League of Assassins | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #405 (November 1970) |
Created by | Denny O'Neil (writer) Neal Adams (artist) |
In-story information | |
Type of organization | Secret society |
Leader(s) | Ra's al Ghul, Talia, Nyssa Raatko, The Sensei |
Agent(s) | Deputies: Professor Ojo, Ebeneezer Darrk, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, Master Dusk, Angel Breaker Other agents: Hook, David Cain, Cassandra Cain, The Mad Dog, Alpha, Onyx, Damian Wayne, Richard Dragon, Richard Dragon II, Richard Dragon Jr., Deathstroke, Merlyn, Shrike, Lady Vic, Raptor |
The League of Assassins (sometimes known as the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who work for Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of the superhero Batman. The group appeared in Strange Adventures #215 (December 1968), but did not become officially known as the League of Assassins until Detective Comics #405 (November 1970).[1]
The League of Assassins has been adapted into other media several times, predominantly in animated Batman productions, the live-action Batman film series The Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as the CW TV show Arrow, and the Fox TV show Gotham.