List of teams and organizations in DC Comics

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. Torpedo Man was first seen in "Treachery is the Torpedo Man". The Awesome Threesome later appear together in "The Torp, the Magneto, and the Claw".

Short for Biologically Integrated Organic Network.

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.[3]

See Batmen of All Nations

The Demons Three are three demonic brothers consisting of Abnegazar, Ghast, and Rath.[4] 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.[5] This version of the group were previously allies of Etrigan centuries prior before attempting to lead a rebellion in Hell. Etrigan defeated the three and imprisoned them in a magic box, but they retained a residual psychic link with him. In the present, they use this link in an attempt to manipulate Etrigan into releasing them, but Batman and Robin stop them.

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.

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. This version of the group are members of the Brothers Djinn alongside series-original characters Calythos (voiced by David Lodge), Uthool (voiced by Diedrich Bader), and Nyorlath (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos).

The Demons Three appear in Justice League Dark, with Abnegazar voiced by JB Blanc, Rath by Jeffrey Vincent Parise, and Ghast by Fred Tatasciore. They compete with John Constantine and Jason Blood in a poker game to win magic artifacts, but both groups end up fighting after learning that the other has cheated, and the Demons Three are ultimately defeated.

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.

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

• 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. When Batman is shown fighting the Madniks, Booster Gold learns that they once fought Blue Beetle. Booster Gold goes back in time where he ends up helping Blue Beetle fight the Madniks when they break into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal the Quark Pistol. When Booster Gold shoots the Quark Pistol, it ends up knocking them out. When Booster Gold returns to the present, he finds Batman fighting an Energy Monster and Batman figures out that Booster Gold was behind this. When Batman and Booster Gold end up transporting back in time to see Blue Beetle, they end up going to Hub City Penitentiary where the escape of the Madniks causes them to turn into Energy Monsters that drained energy from the electric fence. Batman, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold end up pursuing the Madnik Energy Monsters to Hub City's Nuclear Plant. Batman and Booster Gold managed to reverse the polarity of the Nuclear Plant in order to return the Madniks back to normal.

• The Madmen appeared in issue #10 of the Justice League Unlimited spin-off.

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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13][14] 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".[15] Clayface I is defeated by Batman and Looker and Clayface III and IV escape.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

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".[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

S.C.Y.T.H.E. is a terrorist organization from the fictional European country of Lugwainia.[24]

The Sex Men are bizarre secret agents that investigate areas contaminated by bizarre occurrences. They consist of Cuddle, Kiss, and Torture.[25]

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.[26]

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.[27]

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.[28] 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.[29] 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".[30][31] More recently male recruits were shown among the Star Sapphires when Wonder Woman visited their home planet.[32]

See Suicide Squad

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

The Time Masters first appear in the pilot episode of 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