Episode 1: Happy New Year!
Takes place on January 1 - 4 (after a Time Skip of 5 years)
When Lobo publicly captures an alien disguised as the United Nations Secretary, a TV talk show host begins spreading distrust of aliens, including the ones in the Justice League. With help from STAR labs scientist Adam Strange, the League discovers the places on Earth where the aliens are active, and sends the Justice Squad (the teen heroes) to investigate. Blue Beetle, Robin (Tim Drake) and Lagoon Boy find their main base and rescue some hostages before it self-destructs.
- Ascended Extra:
- Barbara Gordon's gone from minor character to Batgirl.
- After being a non-speaking presence in the previous season, Captain Atom is now the chairman of the Justice League.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Subverted. Lagoon Boy complains about getting the dud assignment, only for it to turn out to be the most important, as they find the Krolotean main base, much to his glee.
- Emerging from the Shadows: As the team are fighting Clayface in the sewers, Robin emerges from the shadows to reveal it's not Dick, but Tim Drake.
- Implacable Man: The Main Man, Lobo against Wonder Girl and Batgirl. Nothing they have can stop him, they just irritate him.
- Mythology Gag: Godfrey rants about aliens hiding among humans. Comic fans will know he himself is no-one to talk about lying aliens.
- Pardon My Klingon: Lobo keeps calling Wonder Girl and Batgirl "keezy femmes". Cass isn't sure what "keezy" means, but she's pretty sure she doesn't like it.
- Pompous Political Pundit: Good ol' G. Gordon Godfrey, starting as he will go on, ready to slander the Justice League for any and all decision they might make. He also really hates aliens.
- The Reveal: The mission the mind-controlled Justice Leaguers can't remember (from the previous episode) was in the area of the planet Rann. Whatever they did was bad enough that there are arrest warrants for the entire League, not just that particular six, in Rann space.
- Robotic Reveal: Despite Wonder Girl and Batgirl's best efforts, Lobo manages to get the UN secretary general and tears him in half... revealing he's actually a robotic suit for a Krolotean.
- Time Skip: Of five years. Among the bigger details;
- Dick Grayson (the first Robin) is now Nightwing, and is now the leader of the team. Tim Drake has taken up the Robin mantle and joined them. Batgirl is also now an active hero and member of the team.
- Miss Martian and Superboy are no longer dating, and M'gann is now with Lagoon Boy.
- Nightwing, Superboy, and Miss Martian have open invitations to join the Justice League, but they don't feel like it yet.
- Other new members include Bumblebee, Blue Beetle, Mal Duncan, Lagoon Boy, Wonder Girl, and Garfield Logan as Beast Boy.
- Zatanna and Rocket have joined the League. There are also three other members to have joined in that time, one of which is Black Lightning.
