The Appelaxians are a fictional alien race in DC Comics. They first appeared in Justice League of America #9, which told the (supposed) origin of the League. Seven Apellexians used Earth as a battleground to decide who would rule their planet as Kalar. They were defeated by seven Earth heroes, who went on to form the Justice League. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... Earth (often referred to as the Earth, or the earth) whose Latin name is Tellus (often incorrectly referred to as Terra, meaning soil) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ...

Each Appelaxian was a different material. When they reappeared in Justice League of America #200, they were given names, based on the materials:

• The Wood King
• The Stone God
• The Fire Giant
• The Crystal Creature
• The Mercury Monster
• The Glass Man
• The Golden Roc

A retcon in JLA: Year One miniseries revealed that these were "host" bodies, and that the Apellexians were all of the same species. The miniseries also featured an invasion of Earth by thousands of Apellexians, eventually repelled by all of Earth's heroes. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of retcons. ...