While Young Justice features clear and deliberate ties to DC’s better known Teen Titans, the modern success of the Cartoon Network series has catapulted the team into a position of standalone recognition. As a result, there are three distinct eras of Young Justice comics that fans of the series can enjoy.
Below you’ll find a complete guide to the Young Justice comics throughout DC’s history. If your main familiarity with the team is through the animated series, then you may well want to begin with the tie-in comics listed in the second tier below.
The actual debut of Young Justice starts in the late 90’s, and is predictably tied to the DC Universe continuity of this time period. If the names Tim Drake and Bart Allen don’t mean much to you, or you have next to zero familiarity with The Death of Superman, this period of Young Justice will require some background reading.
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Young Justice: The Peter David Era
Young Justice Book OneCollects: Jla: World Without Grown-Ups #1-2, Young Justice: The Secret, Young Justice #1-2, Young Justice #1,000,000, Young Justice #3, Young Justice Secret Origins #1, Young Justice #4, Young Justice: Secret Files #1, Young Justice #5 To #7
Young Justice Book TwoCollects: Young Justice #8-17, Young Justice 80-Page Giant, Young Justice In No Man’S Land, Supergirl #36-37 And Bonus Content From Young Justice Secret Files #1
Young Justice Book ThreeCollects: Young Justice #18-19, Young Justice: Sins Of Youth #1-2, Young Justice: Sins Of Youth Secret Files #1, Superboy #74, Sins Of Youth: Jla Jr. #1, Sins Of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1, Sins Of Youth: Batboy And Robin #1, Sins Of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1, Sins Of Youth: Starwoman And The Jsa Jr. #1, Sins Of Youth: Superman Jr./Superboy Sr. #1, Sins Of Youth: Wonder Girls #1 And Sins Of Youth: The Secrets/Deadboy #1
Young Justice (1998 to 2003)Collects: Young Justice #20 To #43
Issues #35 and #36 are “Our Worlds at War” tie-ins. Issue #38 is a “Joker’s Last Laugh” tie-in.
World Without Young JusticeCollects: Young Justice #44, Impulse #85, Robin #101, Superboy V4. #99, Young Justics #45
Young Justice (1998 to 2003)Collects: Young Justice #46 To #55
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation DayCollects: Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1 To #3
Young Justice (The Animated Series Tie-ins)
Young Justice Vol. 1Collects: Young Justice (2011-2013) #0 To #6
Young Justice Vol. 2: Training DayCollects: Young Justice (2011-2013) #7 To #13
Young Justice Vol. 3: Creature FeaturesCollects: Young Justice (2011-2013) #14 To #19
Young Justice Vol. 4: InvasionCollects: Young Justice (2011-2013) #20 To #25
Young Justice (the 2019 “Wonder Comics” reboot)
Young Justice (2019-)Collects: Young Justice (2019-) #1 —
Can you update this please? There’s 2 more books now. Young Justice Vol 4 and 5.
Are there Young justice stories prior to the cartoon adaptation series that remain uncollected. I don’t see the Secret Girlfrenzy on any list nor can I tell if there are missing stories ignored from Secret Files or the 80 page giant.
I would definitely recommend adding JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1 and #2 (which are graphic novels and not single issues btw) before Young Justice Book 1 because it definitely plants a lot of seeds for the series. 😀
Since this article was published last year is there a more dated reading order?