Players, Chapter Three: Landing on Boardwalk

"Players, Chapter Three: Landing on Boardwalk" is the 23rd issue of the official Young Justice spin-off comic series and the third chapter of a six part story. It was released on November 21, 2012.

Solicitation

 * The Invasion continues!
 * Earth's greatest heroes are kidnapped by Kylstar!
 * Brainiac has Metropolis under glass and Lex Luthor's secret weapon is on the loose!

Tagline: Divided They Fall?

Synopsis
Bette Kane brings Artemis to Dick's birthday party at Wayne Manor. Though neither are close to Dick, Bette is curious to see the party thrown for the richest kid in town. They are greeted at the door by Alfred. Dick appears moments later, happy the pair have come.

Characters
! colspan="3"| Non-speaking roles
 * colspan="3"| Adam Strange
 * colspan="3"| Alfred Pennyworth
 * colspan="3"| Artemis Crock
 * colspan="3"| Atom
 * colspan="3"| Batgirl
 * colspan="3"| Beast Boy
 * colspan="3"| Bette Kane
 * colspan="3"| Bibbo Bibbowski
 * colspan="3"| Black Lightning
 * colspan="3"| Blue Beetle
 * colspan="3"| Bumblebee
 * colspan="3"| Captain Atom
 * colspan="3"| Captain Marvel
 * colspan="3"| Flash
 * colspan="3"| Jim Harper
 * colspan="3"| Kylstar
 * colspan="3"| Lagoon Boy
 * colspan="3"| Lex Luthor
 * colspan="3"| Martian Manhunter
 * colspan="3"| Miss Martian
 * colspan="3"| Nightwing
 * colspan="3"| Noor Harjavti
 * colspan="3"| Otis
 * colspan="3"| Plastic Man
 * colspan="3"| Red Tornado
 * colspan="3"| Scarab
 * colspan="3"| Superboy
 * colspan="3"| Superman
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Girl
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Kylstar
 * colspan="3"| Lagoon Boy
 * colspan="3"| Lex Luthor
 * colspan="3"| Martian Manhunter
 * colspan="3"| Miss Martian
 * colspan="3"| Nightwing
 * colspan="3"| Noor Harjavti
 * colspan="3"| Otis
 * colspan="3"| Plastic Man
 * colspan="3"| Red Tornado
 * colspan="3"| Scarab
 * colspan="3"| Superboy
 * colspan="3"| Superman
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Girl
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Plastic Man
 * colspan="3"| Red Tornado
 * colspan="3"| Scarab
 * colspan="3"| Superboy
 * colspan="3"| Superman
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Girl
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Superman
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Girl
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Zatanna
 * colspan="3"| Bio-Ship
 * colspan="3"| Collector of Worlds
 * colspan="3"| Eduardo Dorado Sr.
 * colspan="3"| Match
 * colspan="3"| Mercy Graves
 * colspan="3"| Sphere
 * colspan="3"| Match
 * colspan="3"| Mercy Graves
 * colspan="3"| Sphere
 * colspan="3"| Mercy Graves
 * colspan="3"| Sphere
 * colspan="3"| Sphere

Continuity

 * The events of this issue continue from the previous issue.

Cultural references

 * The tagline is a reference to the phrase "United we stand, divided we fall".
 * Blue Beetle refers to Zeta-Beam transportation as "Star Trek", referring to the show's signature use of teleportation.
 * Superman uses the line "We're not in Kansas yet", a reverse variation of Dorothy's "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Unanswered questions

 * Where is Doctor Fate?
 * Where is Kylstar taking the "weapons"?