Justice League of America (Rebirth Version) Reading Order

This reading order is designed to give an outline of major storylines featuring the Justice League of America (Rebirth Version) throughout DC Comics. It does not encompass every one of their appearances, but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.

The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.

See our “Justice League of America (Rebirth Version) Timeline” for summaries of each story arc in this reading order.

Rebirth

Throughout DC Comics history, there have been a number of teams going by the name “Justice League of America”. In the Rebirth era, a new JLA was introduced with no relation to the previous JLA (Reading Order). This new version was created after the events of Justice League vs. Suicide Squad (Review) (Reading Order) and continued to exist until the events of Justice League: No Justice. 

See our “Justice League of America (Rebirth Version) Timeline” for summaries of each story arc in this reading order.

JL vs. SS = Justice League vs. Suicide Squad
Justice League of America issues are from the Vol. 4 series.
Justice League issues are from the Vol. 3 series.

Notes

1. These issues take place before the existence of the Justice League of America but detail the events that directly lead to its creation. These issues show Killer Frost's redemption and Lobo's introduction to Batman, which both have a big impact in the Justice League of America series. The last issue here also shows Batman talking about this new team for the first time.
2. These issues detail the origins for various characters that will then go on to become members of the Justice League of America. Though their individual origins do not have a large impact on the team as a whole, they do provide additional context for their roles in this series.
3. This issue really has nothing to do with the Justice League of America's overall narrative. Instead, it is a Black Canary/Lobo team-up that relates to their individual stories.
4. The Milk Wars (Review) event starts and ends with a team-up between the JLA and various characters from the Young Animal imprint. However, this crossover has next to no effect on the JLA's overall narrative. These issues also take place at an indeterminant place in time and can theoretically be read at any point before the conclusion of the Justice League of America series.
5. This issue explains what happens to an idea that is presented in the final issue of the Justice League of America series. In this way, this issue is the true finale to the JLA's adventures and shows exactly what happened to the team after their series was cancelled.

   

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