JLA: Year One # 1 1998 VF

JLA: Year One # 1, published by DC Comics in 1998, is the first issue of a 12-part maxi-series that reimagines the origin of the Justice League of America for the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity. 

Core Storyline: "Justice League of America: Year One"

The issue details how five founding members first came together to form the world's premier superhero team. 

• The Founding Five: Unlike the original 1960s origin, this version features The Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and Black Canary as the core founders.
• The Absent Trinity: Superman and Batman are portrayed as earlier, more established heroes who decline to join the team initially, acting instead as a "support group". Wonder Woman is entirely absent from the founding lineup, having been replaced by Black Canary in this continuity.
• Initial Threat: The heroes separately defeat different elements of an alien invasion force known as the Appellaxians.
• Team Building: The story focuses heavily on the character dynamics and the difficulties of building trust among five strangers with very different backgrounds and powers. 

Key Details & Creators

• Writers: Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn.
• Artist: Barry Kitson (pencils and inks).
• Significant First Appearance: The issue introduces Locus, a shadowy antagonist group connected to the Appellaxians.