History ComicBook / YoungJustice

[[caption-width-right:320:A League of their own]]
->"They're the ''Teen Titans''"
->"No, we're not"

->"No...We're young, but just us"

Launched out of a FifthWeekEvent tie-in ''Girlfrenzy: Young Justice -- The Secret'' and a Justice League mini-series ''World Without Grown-Ups'', the series was written by Creator/PeterDavid and ran for 55 issues before being cancelled. The cancellation (along with cancellation of ''ComicBook/{{Titans}}'') was done mainly to launch a ''new'' ''Teen Titans'' comic to complement the then-recently debuted ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon series, placing the remaining members of Young Justice under the wing of veterans from the classic Wolfman Titans team.

In 1996, riding high on the ''ComicBook/JLA1997'''s relaunch, Creator/DCComics attempted to relaunch ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' yet again. It failed, in part due to editorial interference. Most notably, the fact that no one wanted to let the 1996 ''Teen Titans'' writer Dan Jurgens use any of the major teen heroes running around DC at the time (particularly ComicBook/{{Robin}}/Tim Drake, who won a fan contest to select a new member of the team -- only for the ''Batman'' editors to refuse to honor the contest results, resulting in Captain Marvel Jr. being forced upon Jurgens instead.) The lack of "Teen" in the "Titans" didn't help, either.

Cancelled in 1998, DC decided to launch a new replacement book, but coming up with a new name for the new teen book. Meanwhile, Robin's popularity was matched by two other teenage superheroes with ties to Justice Leaguers: ComicBook/{{Impulse}} and ComicBook/{{Superboy}} -- and the trio worked as a PowerTrio. Hence, ''Young Justice'' was born.

* SubbingForSanta: The 40th issue has the heroes take up Santa's job of delivering Christmas presents after he sacrifices himself to save the Earth from a Khundian suicide bomber. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome They aren't able to deliver all the presents until well after Christmas Day has passed]] and the people given the presents aren't grateful due to the late deliveries and not getting what they wanted, so the young heroes hope Santa Claus is reborn to resume his gift-giving duties by next Christmas.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The covers generally have little to nothing to do with the story (the Halloween issue, for example, has Robin, Superboy, and Impulse trick-or-treating as their mentors, and the issue where the girls join up has them trying to get into a boarded up Young Justice HQ), but they are usually unrelated enough that one can get the idea that the images are simply sight-gags. Some issues do fall under this, though; one issue has the team jumping out of the A.P.E.S. headquarters (which is located in Mount Rushmore, up Abraham Lincoln's nose), with Robin shouting "[[JustForPun It's gonna blow]]!" and carrying a detonator, connected to various bombs that are stuffed in Lincoln's nose. Within the comic, however, it's ''Superboy'' who defaces Mount Rushmore, and he does it to George Washington, rather than Lincoln. He also does it out of necessity ([[spoiler:well, [[TheMole sort of]]]]), and does not use dynamite. Furthermore, the line about blowing Lincoln's nose is said when ''entering'' the nose, not exiting, and is just an offhand remark made in reply to Impulse's pun about them running up the nose, instead of the nose running.

* CloningBlues: Slobo ''really'' regrets being a clone of Lobo for a very good reason. Superboy, on the other hand, couldn't care less.

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* ShortTeensTallAdults: Superboy was shown as being only as tall as Superman's chest, and half his width. Got a little better by the end of the series' run.

* TeensAreShort: Superboy was shown as being only as tall as Superman's chest, and half his width. Got a little better by the end of the series' run.

In 1996, riding high on the ''ComicBook/JLA1997'''s relaunch, Creator/DCComics attempted to relaunch ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' yet again. It failed , in part due to editorial interference. Most notably, the fact that no one wanted to let the 1996 ''Teen Titans'' writer Dan Jurgens use any of the major teen heroes running around DC at the time (particularly ComicBook/{{Robin}}/Tim Drake, who won a fan contest to select a new member of the team -- only for the ''Batman'' editors to refuse to honor the contest results, resulting in Captain Marvel Jr. being forced upon Jurgens instead.) The lack of "Teen" in the "Titans" didn't help, either.

* MoreDiverseSequel: The team was originally formed with ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}}]], and ComicBook/{{Impulse}}, who were all white and male; there was even an issue which parodied the "boys club" nature of the team when they were later joined by three girls: ComicBook/WonderGirl, [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Arrowette]] and Secret. Again, all white. Later member Empress was African-American and [[TokenMinority the only non-white]].

* MoreDiverseSequel: The team was originally formed with ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and ComicBook/{{Impulse}}, who were all white and male; there was even an issue which parodied the "boys club" nature of the team when they were later joined by three girls: ComicBook/WonderGirl, [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Arrowette]] and Secret. Again, all white. Later member Empress was African-American and [[TokenMinority the only non-white]].

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Superboy and Wonder Girl left fans wondering whether they would get together. [[spoiler:They do (only in the series' last issue, but they still do.]]

* LensFlareCensor: When there wasn't something conveniently in the way, a lens flare was occasionally used to hide Mighty Endowed's GagBoobs.

* TheFellowshipHasBroken: The team suffer an emotional version of this after the reveal of Batman's files on the Justice League, as half the team- specifically Superboy, Wonder Girl, Impulse and the returned Arrowette- wonder if Robin has similar files on ''them'' (Secret affirms her faith in Robin, Empress points out that Batman would have been applauded if his files were revealed to stop the rogue Leaguers as intended and Lil' Lobo dismisses the idea that Robin could be a threat to him anyway). Even after the initial distrust of Robin is resolved, he steps down as team leader.

%% ZCE * IncrediblyLamePun: The series practically RAN on these.

%% ZCE * HollywoodVoodoo: Lampshaded by Empress.

%% ZCE * LandDownUnder: Ask an Aussie how many things are wrong with the Sydney Games issues.

%% ZCE/multiple tropes * MyNameIsInigoMontoya YouKilledMyFather PrepareToDie: Issue 49, poor Empress.

%% ZCE * QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Agenda's six man Point Men team.

%% ZCE * SendInTheClones: Inertia and Match.

%% ZCE * StalkerWithACrush: Secret towards Robin, in her [[{{Yandere}} worst moments]].

* BlessedWithSuck: Mighty Endowed is most certainly ''blessed''. She's so blessed in fact that their weight means she can't stand upright under her own power.

[[caption-width-right:320:Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn]]

In 1996, riding high on the Creator/GrantMorrison [[ComicBook/JLA1997 relaunch of the]] Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}, Creator/DCComics attempted to relaunch ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' yet again. It failed miserably, in large part due to massive amounts of ExecutiveMeddling. Most notably, the fact that '''no one''' wanted to let the 1996 ''Teen Titans'' writer Dan Jurgens use any of the major teen heroes running around DC at the time (particularly [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robin III/Tim Drake]], who actually WON a fan contest to select a new member of the team -- only for the Batman editors to refuse to honor the contest results, resulting in Captain Marvel Jr. being forced upon Jurgens instead.) The lack of "Teen" in the "Titans" didn't help, either.

Cancelled in 1998, DC decided to launch a new replacement book; but since the Jurgens Titans series was pretty much universally reviled, it was decided to instead come up with a new name for the new teen book. Meanwhile, Robin's popularity was matched by two other teenage superheroes with ties to Justice Leaguers: [[Franchise/TheFlash Impulse]] and [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Superboy]] -- and the trio worked as a PowerTrio. Hence, "Young Justice" was born.

Launched out of a FifthWeekEvent tie-in "Girlfrenzy: Young Justice -- The Secret" and a Justice League mini-series "World Without Grown-Ups", the series was written by Creator/PeterDavid and ran for 55 issues before being cancelled. The cancellation (along with cancellation of ''ComicBook/{{Titans}}'') was done mainly to launch a ''new'' ''Teen Titans'' comic to complement the recently debuted ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon series, placing the remaining members of Young Justice under the wing of veterans from the classic Wolfman Titans team.

An [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 animated series using the Young Justice title]] was announced by Cartoon Network during their presentation to the network upfronts on April 21st, 2010. Interestingly, the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' show was originally pitched as Young Justice.

Has a [[Characters/YoungJustice character sheet]].

The Young Justice team returned as the flagship title of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis' Creator/WonderComics imprint, with a relaunch in January 2019. The team stars the four most well-known members: Robin, Impulse, Superboy, and ComicBook/WonderGirl, alongside ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld and newcomers [[ComicBook/JonahHex Jinny Hex]] and [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Teen Lantern]]. Notably, this marks the team's return after ''16 years'' since their dissolution. See the relevant ''ComicBook/{{Young Justice|2019}}'' page for details.

** The Young Justice team falls victim to brainwashing at one point. Supergirl helps snap them out of it.

** Joked about with Arrowette. When she feels she is destined to become a villain, she bemoans having to get a black costume that shows off her cleavage. Particularly since she doesn't have much in the way of cleavage to show off. Later on we see an alternate universe evil version of her. [[MostCommonSuperpower Guess what?]]

-->'''Impulse''': "See?! There he goes again! Talking about his stupid powers like we don't know how they work!"
--> And also....
--> '''Superboy''': "Don't worry ladies, you're safe now, thanks to my-"
--> '''Girl''': "Tactile Telekinesis!"
--> '''Superboy''': "...Oh. So, you've, uh, heard of it, huh?"

* MoreDiverseSequel: The team was originally formed with ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[ComicBook/Superboy1994 Superboy]] and ComicBook/{{Impulse}}, who were all white and male; there was even an issue which parodied the "boys club" nature of the team when they were later joined by three girls: ComicBook/WonderGirl, [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Arrowette]] and Secret. Again, all white. Later member Empress was African-American and [[TokenMinority the only non-white]].

** One aimed directly at writer Creator/PeterDavid himself saw the PowerTrio dream about being subjected to things David himself put other characters through: Superboy becoming an angel with fiery wings a la fellow Super-family member ComicBook/{{Supergirl|1996}}, Robin losing a hand and replacing it with a batarang a la Franchise/{{Aquaman}}'s then-current HookHand, and Impulse having Dissociative Identity Disorder a la the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]].

** One aimed directly at writer Creator/PeterDavid himself saw the PowerTrio dream about being subjected to things David himself put other characters through: Superboy becoming an angel with fiery wings a la fellow Super-family member ComicBook/{{Supergirl|1996}}, Robin losing a hand and replacing it with a batarang a la Franchise/{{Aquaman}}'s then-current HookHand, and Impulse having Dissociative Identity Disorder a la [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]].

* TrueCompanions: The team is nearly inseperable, especially the first six members. Cassie even transfers to the same school as Secret and Cissie after the latter two retire from superheroics and the "[[FanNickname core four]]" (Tim, Kon, Bart, and Cassie) remain each others closest friends and stick together even after joining the Teen Titans.

** Perhaps the most blatant is when Snapper Carr is all but revealed to be talking on the phone with Rick Jones, who was currently starring in another Creator/PeterDavid written book, ''ComicBook/CaptainMarVell''. This is only the tip of the iceberg.

In 1996, riding high on the Creator/GrantMorrison [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA relaunch of the]] Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}, Creator/DCComics attempted to relaunch ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' yet again. It failed miserably, in large part due to massive amounts of ExecutiveMeddling. Most notably, the fact that '''no one''' wanted to let the 1996 ''Teen Titans'' writer Dan Jurgens use any of the major teen heroes running around DC at the time (particularly [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robin III/Tim Drake]], who actually WON a fan contest to select a new member of the team -- only for the Batman editors to refuse to honor the contest results, resulting in Captain Marvel Jr. being forced upon Jurgens instead.) The lack of "Teen" in the "Titans" didn't help, either.

** A cross-title one that ''could'' be an accident...if it weren't for Creator/GrantMorrison's involvement. In the first Young Justice story, a kid gets hold of an all-powerful genie and wreaks havoc. When the team save the world and the League are congratulating them, someone says "So cool!" among the chatter. A year or so later, in a ''[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA JLA]]'' story, a former superhero gets hold of an all-powerful genie and wreaks havoc. The genie here is a revealed to be a 5th-dimensional being like Mxyzptlk, and can be summoned or dismissed by saying his name backwards. His name is Lkz, making his control phrase zkl...pronounced in the comics as "so cool".