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Mighty Jack books in order

Ages 9–13 · about grade 4 comic · finished

There are 3 Mighty Jack books. Start with Mighty Jack (2016) and read them in number order. The newest is book 3, Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl (2019). Peabody's own estimate: First Second's pages would not open for us, and Bookroo shows 10 to 14 for the first two books and 8 to 12 for the third.

What reading it is like: Soft-coloured comic panels with short speech bubbles and a lot of picture storytelling. Finished: 3 books, the last in 2019.

By Ben Hatke, published by First Second. Checked October 30, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.

How many Mighty Jack books are there?

There are 3 Mighty Jack books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2016 to 2019. The newest is book 3, Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl. The series is finished, so that's all of them.

When is the next Mighty Jack book?

There won't be a next one: the Mighty Jack series is finished. Peabody's picks for what to read after are further down.

The Mighty Jack books in order

Tick the Mighty Jack books you've read, and this shows the next one to read.

⭐ Books I'd like: none yet. Tap "I want it" under a book. Print the list on My shelf →

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Going for all of them? The Series Challenge in Peabody's Book Club counts every book ticked here, fills a shelf as you go and prints a certificate at the last one.

Every tick also shows on My shelf, with your other series and a NEW badge when a book comes out.

What's next for Mighty Jack

  • Zita the Spacegirl: Hatke's earlier three-book space series, whose heroine appears in the third Mighty Jack book. Peabody has its own page.

Do you have to read Mighty Jack in order?

Read the first two in order, because the second one starts where the first ends. The third is a team-up with a character from another series by the same maker. It makes sense without that series, though readers of that one will enjoy the surprise.

What age is Mighty Jack for?

Nine to thirteen is Peabody's estimate, not a reading level. The words are few and the pictures do much of the telling, but there are monsters and scary moments that fit best from about nine. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.

What's it like inside Mighty Jack?

  • Words: A few words a page.
  • Panels: About 4 to 6 panels a page.
  • Colour: Full colour.
  • Which way: Left to right, like most books.
  • Length: Book 1 has 208 pages (a library binding's count).
  • Feels: Exciting, a little scary.

About book 1. The page count is from openlibrary.org; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.

What to read after Mighty Jack

Also on: 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds · 11-year-olds · 12-year-olds

Peabody's lists for Mighty Jack readers

Sources

Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 30, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.

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