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

The Agenda are a group similar to Project Cadmus who created Match, a clone of Superboy.

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

There are two versions of the Alien Alliance:

First Alien Alliance

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Second Alien Alliance

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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", Brainiac joins the group.

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.

Short for Biologically Integrated Organic Network.

Black Dragon Society
Black Dragon Society, art by Tom Grummett.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All Star Comics #12 (August 1942) (DC) Master Comics #21 (Fawcett) (December 1941) Military Comics #24 (November 1943) (Quality)
Created by	Gardner Fox (writer) Jack Burnley (artist)
In-story information
Type of organization	Terrorist
Leader(s)	Dragon King[3][4]

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.

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 (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 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. 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 actors.^[6]

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 who were responsible for empowering Devastation.^[7]

See Batmen of All Nations

The Crime Champions are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Justice League of America #21 and were created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky.

The Crime Champions are an organization of supervillains that consist of Earth-One villains Chronos, Doctor Alchemy, and Felix Faust and Earth-Two villains Fiddler, Icicle, and Wizard.^[8]

Darkseid's 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.^[9]

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Dayton Industries is a company that was founded by Mento.^[10]

The Deep Six is a group of fish-like humanoids from Apokolips that consist of Gole, Jaffer, Kurin, Shaligo the Flying Finback, Slig, and Trok. At the bidding of their master, Darkseid, the Deep Six exist for the sole purposes of combat and terrorism in his name. They all have the ability to breathe and function underwater.^[11]

The team returns to face Aquaman and his allies Koryak and Dolphin in Aquaman (vol. 5) #6 (April 1995), where it is revealed that the team has been resurrected several times over the years whenever Darkseid has use for them.^[12] The new members are actually "spawns" of the original, raised in birthing chambers.^[13]

In the storyline "Infinite Crisis", the Deep Six appear as members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[14]

In Countdown to Final Crisis, the Deep Six are killed by Infinity-Man.^[15]

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The Demons Three are three demonic brothers consisting of Abnegazar, Ghast, and Rath.^[16] 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.

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.

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

The Freedom Fighters is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original six characters were the Black Condor, Doll Man, the Human Bomb, the Ray, the Phantom Lady, and Uncle Sam.^[24] Although the characters were created by Quality Comics, they were not gathered in a group until they were acquired by DC. The team first appeared in a Justice League of America/Justice Society of America team-up, which ran in Justice League of America #107–108 (October–December 1973), written by Len Wein and drawn by Dick Dillin.^[25][26] Their own ongoing series premiered with Freedom Fighters #1 (April 1976), written by Gerry Conway and Martin Pasko, and drawn by Ric Estrada.

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

Originally spearheaded by 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 periodicals and books through the subsidiary Galaxy Publishing.

Between the early 1970s and mid-1980s, Clark Kent and Lois Lane worked for WGBS after Galaxy Communications purchased the Daily Planet, with Clark as an anchorman.^[28] He was eventually joined by Lana Lang as a co-anchor.^[28] After John Byrne's revamp of Superman's origins, Clark and Lois were reverted to working at the Daily Planet once again.

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

The Jokerz are a gang that are modeled after Joker.

See Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!

The Justice Alliance of America is the name of two organizations.

The Justice Society Dark is a team that Doctor Fate enlisted to help find a way to free Salem the Witch Girl from her Limbo Town curse and to find her after she mysteriously vanished.^[34] The Justice Society Dark consists of Mister Miracle, Zatara, Diamond Jack, Blue Beetle, and Doctor Occult, who all used magic to slow their aging.^[35][33]

There are two groups called Justifiers:

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

The League of Super-Assassins is a group of assassins who are enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. All six of its members are survivors of the destroyed planet Dryad and were manipulated by the Dark Man (a clone of Tharok) into believing that the Legion was responsible for Dryad's destruction. Unbeknownst to the League, the Legionnaires managed to evacuate most of Dryad's population prior to its destruction. After learning the truth, the League continues to operate with the Dark Man's influence, while one of their members, Blok, joins the Legion.^[36]

The Legion of Super-Rejects are a group of failed Legion of Super-Heroes applicants who were rejected for possessing the same powers as a pre-existing member. They consist of Phantom Lad (Solon Darga), a Bgtzlian with the same abilities as Phantom Girl; Calorie Queen (Taryn Loy), a Bismollian with the same abilities as Matter-Eater Lad; Magno Lad (Kort Grezz), a Braalian with the same abilities as Cosmic Boy; Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor), a Titanian with the same abilities as Saturn Girl; Micro Lad (Lalo Muldron), an Imskian with the same abilities as Shrinking Violet; and Chameleon Kid (Toog Lintens), a Durlan with the same abilities as Chameleon Boy.^[37]

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.^[38]

The Madmen are a group of gangsters and enemies of Blue Beetle who wear colorful costumes and facepaint. The Madmen became a more persistent annoyance to Blue Beetle. The group's leader, Farley Fleeter, begins working at Georgetown University to steal drugs. While there, he is involved in an accident that gives him the power to mentally control anyone he touched. He uses this power to create an army of Madmen, but is defeated in a confrontation with Hawk and Dove.

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, the Madmen are invited to join Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. During a battle in Metropolis, most of the Madmen are killed by Wild Dog, Crimson Avenger, and Vigilante.^[39]

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, Mäuschen, Primape, and Zebra-Man. Steve Trevor and Killer Frost fight them to claim Wonder Woman's lasso and free the Justice League from the Firestorm matrix. While Steve Trevor manages to defeat Cheetah, the rest of the Menagerie are frozen by Killer Frost.^[43]

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.^[44]

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

The Monster Men are a group of monsters who serve Hugo Strange.

The Monster Men in the Golden Age comics are the results of insane asylum patients being injected with a serum by Hugo Strange, which transformed them into dimwitted 10 ft. tall strong beings. Batman was able to make an antidote and take down some of the Monster Men after punching Strange out of a window.^[45]

The Silver Age comics had the Monster Men created from wealthy patients that visited Hugo Strange's institutions. When Strange claimed that Batman is Bruce Wayne, some Monster Men attacked Batman and he was able to defeat them. Silver St. Cloud later encountered some of these Monster Men. Strange's minion Magda tried to use the Monster Men formula on Bruce only to end up using it on herself when Nightwing interfered. Robin was able to knock Magda unconscious and rescued Bruce and Alfred Pennyworth.^[46]

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

Before the debut appearances of the fifth and sixth Clayfaces, Clayface (Preston Payne) and Clayface (Sondra Fuller) team up, breaking Clayface (Basil Karlo) out of prison. Karlo also futilely tries to revive Clayface (Matt Hagen). Together, the trio form the Mud Pack with Hagen being made a posthumous member of the group.^[47][48] Karlo later gains the others' powers by injecting himself with extracts of blood samples from Payne and Fuller, becoming the "Ultimate Clayface".^[49] Karlo is defeated by Batman and Looker and Payne and Fuller escape.^[50]

See Blackhawk (DC Comics)

Old Justice is a superhero group 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.^[51]

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

The Parliament of Decay are a group associated with the Black or the Rot, a cosmic force which is strongly associated with death. The decay and rotting of living things is where it flourishes, with its base being in the "Bone Kingdom" in the deadlands of the United States.

The Parliament of Flames are a group of fire elementals associated with the Burn, a cosmic force of fire.

The Parliament of Limbs are a group associated with the Red, a cosmic force connecting all animal life.

The Parliament of Stone are a group of Earth elementals associated with the Melt, a cosmic force connecting all minerals.

The Parliament of Trees are a group of plant elementals associated with the Green, a cosmic force connecting all plant life.

The Parliament of Vapours are a group of air elementals associated with the White, a cosmic force of air.

The Parliament of Waves are a group associated with the Clear (sometimes called the Blue), a cosmic force connecting all aquatic life.

People's Heroes is the name of two organizations.

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 that was founded by Dabney Donovan, Reginald Augustine, and Thomas Thompkins. The Cadmus facilities were originally constructed in a large, abandoned aqueduct outside of Metropolis.^[54] Donovan is responsible for the non-human creations of the Project, referred to as "DNAliens", various normal clones, and creatures based on classical monsters.^[55][56]

Cadmus is run for a time by Paul Westfield. After Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday, Westfield has Superman's body stolen for Cadmus' use. Project Cadmus goes on to create Superboy, a clone designed to replace Superman. Initially, Superboy's genetic material came from Westfield; a later retcon established that Superboy's genetic material came from Superman and Lex Luthor.^[57]

The Psyba-Rats are teenage hackers.^[62]

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

The Quorum is a rogue American agency.

The Red Hood Gang is an organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Batman (vol. 2) #0 (November 2012) in The New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC universe).

The young Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham City to start a crime-fighting career with the Red Hood Gang as an early target of infiltration. To Bruce's dismay, the Red Hood Gang's leader knows the group has been infiltrated and manages to weed out the disguised Bruce. The Red Hood Gang attempts to kill him, but Bruce manages to escape into the sewers after the Gotham City Police Department show up to break up a robbery. The Red Hood Gang follow into the sewer system, but a prototype motorcycle hidden in the tunnels allows Bruce to escape. The Red Hood Gang is later seen outside of Bruce's apartment, scoping it out for their next hit.^[63] The Red Hood Gang subsequently reappear in the "Zero Year" event's first story arc "Secret City", where Bruce gets involved with the Red Hood Gang to spoil their plans to sink a pickup truck full of men who refused to join their ranks.^[64]

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

Relative Heroes are a family of 5 superpowered children that are orphaned. The team; consisting of Joel (Houston), Aviva (Temper), Damara (Allure), Tyson (Blindside), and Cameron (Omni), travel to Metropolis to find Superman while being chased by government agents. They debuted in a 6-issue limited series in 2000.

The Robot Renegades are a robotic team that seeks 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 assist Will Magnus in defeating the Death Metal Men for their own reasons.

The Science Police is the name of two police organizations.

In the 30th and 31st centuries, the Science Police has a professional working relationship with the Legion of Super-Heroes,^[68] with Shvaughn Erin serving as the Police's liaison to the Legion.^[69] Legion member Colossal Boy is a former member of the Science Police.^[70]

In the 21st century, the Science Police serve the federal government of the United States and deal with metahuman and alien crimes. Maggie Sawyer is a member of the group.^[71]

The Science Squad is the name of two groups.

S.C.Y.T.H.E. is a terrorist organization from the fictional European country of Lugwainia.^[76]

The Sentinels of Magic is a team of supernaturally powered superheroes, described as a loose confederation of mystic defenders. The team was formed during the "Day of Judgment" storyline when the angel Asmodel led a coup against Neron, a powerful demon lord. The team includes occult heroes Zatanna, Enchantress, Madame Xanadu, Blue Devil, Raven, Deadman, Ragman, and Sebastian Faust.^[77]

The Sex Men are secret agents who investigate areas contaminated by bizarre occurrences. They consist of Cuddle, Kiss, and Torture.^[79]

Sivana Industries is a company that is owned by Doctor Sivana.^[80]

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 Liberty are a top secret government organization that has Agent Liberty as their special operative. Other known members are Charles Holcraft, Paul Devlin, Jay Harriman, Ronald Kramer, Reese, and Sanchez.^[81]

In post-DC Rebirth continuity, the Sons of Liberty are a terrorist group.^[82] In the publishing line "DC All In", the Sons of Liberty take on an anti-metahuman agenda, driven by Jay Harriman.^[83]

The Star Sapphires is an organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, they are one of the seven Lantern 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.^[84] 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 pink power rings which wield the power of love.^[85] The members of the Star Sapphires are only depicted as being females; during the Blackest Night panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Geoff Johns explained that "anyone can join, but most men are not worthy".^[86][87]

See Suicide Squad

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The Terrifics are an organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They debuted during "The New Age of DC Heroes" line in The Terrifics #3 and were created by Jeff Lemire and Ivan Reis.

When Simon Stagg had Metamorpho transmute himself into the Nth Metal in order to access the Dark Multiverse, Mister Terrific and Plastic Man showed up in order to thwart this plan which led to them and Metamorpho being pulled into the Dark Multiverse. They end up meeting a young girl named Phantom Girl and find a hologram from Tom Strong stating that they are needed to save the Dark Multiverse. Once all four of them leave, they are found to be cosmically tethered to each other as a side effect of being in the Dark Multiverse. The group stays together until they can find a way to break the bond and explore the Dark Multiverse.^[88]

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The Thunderers of Qward are flying Qwardian warriors who are equipped with throwable weapons shaped like lightning bolts that turn into a form of energy called "Qwa" when thrown.^[89]

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The Time Masters are a team led by Rip Hunter who specialize in protecting the timestream. Their original members also included Hunter's girlfriend Bonnie Baxter, Bonnie's sister Corky Baxter, and Jeff Smith. They would later be replaced by Rip Hunter's second team, the Linear Men.