The title was created by writer Joe Kelly and penciller Doug Mahnke.

The limited series is a spin-off from the JLA title.

The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops that would not be acceptable for the JLA to "sully their hands" with.

"The Justice League Elite are a not-exactly-sanctioned, don't-ask-don't-tell, covert operations unit-- newly formed to hunt and eliminate extra-normal threats to the earth before they go public".

The group's appearances have been collected in two trade paperbacks: