Elite #1–4, 208 pages, 2005) Volume 2 (collects Justice League Elite #5–12, 192 pages, 2007) Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Volume 1 (includes Action Comics #775, 192 pages) In other media The Elite appeared in the fourth season of Supergirl with Manchester Black portrayed by David Ajala, Menagerie by Jessica Merez, and Hat by Louis Ozawa Changchien. It is formed by Manchester Black (who is just a normal human in this version, though he has at times used enhanced weaponry or armor), along with Menagerie (who is bonded with a serpentine alien symbiote), Hat (an alien whose hat has 5th Dimension properties), and Morae that's nicknamed "Mo" in response to the bigotry of Ben Lockwood and the Children of Liberty as well as the ineffectiveness of the government and D.E.O. Manchester recruits Menagerie and Hat while in jail and they break out alongside the unnamed Morae. Believing that the government can't be trusted and superheroes will not stop killers who don't share their principles, they set out to kill the Children of Liberty and anyone else who would harm earthbound aliens, daring Supergirl to challenge them. They steal Brainiac 5's Legion Ring for Manchester Black and attempt to have the Claymore satellite - originally created to destroy alien ships within Earth's vicinity - fire at the White House. Menagerie is captured before an assassination attempt on Lockwood and the remaining members steal equipment from the Fortress of Solitude which they use to incite violence at a peaceful alien protest against an anti-alien rally. Supergirl and her friends are able to defeat and arrest Mo and Hat. Manchester remained as the last member when he attempted to destroy dam and flood National City, only to be killed by Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz), ending the Elite. The Elite appeared in Superman vs. The Elite, with Manchester Black voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, Vera Black by Marcella Lentz-Pope, Coldcast by Catero Colbert, Menagerie by Melissa Disney, and Hat by Andrew Kishino. The Elite is initially better received than Superman by the public for simply killing superpowered criminals, thus providing instant results after Atomic Skull escaped and went on a killing spree. The Elite grow to become darker and eventually tyrannical over the course of weeks and appear to kill Superman when he opposes them. After Superman returns and defeats them in a terrifying rampage, seeming to slaughter them without mercy as he