DC Super Hero Girls

Premise At Super Hero High School, well-known DC heroes, both male and female, attend challenging classes and deal with all the awkwardness of growing up with the added stress of having unique superpowers. == Announcement ==

The web series was announced in April 2015. Includes an graphic novel line, books from Random House, Lego tie-ins and action figures from Mattel. == Website ==

The website was launched in early July 2015. Characters featured at launch were: Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee. Other characters including Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, Star Sapphire, Beast Boy, Cheetah, Hawkgirl, and Catwoman also appear. Amanda Waller is featured as the principal of the series' setting, Super Hero High. Many other DC Comics heroes and villains appear in the background as cameos. == Publication history ==

DC Super Hero Girls was originally launched in 2015 with an animated web series on YouTube. Over the course of 2016, the web series was expanded with a graphic novel line, additional animated and digital content, toys, and apparel. Diane Nelson, former president of both DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, stated in 2016: "We think DC Super Hero Girls can be bigger than a $1 billion brand". Dan DiDio, DC's co-publisher from 2010 to 2020, explained that "a lot of that had also to do with our interest in getting the young adult marketplace. That was DC testing the waters and wondering what a young adult book would be from DC Comics". ==Episodes==

The series was launched with a total of 112 episodes divided into 5 seasons. The first season premiered on 1 October 2015. The second season premiered on 21 April 2016. The third season premiered on 26 January 2017, while the fourth season premiered on 18 January 2018. The fifth and final season premiered on 2 August 2018 and ended on 27 December the same year as a cliffhanger. ==Cast and characters==

DC Super Hero Girls has various characters inspired by the DC Universe. Certain characters are voiced by actors who have performed as the same characters previously. The characters listed below are listed on the franchise's website: Voice cast ==Reboot television series==

In 2019, the DC Super Hero Girls was rebooted as a TV series developed by Lauren Faust, with a continuity separate from that of the previous version. Web series connected with the series began to be released online on 10 January (the first short had previously received a sneak peek screening with showings of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies), and the full series premiered on Cartoon Network on 8 March. ==Other media==

Films and specials Special (2016) Direct-to-video films (2016–2018) Novels Random House published a series of text-only novels. Lisa Yee wrote every novel for the original series which each focus primarily on one character's experiences as a student at Super Hero High. American "big box" retailer Target has released special editions of the Wonder Woman and Batgirl novels that include additional materials (character profiles and posters). Graphic novels The DC Graphic Novels for Kids imprint published a series of graphic novels based on the series. In 2025, the series received a new graphic novel by creators Shea Fontana and Yancey Labat to commemorate its 10th-anniversary. Toys From 2016 to 2018, Lego featured a product line using DC Super Hero Girls logo. 12 Lego sets were distributed. These sets used Lego Friends style mini-dolls figures rather than traditional Lego minifigure, a design aimed at feminine markets. ==References==