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JLA Books in Order

JLA contains 19 books, published between 1996 and 2021. The first book is A Midsummer's Nightmare (1996) and the newest is The Tower of Babel (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1996–2021
Pages on record
2,490 in 16 of 19 books
Reading time
42–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,490 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable JLA checklist

JLA collects Justice League of America comics in 19 volumes published between 1996 and 2021. Grant Morrison is credited on 6 and Joe Kelly on 5, with Fabian Nicieza, Chuck Dixon, John Byrne, Chuck Austen, Kurt Busiek and Geoff Johns named on 1 each. Superheroes, good and evil, and graphic novels head the subject list. A Midsummer's Nightmare (1996) opens the listing and The Tower of Babel (2021) closes it. Median length is 144 pages across the 16 volumes measured.

How many JLA books are there?

JLA has 19 books, released between 1996 and 2021.

JLA Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 JLA books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of New World Order by Grant Morrison, book 2 of the JLA series (1997)
  2. Cover of American Dreams by Grant Morrison, book 3 of the JLA series (1997)
  3. Cover of Rock of Ages by Grant Morrison, book 4 of the JLA series (1998)
  4. Cover of Strength in Numbers by Grant Morrison, book 5 of the JLA series (1998)
  5. Cover of Justice for All by Grant Morrison, book 6 of the JLA series (1999)
  6. Cover of World War III by Grant Morrison, book 7 of the JLA series (2000)
  7. Cover of Terror Ingonita by Chuck Dixon, book 8 of the JLA series (2002)
  8. Cover of Golden Perfect by Joe Kelly, book 9 of the JLA series (2003)
  9. Cover of The Obsidian Age: Book One by Joe Kelly, book 10 of the JLA series (2003)
  10. Cover of The Obsidian Age: Book Two by Joe Kelly, book 11 of the JLA series (2003)
  11. Cover of Rules of Engagement by Joe Kelly, book 12 of the JLA series (2004)
  12. Cover of Trial by Fire by Joe Kelly, book 13 of the JLA series (2004)
  13. Cover of The Tenth Circle by John Byrne, book 14 of the JLA series (2004)
  14. Cover of The Pain Of The Gods by Chuck Austen, book 15 of the JLA series (2005)
  15. Cover of Syndicate Rules by Kurt Busiek, book 16 of the JLA series (2005)
  16. Cover of Crisis of Conscience by Geoff Johns, book 17 of the JLA series (2006)
  17. Cover of World Without a Justice League, book 18 of the JLA series (2006)
  1. 1
    A Midsummer's Nightmare1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  2. 2
    New World Order1997 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199793
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  3. 3
    American Dreams1997 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997111
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  4. 4
    Rock of Ages1998 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998156
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  5. 5
    Strength in Numbers1998 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998222
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  6. 6
    Justice for All1999 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999230
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  7. 7
    World War III2000 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000208
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  8. 8
    Terror Ingonita2002 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002138
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  9. 9
    Golden Perfect2003 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003126
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  10. 10
    The Obsidian Age: Book One2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  11. 11
    The Obsidian Age: Book Two2003 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003160
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  12. 12
    Rules of Engagement2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  13. 13
    Trial by Fire2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  14. 14
    The Tenth Circle2004 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004144
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  15. 15
    The Pain Of The Gods2005 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005144
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  16. 16
    Syndicate Rules2005 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005200
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  17. 17
    Crisis of Conscience2006 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006126
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  18. 18
    World Without a Justice League2006 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006144
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  19. 19
    The Tower of Babel2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Where to start with JLA

Start with A Midsummer's Nightmare (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest JLA book?

The Tower of Babel (2021) is the newest JLA book released so far.

Is there a new JLA book coming?

No next JLA book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

JLA at a glance

Paused
No new JLA title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
JLA books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,490 pages across the 16 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most JLA books, 12 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 19 titles, 6 are credited to Grant Morrison, 5 to Joe Kelly, 1 to Fabian Nicieza and 1 to Chuck Dixon. A further 9 writers are credited.

What the JLA books are about

12 of the 19 JLA books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.