fictional version of NBC's The Tonight Show, with Johnny Nevada being an analogue of Johnny Carson).^[24] There was a real-life WGBS-TV, in Philadelphia from 1985 to 1995; the call letters stood for Grant Broadcasting System, the original owners. The call letters were changed in 1995 to the current WPSG, after acquisition by the Paramount Stations Group and conversion into a UPN outlet; it is currently an affiliate of The CW and is owned by CBS Television Stations.

Between the early 1970s and mid-1980s, both Clark Kent and Lois Lane worked for WGBS after Galaxy Communications purchased the Daily Planet in a 1971 storyline, with Clark as the anchorman for the WGBS evening news.^[25] He was eventually joined by Lana Lang as a co-anchor.^[25] After John Byrne's revamp of Superman's origins, though, Clark and Lois were reverted to working at the Daily Planet once again. Galaxy Broadcasting and WGBS-TV still exist post-Crisis, however, and are usually used in any story where a television station or network is needed or shown. Post-Crisis, Clark, Lois and Lana never worked for the station. During the 1990s, both Jimmy Olsen and Cat Grant did work there.

With the reboot of DC's line of comics in 2011, the Daily Planet was shown in the Superman comics as being bought by Morgan Edge and merged with the Galaxy Broadcasting System, similar to the Silver/Bronze Age continuity.^[26] In Action Comics, it is revealed that in the new history/universe, Clark Kent begins his journalism career in Metropolis roughly six years before Galaxy Broadcasting merges with the Daily Planet even taking on a criminal scandal involving the so-called "Mr. Metropolis" Glen Glenmorgan, CEO of Galaxy Broadcasting. Glenmorgan was spotted by the police after Superman dropped him off a tall building. However, Glenmorgan managed to avoid being arrested and later appeared on television where he expressed his belief that Superman is an alien and a danger to society. However, Kent's reporting later exposed him, and the intervention rove him to madness. ^[27] Along with being a writer for the Daily Star, partly because editor George Taylor was a friend of his adopted parents, Clark is an active blogger who speaks against political corruption and reports on the troubles of everyday citizens who are not often the focus of news media. While working at the Star, Clark meets Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen and the two become friends despite working at rival publications. Clark is also a great fan of Lois Lane's work at the Daily Planet, eventually meeting her through Jimmy. Months after Superman makes his public debut, Clark leaves the Daily Star on good terms and accepts a position at the Daily Planet.

After the merger with Galaxy Broadcasting, Lois was promoted to run the TV division, with Clark acting as an on-the-scene reporter for the TV division. Clark is later assigned the "Superman beat". But after rising tension between himself and Lois, as well as with Galaxy Broadcasting head Morgan Edge, Clark concludes that the Daily Planet is now more concerned with ratings and internet page views than actual journalism. He quits and goes off to begin an independent, internet news site with fellow journalist Cat Grant. Though Lois and Jimmy consider this to be a bad and risky decision, they continue to act as Clark's friends and confidants, offering aid when they can.

• Galaxy Broadcasting System - a television media empire owned by Morgan Edge as a subsidiary of the larger Galaxy Communications conglomerate. Based out of Metropolis, its primary news service is WGBS News.
• Galaxy Publishing - Galaxy Communications' publisher that produces several periodicals and books.
• Daily Planet - for a while the company owned the famous newspaper.

• In the Super Friends animated series, the Galaxy Broadcasting Company and its mother conglomerate Galaxy Communications are both referenced in the series, but Morgan Edge never appears in the show.
• In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, a character similar to Morgan Edge, named Bill Church, Jr. (portrayed by Bruce Campbell), appears as the head of the "Intergang" crime organization. Like Morgan Edge, Bill Church, Jr. owns a TV station, which is called "Multiworld Communications" instead of the comics "Galaxy Communications".
• GBS, or Galaxy Broadcasting System, is featured in the Young Justice. Its reporters include Cat Grant and Iris West. G. Gordon Godfrey becomes a pundit for the station and uses his program to defame extraterrestrials and the Justice League.
• In Superman & Lois, Galaxy Holdings is mentioned as one of Morgan Edge's companies.

• In Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, a similar media mogul subplot is used. A rival newspaper owned by David Warfield takes over the Daily Planet adding sensationalism.
• WGBS News can be seen in DC Extended Universe:
  • In Man of Steel^[28] when Superman and General Zod flew past the WGBS building during their final battle in 2013.
  • Makes a appearance in Aquaman showcasing Dr. Stephen Shin's conspiracy theories about Atlantis.
  • Appears in Shazam! detailing Philadelphia's new hero, like the bus rescue and the battle at the Christmas village with Doctor Sivana.
  • Appears in The Suicide Squad as the network where Bloodsport's daughter sees her father battling Starro the Conqueror.
  • Also appears in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, where the Shazam family are named as the "Philly Fiascos" by destroying the bridge.

• Galaxy Broadcasting System is referenced in Batman: Arkham City. The GBS Building can be seen next to Wayne Tower.^[29]
• Galaxy Broadcasting System appears in DC Universe Online. The GBS building is seen in Metropolis. GBS is broadcast on various TV screens throughout the game.

Gunner and Sarge are World War II US Marines. First appearance: Our Fighting Forces #45 (May 1958).

The Hand is a gang featured in Legionnaires #1 (April 1993).

The Hand of Krona is an interstellar technology cult.

Hunter's Hellcats are a World War II commando unit. First appearance: Our Fighting Forces #106 (April 1967).

The Hyperclan is a White Martian Vanguard.

The IMHS is short for the Institute of Metahuman Studies.

See Batmen of All Nations

See Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!

See Injustice League

In the pages of "The New Golden Age", the Justice Society Dark is mentioned to be a team that Doctor Fate enlisted to help find a way to free Salem the Witch Girl from the Limbo Town curse and to find her when she one day vanished without a trace.^[30]

The Thaddeus Brown version of Mister Miracle is a known member while Zatara and Diamond Jack are mentioned to be part of this group. In 1941, Doctor Fate and Salem the Witch Girl come across Mister Miracle fighting Solomon Grundy. After he is chained up, Mister Miracle suggests to Doctor Fate and Salem the Witch Girl that they should go apprehend Bride of Grundy.^[31]

There are two different groups called Justifiers:

See Champions of Angor.

The Labrats are genetically altered teenage heroes. First appearance: Labrats #1 (April 2002).

The Madmen are a team of villains in the DC Comics universe. They were originally owned by Charlton Comics, but DC later acquired the rights to the characters.The Madmen first appeared in Blue Beetle #3 (1967) and were created by Steve Ditko and David Glanzman.^[32]

Looking to make money, Farley Fleeter transformed his gang into a group of supervillains. The gang donned wigs, face paint, and multicolored costumes and started robbing banks. This brought them to the attention of Blue Beetle.

During the fight, the Madmen gained control of Beetle's gun but could not figure out how to use it. The public did not know what powers the gun possessed; the Madmen took advantage of this to enhance their crimes. Blue Beetle eventually regained his gun (only containing a strobe light) and apprehended the Madmen. After serving their sentences, the Madmen retired until they were paid to attack Kord Industries by Doctor Alchemy. Once again they were jailed.

The Madmen became a more persistent annoyance to Blue Beetle. They returned to face him time and again but were defeated after each attempt. Fleeter, however, was not discouraged. Taking a job at Georgetown University to steal drugs, he was involved in an accident that gave him the power to mentally control anyone he touched. He used this power to create an army of Madmen, but was defeated in a confrontation with Hawk and Dove and sent to Belle Reve prison.

Sometime later, Fleeter was incarcerated at Arkham Asylum and was a victim of the Joker's venom. He caused problems in Gotham City until he was captured by the Beetle and Robin.

During the Infinite Crisis, the Madmen were invited to join Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. Their first assignment was to attack Blue Beetle. Though they failed, their actions led to his death at the hands of Maxwell Lord. Next, they were given guard duty and were attacked by the Secret Six. During the Battle of Metropolis the Madmen were gunned down by Wild Dog, Crimson Avenger, and Vigilante.^[33]

One Year Later, some of the Madmen apparently survived the battle. They attacked Wonder Woman and Manhunter after Everyman appeared disguised as Blue Beetle. After attacking the trio, the Madmen dispersed.

They later appeared as part of a group of villains attempting to defeat the new Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes. After suffering a blast from one of Jaime's weapons, the group beat a hasty retreat.^[34]

• The Madmen (referred to as the Madniks) appear in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Menace of the Madniks!", voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
• The Madmen appear as character summons in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[35]

• The Madmen appear in Justice League Unlimited #10.^[36]

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline during the "Forever Evil" storyline, the Menagerie is a group led by Cheetah. The group consists of Elephant Man, Hellhound, Lion-Mane IV, Mäuschen, Primape, and Zebra-Man. Steve Trevor and Killer Frost fight them in order to claim Wonder Woman's lasso, which is needed to save the trapped Justice League members from the Firestorm matrix. While Steve Trevor manages to defeat Cheetah, the rest of the Menagerie are frozen by Killer Frost.^[37]

See Champions of Angor

See Team Titans

The Millennium Giants are guardians of the balance of the Ley Lines. First appearance: The Man of Steel #78 (April 1998).

The Minute Men of America are radio operators who are allies of Hourman. Its known members are Jimmy Martin and Thorndyke Thompkins.^[38]

The Misfits are a group of under-rated Batman villains. First appearance: Shadow of the Bat #7 (December 1992).

The Morrigan are three war goddesses with plans to eliminate the Amazons.

Before the debut appearances of the fifth and sixth Clayfaces, Clayface III (Preston Payne) and Clayface IV (Sondra Fuller) team up, breaking Clayface I (Basil Karlo) out of prison. Clayface I also futilely tries to revive Clayface II (Matt Hagen). Together, the trio form the Mud Pack with Clayface II being made a post-mortem member of the group.^[39][40] Karlo/Clayface I later gains the others' powers by injecting himself with extracts of blood samples from Clayface III and IV, becoming the "Ultimate Clayface".^[41] Clayface I is defeated by Batman and Looker and Clayface III and IV escape.^[42]

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See Blackhawk (DC Comics)

See Extremists (comics)

Old Justice is a superhero group appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Old Justice was formed when TNT's sidekick Dan the Dyna-Mite, Neptune Perkins, Green Lantern's sidekick Doiby Dickles, Sylvester Pemberton's adoptive sister Merry Pemberton, Minute Men of America member Thorndyke Thompkins, and Red Tornado's sidekicks the Cyclone Kids came together.^[43]

O.S.O. is short for Office of Special Operations.

The Parliament of Decay are a group that is associated with the Black, which is in turn associated with death.

The Parliament of Flames are a group of fire elementals that reside in the Burn and is associated with an unidentified force which is in turn associated with fire.

The Parliament of Limbs are a group that is associated with the Red, which is in turn associated with the life force of all of Earth's animal life.

The Parliament of Stone are a group of Earth elementals that reside in the Melt, which is in turn associated with all types of minerals.

The Parliament of Trees are a group of plant elementals that reside in the Green, which is in turn associated with the life force of all of Earth's plant life.

The Parliament of Vapours are a group of air elementals that reside in the White, which is in turn associated with air.

The Parliament of Waves are a group that reside in the Clear, which is in turn associated with the life force of all of Earth's aquatic life.

People's Heroes is the name of two fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The People's Heroes are a group of Russian agents that consists of Bolshoi, Molotov, Pravda, and Hammer & Sickle.^[44]

In the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", the People's Heroes are Russia's sanctioned superhero team led by Pozhar and consisting of Black Eagle, Firebird, Lady Flash, Morozko, Negative Woman, Perun, Red Star, Rusalka, Snow Owl, Steel Wolf, Tundra, Vikhor, and Vostok-X II.^[45]

The Planeteers are a 22nd-century space police force that Tommy Tomorrow is a member of.

The Point Men are foes of Young Justice.

Project Cadmus is a genetic engineering project in the DC Comics universe. Its notable creations include the Golden Guardian and Auron (clones of the original Guardian), Superboy (Kon-El) (a binary clone made from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor), and Dubbilex and his fellow DNAliens. Its 31st-century descendants run the Justice League 3000 clone project.

The Psyba-Rats are superpowered teenage hackers.^[46]

The Pyre are unrevealed villains made up of fire in the Martian Manhunter comics.

The Quorum is a rogue American agency.

The Red Shadows are Russia's answer for the Suicide Squad.

The Robot Renegades are a robotic team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Seeking the supremacy of machines over humans, they first appeared as a team in Metal Men (vol. 3) #2 (2007). The group consists of U.N.I.O.N., Warbox, Body X, L-Ron, and Manhunter Lud of the Manhunters. In Metal Men (vol. 3) #3, they would assist Will Magnus in defeating the Death Metal Men, although purely for their own reasons.

The Science Squad is the name of different groups appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Science Squad are a group of fictional scientists and mad scientists in the DC Comics Universe. The group was created by writer Grant Morrison who stated: "I love writing cowardly, petulant, irascible supervillains much more than I enjoy writing truly evil ones, so this whole plot strand was a joy from beginning to end".^[47] The members of the team are Veronica Cale, Doctor Death, Doctor Sivana, I.Q., Will Magnus, T.O. Morrow, Komrade Krabb, Doctor Tyme, and Robby Reed enemies Doctor Cyclops, Baron Bug, and Dr. Rigoro Mortis. They are commanded by Egg Fu. They are featured prominently throughout the series, particularly in Week 46.^[48]

In the pages of "Dark Nights: Metal", a new Science Squad was formed during the invasion of Barbatos. It consists of Doctor Sivana, Egg Fu, Professor Ivo, T.O. Morrow, Veronica Cale, and Will Magnus.^[49]

S.C.Y.T.H.E. is a terrorist organization from the fictional European country of Lugwainia.^[50]

The Sex Men are bizarre secret agents that investigate areas contaminated by bizarre occurrences. They consist of Cuddle, Kiss, and Torture.^[51]

The Sex Men appear in the Doom Patrol episode "Sex Patrol", with Cuddle portrayed by Michael Shenefelt, Kiss portrayed by Michael Tourek, and Torture portrayed by Tracey Bonner.

Sivana Industries is a company that is owned by Doctor Sivana.^[52]

Sivana Industries appears in Shazam!. This version is run by Thaddeus Sivana's unnamed father.

See Brotherhood of Evil.

The Sons of Batman are an offshoot of the Mutants that became followers of Batman.

The Sons of Batman were also featured in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #21-23 (August – October 1991).

The Sons of Batman appear in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, with one of its members voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.

The Sons of Liberty are a top secret government organization that has Agent Liberty as their special operative. Other known members are Paul Devlin, Charles Holcraft, Jay Harriman, Ronald Kramer, Reese, and Sanchez.^[53]

The Sons of Liberty, renamed "Children of Liberty", appear in Supergirl. This version of the group target alien residents of National City.

The Star Sapphires is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, they are one of the seven Corps empowered by a specific color of the emotional spectrum within the DC Universe. Though their roots can be traced back to the earliest appearances of the Star Sapphire queens, they have entered into a significant plot role as part of the 2009–2010 Blackest Night crossover event.^[54] First formed by the Zamarons at the conclusion of the Mystery of the Star Sapphire storyline running in Green Lantern (vol. 4) issues #18–20 (May–July 2007), their abilities come from violet power rings which wield the power of love.^[55] Initially the members of the Star Sapphires were only depicted as being females; during the Blackest Night panel at Comic Con International 2009, Geoff Johns explained that "anyone can join, but most men are not worthy".^[56][57] More recently male recruits were shown among the Star Sapphires when Wonder Woman visited their home planet.^[58]

See Suicide Squad

The Time Masters are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The Time Masters appear in Legends of Tomorrow.

In Batman Beyond, the Untouchables are a group of people with severely compromised immune systems and so cannot come into contact with the outside world except through protective iso suits

DC Comics has their versions of the yakuza in their different comic series.

See Sinestro Corps

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