10 Awesome Justice League B-Listers Who Deserve More Love

Ever since its first comics appearance in The Brave and the Bold #28 in March 1960, the Justice League has had nearly every DC hero in its roster during its sixty-year history.

Of course, most of the attention has been directed towards the "Seven Founding Members" line-up of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Cyborg/Martian Manhunter (depending on the continuity).

This has unfortunately led to the other heroes on the team receiving fewer accolades from readers and fewer features in various forms of media (though films such as Shazam and the Arrowverse are pointing towards a shift from over-reliance on the original Seven).

However, this lack of attention does not mean that the heroes are not worth the reader's time. Most of the more underrated heroes on this list have had prominent roles in beloved DC stories, and have had compelling character arcs throughout multiple titles.

This list will look at some incredible Leaguers who deserve more attention due to their personalities, designs, abilities and overall impact on the DC universe as a whole.

Jack Kirby's Fourth World is one of his most unique creations, filled with fantastic worlds, colorful and complex characters, and concepts that set it apart from other spaces in the DC universe. One of its more notable characters is former Apokoliptan enforcer, New Genesis warrior and occasional housemaker, Big Barda.

Born on Apokolips 250 years ago, Barda was raised by Darkseid's right-hand woman, Granny Goodness to lead the fanatical woman warrior group, the Female Furies. Following an encounter with her future husband, Scott Free (Mr. Miracle), she has a change of heart and leaves the hellish world for Earth, where she then joins the Justice League as one of its heavy hitters.

As a New God, Barda has superhuman physical attributes, enabling her to go toe-to-toe with Wonder Woman herself, and take incredible amounts of physical punishment. She is also remarkably skilled in hand-to-hand combat due to her time in the Female Furies.

She also wields a weapon called the Mega-Rod, a staff that enables her to teleport vast distances and release energy blasts powerful enough to knock down the likes of Superman.

Fortunately, she and Mr. Miracle will have their moment in the limelight once the Ava DuVernay-directed New Gods film hits theatres, and showcase her story and might to audiences.