5 DC Teams Who Deserve Their Own Comic

DC Comics has hundreds of beloved, incredible superheroes, and unfortunately not all of them can headline their own solo series. Thankfully, the perfect solution to that is to include them in a superhero team, which lets these characters bounce off each other in awesome ways. Team dynamics can elevate great heroes into superstars, and it’s always fun to see your favorites crack jokes and almost come to blows with your other favorites. But of course, for as many team comics as there are, there are still always going to be teams that don’t get to have a run right now, and that’s a darn shame.

There are dozens of amazing, underutilized teams in DC, and despite the fact that all of them deserve a spot on the shelves, they can’t all have it. With the current evil incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes out and about, fans are clamoring for a comic following the classic version of the team and hungry for more, which brings up the question of what other lesser-known or even currently non-existent teams DC needs to give a comic book to. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the five who deserve a comic the most.

5) Lovers Trinity

We’re starting off with a team that I can’t believe doesn’t already exist, which I’ve dubbed the Lovers Trinity. Everyone knows the Trinity of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, but I propose we need a comic centered around the main love interests of these three amazing heroes. Namely, Lois Lane, Catwoman, and Steve Trevor. It might seem odd to want these three to interact as they have almost nothing in common, but they’ve all either dated or are together with DC’s biggest and best heroes, and seeing the different perspectives each of them have on that relationship sounds like a really interesting idea to explore. It would not only let three very strong personalities come together in a way we haven’t seen before, but also let the story focus on the less-seen-but-equally-as-heroic work each of them can get up when the Trinity aren’t around. They can save the world in a very different, very human way, and adventures like that are something DC can always use more of. It could even be a chance to explore more mundane but beloved characters, like Linda Park or Snapper Carr. We all need more Snapper Carr in our lives.

4) The Terrifics

This one is just a no-brainer. Not only are Mister Terrific and Metamorpho more popular than ever after the success of James Gunn’s Superman, but another core member, Phantom Girl, is the ancestor of a very prominent Legion of Super-Heroes member of the same name. This is the perfect time to have Linnya meet Tinya and see the evil version she has been corrupted into. Beyond perfect timing, the Terrifics are genuinely a great team, effectively being DC’s version of the Fantastic Four. I mean, they even have the universe’s smartest man, a stretchy guy, and someone who can light themselves on fire if he wanted. They travel the Multiverse and deal with threats of all kinds, which can range from sci-fi to the deepest kind of magic fantasy, and that kind of range is spectacular. This team’s dynamic is also unparalleled. I mean, you have the ever cool Mister Terrific leading the charge, and Plastic Man and Metamorpho bouncing off of each other? That’s a peak team if I’ve ever heard it.

3) Young Justice

This is perhaps the most necessary out of all the teams here. Young Justice was the premier teen superhero team of the ‘90s, and they were one of the most fun teams out there. Back then, all of the sidekicks who made its core roster had bright, shining futures as mainline heroes laid out before them, but unfortunately, that time has long since passed. Quite literally every member of this team has been pushed to the wayside, as it’s clear that DC has no idea what to do with them. The last attempt at reviving this classic team was Brian Michael Bendis’s 2019 run, but even then that series was plagued with issues, and slowly faded into obscurity. Tim Drake, Connor Kent, Bart Allen, and Cassie Sandmark have been stuck in narrative purgatory for too long. They are the living examples of character regression, and deserve to be able to charge forward and grow as they are meant to. Bringing them back together to fight as a team would be the best way to give them the platform they need to evolve, and give DC something to actually do with them. There aren’t even any Teen Titans around right now, so this is the perfect time for Young Justice to run back to the spotlight.

2) The Trinity

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest is one of DC’s best ongoing series right now, focusing on Silver Age-inspired adventures set in the early years of Batman and Superman’s careers. What I think is absolutely criminal is that we’ve never had a similar book with the third member of DC’s most important trifecta. Wonder Woman deserves way more spotlight than she is given, and while her own series are popping off right now, we rarely get to see her interactions with Superman and Batman, who are supposed to be her two best friends. These three represent everything DC stands for, and yet we’ve had shockingly few comics with the three of them sharing the spotlight. I would pay an unbelievable amount of money for a World’s Finest-like comic with the Trinity as the focus, as not only would it showcase one of the best friendships ever put to page, it would guaranteed be one of the most fun and whimsical reads out there.

1) Super Sons

When Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent first became friends and had their original Super Sons comic, it was one of DC’s best. These two have changed a lot since their criminally-short tenure as the best sidekick duo of all time. Mainly Jon, given that he was unceremoniously aged up, declared Superman, then shoved aside to languish just like the Young Justice crew. Fans have been begging for Jon to be de-aged, and while that’s never going to happen, the next best thing is to give these two another volume of Super Sons. Jon and Damian are both at pivotal moments in their lives. Jon is at his lowest point, having just been dumped by Jay (his boyfriend turned murderer and potential supervillain), and has no idea what his place in the world is after years of being manipulated and used as a weapon by all the evil monsters around him. Damian, in contrast, is at a high point, having come to terms with who he is and his position as Robin, being more dedicated to heroism and his family than ever before. This setup is perfect for an incredible role reversal dynamic, where it’s the usually brooding Robin pulling Superman out of the darkness and helping him see the light. This would let Jon truly come into his own as the character that he is now, and give Damian a chance to show his awesome new outlook on life. It’s the perfect time, and we Super Sons fans are hungry to see these best friends get the band back together.

So there are the top five picks for what teams absolutely deserve a comic all their own right now. Of course, there are dozens more that could sit here, so narrowing it down was incredibly hard. Which superhero team do you think deserves or needs a new comic the most, real or otherwise? Let us know in the comments below!

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