WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Young Justice #13, by Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Grell, John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb and Wes Abbott, on sale now
Young Justice, DC's team of teenage heroes, is back in full force, and the group has never been bigger. Following the reunion of the group's founders Tim Drake, Wonder Girl, Bart Allen and Conner Kent, the four quickly collected an eclectic bunch of heroes. Amethyst of Gemworld, Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex soon joined their roster to turn this group of friends into a bona fide team of superheroes. However, the recruitment didn't stop there, as new hero Naomi joined the ranks, soon followed by other Wonder Comics characters the Wonder Twins and wielders of the H Dial, Miguel and Summer.
By the end of Young Justice #12, the group was boasting a lineup 12 heroes strong, which would seem like enough to take on any enemy. However, the team recruits a few extra people just for good measure in issue #13.
Following their trip through the DC Multiverse, Young Justice is finally back on the right Earth and ready to re-establish themselves. Their first order of business is to finally hunt down and stop S.T.A.R. Labs, a once heroic endeavor that has clearly been corrupted. The organization was responsible for Superboy's imprisonment in Gemworld, have manipulated young heroes like Naomi and even went against the Justice League. To go up against an organization as organized and dangerous as S.T.A.R. Labs, the kids in Young Justice will need to be at their strongest.
Unfortunately, Superboy has again become lost as he was sent off to the sword and sorcery world of Skartaris where he must fight lizardmen together with the hero Warlord. With their heaviest hitter now missing in action (again), Young Justice is at a disadvantage so they decide to call in the reserves.
Ready to join the team in their fight against this organization gone rogue are four superheroes that DC fans should be familiar with. Impulse recruits Tim Drake's girlfriend Spoiler, former Teen Titan Aqualad and newcomer Sideways from the New Age of DC Heroes initiative. However, the identity of the fourth recruit is still unclear.
She's an archer clad in red, and while the current lineup in Teen Titans has Emiko Queen running around as Red Arrow, this is clearly someone different. Could this be the return of Mia Dearden, Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy, who has barely been seen since the beginning of the New 52? If she's back, it's a welcome return, but maybe it's time a young DC archer wore something other than red.
Young Justice #14 goes on sale March 4 from DC Comics.
UPDATE: The mysterious archer appears to be Cissie King-Jones/Arrowette.