We're not dealing with our usual super-villain in Starro, Zatanna...! No one really knows how long that alien starfish has lived-- Or what he's seen, and learned. He can reproduce himself, no matter how many times we destroy him, and each time, he's harder to kill... And maybe this time, he's gone beyond our ability to fight him... 
- — Flash
Justice League of America #190 is an issue of the series Justice League of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1981.
Synopsis for "Our Friends, Our Enemies"
Armed with Hawkman's repellor-discs, which prevent Starro from taking control of them as he had their fellow members, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Elongated Man, and Zatanna mount a counter-attack on Starro and his mind-slaves. If they fail, the authorities may be forced to destroy New York to prevent the spread of Starro's endlessly replicating duplicates.
The problem is solved by two "victims" who escape Starro's control. Red Tornado, whose computer mind is not affected as a human brain would be by Starro's influence, blacks out the city, leaving Starro without an energy source, and Terry Watson, by hiding in a food freezer, enables Hawkman and Hawkgirl to discover that intense cold can not only free the alien conqueror's victims, but also defeat Starro himself. Firestorm and Green Lantern, their minds free from Starro's control, bombard him with ice and freeze him solid, while Zatanna's magic chills the air, disposing of the duplicates across the city.
Appearing in "Our Friends, Our Enemies"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Starro (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Navy
- Watson Family
- Donna Watson (Flashback only)
- Terry Watson (Flashback and main story)
- Ward Watson (Flashback only)
- Iris Allen (Mentioned only)
- President Reagan (Mentioned only)
- Proteus (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- New York City
- The Bronx
- East River
- Manhattan
- Grand Central Station
- Arizona (Mentioned only)
- Connecticut (Mentioned only)
- Justice League Satellite (Mentioned only)
- Thanagar (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Green Lantern Ring
- Lasso of Truth
- Repellor-Disks
Vehicles:
- Coast Guard vessels
- Navy vessels
- Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane
Notes
- This story was continued from last 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)