Young Justice features a large number of DC Comics characters taken from across the company's history, including not just its most famous and frequently adapted characters, but also more obscure characters who had yet to appear in animation. This article provides a list of those characters who were animated for the first time in Young Justice.
| Character | Young Justice Debut | Year | Comics Debut | Debut Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Phaedon | "Another Freak" | 2019 | Firestorm #14 | 2005 |
| All-Widow | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | New Gods #9 | 1972 |
| Amanda Spence | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Superboy Vol 4 #32 | 1996 |
| Amber Joyce | "Misplaced" | 2012 | Superman Family #203 | 1980 |
| Amistad Ervin | "Home Fires" | 2019 | Icon #24 | 1995 |
| Angel O'Day | "Influence" | 2019 | Showcase #77 | 1968 |
| Antinoös | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Orion #10 | 2001 |
| Aquagirl (Tula) | "Downtime" | 2011 | Aquaman #33 | 1967 |
| Arion | "Nomed Esir!" | 2021 | Warlord #55 | 1982 |
| Arrowette (Cissie King Jones) | "Insecurity" | 2012 | Impulse #28 | 1997 |
| Baron Bedlam | "Princes All" | 2019 | Batman and the Outsiders #1 | 1983 |
| Bash Bashford | "Exceptional Human Beings" | 2019 | Superboy #157 | 1969 |
| Bernell Jones | "Insecurity" | 2012 | Impulse #28 | 1997 |
| Bethany Lee Carr | "Early Warning" | 2019 | Hourman #1 | 1999 |
| Bette Kane | "Homefront" | 2011 | Batman #139 | 1961 |
| Black Beetle | "Alienated" | 2012 | Booster Gold Vol 2 #5 | 2008 |
| Blackbriar Thorn | "Misplaced" | 2012 | DC Comics Presents #66 | 1984 |
| Blubber | "Ebb Tide" | 2022 | Aquaman Vol 5 #50 | 1998 |
| Brick | "Welcome to Happy Harbor" | 2011 | Green Arrow Vol 3 #40 | 2004 |
| Burton Thompson | "Runaways" | 2013 | Superman Vol 2 #113 | 1996 |
| Cairo DeFrey | "First Impression" | 2019 | Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 | 1992 |
| Calvin Durham | "Quiet Conversations" | 2019 | Aquaman #57 | 1977 |
| Casey Brinke | "Nightmare Monkeys" | 2019 | DC's Young Animal Ashcan Edition #1 | 2016 |
| Casey Klebba | "Triptych" | 2019 | Justice League of America's Vibe #4 | 2013 |
| Catherine Cobert | "Happy New Year" | 2012 | Justice League International #8 | 1987 |
| Celestia | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Jack Kirby's Fourth World #6 | 1997 |
| Charlie Daggett | "Schooled" | 2011 | Superboy #137 | 1967 |
| Chian | "Emergency Dive" | 2022 | Warlord #55 | 1982 |
| Child | "Odnu!" | 2021 | Amethyst Vol 2 #15 | 1986 |
| Crystal Creature | "Alienated" | 2012 | Justice League of America #9 | 1962 |
| Cullen Row | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Batman Vol 2 #12 | 2012 |
| Dale Gunn | "Another Freak" | 2019 | Justice League of America Annual #2 | 1984 |
| Danny Chase | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | New Teen Titans Annual Vol 2 #3 | 1987 |
| Danuuth | "Nautical Twilight" | 2022 | Warlord #59 | 1982 |
| Dawn Allen | "Home Fires" | 2019 | Adventure Comics #373 | 1968 |
| Devastation | "Terrors" | 2011 | Wonder Woman Vol 2 #143 | 1999 |
| Devourer | "Ebb Tide" | 2022 | The Phantom Zone Vol 1 #4 | 1982 |
| Delphis | "Early Warning" | 2019 | Showcase #79 | 1968 |
| Don Allen | "Home Fires" | 2019 | Adventure Comics #373 | 1968 |
| Dragon King | "Humanity" | 2011 | All-Star Squadron #4 | 1981 |
| Dubbilex | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #136 | 1971 |
| Eddie Corliss | "Another Freak" | 2019 | The Brave and the Bold #54 | 1964 |
| Evelyn Fox | "Unknown Factors" | 2019 | Adam Strange Vol 1 #1 | 1990 |
| Everyman | "Antisocial Pathologies" | 2019 | 52 #9 | 2006 |
| Firebrand (Danette Reilly) | "Humanity" | 2011 | Justice League of America #193 | 1981 |
| Flaw | "Odnu!" | 2021 | Amethyst Vol 2 #15 | 1986 |
| Forager (female) | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | New Gods Vol 3 #2 | 1989 |
| Fury | "Antisocial Pathologies" | 2019 | Wonder Woman #300 | 1983 |
| Gog | "Quiet Conversations" | 2019 | New Year's Evil: Gog #1 | 1998 |
| Golden Roc | "Alienated" | 2012 | Justice League of America #9 | 1962 |
| Graggin | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Adventures of Superman' Vol 1 #426 | 1987 |
| Grayven | "Evolution" | 2019 | Green Lantern Vol 3 #74 | 1996 |
| Gregor Markov | "Princes All" | 2019 | Batman and the Outsiders #1 | 1983 |
| Hardware | "Princes All" | 2019 | Hardware #1 | 1993 |
| Harm | "Secrets" | 2011 | Young Justice #4 | 1999 |
| Harper Row | "Another Freak" | 2019 | Batman Vol 2 #1 | 2011 |
| Helena Sandsmark | "Elder Wisdom" | 2019 | Wonder Woman Vol 2 #105 | 1996 |
| Helga Jace | "Princes All" | 2019 | Batman and the Outsiders #1 | 1983 |
| Henry Fyff | "Targets"/"Private Security" | 2011/2019[nb 1] | Green Arrow Vol 5 #18 | 2013 |
| Highmother | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust | "True Heroes" | 2019 | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 |
| Icicle Jr. | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Infinity Inc. #34 | 1987 |
| Icon (Augustus Freeman) | "Revelation" | 2011 | Icon #1 | 1993 |
| Ida Berkowitz | "Cornered" | 2013 | Supergirl Vol 2 #1 | 1982 |
| Ilona DeLamb-Markov | "Princes All" | 2019 | Outsiders #4 | 1986 |
| Impulse/Kid Flash (Bart Allen) | "Bloodlines" | 2012 | The Flash Vol 2 #92 | 1994 |
| Infinity-Man | "Disordered" | 2011 | Forever People #1 | 1971 |
| Iris West-Allen | "Downtime" | 2011 | Showcase #4 | 1956 |
| Ishtar | "Evolution" | 2019 | Madame Xanadu #1 | 1981 |
| J. Anson Schwartz | "Leverage" | 2019 | Teen Titans Vol 1 #50 | 1977 |
| Jaculi | "Princes All" | 2019 | Suicide Squad #1 | 1987 |
| Jane Nassour | "Teg Ydaer!" | 2021 | Convergence: Aquaman #2 | 2015 |
| J'arlia J'axx | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Jemm, Son of Saturn #3 | 1984 |
| Jason Bard | "Failsafe" | 2011 | Detective Comics #392 | 1969 |
| J'emm J'axx | "Needful" | 2021 | Jemm, Son of Saturn #1 | 1984 |
| Jeremiah | "Salvage" | 2012 | Captain Atom Vol 2 #44 | 1990 |
| Jet (Celia Windward) | "Leverage" | 2019 | Millennium #2 | 1988 |
| Jim Daniels | "Secrets" | 2011 | Batman Family #15 | 1978 |
| Jim Harper | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Star-Spangled Comics #7 | 1942 |
| Joan Garrick | "Downtime" | 2011 | Flash Comics #1 | 1940 |
| Johnny Drew | "Leverage" | 2019 | Adventure Comics Vol 1 406 | 1971 |
| Jonny Kent | "Home Fires" | 2019 | Convergence: Superman #2 | 2015 |
| Jonathan Lord | "Image" | 2012 | Silverblade #1 | 1987 |
| Josef Mueller | "Ego and Superego" | 2022 | Outsiders Vol 1 #21 | 1987 |
| Jovita | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | New Gods Vol 3 #8 | 1989 |
| Kaizen Gamorra | "Royal We" | 2019 | StormWatch #40 | 1996 |
| K'arr M'angg | "Involuntary" | 2021 | All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58 | 1978 |
| Kaldur'ahm | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Brightest Day #4 | 2010 |
| Karen Conlin | "The Hunt" | 2013 | Detective Comics #153 | 1949 |
| Khalid Nassour | "Odnu!" | 2021 | Convergence: Aquaman #2 | 2015 |
| K'omm B'lanxx | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Justice League of America #71 | 1969 |
| Kreetin | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Mister Miracle Vol 1 #9 | 1972 |
| Kroloteans | "Happy New Year" | 2012 | Green Lantern Vol 4 #4 | 2005 |
| Kru-El | "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!" | 2022 | Action Comics #297 | 1963 |
| L-Ron | "Cornered" | 2013 | Justice League International #14 | 1988 |
| Lagoon Boy | "Downtime" | 2011 | Aquaman Vol 5 #50 | 1998 |
| Lenore Parris | "Another Freak" | 2019 | Super Friends #34 | 1980 |
| Leroy | "Odnu!" | 2021 | Superman Vol 2 #189 | 2003 |
| Lian Nguyen-Harper | "Salvage" | 2012 | New Teen Titans Vol 2 #21 | 1986 |
| Lizard Johnny | "Early Warning" | 2019 | 1st Issue Special #10 | 1976 |
| Looker (Lia Briggs) | "Elder Wisdom" | 2019 | Batman and the Outsiders #25 | 1985 |
| Lori Lemaris | "Downtime" | 2011 | Superman #129 | 1959 |
| Lor-Zod | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Action Comics #844 | 2006 |
| Lupé Teresa Leocadio-Escudero | "Intervention" | 2013 | Adventures of Superman Vol 1 #625 | 2004 |
| Lynn Stewart-Pierce | "Princes All" | 2019 | Black Lightning #3 | 1977 |
| Madame Xanadu | "Denial" | 2011 | Doorway to Nightmare #1 | 1978 |
| Magog (David Reid) | "Failsafe" | 2011 | Kingdom Come #1 | 1996 |
| Marie Logan | "Bereft" | 2011 | Doom Patrol #100 | 1965 |
| Marvin Fargo | "Odnu!" | 2021 | The Joker #2 | 1975 |
| Mary West | "Downtime" | 2011 | The Flash #133 | 1962 |
| Match | "Agendas" | 2011 | Superboy Vol 4 #35 | 1996 |
| Mattie Harcourt | "Coldhearted" | 2011 | Supergirl Vol 4 #1 | 1996 |
| Minkis | "Nautical Twilight" | 2022 | Aquaman Vol 4 #1 | 1991 |
| Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz) | "Independence Day" | 2010 | Teen Titans #37 | 2006 |
| Mist | "Triptych" | 2019 | Starman Vol 2 #0 | 1994 |
| Mister Bliss | "True Heroes" | 2019 | Starman Vol 2 #7 | 1995 |
| Mister Twister/Brom Stikk | "Welcome to Happy Harbor" | 2011 | Brave and the Bold #54 | 1964 |
| Mist | "Triptych" | 2019 | Starman Vol 2 #0 | 1994 |
| Muhammed Nassour | "Teg Ydaer!" | 2021 | Convergence: Aquaman #2 | 2015 |
| Negative Woman | "Nightmare Monkeys" | 2019 | Showcase #94 | 1977 |
| Nikolas Stofka | "Eminent Threat" | 2019 | Outsiders #14 | 1986 |
| Noble Davis | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | 2022 | Icon #1 | 1993 |
| Noor Harjavti | "Image" | 2012 | Captain Atom Vol 2 #44 | 1990 |
| Olga Ilyich | "Leverage" | 2019 | Captain Atom Vol 2 #31 | 1989 |
| Ondine | "Downtime"/"Nautical Twilight" | 2011/2022[nb 2] | Aquaman Vol 8 #27 | 2017 |
| Orphan | "Triptych" | 2019 | Batman #567 | 1999 |
| Overlord | "Unknown Factors" | 2019 | Mister Miracle #2 | 1971 |
| Paul Sloane | "Image" | 2011 | Batman #68 | 1951 |
| Penny Randall | "Schooled" | 2011 | Teen Titans #2 | 1966 |
| Pete Danbury | "Elder Wisdom" | 2019 | Action Comics #821 | 2005 |
| Pieter Cross | "Coldhearted" | 2012 | Doctor Mid-Nite #1 | 1999 |
| Professor Ojo | "Infiltrator" | 2011 | Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #16 | 1977 |
| Queen Bee | "Bereft"[nb 3] | 2011 | Justice League International #16 | 1988 |
| Ramon Bracuda | "Early Warning" | 2019 | Showcase '93 #1 | 1993 |
| Reach Ambassador | "Darkest" | 2012 | Blue Beetle Vol 7 #13 | 2007 |
| Red Inferno | "Homefront" | 2011 | Red Tornado Vol 2 #2 | 2009 |
| Red Torpedo (James Lockhart) | "Humanity" | 2011 | Crack Comics #1 | 1940 |
| Red Torpedo (robot) | "Homefront" | 2011 | Red Tornado Vol 2 #1 | 2009 |
| Red Volcano | "Humanity" | 2011 | DC Universe #0 | 2008 |
| R'ess E'dda | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Adventure Comics #449 | 1977 |
| Rhea Beecher-Duncan | "Unknown Factors" | 2019 | Titans Hunt #8 | 2016 |
| Rictus | "Artemis Through the Looking-Glass" | 2021 | Red Hood and the Outlaws #21 | 2013 |
| Rocket (Raquel Ervin) | "Revelation" | 2011 | Icon #1 | 1993 |
| Rodunn | "Downtime"/"Nautical Twilight" | 2011/2022[nb 4] | Aquaman Vol 5 #63 | 2000 |
| R'ohh K'arr | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Batman #78 | 1953 |
| Ron Evers | "Exceptional Human Beings" | 2019 | Tales of the New Teen Titans #1 | 1982 |
| Ronal | "Nautical Twilight" | 2022 | Superman Vol 1 #135 | 1960 |
| Rudy West | "Downtime" | 2011 | The Flash #116 | 1960 |
| Rumaan Harjavti | "Image" | 2012 | Justice League #2 | 1987 |
| Ryus Nereus | "Emergency Dive" | 2022 | Aquaman Vol 7 #6 | 2012 |
| Samuel Reynolds | "Nightmare Monkeys" | 2019 | Doom Patrol Vol 6 #1 | 2016 |
| Sandra Stanyon | "Image" | 2012 | Silverblade #1 | 1987 |
| Scorpia A'Daire | "First Impression" | 2019 | The Power Company: Skyrocket #1 | 2002 |
| Sebastian Cardona | "Exceptional Human Beings" | 2019 | Cyborg #1 | 2015 |
| Secret | "Secrets" | 2011 | Young Justice: The Secret #1 | 1998 |
| Sensei | "Infiltrator" | 2011 | Strange Adventures #215 | 1968 |
| Serling Roquette | "Infiltrator" | 2011 | Superboy Vol 4 #56 | 1998 |
| Sharon Vance | "True Colors" | 2012 | Superman Vol 2 #149 | 1999 |
| Shimmer | "Drop-Zone" | 2011 | New Teen Titans #3 | 1981 |
| Simon M'Barra | "Elder Wisdom" | 2019 | Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 | 1996 |
| Sindella | "Og Htrof Dna Reuqnoc!" | 2021 | Justice League of America #163 | 1979 |
| Singh Manh Li | "Targets" | 2011 | Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 | 1996 |
| Sharon Vance | "True Colors" | 2013 | Superman Vol 2 #149 | 1999 |
| Soranik Natu | "Rescue and Search" | 2022 | Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1 | 2005 |
| Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) | "Before the Dawn" | 2013 | Detective Comics #647 | 1992 |
| Stone God | "Alienated" | 2012 | Justice League of America #9 | 1962 |
| S'turnn J'axx | "Inhospitable" | 2021 | Jemm, Son of Saturn #3 | 1984 |
| Sumaan Harjavti | "Royal We" | 2019 | Justice League Europe #29 | 1991 |
| Superboy (Conner Kent) | "Independence Day" | 2010 | The Adventures of Superman #500 | 1993 |
| Super-Cycle | "Bereft" | 2011 | Forever People #1 | 1971 |
| S'yraa S'mitt | "Needful" | 2021 | Jemm, Son of Saturn #3 | 1984 |
| Tod Donner | "Overwhelmed" | 2019 | Captain Atom Vol 2 #3 | 1987 |
| Topo | "Downtime" | 2011 | Adventure Comics #229 | 1956 |
| Trajectory | "Antisocial Pathologies" | 2019 | 52 #17 | 2006 |
| Traya | "Home Fires" | 2019 | Justice League of America #152 | 1978 |
| T.O. Morrow | "Humanity" | 2011 | The Flash #143 | 1964 |
| Viktor Markov | "Princes All" | 2019 | Batman and the Outsiders #1 | 1983 |
| Vor-Kil | "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!" | 2022 | Superman Vol 1 #219 | 1969 |
| Vulko | "Downtime" | 2011 | The Brave and the Bold #73 | 1967 |
| Whisper A'Daire | "Disordered" | 2011 | Detective Comics #743 | 2000 |
| Wilhelm Vittings | "Rescue Op" | 2019 | Outsiders #21 | 1987 |
| Wit Saunders | "Welcome to Happy Harbor" | 2011 | Superman: The Man of Steel Vol 1 #129 | 2002 |
| Wizard | "Misplaced" | 2012 | All-Star Comics #34 | 1947 |
| Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) | "Happy New Year" | 2012 | Wonder Woman Vol 2 #105 | 1996 |
| Wood King | "Alienated" | 2012 | Justice League of America #9 | 1962 |
| Wyynde | "First Impression" | 2019 | Warlord #56 | 1982 |
| Zviad Baazovi | "Royal We" | 2019 | The Outsiders #3 | 1986 |
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Notes[]
- ↑ Henry's first named appearance was in "Private Security", re-using a previously unnamed background character first seen in "Targets", which was made before Henry was created.
- ↑ Ondine's first named appearance was in "Nautical Twilight", re-using a previously unnamed character from "Downtime", which was made before Ondine was created.
- ↑ This was Bee's first explicit appearance. She appeared earlier with her face obscured and no dialogue, beginning with "Fireworks"
- ↑ Rodunn's first named appearance was in "Nautical Twilight", re-using a previously unnamed minor character from "Downtime".