DC has admitted that Metamorpho belongs within the Justice League – however he refused the workforce’s membership supply. For a lot of heroes within the DC Universe, the Justice League is the head, the workforce that everybody aspires to be on, however in 2007’s Metamorpho: Yr One, the League scouts out Metamorpho for potential membership, placing him by a gauntlet that might intimidate most heroes. When he makes it by, he’s supplied a membership – however he turns them down.
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Metamorpho was created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon and first appeared in 1965’s The Courageous and the Daring #57. Metamorpho was as soon as adventurer Rex Mason who, after stumbling throughout the mysterious artifact often called the Orb of Ra, was reworked, in a position to change his physique’s elemental make-up; the method additionally gave him tremendous power and sturdiness. Metamorpho had a tough relationship with these round him – he was in love with Sapphire Stagg, the daughter of evil billionaire Simon Stagg. Stagg, who employed Metamorpho earlier than his transformation, was indignant at Mason for relationship his daughter, and Stagg cooked up a plan to betray him. Stagg’s henchman Java knocked Mason out, leaving him within the pyramid the place he was uncovered to the Orb of Ra. Though Stagg had initially meant to kill Mason, he noticed a possibility in his transformation, and stored him on the payroll – and below his management. This didn’t cease the Justice League from scouting Metamorpho for potential membership – besides it didn’t go as they deliberate.
In Metamorpho: Yr One #6, written by Dan Jurgens and illustrated by Mike Norton, Metamorpho is flying on Stagg’s non-public jet together with Stagg, Java and Sapphire. Metamorpho is being interviewed by Clark Kent. Their airplane, piloted by Hal Jordan, lands on a mysterious island, the place they’re shortly attacked by Goldface, a minor Inexperienced Lantern villain. Goldface takes Kent and Jordan out early, coating them with gold mud that hardens round them. As the one hero round, Metamorpho should combat Goldface, and he’s profitable at turning the villain again – nevertheless, he quickly learns this has all been a ruse, engineered by the Justice League. Clark and Hal have been by no means in any hazard, and different members such because the Flash, Batman and the Atom took turns performing as Goldface. The League reveals they needed to verify Metamorpho’s character earlier than providing him membership. Metamorpho refuses, saying he has no need to be a hero and needs to be turned again to Rex Mason. Inexperienced Lantern makes use of his Energy Ring to scan Metamorpho’s chemical make-up, and learns he can’t assist change him again. Metamorpho thanks them anyway and tells them he’ll look them up if he alters his thoughts.
The Justice League is the premier superhero workforce within the DC Universe, made up of the most effective and brightest – so it’s extremely uncommon for somebody to show down a membership supply. Metamorpho proves himself worthy of being within the Justice League, holding his personal towards (what he thinks is) a supervillain – but he lets his personal insecurities and self-loathing get in the way in which. The opposite members of the League are understandably shocked when Metamorpho turns the supply down, however are in the end understanding, leaving the door open ought to he change his thoughts.
In later years, Metamorpho acquired over his aversion to groups, serving on each the Outsiders with Batman and later as a member of Justice League Europe; he has served with distinction on each groups. But early in his profession, Metamorpho was scouted by the principle Justice League – and turned their supply down.