- It's for your own good, female. Soon, every human on Earth will be blessed with one of my children. No longer will you be required to take decisions for your own... For we will decide for you. Our will is your will! You will have no thoughts but those we give you... No desires but those that are ours... For the first time since its creation, your planet will know... peace. We begin in this city... And within a few days' time, we will bring our blessings to the world. It is our destiny to conquer. It is your destiny to be conquered.
- — Starro
Justice League of America #189 is an issue of the series Justice League of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1981.
Synopsis for "The Return of the Starfish Conqueror!"
His remains fished out of Long Island Sound by young Terry Watson, Starro slowly regains his former stature and powers. Transported to a Central Park lake by a mind-controlled Terry and his family, the starfish villain has an accidental encounter with Red Tornado and Wonder Woman, which alerts the other JLA heroes to his presence. In the subsequent battle, Starro is able to create dozens of small duplicates of himself which attach themselves to his victims, including Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Red Tornado, Black Canary, and Firestorm, putting them under his control. By the time the remaining Justice League members and the U.S. Navy arrive on the scene, the entire island of Manhattan is under Starro's mental sway.
Appearing in "The Return of the Starfish Conqueror!"
Featured Characters:
- Justice League of America (Flashback and main story)
- Aquaman (Flashback and main story)
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
- Black Canary
- Elongated Man
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein)
- The Flash (Flashback and main story)
- Green Lantern (Flashback and main story)
- Hawkgirl
- Hawkman
- Red Tornado
- Superman (Flashback and main story)
- Wonder Woman (Flashback and main story)
- The Atom (Mentioned only)
- Zatanna (Mentioned only)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Starro (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- United States Navy
- Watson family (First appearance)
- Donna Watson (First appearance)
- Terrence "Terry" Watson (First appearance)
- Ward Watson (First appearance)
Locations:
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- New York
- Atlantis (Mentioned only)
- Vietnam (Mentioned only)
- Justice League Satellite
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
- Oa (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Green Lantern Ring (Flashback only)
- Justice League Teleporter
- Lasso of Truth (Flashback and main story)
- Justice League Signal Device (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
Notes
- This story is continued in the next issue.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Justice League Recommended Reading
- Justice League of America (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America (Volume 2)
- Justice League of America (Volume 3)
- Justice League of America (Volume 4)
- Justice League of America (Volume 5)
- JLA (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 2)
- Justice League (Volume 3)
- Justice League (Volume 4)
- Justice League International (Volume 1)
- Justice League International (Volume 2)
- Justice League International (Volume 3)
- Justice League Europe (Volume 1)
- Justice League America (Volume 1)
- Justice League Task Force (Volume 1)
- Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 2)
- Extreme Justice (Volume 1)
- Justice League Elite (Volume 1)
- Justice League Odyssey (Volume 1)