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In 1997, J'onn J'onzz became a founding member of [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Howard Porter (artist)|Howard Porter's]] new ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'' where the team fought a group of [[White Martians]], the [[Hyperclan]].
''Martian Manhunter'' began as an ongoing series in 1998, written by [[John Ostrander]] and illustrated by [[Tom Mandrake]] (with fill-in art provided by [[Bryan Hitch]] among others). The series lasted 38 issues before being canceled due to low sales. Ostrander established that Martian Manhunter is the most recognized hero in the Southern Hemisphere and that he maintains a number of different secret identities, many of them outside the United States, though his primary and first secret identity is still John Jones. However,
The series establishes that J'onzz has a disturbed brother, [[Ma'alefa'ak]], who uses his shapeshifting abilities to pose as J'onzz, capturing and torturing [[Jemm|Jemm, Son of Saturn]], and [[terraforming]] part of Earth to resemble Mars (areoforming). This is all part of a grand plan designed to convince the rest of the Justice League that J'onzz has turned into a [[Psychopathy|sociopath]]. However, J'onzz is able to clear his name and defeat Ma'alefa'ak despite having most of his body destroyed in an exploding spaceship (he is able to regenerate his body from his severed hand after 'transplanting' his soul into his hand and sending it back to his home fortress so that it can regenerate).
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