Comics The Hall of Justice originating in the TV series was eventually introduced into the printed comic books. Post-Crisis, the "Hall of Justice" has been the name of the JLA's meeting chamber in the Watchtower during the
JLA's run. Following the events of the
Infinite Crisis and
One Year Later, the Hall of Justice is truly introduced into DC Comics continuity in
Justice League of America vol. 2 #7 (May 2007). After the previous
Watchtower was destroyed and the League had disbanded, one year later, the JLA reforms and with it a new
Satellite Watchtower is constructed in space, along with an updated version of the Hall of Justice on Earth, in
Washington, D.C. The Hall was designed by
John Stewart (the Green Lantern) and
Wonder Woman and was financed by
Batman. Unlike the Super Friends' Hall, it is not designed to be the central headquarters for the heroes, but rather more a museum of sorts to allow the public to witness firsthand what the heroes do. There are many exhibits, including trophy rooms of weapons used by villains and heroes (all of which were dismantled and made useless by Batman). It does have a primary meeting hall in which many JLA meetings are held, with
Black Canary as chairperson. The Hall also works as a transfer station for the heroes in which it is connected, via "slideways" teleporters, to the League's orbiting Satellite Watchtower, which is considered a more secured location for the JLA to assemble. Several storylines show villains being imprisoned in caverns or chambers beneath the Hall of Justice.
Superman/Batman #2, in 2003, has Batman constructing a prison, unbeknownst to the rest of the Justice League but figured out by Superman; while in the 2018 series of
Justice League Dark #15, Wonder Woman is shown to have collected artifacts, and imprisoned a powerful demon, in a cavern beneath the Hall of Justice. In September 2011,
The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, The Hall of Justice is appropriated by the
United Nations as the headquarters for the new
Justice League International. This causes public outrage, with many citizens taking offense to the idea of superheroes from foreign countries using an American landmark as their base of operations. Two of the outraged protesters later blow up the Hall. During the DC Universe event, the Justice League set up a new Hall of Justice beginning in the 2018 Justice League comic book series that began publication in August, following the destruction of the Watchtower at the end of the previous volume. The first issue proposed a new origin for the design of the building, indicating that it was designed by
Martian Manhunter, incorporating an ancient Martian symbol for justice.
Television Animation • The Hall appeared in the first episode of the
Super Friends series, which premiered on September 8, 1973. The Hall serves as the central meeting point for the Super Friends, and was therefore a primary location for
narrative exposition in most episodes of the show; the narrator would typically introduce scene changes to events occurring at the Hall with "Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...". The phrase, voiced by narrator
Ted Knight, became a
meme in itself. Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet and the Batmobile would often be spotted resting on the front lawn, voiced by
Casey Kasem, and another giant computer that the Super Friends use to analyze clues. By the
mid-1980s, The Hall of Justice had a major remodel, larger and more dome-like, with a general pentagon shape, although the entrance resembled the earlier version; at the same time the Super Friends changed their superhero team moniker to the
Super Powers Team. However, the building remained the headquarters of the superhero team throughout several renames of the show. In the episode "Universe of Evil", the evil Super Enemies from a parallel universe meet in a "
Hall of Evil". • The Hall of Justice appears in
Justice League Action, located in
Metropolis and eventually destroyed by the Djinn Uthool.
Live action • In the TV series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, the term "Hall of Justice" was regularly used to refer to the city's police headquarters. which serves as a base of operations for the assembled heroes during the events of the episode "
Invasion!", and later becomes their permanent base of operations by the end of the "
Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event.
Film • In the 2017
Justice League film, the Hall of Justice is not shown, although it appears in a flash-forward dream sequence in the director's cut, ''
Zack Snyder's Justice League''. • In the 2025 film
Superman, the Hall of Justice serves as the base for the Justice Gang, with scenes for the building being filmed at the Cincinnati Union Terminal. For the interior scenes, murals by
Winold Reiss depicting the history of Cincinnati and America were replaced with murals in a similar style, depicting the history of
metahumans in the
DC Universe.
Video games • The Hall of Justice is a playable stage in
Injustice: Gods Among Us. • The Hall of Justice is a main location in
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
Merchandise A number of notable
toy playsets have also been made from the Hall of Justice. The Hall of Justice was first made into a playset associated with ''
The World's Greatest Superheroes by Mego in 1976. The playset was plastic covered cardboard that folded up and latched with a metal turn lock with a carrying handle on the roof. It featured a meeting table that had a land map and galaxy map, dial a disaster console and translocation chamber and a dial for villains. The Hall of Justice was made into a second playset in 1984 associated with the Super Powers Collection line from Kenner. The playset consisted of three parts, none bearing any particular resemblance to the interior in the series. Its exterior is yellow and lacks the depth of the building as shown on the series. The center section is blue with a red elevator that goes to the roof. There are various teleportation chambers that are designed primarily to allow the toy to serve as a carrying case. There is also a jail cell for holding one or two supervillains. Among the decor are time zone clocks for such locations as Metropolis, Gotham City, Midway City, Central City, Atlantis, and New York City, the major bases of operation for the members. Greenberg's Guide to Super Hero Toys
described this as the "crowning jewel" of the Kenner/DC toy line, with "beautiful artwork" and "stirring embossment", despite a misspelling of "Gotham" as "Gothem" on a row of clocks purporting to show the time in various superhero locales. By collecting the Young Justice'' 2 packs, consumers can build a Hall of Justice that comes with each set. ==References==