Hall of Justice (comics)

The Hall of Justice, or simply the Hall, is a fictional headquarters^[1]^[2] appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The Hall of Justice serves as a headquarters for the Justice League.

It was first introduced in the Super Friends animated series on September 8, 1973, and it eventually appeared in comic book titles related to the Justice League, as well as video games and other media. The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera, then a division of Cincinnati-based Taft Broadcasting. Al Gmuer, a key background artist at Hanna-Barbera, designed a building for the superhero headquarters that took inspiration from Cincinnati Union Terminal. Gmuer later complained that his employer Joe Barbera and his development team made the Hall of Justice design into almost an exact replica of the terminal against his wishes.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Union Terminal was also featured in the 1996 DC comic book series Terminal City.^[6] The Six Flags Magic Mountain: Justice League: Battle for Metropolis ride is a replica of the Hall of Justice,^[7] and the building initially housing the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, was modeled after the Hall of Justice, though on a smaller scale.^[8]

^ Couto, Anthony (June 30, 2017). "Discover the Strange History of DC's Hall of Justice". CBR.
^ "Hall of Justice". actionfigureinsider.com.
^ Shebar, Alex (March 25, 2009). "Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice..." The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
^ Dobush, Grace (October 30, 2014). "The Real-Life Inspiration for the Super Friends' Hall of Justice Is in Danger". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
^ Motsinger, Carol (December 5, 2016). "Justice League calls Cincinnati's Union Terminal home". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
^ Kaufman, Gil (January 22, 2018). "Meanwhile at The Hall of Justice..." Cincinnati Experience. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ "Hall of Justice arrives at Six Flags' Gotham City", The Washington Times (June 9, 2007), p. C09.
^ Terdiman, Daniel (July 18, 2013). "With Superhero museum, who needs Comic-Con?". CNET.

[CBR_7-30-2007-1] Couto, Anthony (June 30, 2017). "Discover the Strange History of DC's Hall of Justice". CBR.

[2] "Hall of Justice". actionfigureinsider.com.

[Enquirer_Shebar-3] Shebar, Alex (March 25, 2009). "Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice..." The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[SuperFriends-4] Dobush, Grace (October 30, 2014). "The Real-Life Inspiration for the Super Friends' Hall of Justice Is in Danger". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[AutoCA-1-5] Motsinger, Carol (December 5, 2016). "Justice League calls Cincinnati's Union Terminal home". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

[TerminalCity-6] Kaufman, Gil (January 22, 2018). "Meanwhile at The Hall of Justice..." Cincinnati Experience. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[7] "Hall of Justice arrives at Six Flags' Gotham City", The Washington Times (June 9, 2007), p. C09.

[8] Terdiman, Daniel (July 18, 2013). "With Superhero museum, who needs Comic-Con?". CNET.

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