List of Young Justice episodes
Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. The series follows the lives of teenaged heroes who are members of a covert operations team that takes orders from the Justice League. The series debuted on January 7, 2011 with a two-week reairing of the first two episodes, which originally aired as an hour-long special on November 26, 2010.[1][2] Warner Bros. Animation announced the show's return in November 2016 after an extended hiatus since 2013; new episodes began releasing in 2019.[3][4]
In July 2019, the series was renewed for a fourth season titled Young Justice: Phantoms,[5][6] which premiered on HBO Max on October 16, 2021.[7][8][9] As of April 28, 2022, 92 episodes of Young Justice have been released.
Series overview
Season | Subtitle | Episodes | Originally released | ||||
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First released | Last released | Network | |||||
1 | Young Justice | 26 | November 26, 2010 | April 21, 2012 | Cartoon Network | ||
2 | Invasion | 20 | April 28, 2012 | March 16, 2013 | |||
3 | Outsiders | 26 | 13 | January 4, 2019 | January 25, 2019 | DC Universe | |
13 | July 2, 2019 | August 27, 2019 | |||||
4 | Phantoms | 26[10] | 13 | October 16, 2021 | December 30, 2021 | HBO Max | |
13 | March 31, 2022 | June 9, 2022[11] |
Episode list
Season 1 (2010–12)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Independence Day" | Jay Oliva | Greg Weisman | November 26, 2010 | 101 | 2.55[12] |
Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Speedy are finally ready to join the Justice League as full members. However, they soon discover that are to be treated as "junior members." An enraged Speedy leaves, while the other three strike out on their own to investigate a mysterious fire at Cadmus Laboratories. The trio soon discovers that Cadmus conceals a major conspiracy, and one of its goals is to create a clone of Superman for their own ends. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Fireworks" | Sam Liu | Greg Weisman | November 26, 2010 | 102 | 2.55[12] |
Kid Flash, Robin, and Aqualad are captured by the Cadmus genomorph forces, which prepare to clone them and dispose of the originals. Their only hope is the Superman clone, "Superboy", who must choose between freedom and subservience to those who created him. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Welcome to Happy Harbor" | Jay Oliva | Kevin Hopps | January 21, 2011 | 103 | 0.90[13] |
Under the false belief that Red Tornado is testing them, the group faces off against Mister Twister who is attacking Happy Harbor. It is revealed that the robot piloting the Mister Twister armor was controlled by Bromwell Stikk from an undisclosed location to test it out for T. O. Morrow. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Drop-Zone" | Christopher Berkeley | Andrew R. Robinson | January 28, 2011 | 104 | 1.02[14] |
Despite lacking a clear leader, the Team is assigned its first mission by Batman. They later get caught in the middle of a war between Bane's gang and the Cult of the Kobra (who are assisted by Cadmus' operative Sportsmaster) over the production of the drug Venom.[15] | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Schooled" | Michael Chang | Nicole Dubuc | February 4, 2011 | 105 | 2.5[16] |
Superboy's nonexistent relationship with Superman takes its toll on him, as he ignores Black Canary's training and becomes more angry and irrational. Things get worse when the team faces Professor Ivo's Amazo, a threat which even taxed the Justice League. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Infiltrator" | Jay Oliva | Jon Weisman | February 11, 2011 | 106 | 2.12[17] |
Speedy (now Red Arrow) rescues Dr. Serling Roquette from the League of Shadows who had kidnapped her and forced her to make the FOG program for them. Newcomer heroine Artemis must prove herself to the team while protecting Dr. Roquette from the League of Shadows (a mission brought to them by Red Arrow) as she prepares to make a program to counter the F.O.G. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Denial" | Michael Chang | Thomas Pugsley | February 18, 2011 | 107 | 1.1[18] |
The Team is sent to the Tower of Fate by Red Tornado to find Kent Nelson and prevent the supremely powerful mystical helmet of Doctor Fate from falling into the hands of Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Downtime" | Jay Oliva | Kevin Hopps | March 4, 2011 | 108 | 1.2[19] |
After a team mission goes badly, Aqualad returns to Atlantis to reconsider his role as team leader, or whether he should pursue personal interests. However, he soon discovers that there is no escaping his destiny. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Bereft" | Michael Chang | Nicole Dubuc | March 11, 2011 | 109 | 0.7[19] |
The Team discover that they have forgotten the last six months of their lives, including each other and a final fateful mission in Bialya. The Team turns to Miss Martian to recover their memories, before it is too late for Superboy. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Targets" | Christopher Berkeley | Andrew R. Robinson | September 16, 2011 | 110 | N/A |
While in Taipei, Red Arrow requests the aid of Aqualad to help him to prevent Cheshire from assassinating Lex Luthor (who is assisting in a peace effort between General Singh Manh Li of Northern Rhelasia and Prime Minister Tseng of Southern Rhelasia). Superboy and Miss Martian (adopting the names Conner Kent and Megan Morse, respectively) begin their first day of school. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Terrors" | Jay Oliva | Greg Weisman | September 23, 2011 | 111 | N/A |
After the fraternal Terror Twins are defeated and sent to Belle Reve, Batman has Superboy and Miss Martian disguise themselves as them in order to infiltrate Belle Reve. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Homefront" | Michael Chang | Jon Weisman | September 30, 2011 | 112 | N/A |
Robin and Artemis find that Mount Justice itself has been attacked by two "relatives" of Red Tornado named Red Inferno and Red Torpedo. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Alpha Male" | Jay Oliva | Thomas Pugsley | October 7, 2011 | 113 | N/A |
Batman sends the Team (and their replacement "den-mother" Captain Marvel) to India to investigate bizarre reports of armed animals attacking human beings, where they discover that Brain has been conducting experiments with the Venom drug on the fauna. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Revelation" | Michael Chang | Kevin Hopps | October 14, 2011 | 114 | N/A |
When monster plants attack major cities around the world, Batman assigns the Team a dangerous task: taking out the plants' masters, the Injustice League (consisting of the Joker, Atomic Skull, Poison Ivy, Ultra-Humanite, Count Vertigo, Black Adam, and Wotan). In the end, it is revealed that the Injustice League is a "fall guy" meant to prevent the heroes from discovering who is really behind recent events which turns out to be "the Light" itself (with its members revealed to be Vandal Savage, Lex Luthor, Ra's al Ghul, Ocean Master, Brain, Klarion the Witch Boy and the Bialyan Queen Bee). | |||||||
15 | 15 | "Humanity" | Matt Youngberg | Greg Weisman | October 21, 2011 | 115 | N/A |
The Team and Zatanna are on the hunt for Red Tornado, determined to find out once and for all whether the robot was the mole. | |||||||
16 | 16 | "Failsafe" | Jay Oliva | Nicole Dubuc | November 4, 2011 | 116 | N/A |
During an alien invasion, the Team face the ultimate challenge when they are forced to replace the fallen Justice League. However, the Team later learns that the invasion was a mental training simulation containing an unwinnable scenario held by Martian Manhunter, and Miss Martian's vastly powerful psionic talents had caused them all to forget that the experience was a mere simulation. Martian Manhunter then reveals that his niece is probably the strongest psychic of all Martians; considerably stronger than he. | |||||||
17 | 17 | "Disordered" | Michael Chang | Andrew R. Robinson | November 11, 2011 | 117 | N/A |
Still traumatized by the training exercise that went wrong, the Team attempt to work through their feelings with Black Canary. Meanwhile, Superboy's pet Sphere comes to the attention of the people who previously possessed it called the Forever People,[20] and he works with them to stop the ones who initially stole it. | |||||||
18 | 18 | "Secrets" | Jay Oliva | Peter David | November 18, 2011 | 118 | N/A |
Artemis and Zatanna go to Manhattan for a girls' night after learning that Superboy and Miss Martian are a couple. While out, they get chased by a dangerous psychopath named Harm,[21] but receive unexpected help. Meanwhile, Wally, Megan, and Conner attend a Halloween party at Megan's and Conner's school.[20] | |||||||
19 | 19 | "Misplaced" | Michael Chang | Greg Weisman | March 3, 2012 | 119 | N/A |
When every adult on the planet disappears because of a spell cast by Klarion the Witch Boy, Wizard, Wotan, Felix Faust, and Blackbriar Thorn, only the Team, Zatanna, and Billy Batson are left to figure out what's going on.[22] | |||||||
20 | 20 | "Coldhearted" | Victor Cook | Jon Weisman | March 10, 2012 | 120 | N/A |
On his sixteenth birthday, Kid Flash finally finds out about Superboy and Miss Martian being a couple, and is disappointed when he is tasked by Batman to deliver a heart transplant to ten-year-old Perdita, who happens to be next in line to inherit her country's throne. Meanwhile, the rest of the Team is sent to join the Justice League and destroy flying fortresses causing nationwide snowstorms. He later realizes that the mission was his best birthday gift.[23] | |||||||
21 | 21 | "Image" | Jay Oliva | Nicole Dubuc | March 17, 2012 | 121 | N/A |
When the team returns to the Middle East on a mission to Qurac, Miss Martian must face her secrets... but will doing so save the team or destroy them? | |||||||
22 | 22 | "Agendas" | Michael Chang | Kevin Hopps | March 24, 2012 | 122 | N/A |
At the Watchtower, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman meet with the other members of the Justice League to discuss who they will recruit to expand its roster. Superboy returns to Project Cadmus to investigate a rumor by Lex Luthor that the top-secret genetics lab has created another Superman clone.[23] | |||||||
23 | 23 | "Insecurity" | Jay Oliva | Peter David | March 31, 2012 | 123 | N/A |
Red Arrow joins the Team and embarks on a mission with Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Artemis to track down Sportsmaster, which results in them battling Cheshire, too. Artemis discovers that Professor Ivo, the Brain and Klarion the Witch Boy all working together doing something to a starfish creature. | |||||||
24 | 24 | "Performance" | Michael Chang | Jon Weisman | April 7, 2012 | 124 | N/A |
The Team go undercover at the Haly International Traveling Circus to locate a thief stealing weapons technology across Europe, with Agent King Faraday suspecting that Jack Haly's circus performers are responsible. As the circus moves location, the Team encounter the thief: Parasite. Meanwhile, Robin is distracted as he reflects on his family's death and the possibility of Haly losing the circus if the thief isn't caught. | |||||||
25 | 25 | "Usual Suspects" | Jay Oliva & Tim Divar | Kevin Hopps | April 14, 2012 | 125 | N/A |
Red Arrow, Icon, Plastic Man, The Atom, and Doctor Fate are welcomed into the Justice League while Icon's protégée Rocket joins the Team. During the ceremony, the Team receives an alert about Cheshire boarding a plane. After finding the plane crashed, the group is attacked by the Riddler, Cheshire, Mammoth, and Shimmer. After winning the battle, the Team recovers a suitcase containing heavily modified Starro bio-technology,[24] but the day's events do not end there. | |||||||
26 | 26 | "Auld Acquaintance" | Michael Chang & Lauren Montgomery | Greg Weisman | April 21, 2012 | 126 | N/A |
The Team learn the Justice League is brainwashed after Red Tornado tries to infect them with Starro biotech. After a fierce battle in the Watchtower, they succeed in saving them, and Savage and Klarion (who was pulling the strings on the controlled League members) flee. Robin alerts some of the other heroes to the fact that six Justice League members (Batman, Hawkwoman, John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Wonder Woman) whereabouts for 16 hours while under Savage's control cannot be accounted for, leaving Batman asking the question of what they did during that time. |
Season 2: Invasion (2012–13)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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27 | 1 | "Happy New Year" | Tim Divar | Greg Weisman | April 28, 2012 | 201 |
Five years on from the events of the first season, the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo arrives on Earth and is confronted by Team members Batgirl and Wonder Girl . . . but his arrival is only the prelude to a greater threat. | ||||||
28 | 2 | "Earthlings" | Doug Murphy | Nicole Dubuc | May 5, 2012 | 202 |
Superboy, Miss Martian, and Beast Boy arrive on Rann with Adam Strange to halt the Krolotean invasion at its source. Following a battle, Miss Martian incapacitates a Krolotean and uncovers the truth about what the six Justice League members did during their missing 16 hours.[25] | ||||||
29 | 3 | "Alienated" | Melchior Zwyer | Kevin Hopps | May 12, 2012 | 203 |
Members of both the Team and League investigate a Krolotean island, but are discovered and a fight ensues, during which the enemy is revealed to be Aqualad, who left the team in anger after they failed to save his sweetheart, Tula. In addition, Aqualad came to the revelation that his biological father is none other than the villainous Black Manta. Aqualad eventually escapes, and a bomb planted by the enemy seemingly obliterates the island and most of the Kroloteans present. Meanwhile, the six Leaguers accused of viciously and violently attacking the distant world Rimbor (Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Batman, Hawkwoman and the Green Lantern John Stewart) leave Earth to try and resolve the dispute peacefully, accompanied by Hawkman and Icon. | ||||||
30 | 4 | "Salvage" | Tim Divar | Greg Weisman | May 19, 2012 | 204 |
Nightwing, Wally West, Jim Harper, Green Arrow, and Black Canary reach out to Red Arrow, who has fallen into despair over his failed quest to find the original Roy Harper. Meanwhile, Superboy and Blue Beetle go after Intergang leaders Bruno Mannheim and Whisper A'Daire. The criminals reanimate the four Appellaxians into one Appellaxian Golem, which then attacks a nuclear power plant. Red Arrow returns home where Cheshire is waiting for him. They used to be happily married before his obsession drove them appart, but now she returns after acquiring a lead to the location of the original Roy.[25] | ||||||
31 | 5 | "Beneath" | Doug Murphy | Brandon Vietti | May 26, 2012 | 205 |
Blue Beetle tries to intercept his friend, Tye, before he boards a bus, but the boy is abducted before Jaime can reach him. Meanwhile, Batgirl, Wonder Girl, Miss Martian and Bumblebee are en route to Bialya. The girls arrive in Bialya and learn that Psimon is active again. They discover a shipment of runaways who are being transported by plane which is guarded by Psimon, Icicle Jr., Mammoth, Shimmer, and Devastation. Alpha Team rescue the abducted teens, but Queen Bee is content, since a second shipment, which includes Tye, has already been acquired.[25] | ||||||
32 | 6 | "Bloodlines" | Melchior Zwyer | Peter David | June 2, 2012 | 206 |
A stranger appears in Mount Justice claiming to be the future grandson of Barry Allen. The boy, Bart Allen/Impulse, meets with the rest of the Flash family, but is interrupted when a villain called Neutron goes on a rampage. The Flash, Kid Flash, and Impulse defeat Neutron, and Impulse secretly administers a cure to his uncontrollable power. Impulse actually comes from a post-apocalyptic future, and his one-way trip to the past doesn't seem to have changed it. Meanwhile, Red Arrow and Cheshire travel to a League of Shadows base in Tibet and finally find the original Roy Harper.[26] | ||||||
33 | 7 | "Depths" | Tim Divar | Kevin Hopps & Paul Giacoppo | June 9, 2012 | 207 |
Artemis rejoins the Team while Black Manta sends Aqualad and his men to destroy a communication satellite that's guarded by the heroes. A fight ensues in which the satelite gets destroyed and the heroes fail to save Artemis, who seems to be killed by Aqualad's water sword. It later turns out that Artemis's "death", as well as Aqualad's defection from the Team, was deliberately fabricated to ensure that the pair could go undercover to learn all about the Light and their "new" unknown partner. Artemis is given a mystic amulet made by Zatana that will disguise her looks to all but Nightwing, Aqualad and Wally. | ||||||
34 | 8 | "Satisfaction" | Doug Murphy | Greg Weisman | September 29, 2012 | 208 |
After recuperating in the hospital, Roy Harper seeks vengeance against Lex Luthor for his kidnapping during a failed stakeout on LexCorp. In exchange for his life, Luthor gives Roy a cybernetic arm to replace the one he lost. Green Arrow and Red Arrow arrive too late to avert the battle, and are informed by a satisfied Roy that he wants to go by the name Arsenal from now on. Elsewhere, Rocket hosts a bridal shower which is interrupted by Captain Cold.[27] | ||||||
35 | 9 | "Darkest" | Melchior Zwyer | Jon Weisman | October 6, 2012 | 209 |
Aqualad, Tigress (a disguised Artemis), Icicle Jr., and the Terror Twins are sent by Black Manta to capture Blue Beetle for the Partner, but they are thwarted due to Impulse's interference. However, Kaldur's tracking device (stolen by Impulse during the fight) remotely deactivates all security at the Cave, and Aqualad's team launches another attack.[28] | ||||||
36 | 10 | "Before the Dawn" | Tim Divar | Kevin Hopps | January 5, 2013 | 210 |
Nightwing leads the Team on a mission to rescue its members from The Light's Partner: an alien race known as the Reach. Aqualad (now officially affiliated with the Light) learns that teenagers have been abducted in order to test an ordinary human's ability to develop metahuman abilities naturally. Instinctively, Miss Martian destroys Aqualad's mind and learns that he had never been a traitor and never harbored any genuine ill will towards the Team. She feels terrible, unable to help Kaldur. | ||||||
37 | 11 | "Cornered" | Doug Murphy | Nicole Dubuc | January 12, 2013 | 211 |
Despero, on the advice of his majordomo, L-Ron, sets his sights on Earth's champions. He attacks the Hall of Justice while the members of the Team who used to live at the Cave are at the Hall to remove their belongings. Mal becomes the new Guardian to help in the battle. | ||||||
38 | 12 | "True Colors" | Melchior Zwyer | Paul Giacoppo | January 19, 2013 | 212 |
Bumblebee and the Atom try to remove the Scarab from Jaime's (Blue Beetle's) back but find that its defenses are too strong. Afterwards, Robin, Blue Beetle, Impulse, and Arsenal are sent undercover to investigate LexCorp's new partnership with the Reach, crop additives being tested in Smallville. However, Arsenal blows their cover and they end up fighting Black Beetle. They then meet Green Beetle, and take him back to the Justice League. | ||||||
39 | 13 | "The Fix" | Tim Divar | Greg Weisman | January 26, 2013 | 213 |
Tigress intervenes before Psimon can enter Kaldur's mind and discover their secret; she drugs him, but he discovers her true identity before passing out. She persuades Black Manta that she ought to kidnap Miss Martian in order to force her to fix the damage she has done, and Manta sends Deathstroke to accompany her. Elsewhere, Jaime convinces Green Beetle to modify his Scarab, and is ecstatic when he finds that the Scarab's voice has been silenced. | ||||||
40 | 14 | "Runaways" | Doug Murphy | Kevin Hopps | February 2, 2013 | 214 |
Four of the super-powered former Reach abductees (consisting of Virgil Hawkins, Tye Longshadow, Asami "Sam" Koizumi, and Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr.) escape from the League's Taos base after being put through endless metagene training exercises. Nightwing sends Blue Beetle to track them down, and Jaime reveals his secret identity to them in order to get them on his side. | ||||||
41 | 15 | "War" | Melchior Zwyer | Jon Weisman | February 9, 2013 | 215 |
At the Justice League's trial on Rimbor, Vandal Savage manipulates Mongul into taking action against the Reach. The Justice League and Nightwing learn that something is fast approaching the Earth. As Green Beetle informs them that it is a weaponized, moon-sized satellite known as the Warworld which is captained by the former dictator Mongul, the Reach make contact with Mongul to persuade him to turn around – only for him to state that he is there because of them. | ||||||
42 | 16 | "Complications" | Tim Divar | Kevin Hopps | February 16, 2013 | 216 |
Nightwing arrives on the War World to inquire about the Team's disappearance, but Blue Beetle covers his tracks by insisting that a boom tube opened which sucked in everyone except for himself. Meanwhile, Artemis, M'gann and Aqualad (who has been cured but is playing possum) are stalling for time to try to figure out how to save her life. Cheshire and Sportsmaster try to kill Aqualad and Black Manta, to avenge their youngest daughter and sister Artemis. Ultimately, M'gann psionically shows them the truth she herself had unearthed, and they escape. | ||||||
43 | 17 | "The Hunt" | Doug Murphy | Brandon Vietti | February 23, 2013 | 217 |
Black Beetle laments the setbacks that the Reach have suffered, such as the loss of most of their fleet, while on another part of the War World, Arsenal continues to flee from the Reach's forces. Lex Luthor encourages the runaways to rescue the Team from the Reach, and provides them with a Father Box which transports them to the War World. | ||||||
44 | 18 | "Intervention" | Melchior Zwyer | Peter David | March 2, 2013 | 218 |
With the help of Green Beetle, Black Beetle is able to defeat Mongul and imprison him again. They discover that the War World key has been stolen, while in Bludhaven, the Team return to base and realize that they need to turn their attention to saving Blue Beetle. | ||||||
45 | 19 | "Summit" | Tim Divar | Greg Weisman | March 9, 2013 | 219 |
The Light call a summit with the Reach to discuss how their plans are advancing. As the tensions between the two groups begin to come to the fore, Ra's al Ghul notices the glamor charm on Tigress's neck and exposes her as Artemis, leading Deathstroke to execute both her and Kaldur. However, a hologram of Aqualad then plays which reveals to the Reach the extent of the Light's manipulations, leaving their alliance in pieces. Aqualad and Artemis then return to the team to celebrate. | ||||||
46 | 20 | "Endgame" | Doug Murphy | Kevin Hopps | March 16, 2013 | 220 |
Superboy and Miss Martian arrive just in time to prove the Justice League's innocence before the council of Rimbor. Back on Earth, twenty Reach devices begin to damage the planet's magnetic field, causing various types of natural disasters. With the help of Luthor, the superheroes succeed in destroying them, but the surprise of a twenty-first machine in the Arctic, leads to the sacrifice of Kid Flash. Bart Allen/Impulse takes on Wally's role as Kid Flash and Artemis becomes Tigress full time. Meanwhile, Vandal Savage takes the War World to Apokolips where he meets Darkseid. |
Season 3: Outsiders (2019)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [29] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [30][31] | Prod. code | ||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
47 | 1 | "Princes All" | Christopher Berkeley | Greg Weisman | January 4, 2019 | 301 | ||||||
48 | 2 | "Royal We" | Mel Zwyer | Andrew Robinson | January 4, 2019 | 302 | ||||||
49 | 3 | "Eminent Threat" | Christopher Berkeley | Brandon Vietti | January 4, 2019 | 303 | ||||||
50 | 4 | "Private Security" | Vinton Hueck | Michael Vogel | January 11, 2019 | 304 | ||||||
51 | 5 | "Away Mission" | Mel Zwyer | Nicole Dubuc | January 11, 2019 | 305 | ||||||
52 | 6 | "Rescue Op" | Vinton Hueck | Joshua Hale Fialkov | January 11, 2019 | 306 | ||||||
53 | 7 | "Evolution" | Christopher Berkeley | Brandon Vietti | January 18, 2019 | 307 | ||||||
54 | 8 | "Triptych" | Mel Zwyer | Peter David | January 18, 2019 | 308 | ||||||
55 | 9 | "Home Fires" | Vinton Heuck | Greg Weisman | January 18, 2019 | 309 | ||||||
56 | 10 | "Exceptional Human Beings" | Christopher Berkeley | Francisco Paredes | January 25, 2019 | 310 | ||||||
57 | 11 | "Another Freak" | Mel Zwyer | Mae Catt | January 25, 2019 | 311 | ||||||
58 | 12 | "Nightmare Monkeys" | Vinton Heuck | Greg Weisman | January 25, 2019 | 312 | ||||||
59 | 13 | "True Heroes" | Christopher Berkeley | Kevin Hopps | January 25, 2019 | 313 | ||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
60 | 14 | "Influence" | Mel Zwyer | Brandon Vietti | July 2, 2019 | 314 | ||||||
61 | 15 | "Leverage" | Vinton Heuck | Thomas Pugsley | July 2, 2019 | 315 | ||||||
62 | 16 | "Illusion of Control" | Christopher Berkeley | Greg Weisman | July 2, 2019 | 316 | ||||||
63 | 17 | "First Impression" | Mel Zwyer | Brandon Vietti | July 9, 2019 | 317 | ||||||
64 | 18 | "Early Warning" | Vinton Heuck | Greg Weisman | July 16, 2019 | 318 | ||||||
65 | 19 | "Elder Wisdom" | Christopher Berkeley | Paul Giacoppo | July 23, 2019 | 319 | ||||||
66 | 20 | "Quiet Conversations" | Mel Zwyer | Greg Weisman | July 30, 2019 | 320 | ||||||
67 | 21 | "Unknown Factors" | Vinton Heuck | Brandon Vietti | August 6, 2019 | 321 | ||||||
68 | 22 | "Antisocial Pathologies" | Christopher Berkeley | Rich Fogel | August 13, 2019 | 322 | ||||||
69 | 23 | "Terminus" | Mel Zwyer | Brandon Vietti | August 20, 2019 | 323 | ||||||
70 | 24 | "Into the Breach" | Vinton Heuck | Jonathan Callan | August 27, 2019 | 324 | ||||||
71 | 25 | "Overwhelmed" | Christopher Berkeley | Greg Weisman | August 27, 2019 | 325 | ||||||
72 | 26 | "Nevermore" | Mel Zwyer | Jim Krieg and Jeremy Adams | August 27, 2019 | 326 |
Season 4: Phantoms (2021–22)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | ||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
73 | 1 | "Inhospitable" | Christopher Berkeley | Greg Weisman | October 16, 2021 | 401 | ||||||
One year after the events of Outsiders, M'gann, Conner, Garfield and J'onn Jones travel to Mars so M'gann and Conner can have a Martian wedding ceremony. Upon arrival, they find out the red martian king has been murdered, with the both green and white martians each blaming the other. Despite many Martians not trusting Earthlings, the Martian Queen orders the construction of a Zeta Tube that will connect them with Earth. As J'onn tests the Zeta Tube, it explodes at the same M'comm was captured. In a mid-credits scene, Violet Harper talks with Dinah Lance about her feelings for Brion and her relationship with the Muslim faith.
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74 | 2 | "Needful" | Vinton Heuck | Andrew Blanchette | October 16, 2021 | 402 | ||||||
J'onn confirms he made it to the Watchtower unharmed when the Mars communication satellite explodes. M'gann interrogates M'comm about the explosion which M'comm refuses to tell until he rebukes her for abandoning him. Conner and M'gann spend the day with M'gann's family and S’yrra, a Yellow Martian priestess. The three Legion heroes secretly following them are Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl, and Chameleon Boy. They look for their enemy, the actual man behind the recent attacks. DeSaad of Apokolips meets with M'comm and gives him a virus bomb capable of killing every non-White Martian on Mars. In a mid-credits scene, Garfield listens to a voicemail from his girlfriend Queen Perdita. They seem to miss each other a lot. | ||||||||||||
75 | 3 | "Volatile" | Christina Sotta | Brandon Vietti | October 21, 2021 | 403 | ||||||
M'gann's Bio-Ship has decided to retire on Mars and has an offspring named Baby to take care of the Team. Meanwhile, Garfield is haunted by visions of Brion, the Outsiders and all the people he's afraid of losing. Someone that appears to be M’gann saves Garfield’s mind and encourages him to seek help for his trauma. She's actually Saturn Girl, and her intervention was not part of the Legion’s mission. In a mid-credits scene, Superman helps Lois with their baby Jon. | ||||||||||||
76 | 4 | "Involuntary" | Christopher Berkeley | Francisco Paredes | October 28, 2021 | 404 | ||||||
As Prince J'emm's birthday celebration approaches, M'Comm plants the virus bomb underneath the event arena, and the Legion's enemy secretly adds kryptonite to it. Meanwhile, M'gann, Conner and Garfield find out S'yrra is the King's murderer. She accidentally killed him after he forbade her to marry J'emm because of the color of her skin: her arrest saddens J'emm, who swears to help Mars change its racist system. The bomb is discovered and Conner submerges it in lava, saving everyone, but the added kryptonite ends up killing him. In a mid-credits scene, M'gann weeps at the ceremonial altar where their wedding was set to take place. | ||||||||||||
77 | 5 | "Tale of Two Sisters" | Vinton Heuck | Brian Hohlfeld | November 4, 2021 | 405 | ||||||
Artemis lives a happy, balanced life as a hero and a civilian until she hears of Conner's death and a woman named Onyx Adams appears. Onyx claims she defected from the League of Shadows to warn them Cassandra Savage is going to come to her and lie about switching sides. Cassandra, now missing half an arm and blind in one eye, arrives and says Onyx is the one lying. Artemis doesn't know who to believe and decides to ask for help from her sister Jade. In a mid-credits scene, Dick and Kaldur stand at Conner's memorial hologram while in narration, Artemis quotes A Tale of Two Cities. | ||||||||||||
78 | 6 | "Artemis Through the Looking Glass" | Christina Sotta | Brandon Vietti | November 11, 2021 | 406 | ||||||
Jade agrees to help after learning that the Shadows know where Lian lives. She starts interrogating Cassandra and Onyx, when the Shadows appear and captures Orphan. Lady Shiva threatens to kill her if Artemis doesn't turn over Cassandra in the following 24 hours. Orphan is actually Lady Shiva's daughter, and she used to be part of the Shadows before Batman took her in. Artemis, Onyx and Cassandra agree to team-up to rescue her, and Jade leaves. Meanwhile, a very distraught Garfield returns to Earth, where he learns news of Brion welcoming all metahumans to Markovia. In a mid-credits scene, a genomorph mourns Conner, while Artemis narrates quotes from Through the Looking-Glass.[32] | ||||||||||||
79 | 7 | "The Lady, or the Tigress?" | Christopher Berkeley | Nicole Dubuc | November 18, 2021 | 407 | ||||||
A voice-over from Artemis narrates The Lady or the Tiger? as she, Cassandra Savage, and Onyx head to Santa Prisca. In flashbacks, Orphan goes on her first mission to kill the now-rogue Joker. She almost does it, but Batgirl stops her, not wanting a child to become a killer, unfortunately, Barbara is slashed along the spine and paralyzed in the process. In the present, the team arrives in Santa Prisca, where Cassandra is revealed as the mole, she injures being to a magical illusion. Cheshire turns up to help Artemis and Onyx and they find Orphan but are cornered by Lady Shiva and her fellow Shadows. Meanwhile, Em'ree decides to join M'gann and J'onn on their journey back to Earth. In a mid-credits scene as the three ride in silence, Artemis finishes her narration. | ||||||||||||
80 | 8 | "I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings" | Vinton Heuck | Greg Weisman | November 25, 2021 | 408 | ||||||
After it is revealed that Onyx was tricked into defecting to cause confusion among the team and a vain escape attempt, Shade switches sides and helps the heroes escape to repay an old debt to Cheshire. An enraged Shiva threatens Cassandra causing them to fight, in which Cassandra successfully stabs Shiva and leaves her alive for Babara's plea. Jade agrees to go back to her family but flees in panic at the last moment, and after the heroes follow her to Infinity Island she confesses that she feels she is too much like her abusive father, Sportsmaster. Despite this, Artemis already understood their troubled lives with their father and the two sisters reconcile. Sensei and Ra's al Ghul offer her a chance at rehabilitation and she and Onyx accept, and Artemis promises to check in on them from time to time. Meanwhile, at the Kent farm, Clark deals with his feelings of guilt over Conner's death. In a mid-credits scene, Artemis quotes I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings over photos of herself and Wally, and herself and Jade as kids. | ||||||||||||
81 | 9 | "Odnu!" | Christina Sotta | Jake Baumgart | December 2, 2021 | 409 | ||||||
Millennia ago, a village of metahumans founded by Vandal is slaughtered by Klarion. He is one of the Lords of Chaos, magical cosmic beings in constant conflict with the also magical Lords of Order. After hundreds of fights in which none of them die, Vandal and Klarion decide to call a truce. Another Lord of Chaos, the Child, arrives on Earth in the present day, triggering a large blackout, the birth of an Atlantean diamond golem named Flaw, as her anchor, and the death of a security guard. The Phantom Stranger, who is narrating the story, confronts Vandal Savage about the upcoming threat from the Lords of Chaos as a reminder of his pact with Klarion. Zatanna and her three students, Mary, Khalid Nassour, and Traci, decide to go after her. Meanwhile, Blue Devil tries to talk Garfield out of his depression, to no avail. In a mid-credits scene, Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy watch an episode of Garfield's sci-fi show Space Trek 2036. | ||||||||||||
82 | 10 | "Nomed Esir!" | Christopher Berkeley | Kevin Grevioux | December 9, 2021 | 410 | ||||||
Vandal and his grandson Arion rebuild Atlantis. The Lords of Order recruit Arion, giving him the power to create humans with magic, Homo Magi. Vandal has Klarion sink Atlantis so it may conquer beneath the oceans; killing Arion and creating Homo Mermanus (modern Atlanteans) in the process. In the present, the Child reveals the Lords of Chaos sent her to replace Klarion. The Phantom Stranger teleports Zatanna to witness the fight between the Chaos Lords and joins her students to recruit Etrigan the Demon to join the fight. The two engage in a catastrophic fight that Zatanna and her team, even with assistance from Etrigan the Demon, can't prevent the Child's power. Meanwhile, Em'ree helps M'gann with her grief, and Vandal talks to his son Nabu/Doctor Fate making him see no one can stop or control the Child. In a mid-credits scene, Vandal prepares to have The Light and everything of value to him evacuated from Earth to War World. | ||||||||||||
83 | 11 | "Teg Ydaer!" | Vinton Heuck | Nida Chowdhry | December 16, 2021 | 411 | ||||||
In Ancient Babylon, Vandal and Klarion summon Starro which kills Vandal's son Nabu. The Lords of Order make Nabu's spirit one of them, anchoring him to the helmet. In the present, Nabu chooses not to interfere in the battle between Chaos Lords. Zatanna and her students protest. Nabu tests each of the three students with their own insecurities, though all three passes and prove they are ready for the battle. Zatara points out Nabu working with his host's bodies and other heroes proves Order doesn't have to stand apart. Klarion comes to Doctor Fate for help, though his anchor cat Teekl is easily killed by Flaw untethering Klarion. Meanwhile, Garfield becomes addicted to sleeping pills. In a mid-credits scene, a school bus driver and children scream as they somehow fall through different dimensions. | ||||||||||||
84 | 12 | "Og Htrof Dna Reuqnoc!" | Christina Sotta | Brandon Vietti | December 23, 2021 | 412 | ||||||
The Child destroys the Tower of Fate, cracking Fate's helmet, and proceeds to cause various disasters across the planet. While heroes and villains team up to contain the damage, Dr. Fate, Zatanna, and her protégés follow and confront the Child at the North Pole. She easily dispatches them, and Klarion, having anchored himself to the school bus seen in the previous episode, finds them shortly after their defeat. In flashbacks, Zatara talks about his beginnings as a hero, his duty as Doctor Fate, and his relationship with his daughter, his deceased wife, and his mentor, Kent Nelson. He makes Nabu promise to tell Zatanna his story should his body die. Meanwhile, Garfield is replaced on Space Trek 3016 because of his grief. In a mid-credits scene, Superman talks to Black Lightning about setting up reserve heroes for the Justice League. | ||||||||||||
85 | 13 | "Kaerb Ym Traeh!" | Christopher Berkeley | Greg Weisman | December 30, 2021 | 413 | ||||||
After finding Klarion a new anchor cat, he and the heroes confront Child again. Vandal and the Phantom Stranger convince the Lords of Order and Chaos that Earth is needed to stop the universal threat of Darkseid: the Lords remove the Child's power boost and Traci destroys Flaw's weak point causing the Child to untether. Zatanna proposes she, her father, Traci, and Khalid rotate weekly as Fate's host body. Mary gets excluded, as she is deemed too much like Nabu, and quits the team. Khalid suspects Zatanna took on students to get her father back but seeing the rest agree to her plan, he volunteers as the first host, in which the Phantom Stranger concludes his narration with Nabu and Khalid. Sending the school bus back to its place in time, Zatanna has a vision of Conner pleading for help. Meanwhile, Garfield breaks up with Perdita after she discovers Garfield's sleeping pills addiction and depression. In a mid-credits scene, Zatara begins therapy with Dinah. In a post-credits scene, Granny Goodness' voice provokes a very distraught Mary into saying "Shazam". | ||||||||||||
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86 | 14 | "Nautical Twilight" | Vinton Heuck | Mae Catt | March 31, 2022 | 414 | ||||||
Dick tries to persuade Kaldur to take a break to deal with his grief over Conner's death, but he refuses and heads to Poseidonis for a conference with delegates from the city-states of Atlantis. Violet pays a visit to Gabrielle's mother to learn about Gabrielle's faith, Islam. Meanwhile, Conner and an unconscious Phantom Girl turn out to be alive in a disembodied state in an unknown dimension. Ocean Master attacks the conference but is stopped by an unknown man. La'gaan is revealed to be in a polyamorous relationship with pregnant Coral and Rodunn. In a mid-credits scene, Violet talks to Harper Row about religion and, having come to identify as non-binary, asks to be identified by the pronouns they/them. | ||||||||||||
87 | 15 | "Ebb Tide" | Christina Sotta | Greg Weisman | March 31, 2022 | 415 | ||||||
Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy reveal to Superman that they are heroes from the future and ask him to be in Happy Habor in ten years from the present day. They later go to Bart Allen for help. Meanwhile, King Arthur begins repair works in Poseidonis and Mera believes the stranger might be the Atlantean king of an ancient prophecy. The Child causes a pillar of fire in Atlantis, and Mera, Ocean Master, and the unknown man defeat it together. Orm is later arrested and the stranger reveals himself to be Arion. In a mid-credits scene, Vandal declares Project Thrinos to be their priority. | ||||||||||||
88 | 16 | "Emergency Dive" | Christopher Berkeley | Brandon Vietti | March 31, 2022 | 416 | ||||||
M’gann returns to Happy Habor and learns about Garfield’s depressive state. She recruits teammates and friends to convince him to seek consoling but Garfield rejects them claiming he doesn't need help, but M'gann informs Garfield he delayed his mandatory mental health check (enforced by Black Lightning) and advised him that he should attend a therapy session with Black Canary or he'll resign from the team permanently. Back in Poseidonis, Arion gains popularity among the citizens. King Arthur sends Kaldur on a mission to find the Crown of Arion, which was lost in the ruins of Atlantis when it was sunk. While Kaldur, Wynnde, La'gaan, and Delphis sneak into Xebel during the unrest, King Arthur visits Ocean Master and realizes he’s a clone. In a mid-credits scene, Forager delivers the valedictorian speech during his and Halo’s graduation. | ||||||||||||
89 | 17 | "Leviathan Wakes" | Vinton Heuck | Khary Payton | April 7, 2022 | 417 | ||||||
After weeks of searching, Kaldur's party finds the Crown of Arion and returns to Poseidonis just as Arion is going to be crowned High King. He turns out to be a clone of the original Ocean Master's persona and loyal to the Light. He puts the Crown on and the Lords of Order disintegrate him, rejecting his use of its power and removing the Crown's magic. Arthur refuses to be the High King again, and Mera becomes regent, fulfilling the prophecy. Arthur decides to focus on being a father and returns to the League. La'gaan agrees to be Aquaman too and Kaldur decides to take a leave of absence from the League. Meanwhile, Doctor Fates humiliates Savage for his failure on taking over Atlantis and confirms that the book of Chaos is close, leaving him enraged. In a mid-credits scene, Kaldur goes for counseling with Black Canary. | ||||||||||||
90 | 18 | "Beyond the Grip of the Gods!" | Cristina Sotta | Taneka Stotts | April 14, 2022 | 418 | ||||||
Raquel has a hectic morning bringing her autistic son, Amistad, to his father’s house and goes on a League mission with Jay Garrick and Forager to Supertown on New Genesis for a summit with the New Gods and Green Lantern Corps. Meanwhile, a bug steals a device from the New God’s warehouse and escapes. On Apokolips, Ma’alefa’ak works for Darkseid, who is unimpressed at the moment, and Grayven instructs him to follow Lor-Zod’s command. A Martian slips something into the stolen technology, which releases an energy beam on Orion. Having suffered from claustrophobia and stuck by the energy, he loses control of his rage till Lightray steps in with Mother Box claiming him down, and Raquel suddenly grew distrustful of Orion because of his inheritance with his biological father. Meanwhile, Connor suffers from zone sickness and continues to hallucinate until Dru-Zod appears and offers to teach him how to survive in the Phantom Zone. In a mid-credits scene, Black Lightning and Superman discuss candidates for the Justice League Reserve.
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91 | 19 | "Encounter Upon the Razor’s Edge!" | Christopher Berkeley | Jim Krieg & Giancarlo Volpe | April 21, 2022 | 419 | ||||||
Enroute to New Genesis, Green Lanterns Tomar-Re and Kilowog rescue Blue Lantern Razer. Once on the planet, Razer trades his new ring for his old red one. Metron goads him into unleashing the full power of his red ring, injuring Female Forager in the process. Realizing the error of his ways, Razer decides to use his two rings, as both represent the person he is now. He then leaves to find his displaced love, Aya. Raquel and Jay argue for intervention from New Genesis and the Green Lantern Corps to prevent further attacks from Apokolips. Lor-Zod reveals his role in attacking Mars' satellites and adding kryptonite to Ma’alefa’ak's bomb. He now targets a Phantom Zone projector in Metron’s vault. Meanwhile, the Legion informs Bart Allen how they failed to protect Connor and are stranded without a time machine. Bart agrees to assist the Legion and installs a cosmic treadmill on M'gann's retired bioship. In a mid-credits scene, Jay celebrates his 102nd birthday. | ||||||||||||
92 | 20 | "Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!" | Vinton Heuck | Greg Weisman | April 28, 2022 | 420 | ||||||
Lor-Zod, Ma’alefa’ak, and Mantis make their move to steal the Phantom Zone projector from Metron’s vault. A baby Sun-Eater that guards the vault hampers their attempts to locate it. Metron escapes capture by opening a kryptonite box and summoning the Sun-Eater. As he goes to the summit back on New Genesis for help, Mantis saves his team and finds the projector amongst the Kryptonian artifacts. Garfield receives mandatory counseling from Dinah, admitting the need for help after coming to grips with the accumulating losses of his teammates, friends, and mother. Forager considers leaving the Team for Female Forager. In the Phantom Zone, Connor accepts an invitation to join a group of imprisoned Kryptonians by kneeling before Dru-Zod. In a mid-credits scene, Forager recites Romeo’s speech from the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. |
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