Doom Patrol

First Appearance My Greatest Adventure #80 (Jun 1963)
Status Hero Team
Base Midway City
Current Members and Powers
Fast Forward (Ted Bruder) Able to see 30 second into the future and so avert disaster.
Fever (SHyleen Yao) Can raise the temperature of an object by touch.
Freak (Ava) Prehensile mane of high-tensile hair grows to incredible lengths to ensnare opponents.
Kid Slick(Vic Darge) Surrounded by a frctionless force field aura that sloughts off attacks and allows Darge to slide accross any surface.
Robotman (Cliff Steele) Human brain housed in super-powerful robot body.

Key Storylines

• Doom Patrol (1st Series) #121 (Aug 1968): The original Doom Patrol sacrifice their own lives to save codsville, Maine, from Madame Rouge and Captain Zahl. All but Elasti-Girl truly perish.


• Sowcase #94 (Aug 1977): Dr. Will Magnus finds Robotman's broken body and rebuilds him in time to join a new Doom Patrol that includes Celcius, Negative Woman, and Tempest.


• Doom Patrol (2nd series) #19 (Feb 1989): Things get stranger for the world's strangest heroes as they emerge from further tragedy by adding Crazy Jane to the team. They embark on new adventures while battling menaces like the Scissormen, Red Jack, and the Brotherhood of Dada.

Green Arrow

Oliver Jonas Queen (Green Arrow I)
Firs Appearance More Fun Comics #73 (Nov 1941)
Status Hero
Occupation Adventurer
Base Star City
Height 5ft 11in
Weight 185 lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Blond
Special Powers / Abilities Has an excellent eye for archery; trained hand to hand combatant with above average strength and endurance

Connor Hawke (Green Arrow II)
Firs Appearance Green Arrow 1st serries #0 (Oct 1994)
Status Hero
Occupation Adventurer
Base Star City
Height 5ft 9in
Weight 160 lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Blond
Special Powers / Abilities An expert marksaman as well as one of the top five martial artist on Earth.

Key Storlylines

• Green Lantern/ Green Arrow (1st and 2nd series) (2004): Collections of classic stories as the heroic pair traveled the U.S. righting wrongs.


• Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest (2003): Back from the dead, Ollie Queen uses keepsakes to reconnect with his family.


• Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunter(1989): Green arrow saves Black Canary from being tortured; he also encounters the mysterious female assassin Shado.


• The Brave and The Bold #85 (Aug 1969): In "The Senator's Been Shot, "Green Arrow dons a new outfit, a beard, and gains a new attitude toward his role as a crime fighter.

Encantadora

First Appearance Action Comics #760 (Dec 1999)
Status Vilain
Real Name Lourdes Lucero
Occupation Enchantress
Base Metropolis
Height 5ft 7in
Weight 133 lbs
Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Special Powers / Abilities A mystical vial she wears on her neclace contains the Mist of Ibela Which allows her to teleport, magically charm and control the minds of other, and telekinetically move objects with her mind

Teen Titans

First Appearance (Teen Titans I) Brave and the Bold #54 (Jul 1964)
Status Hero Team
Base Titans Tower, San Francisco Bay
Current Members and Powers
Robin III Team leader; skilled martial atis and tactician
Kid Flash II Superspeed
Wonder Girl II Superstrength, flight
Beast Boy Shape-changing into animal forms.
Startfire Flight, start bolts, solar absorption
Cyborg Superstrength, white sound blaster, computer skills.
Raven Teleportation, emphatic powers, sorcery

Key storylines
Teen Titans (1st series) #53 (Feb 1970): The final issue of the series reveals the secret origin of the teen titans
New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (TPB, 2003): The Titans are betrayed by their first recruite, the psychopath Terra.
New Teen Titans (2nd Series) #1-5 (Aug 1984 - Feb 1985(: The demon Trigon takes over the planet, and only the Titans can stop him.
Teen Titans (3rd Series) #1 (Jul 2003): The latest incarnation of the Titans is born, based in San Francisco.

Circe

First Appearance Wonder Woman (2nd series) #17 (Jun 1988)
Status Villain
Real Name Circe
Occupation Sorceress
Base Mobile
Height 5ft 11in
Weight 145 lbs
Eyes Red
Hair Purple
Special Power / Abilities One of Earth's most powerful sorceresses, Circe is immortal; her hands project powerful bolts of energy and she can transform men into animals or animal hybrids called "beastiamorphs" she can also alter her appearance.

Artemis

First Appearance Wonder Woman (2nd series) #90 (Sep 1994)
Status Hero
Real Name Artemis
Occupation Minister of Defense
Base Themyscira
Height 6ft
Weight 166 lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Red
Special Power / Abilities Immortal; an expert hand-to-hand combatant; master swordswoman, and archer.

Artemis is a member of the warmongering Amazons of Bana- Mighdall, descendants of the Amazon queen Antiope, Unlike the peace-loving Amazons of Themyscira (led by Antiope's sister Hippolyta), Artemis and her tribe were not immortal, Artemis was raised in the secret city of Bana-Mighdall in Egypt, mastering arts of warfare.

Wondergirl

First Appearance Wonder Woman (2nd series) #105 (Feb 1996)
Status Hero
Real Name Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark
Occupation Member of Teen Titans
Base San Francisco
Height 5ft 3in
Weight 124 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde
Special Powers/ Abilities Flight, superstrength, and enchanced speed bestowed upon her by Zeus; carries magical lasso; some invulnerability; trained in combat by the Amazons. Wonder Girl is still young and her powers may deepen with time.

Prominent archaeologist Helena Sandsmark always reprimanded her daugter for her lack of responsibility, but Cassie seized the mantle of a hero when Wonder Woman came to her hometown of Gateway City. Temporarily "borrowing" wonder woman's sandals of Hermes and Gauntlet of Atlas, Cassie recieved prodigious strength and the ability to fly- superpowers she used to help smash a clone of Doomsday. She later helped Wonder Woman defeat a manifestation of entropy called Decay, donning goggles and a black wig to disguise herself in her new role as the second Wonder Girl, bearing a name once used by Donna Troy (see Toria).
Summoned to Olympus, Cassie brashly asked Zeus for her own powers. He granted her wish and Wonder Girl became Gateway City's teen hero. She honed her fighting skills trough training sessions with Artemis. Cassie joined the heroes of Young Justice alongside Robin, Superboy, Empress, Arrowette, Impulse (see Kid Flash), the Secret, and Loo and served as team spokesperson.
Wonder girl struggled to maintain her secret identity. Her charade came to an end when Silver Swan II attacked Gateway City High School, exposing Cassie's secret.
Since then Wonder Girl has joined the newest team of Teen Titans, and hinted at a romance with Super Boy. She wields a golden lasso given to her by Ares, trough the motives behind the war god's gift remain a mystery.

Martian Manhunter

First Appearance Detective Comics #225 (Nov 1955)
Status Hero
Real Name J'onn J'onzz
Occupation Adventurer
Base JLA Watchtower, the Moon
Height 6ft 7in
Weight 300 lbs
Eyes Red
Hair None
Special Powers/ Abilities Flight, superstrength, invulnerability, enhanced speed, shapeshifting, invisibility, telepathy, and "Martian vision", which provides a type of X-ray vision and allows J'onn to fire energy beams from his eyes.

Key Storylines

• Martian Manhunter (2nd series) #1 (Dec 1998): The The quintessential team player gets a starring role for the first time in years.

• JLA: Year One #1-12 (Jan-Dec 1998): J'onn role as the heart and soul of the JLA is apparent in this retelling of the team's origin.

• JLA #84-89 (Oct -Dec 2003): J'onn turns against his JLA teammates during the Burning Martian storyline, showing why he is their most powerful member.

J'onn J'onzz, The Martian Manhunter, has lost his wife, his daughter, and his newest love, yet he is never truly alone. His family is the Justice League of America. Eons ago, the Martians were one of the most powerful species in the universe, capable of shapeshifting, intangibility, flight, and a host of other incredible powers. J'onn J'onzz, a philosopher and peacemaker in his private life, worked as a Manhunter to keep the peace on his native planet.

Aquaman

First Appearance More Fun Comics #73 (Nov 1941)
Status Hero
Real Name Arthur Curry; Orin
Occupation Waterbearer of the Secret Sea, exiled King of Atlantis
Base The undersea kingdom of Atlantis
Height 6ft 1in
Weight 325 lbs
Eyes Aqua blue
Hair Blond
Special Powers/ Abilities Can breathe underwater and communicate telepathically with sea life; can swim 100 m.p.h underwater; possesses enhanced strength and toughness as well as limited sonar abilities; left hand is made of enchanted water and possesses healing powers as well as other magical abilities.

Key Storylines
Aquaman : Time and Tide #1-4 (Dec 1993 -Mar 1994): The origin of Aquaman is tightened up and retold to fit within modern continuity.
Aquaman(3rd series) #2 (Sep 1994): Aquaman loses his left hand in an issue that redefined the character for a new audience.
Aquaman (4th series) #15 (Apr 2004): The king of Atlantis returns to his classic look, and San Diego is submerged following an earthquake.

Those who underestimate Aquaman do so at their peril. This hot-headed monarch commands a kingdom that covers three-quarters of the Earth's surface and extends from the wave crests to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Although he is, at present, a king in exile, hos royal bearing is plain for all to see. Like many legendary kings, Aquaman's royal birthright was obscured by his upbringing as a commoner. The son of Queen Atlanna and a demigod, the spirit of Atlan, Orin was born with blod hair and the ability to communicate with sea life. These qualities sentenced the child to death by exposure on Mercy Reef, for the Atlanteans believed they were signs of the curse of KORDAX, a legendary monster.

Supergirl

First Appearance Actions Comics #252 (May 1959)
Status Hero
Real Name Kara Zor-El
Occupation Adventurer
Base Metorpolis
Height 5ft 5in
Weight 135 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Blonde
Special Powers/ Abilities under the sun's solar radiation, supergirl's kryptonian physique absorbs energy and can fly, has superstrength, superspeed, invulnerability, acute hearing, and a range of vision, including emitting x-rays and heat.

Key Storylines

• Superman/Batman #8-13 (May-Oct 2004): kara arrives on Earth, adored by Superman, supected by Batman, trained by the Amazons, and coveted by Darkseid, tyrannical ruler of Apokolips.



• Supergirl: Many happy returns (TPB, 2003): Supergirl meets her pre-Crisis self and realizes she must sacrifice everything to maintain the cosmic balance.



• Supergirl #1 (3rd series) (Feb 1994) : Troubled teenager Linda Danvers is rescued by Matrix and becomes an Earth Angel.



• Supergirl (3rd series) #1-4 (Feb-May 1994): Matrix learns about life and love as Supergirl, under the sway of Lex Luthor's charismatic personality.

Hawkman

First Appearance Flash Comics #1 (Jan 1940)
Status Hero
Real Name Carter Hall
Occupation Adventurer
Base St. Roch, Louisiana
Height 6ft 1in
Weight 195 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Brown
Special Powers/ Abilities Thanagarian Nth Metal on boots and wing harnesses allow him to fly; artificial wings give great speed and agility; Nth Metal permits Hawkman to lift great weights and withstand extremes of temperature during flight; wields a variety of ancient weapons, including shield, dagger, mace, cestus, battleaxe and more

Key Storylines

• Legend of The Hawkman #1-3 (Jul-Sep 2000): A retelling of Hawkman and Hawkgirls connection to distant Thanagar.
• JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 (Aug 1999): The return of Hawkgirl signals the reincarnation of Hawkman!JSA #23-26 (Jun-Sep 2001): A reborn Carter Hall rejoins the JSA and leads the team to glory.

Hawkgirl

First Appearance JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 (Aug 1999)
Status Hero
Real Name Kendra Saunders
Occupation Adventurer
Base St. Roche, Louisiana
Height 5ft 6in
Weight 131 lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Black
Special Powers/ Abilities Able to fly thanks to gravity-defying Nth metal belt; uses giant wings to navigate during flight; aggresive and adept hand-to-hand combatant.
Troubled orphan Kendra Saunders attempeted suicide in her heens and her body was inhabited by the spirit of an ancient Egyptian princess, Chay-Ara. Inhereting Chay-Ara's soul and not knowing why made Kendra mentally ill. Kendra went to live with her grandfather, Speed Saunders, a famous adventurer from the 1940s. Armed with the secret knowledge that Kendra, the grandnice of Sheira Saunders, the Golden Age Hawkgirl, had a great destiny awaiting her, Speed began training the young woman to become a super hero, and gave her Sheira's original Hawkgirl wings. She had a daughter, Mia, at 16 and gave her up for adoption.Initially reluctant, Kendra became the new Hawkgirl, joining the Justice Society of America, and helping the team defeat Mordru the Dark Lord. Later, Hawkgirl met Hawkman, the reincarnation of Khufu, Chay-Ara's ancient Egyptian soulmate. Hawkman pursued a romance with Kendra, sensing their deep connection. Although she has so far rebuffed him, both serve as valiant members of the JSA.

Batman

First Appearance Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)
Status Hero
Real Name Bruce Wayne
Occupation Industrialist, philanthropist, crime fighter
Base Gotham City
Height 6ft 2in
Weight 210 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Black
Special Powers/ Abilities Master detective with a brilliant deductive mind; quite possibly the greatest martial artist alive; Bat-costume is bulletproof and fire resistant, featuring a weighted cape and a cowl outlifted with night-vision technology and communications arrays; utility belt contains an arsenal of crime fighting gear; including various types of offensive Batarangs, de-cel jumplines and grapnels, micro-camera, smoke pellets, acetylene torch, gas mask, rebreather, and flexi-cutffs among other miniturized non-lethal weapons; employs a variety of detective gadgets, including micro-computers and crime scene analysis kits; maintains a fleet of high-tech and high-powered vehicles, chief among them the Batmobile, Batcycle, Batboat, Batplane, and Batcopter; Super sophiscated Batcave headquarters houses training facilities, forensics laboratories, computer databases, and maintenance bays for all Bat-vechicles.

source : DC Ency

The Flash

Flash I : Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick
First Appearance Flash Comics #1 (Jan 1940)
Status Hero
Occupation Research Scientist
Base Keystone City
Height 5ft 11in
Weight 178 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Brown, with gray template
Special powers / abilities can run at near lightspeed; can vibrate his molecules and pass right through objects; ages at a far slower pace than most human beings.

Flash II : Bartholomew "Barry" Allen
First Appearance Showcase #4 (Oct 1956)
Status Hero (deceased)
Occupation Police Chemist
Base Central City
Height 5ft 11in
Weight 179 lbs
Eyes Blue
Hair Blond
Special powers / abilities Could run at near lightspeed; could also pass trough object or phase into other dimensions

Flash III : Wallace "Wally" West
First Appearance (as Kid Flash) The Flash 1st series #110 (Jan 1960)
as the flash Crisis On Infinite Earths #12 (Mar 1986)
Status Hero
Occupation Adventurer
Base Keystone City
Height 6ft
Weight 175 lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Red
Special powers / abilities Can run at lightspeed; can vibrate trough solid objects causing them to explode; can lend his speed to moving objects or people by touch; can form a protective costume from "living" speed force; traveling faster than lightspeed will hurl him accross interdimensional timespace.

They have been called the fastest men alive-- three generations of super heroes granted the power to tap into the extradimensional energy field called the speed force by a scientific experiment gone awry. Each hero named himself the Flash and became the progenitor of an age of champions, perpetuating a lecgacy of courage and valor that extends to the 853rd century and beyond.

Zoom the name of Zoom has long haunted the Flash family. recently, Zoom was responsible for flash's wife, linda park, miscarrying their twins.

Catwoman

First appearance Batman #1( Spring 1940)
Status Unresolved
Real Name Selina Kyle
Occupation Cat burglar/vigilante
Base Gotham City's East end
Height 5ft 7in
Weight 133 lbs
Eyes Blue green
Hair Black
Special Power / Abilities : a formidable fighter with expertise in boxing and various martial arts diciplines; skintight cat costume features retractable razor-sharp claws in gloves and spring action steel climbing pitons in boots; wields a variety of bullwhips and cat-o'-nine tails as offensive weapons and gymnastic accoutrements.

Key storylines

• Catwoman (1st series) #1-4 (Feb-May 89): Selina Kyle's life on the mean streets of Gotham City is recounted.

• Detective Comics #759-762 (Aug-Nov 2001): PI Slam Bradley is hired to find the missing and presumed dead Selina
  

• Catwoman (3rd series) #1-4 (Jan-Apr 2002): Catwoman stalks and defeats a shape-changing serial killer who is hunting Gotham's ladies of the evening.

from: DC Encyclopedia

Batgirl

First Appearance BATMAN #567 (July 1999)
Status Hero
Real Name Cassandra Cain
Occupation Adventurer
Base Gotham City
Height 5ft 5in
Weight 127lbs
Eyes Green
Hair Black
Special Powers/Abilities One of the greatest martial artists in the world; a deadly master of nearly all forms of unarmed combat; can "read" the body language of an opponent and predict their moves.

Key Storylines

• Batman #55l-559 (Jul-Okt 1998): after the huntress forsakes her temporary role as Batgirl, a mute young girl named Cassandra Cain emerges and takes up the mantle of Batgirl.

• Batgirl #6(jun 2000): A psychic gives Batgirl the gift of speech, but strips her of some of her fighting skill.

• Batgirl #24 (Apr 2002): Batgirl and lady Shiva face off in a duel to the death between the world two gretatest martial artists!

• Batgirl #45-50 (Dec 2003-Apr2004): When doctor death releases soul, a rage inducing pathogen, onto gotham, batgirl and batman are forced into a confrontation spaning half of the city, including the destruction of sprang bridge.

Cassandra
is the third young woman to assume the mantle of batgirl. Ayoung orpan adopted by the master assasin David Cain, to become his greates pupil and heir, Cassandra was his most potent stuedent, but was ultimately uninterested in extending his legacy. Seemingly unable to speak, the young Casandara sopke with here body, and learned how to read the body language of those around her. Cain trainned her in the world's deadliest martial arts, and the young Cassandra soon made her first kill, a Macauan crime kingpin. Sickened by the act, the mute girl fled Cain's estate and evil influence and began to travel the world, searching for a new home and a new way of life.

The New Batgirl
Cassandara found her way to Gotham City just before it was devasted by an eartquake and cordoned off from the rest of the US During that time, she was recruited by mysterious computer hacker ORACLE to act as a messenger in the city, now called No Man's Land. Years earlier, Oracle (Barbara Gordon), daughter of police commissioner James Gordon, had been the first batgirl until she was shot and crippled by the joker. When cain casssandra saved the commissioner from her father's bulllet. Impressed by Cassandra skill and bravery, Batman took her under his wing and made her the new batgirl.
Still without voice, cassandra quickly took to her new role, hoping to atone for the killing of the gangster all those years ago. Soon after, batgirl saved a psychic named jeffers, who was on the run from the mob. Jeffers used his powers to reorder Batgirl's brain, giving her the power of speech, but stripping from her many of her martial arts skills. Batgirl began retraining and sought out Lady Shiva, then the world greates martial artist, for a single lesson she hoped would help her remaster her skills. The price of shiva's help was a duel to the death.

Batgirl fougth Shiva and won, sparing her life. The only person ever to defeat Shiva in unarmed combat. Gotham latest defender now holds a title of the greatest martial artist in the world.

from: DC Encyclopedia