Team Spirit

Some of my favorite fictional super-groups. In no particular order:

The Legion- The teen team supreme. The post-Zero Hour cool-and-cute version lasted for ten years, which for me is mostly good, wholesome fun.
X-Men- There are five incarnations that really appealed to me: the pre-Mutant Massacre team, the Legends team (the Australia-based one), the Blue and Gold squads, and the current Faculty version.
Justice League- Morrison’s Big Guns group, which expanded to 14 active members, was a great lineup. I also enjoy the covert JLElite roster, and the large cast of the Justice League Unlimited show.
The Fellowship of the Ring- A dedicated gathering of different races set off on a quest, and their numbers grew to include human, Ent, and undead armies. Kick ass.
WildCATs-Alan Moore wrote two separate groups (the Earth and Kheran units) and created irreparable tension between the members (Zealot is a bigot! Tao is a madman!).
The Scoobies- Throughout their tenure as protectors of Sunnydale, Buffy’s Scooby Gang was made up of Watchers, good vampires, witches, Slayers-in-waiting, a soldier, and Xander.
Marauders- The toughest foes of the X-Men, in my opinion. Mr. Sinister dispatched this team of merciless mutant assassins to wipe out hundreds of tunnel-dwelling Morlocks, and they did.
The Rebel Alliance- Luke, Leia, Han, Threepio, Artoo, Ben, Chewie, Lando and Yoda, of course.
Thunderbolts- Reformed bad guys whose teammates include power-hungry Baron Zemo and treacherous Moonstone. ‘Nuff said.
Avengers- The Roger Stern lineup, Steve Englehart's West Coast Avengers, and the Kurt Busiek group were the most fun and iconic groupings for me.
CTU- The anti-terrorist organization of 24 is comprised of quick-thinking agents, and the occasional suspicious character.
Gotham Knights- Batman’s shifting team has counted Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Batgirl, Spoiler, Huntress, Catwoman, Orpheus and Azrael among the city’s masked crimefighters.
Team Angel- Angel’s supernatural protectors are a nice mix of thinkers (Fred, Wes), psychics (Cordy, Doyle, Lorne) and muscle (Gunn, Connor, Illyria).
Runaways- Witty banter and nice balance of powers and personalities. Plus, the concept, heroic kids of supervillains, is being explored cleverly.
The Six- The stars of Villains United are an oddly rostered bunch, but have proven themselves to be a cohesive and efficient strike team.
The Sith- Always two, there are. They manipulated events, a powerful Jedi, and even the Force. They ruled as the Galactic Empire for almost twenty years.