Domestic Television. The show, instead of a direct adaptation of Peter David , Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck 's Young Justice comic series despite the title , is an original story set in the DC Universe with a focus on teenage and young adult superheroes. The series follows the lives of teenage superheroes and sidekicks, namely Robin , Kid Flash , Aqualad , Superboy , Miss Martian , and Artemis , who are members of a fictional covert operation group.
Within the show, "the Team" is a group of young heroes attached to the famous adult team, the Justice League , but operating outside of the bureaucracy that constrains the more established superhero team. The series debuted with an hour-long special on November 26, In November , Warner Bros. Animation announced that the series would be returning for a third season, subtitled Outsiders , which premiered on January 4, , on DC Universe. Young Justice focuses on the lives of a group of teenage sidekicks attempting to establish themselves as proven superheroes as they deal with normal adolescent issues in their personal lives.
At the last minute however they are called away. This angers Speedy, who resigns from being a sidekick. The other three use this as an opportunity to prove themselves and investigate a fire at Cadmus Labs. While there they uncover a clone of Superman named Superboy.
They free him and in the ensuing escape expose Cadmus' illegal activities. Impressed, Batman and the rest of the Justice League agree to allow the sidekicks to form their own team to run secret missions for the League. Batman establishes Young Justice in a secret cave located inside a former Justice League headquarters, Mount Justice , a hollowed-out mountain.
Here the teens are trained by Black Canary , given missions by Batman, and are watched over by Red Tornado. The team frequently clashes with the Light, a secret cabal of super villains, whose actions and identities are unknown to the Justice League.
