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Elseworlds
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Yes, not every book on this list was published with the Elseworlds logo, and plenty of them pop up again somewhere in continuity, but this is a handy list of all books that were not considered part of the universe’s continuity when they were published. They might have their own separate universe, like DC Animated, or interact again later, but these are the books where characters might be a bit different than we’re used to in the mainstream DCU.
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 Elseworlds: Superman / Batman: World’s Funnest | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: Realworlds: Superman | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | January 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: Realworlds: Batman | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | March 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: Realworlds: Wonder Woman | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | April 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: Realworlds: Justice League | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | May 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: Created Equal | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-2 | March – April 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: The Secret Society of Super-Heroes | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-2 | 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA League Of One | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2000 | ||
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Elseworlds: JSA: The Liberty Files | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | JSA: The Liberty File 1-2; JSA: The Unholy Three 1-2 | February – March 2000, April – May 2003 | ||
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Batman Black And White Vol. 2 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Gotham Knights 1-16 | March 2000 – June 2001 | ||
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JLA Vs. Predator | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2001 | ||
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Superman / Batman Generations | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | 1999 | ||
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Superman / Batman Generations II | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | 2001 | ||
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Bizarro Comics | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Anthology Collection | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-3 | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: League of Batmen | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-2 | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: Gotham Noir | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Superboy’s Legion | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-2 | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Supergirl: Wings | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2001 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: Riddle of the Beast | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2001 | ||
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9-11 Vol. 1: Artists Respond | ||||
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Original Graphic Anthology | January 2002 | |
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Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe Book 1 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Just Imagine Stan Lee … Secret Files and Origins 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Dave Gibbons Creating Green Lantern 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Jim Lee Creating Wonder Woman 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Joe Kubert Creating Batman 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With John Buscema Creating Superman 1 | August 2001 – March 2002 | |
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Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe Book 2 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Just Imagine Stan Lee … Secret Files and Origins 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Gary Frank Creating Shazam! 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Jerry Ordway Creating JLA 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With John Byrne Creating Robin 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Kevin Maguire Creating The Flash 1 | 2001 – March 2002 | |
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Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe Book 3 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Just Imagine Stan Lee … Secret Files and Origins 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Chris Bachalo Creating Catwoman 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With John Cassaday Creating Crisis 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Scott McDaniel Creating Aquaman 1; Just Imagine Stan Lee With Walter Simonson Creating Sandman 1 | 2002 – March 2002 | |
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Batman Begins: The Movie and Other Tales (including Batman 604!) | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | One-shot movie adaptation, Detective Comics 757, Batman 604, Legends of the Dark Knight 168 | August 2002 (Batman 604) | ||
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Superman / Aliens 2: God War | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | May – December 2002 | ||
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Spawn / Batman | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 1994 | ||
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The Dark Knight Returns | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | March – June 1986 | ||
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The Dark Knight Strikes Again | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | December 2001 – July 2002 | ||
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Absolute Dark Knight | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Batman: The Dark Knight 1-4; The Dark Knight Strikes Again 1-3 | March 1986 – July 2002 | |
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Superman / Savage Dragon: Chicago | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2002 | ||
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Superman / Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | October 2001 – May 2002 | ||
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Elseworlds: Green Lantern: Evil’s Might | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-3 | August – October 2002 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: Shogun of Steel | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2002 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: The Island of Doctor Moreau | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2002 | ||
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Elseworlds: JLA: Destiny | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-4 | June – September 2002 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: Nine Lives | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2002 | ||
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Batman / Aliens 2 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | 2003 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: The Golden Streets of Gotham | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2003 | ||
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Elseworlds: Batman: Detective #27 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2003 | ||
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Superman: Red Son | ||||
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Superman: Red Son (Prestige) 1-3 | August – October 2003 | |
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Elseworlds: JLA: Age Of Wonder | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige 1-2 | 2003 | ||
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Empire | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Empire (2000) 1-2; Empire (2003) 0-6 | May 2000 – February 2004 | |
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Batman Black And White Vol. 3 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Gotham Knights 17-49 | July 2001 – March 2004 | ||
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The New Frontier Volume 1 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | New Frontier 1-3 | March – May 2004 | ||
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The New Frontier Volume 2 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | New Frontier 4-6 | July – November 2004 | ||
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Absolute DC: The New Frontier | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | DC: The New Frontier 1-6 | March – November 2004 | |
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Elseworlds: Batman: The Order of Beasts | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2004 | ||
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Superman: Secret Identity | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | 2004 | ||
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Elseworlds: Superman: True Brit | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2004 | ||
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Bizarro World | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Anthology Collection | 2005 | ||
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DC / Top Cow Crossovers | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | The Darkness and Batman, JLA/Witchblade, The Darkness and Superman, JLA/Cyberforce | 1999, 2000, 2005 | ||
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All Star Superman Vol. 1 | ||||
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All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder | ||||
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All Star Batman & Robin 1-9 | September 2005 – April 2008 | |
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All Star Superman Vol. 2 | ||||
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All Star Superman 7-12 | June 2007 – October 2008 | |
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Absolute All Star Superman | ||||
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All Star Superman 1-12 | January 2006 – October 2008 | |
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Elseworlds: Batman: Year 100 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | February – May 2006 | ||
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Superman Returns: The Prequels | ||||
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Superman Returns Prequel 1-4 | August 2006 | |
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Superman Returns: The Movie and Other Tales | ||||
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Superman Returns: The Official Movie Adaptation; Amazing World Of Superman: Metropolis Edition 1; Superman Secret Files and Origins 2005; Superman 185; Adventures of Superman 575; Action Comics 810 | 1973, February 2000 – August 2006 | |
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Superman and Batman Vs. Aliens and Predator | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-2 | January – February 2007 | ||
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Justice: Volumes 1-3 | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-12 | October 2005 – August 2007 | ||
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Absolute Justice | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Justice 1-12 | October 2005 – August 2007 | |
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DC / Wildstorm: DreamWar | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | DC/WS DreamWar 1-6 | June – November 2008 | ||
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Batman: Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader? | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Batman 686, Batman Black and White 2, Detetive Comics 853, Secret Origins Special 1, Secret Origins 36 | 1989, 1996, April 2009 | ||
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Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade | ||||
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Ebay (Search) | Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade 1-6 | February – July 2009 | ||
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Superman: Earth One | ||||
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Original Graphic Novel | October 2010 | |
