Jon Hancock
May 24, 2004, 01:53 am
<img src="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/images/xovers/dc/youngjusticesinsofyouth.jpg" align=left alt="Young Justice: Sins of Youth"></a> Published in: Various DC specials, Superboy (3rd series), May 2000
Writers: Peter David (Young Justice: Sins of Youth), Karl Kesel (Superboy #74, Sisn of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr.), Jay Faerber (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), D. Curtis Johnson (Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr.) Ben Raab (Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man), Chuck Dixon (Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin), Dwayne McDuffie (Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse), Geoff Johns (Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society)), Brian K. Vaughan (Sins of Youth: Wondergirls), Todd Dezago (Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy)
Pencilers: Todd Nauck (Young Justice: Sins of Youth), Tom Grummett (Superboy #74), Mike Miller (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), Norm Breyfogle (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), Carlo Barberi (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins, Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr.), Sunny Lee (Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man), Cary Nord (Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin), Angel Unzueta (Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse), Drew Johnson (Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society)), Rob Haynes (Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr.), Scott Kolins (Sins of Youth: Wondergirls), Michael Avon Oeming (Sins of Youth: Secret/Deadboy)
Major Characters: Wondergirl II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=765011#post765011), Superboy (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=770198#post770198), Impulse (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=779265#post779265), Robin III (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=785360#post785360), Secret, Lagoon Boy, Star Spangled Kid II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=32829), Superman I (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=743752#post743752), Batman I (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=754532#post754532), Aquaman (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=789055#post789055), Flash III (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=745345#post745345), Wonder Woman II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=755165#post755165), Klarion The Witch Boy, Contessa Erica De La Portenza, Teekl, Doiby Dickles
Plot: Seeking to discredit all heroes of the younger generation, the Contessa Erica De La Portenza employs Klarion the Witch boy to cause havoc. Through a magical accident of his and a technical mishap of Doiby Dickles the majority of the DCU's heroes have their ages changed, making the adults teenagers and the teenagers adults.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1: Young Justice are attacked by Old Justice and call a rally of all the nation's heroes on the Great Lawn, Washington DC. Klarion attacks and the heroes' ages are swapped.
Part 2 - Superboy (3rd series) #74: The ill Superboy is taken to Project Cadmus where he fights his clone, Match. Superboy's genetic structure is altered to save him, turning him into an adult. Tana Moon, his girlfriend, is reunited with him and then assassinated by Amanda Spence.
Part 3 - Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins #1: The Titans discover that the blood of the original Teen Titans may hold the key to curing the heroes. The JLA, Jr. and Junior Society of America fall out over ownership of the Justice Cave. Catwoman is transformed into an infant also.
Part 4 - Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr. #1: The JLA, Jr. travel to the Watchtower with the assistance of Anarky where they discover Klarion is behind the age switch. They travel to the Rock of Ages to ask Shazam for advice. Klarion recruits a junior Amazo to his cause.
Part 5 - Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1: Aquaboy and Lagoon Man are called to Atlantis to defeat Black Manta. Aquaboy finds that he could change the heroes back with an ancient Atlantean artefact but chooses to restore a part of Atlantis damaged by Manta. Klarion continues to recruit junior villains. Mary Marvel and CM3 confront Captain Nazi.
Part 6 - Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1: Robin, dressed as Batman, travels to find Zatanna with Batman in tow, himself dressed as Robin. The duo are required to rescue Zatanna from a kidnapping attempt but find her magic is not powerful enough to revert Klarion's spell.
Part 7 - Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1: The speedsters are charged to travel around the country giving press interviews to raise the heroes' profile. Due to a run in with a tidal wave and The Folded Man they miss the majority. Max Mercury is impressed with Impulse's changed attitude. Klarion recruits a junior Captain Cold.
Part 8 - Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society) #1: Travelling to the planet Myrg where Doiby Dickles spent many years as king but has since been exiled, the team look for a copy of the gun used in the age switching process. Klarion recruits a junior Black Adam.
Part 9 - Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr. #1: Superboy tracks down Superman and the two face off against Match and the Point Men whilst trying to improve the reputation of the heroes.
Part 10 - Sins of Youth: Wondergirls #1: The Amazons make a deal with Apollo which requires them to get a helmet from the Cyclon. Retrieving this helmet will lead to Apollo reversing the ages of the heroes. The duo are successful in their quest but are detained by the United States Government before they can return the helmet.. Klarion recruits a junior Sphinx
Part 11 - Sins of Youth: Secret/Deadboy #1: Secret and Deadboy travel to a circus and manage to find Klarion. They capture the sorcerer's familiar, Teekl, and entice him to a showdown.
Part 12 - Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2: In a final confrontation, the heroes face the junior villains. An adult Klarion is unleashed and fights against Klarion the Witchboy but when Deadboy returns Teekl, the tide is turned in favour of the heroes and Klarion. Superboy confronts Amanda Spence and refuses to take her life. Klarion agrees to revert all the heroes on Earth to their original age. This didn't include a junior Lobo who returns at the issues end.
Related Issues:
Young Justice #16 - 1st appearance of Old Justice.
Young Justice #20 - Lil' Lobo joins Young Justice.
Notes:
Project Cadmus is a government research and cloning project that spawned Superboy as well as the Point Men. The Contessa operates the Project behind the scenes.
Klarion likes to have some drama in his name and so must be addressed by all as Klarion Bum Bum Bum The Witch Boy.
Writers: Peter David (Young Justice: Sins of Youth), Karl Kesel (Superboy #74, Sisn of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr.), Jay Faerber (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), D. Curtis Johnson (Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr.) Ben Raab (Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man), Chuck Dixon (Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin), Dwayne McDuffie (Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse), Geoff Johns (Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society)), Brian K. Vaughan (Sins of Youth: Wondergirls), Todd Dezago (Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy)
Pencilers: Todd Nauck (Young Justice: Sins of Youth), Tom Grummett (Superboy #74), Mike Miller (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), Norm Breyfogle (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins), Carlo Barberi (Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins, Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr.), Sunny Lee (Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man), Cary Nord (Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin), Angel Unzueta (Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse), Drew Johnson (Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society)), Rob Haynes (Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr.), Scott Kolins (Sins of Youth: Wondergirls), Michael Avon Oeming (Sins of Youth: Secret/Deadboy)
Major Characters: Wondergirl II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=765011#post765011), Superboy (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=770198#post770198), Impulse (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=779265#post779265), Robin III (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=785360#post785360), Secret, Lagoon Boy, Star Spangled Kid II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=32829), Superman I (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=743752#post743752), Batman I (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=754532#post754532), Aquaman (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=789055#post789055), Flash III (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=745345#post745345), Wonder Woman II (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?postid=755165#post755165), Klarion The Witch Boy, Contessa Erica De La Portenza, Teekl, Doiby Dickles
Plot: Seeking to discredit all heroes of the younger generation, the Contessa Erica De La Portenza employs Klarion the Witch boy to cause havoc. Through a magical accident of his and a technical mishap of Doiby Dickles the majority of the DCU's heroes have their ages changed, making the adults teenagers and the teenagers adults.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1: Young Justice are attacked by Old Justice and call a rally of all the nation's heroes on the Great Lawn, Washington DC. Klarion attacks and the heroes' ages are swapped.
Part 2 - Superboy (3rd series) #74: The ill Superboy is taken to Project Cadmus where he fights his clone, Match. Superboy's genetic structure is altered to save him, turning him into an adult. Tana Moon, his girlfriend, is reunited with him and then assassinated by Amanda Spence.
Part 3 - Sins of Youth: Secret Files and Origins #1: The Titans discover that the blood of the original Teen Titans may hold the key to curing the heroes. The JLA, Jr. and Junior Society of America fall out over ownership of the Justice Cave. Catwoman is transformed into an infant also.
Part 4 - Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr. #1: The JLA, Jr. travel to the Watchtower with the assistance of Anarky where they discover Klarion is behind the age switch. They travel to the Rock of Ages to ask Shazam for advice. Klarion recruits a junior Amazo to his cause.
Part 5 - Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1: Aquaboy and Lagoon Man are called to Atlantis to defeat Black Manta. Aquaboy finds that he could change the heroes back with an ancient Atlantean artefact but chooses to restore a part of Atlantis damaged by Manta. Klarion continues to recruit junior villains. Mary Marvel and CM3 confront Captain Nazi.
Part 6 - Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1: Robin, dressed as Batman, travels to find Zatanna with Batman in tow, himself dressed as Robin. The duo are required to rescue Zatanna from a kidnapping attempt but find her magic is not powerful enough to revert Klarion's spell.
Part 7 - Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1: The speedsters are charged to travel around the country giving press interviews to raise the heroes' profile. Due to a run in with a tidal wave and The Folded Man they miss the majority. Max Mercury is impressed with Impulse's changed attitude. Klarion recruits a junior Captain Cold.
Part 8 - Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA (Junior Society) #1: Travelling to the planet Myrg where Doiby Dickles spent many years as king but has since been exiled, the team look for a copy of the gun used in the age switching process. Klarion recruits a junior Black Adam.
Part 9 - Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr./Superboy, Sr. #1: Superboy tracks down Superman and the two face off against Match and the Point Men whilst trying to improve the reputation of the heroes.
Part 10 - Sins of Youth: Wondergirls #1: The Amazons make a deal with Apollo which requires them to get a helmet from the Cyclon. Retrieving this helmet will lead to Apollo reversing the ages of the heroes. The duo are successful in their quest but are detained by the United States Government before they can return the helmet.. Klarion recruits a junior Sphinx
Part 11 - Sins of Youth: Secret/Deadboy #1: Secret and Deadboy travel to a circus and manage to find Klarion. They capture the sorcerer's familiar, Teekl, and entice him to a showdown.
Part 12 - Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2: In a final confrontation, the heroes face the junior villains. An adult Klarion is unleashed and fights against Klarion the Witchboy but when Deadboy returns Teekl, the tide is turned in favour of the heroes and Klarion. Superboy confronts Amanda Spence and refuses to take her life. Klarion agrees to revert all the heroes on Earth to their original age. This didn't include a junior Lobo who returns at the issues end.
Related Issues:
Young Justice #16 - 1st appearance of Old Justice.
Young Justice #20 - Lil' Lobo joins Young Justice.
Notes:
Project Cadmus is a government research and cloning project that spawned Superboy as well as the Point Men. The Contessa operates the Project behind the scenes.
Klarion likes to have some drama in his name and so must be addressed by all as Klarion Bum Bum Bum The Witch Boy.