Justice League (TV Series) Episode: Wild Cards, Part I

"Wild Cards, Part I"
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Justice League  Season 2: Episode 22
December 6, 2003
Directors	Butch Lukic
Writers	Stan Berkowitz Dwayne McDuffie
Previous Episode	"Comfort and Joy" (December 13, 2003)
Next Episode	"Wild Cards, Part II" (December 6, 2003)

As the story begins with what sounds like John Stewart (Green Lantern) and Shayera Hol (Hawkgirl) spending some private time together on the Watchtower, they are actually fighting with each other over tapping into bank records, which John finds truly annoying. Meanwhile, a television studio executiv

Is it just me or is there something going on between those two? Will Green Lantern ever admit to his feelings? Will Hawkgirl ever stop sublimating her passions with that big honking mace? Will true love conquer all? Not on my show!

—Joker

Wild Cards, Part I is an episode of season 2 of Justice League. It premiered on December 6, 2003.

Synopsis for "Wild Cards, Part I"

As the story begins with what sounds like John Stewart (Green Lantern) and Shayera Hol (Hawkgirl) spending some private time together on the Watchtower, they are actually fighting with each other over tapping into bank records, which John finds truly annoying. Meanwhile, a television studio executive gets a visit from Batman, saying that he had sold air time to a company called Gwynplaine Entertainment, curtly explaining that "Gwynplaine is the Joker!" This terrifies the exec to where he calls the control room to pull the plug on the signal just as it's about to go live. Immediately the signal goes dead...but not for long, as the Joker has bought air time on other networks to present his own "reality TV show" where he has planted a bomb somewhere in Las Vegas which he hopes to see Batman and the Justice League defuse within a certain amount of time.

Appearing in "Wild Cards, Part I"

Featured Characters:

• Justice League
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne)
  • Flash (Wally West)
  • Green Lantern (John Stewart)
  • Hawkgirl (Shayera Hol)
  • Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Antagonists:

• Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel)
• Joker (Flashback and main story)
• Royal Flush Gang (First appearance chronologically) (First appearance) (Origin)
  • Ace of Clubs (First appearance) (Origin)
  • Jack of Clubs (First appearance) (Origin)
  • King of Clubs (First appearance) (Origin)
  • Queen of Clubs (First appearance) (Origin)
  • Ten of Clubs (First appearance) (Origin)
• Headmaster (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Network executive
• Old lady at slot machine

Locations:

• Earth
  • Watchtower
  • United States of America
    • Arizona
      • Cadmus facility
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas

Items:

• Batarang
• Batrope
• Green Lantern Ring
• Joker Venom
• Thanagarian Mace

Vehicles:

• Batwing
• Card Scooter
• Javelin-7

Notes

• No notes.

Trivia

• Batman's deduction that Gwynplaine Entertainment is the Joker turns out to be interestingly correct, as Gwynplaine, a character from the Victor Hugo story/movie The Man Who Laughs played by actor Conrad Veidt, was Bob Kane's template for the creation of the Joker.
• All the members of the Royal Flush Gang in this episode were voiced by actors for the main characters of the Teen Titans TV series:
  • Scott Menville (Robin) voiced King
  • Tara Strong (Raven) voiced Queen
  • Khary Payton (Cyborg) voiced Ten
  • Greg Cipes (Beast Boy) voiced Jack
  • Hynden Walch (Starfire) voiced Ace

See Also

• 4 Images from Justice League (TV Series) Episode: Wild Cards, Part I
• Episodes of Justice League (TV Series)
• Images from Justice League (TV Series)
• Gallery for the Justice League (TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

• Wild Cards at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes