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In ''Justice League of America'', Martian Manhunter is a member of the U.S. government-sponsored Justice League, taking orders from [[Amanda Waller]] and [[Steve Trevor]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/26/catwoman-martian-manhunter-form-new-justice-league-of-america Catwoman, Martian Manhunter Form New Justice League of America - IGN]</ref> Like other members of the team, he has been selected as a counterpart for a member of the independent Justice League, should they ever go rogue; J'onzz is Superman's counterpart.<ref name="America 2013"/> He also appears in ''Justice League''; when [[Despero]] assaults the Watchtower, he is mentioned by [[Firestorm (character)|Firestorm]] as having been a member of the Justice League when it initially fought with Despero. When Despero incapacitates Firestorm, [[Element Woman]], and the [[Atom (comics)|Atom]], Martian Manhunter appears and defeats him with a telepathic assault. Working with his JLA colleagues in ''Justice League of America'', he investigates the activities of the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]], led by the [[Outsider (comics)|Outsider]]. Later, the two Leagues meet, along with the supernaturally-powered [[Justice League Dark]] in the "[[Trinity War]]" crossover storyline because of a diplomatic crisis in [[Kahndaq]] triggered by the young superhero [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Shazam]]. The three Leagues are gathered together when the Outsider reveals himself to be an evil counterpart of Batman's butler [[Alfred Pennyworth]] from [[Earth-Three]], and witnesses the arrival of Earth-Three's evil Justice League's counterparts, the [[Crime Syndicate]]. The three Leagues are soundly defeated, and Martian Manhunter is trapped inside the Firestorm matrix along with his colleagues by Firestorm's evil counterpart Deathstorm. While inside Firestorm, for the duration of the ''Forever Evil''-themed issues of the ''Justice League of America'' title, Manhunter and [[Courtney Whitmore|Stargirl]] shared a close adventure interlinked with one another's memories as Despero assisted the Syndicate with keeping the JLA imprisoned. After being freed in ''Forever Evil'' #7, the two remain close friends,<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #14</ref> and along with Green Arrow go on to form the core of a new successor Justice League based out of Canada, in ''[[Justice League United]]''.<ref>''Justice League United'' #1</ref>
J'onn's new origin is revealed in vol. 4 of ''Martian Manhunter'' (2015–2016). When he lived there, Mars was originally a living, thriving world millions of years ago. After received a psychic warning, a young J'onn was recruited along with others by the Martian government to investigate a potential threat. He was eventually betrayed by
Martian Manhunter seemingly died while trying to stop a series of bombings. However, it was revealed that there were still pieces of him that lived on after he landed on Earth, and they began to bring him back together. After being teleported to an alternate Mars, Ma'alefa'ak, revealed to be another construct of J'onn's memories, plans to use them in another ritual to bring back the actual Mars with himself as its ruler. After this plan was foiled, J'onn was later revived with all of the remaining constructs merging back with him, finally coming to accept that he truly is the last Martian.<ref>''Martian Manhunter'' (vol. 4) #1-12 (June 2015–Mayz 2016)</ref>
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