Which superheroes formed the Justice Society of America?

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Christopher Reeve as Superman flies over a city at night, wearing a blue suit with a red cape and yellow belt, from the 1978 film Superman. — Superhero Christopher Reeve in *Superman* (1978).

The Justice Society of America was established in the winter of 1940 as the first superhero team in comic book history. The founding members included the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman, along with other DC superheroes of the era.1

This team later served as the inspiration for the Justice League of America, which was introduced during the Silver Age of comic books.2