 | DC Universe Recommended Reading Order - 1777 Entries |
This is a reading order for every collected edition and bookshelf format release in the DC multiverse! The main goal is to help people arrange books on a shelf and decide what title to read next. This is a list of books that can be read start to finish with the least amount of spoilers and awkwardness, and with the maximum enjoyment of events, cameos, and crossovers. All of the DC character, series, and event reading lists are created in relation to this master list. If you are looking for something more specific, check the tags to the right or create a filtered search! To view a quick loading text version of this list go to the DC Quick List.
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 |  Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Our Army At War 81-117 | April 1959 – April 1962 | |
 | The Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Our Army At War 111-125 | October 1961 – December 1962 | |
 | Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Our Army At War 118-148 | 1962-1964 | |
 | Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy 1-6 | March – August 2006 | |
 | Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | G.I. Combat 87-119; The Brave and the Bold 52; Our Army at War 155 | 1961-1965 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 71-74, World’s Finest Comics 8-9 and Batman 14-15 | December 1942 – April 1943 | |
 | Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 13-17; Wonder Woman 2-4 | Fall 1942 – May 1943 | |
 | Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 13-16 | October 1942 – May 1943 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 1-20 | August 1941 – July 1943 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 3 – June 27, 1943 | January – July 1943 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 75-77, World’s Finest Comics 10 and Batman 16-17 | April – July 1943 | |
 | The Comic Cavalcade Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Comics Cavalcade 1-3 | Winter 1942 – Summer 1943 | |
 | The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Leading Comics 5-8 | Winter 1942 – Fall 1943 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 15-18 | February – Fall 1943 | |
 | Superman Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Superman 21-24 | March – October 1943 | |
 | Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Sunday Strips | 1939 – 1943 | |
 | The Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 78-81, World’s Finest Comics 11 and Batman 18-19 | August – November 1943 | |
 | Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 18-24; Wonder Woman 5-7 | June 1943 – December 1943 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 4 – December 26, 1943 | July – December 1943 | |
 | Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 17-20 | June 1943 – January 1944 | |
 | Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 53-68 | October 1943 – January 1944 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 71-86 | January 1943 – April 1944 | |
 | The Newsboy Legion By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Star Spangled Comics 7-32 | April 1942 – May 1944 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 21-30; Plastic Man 1 | August 1943 – May 1944 | |
 | The Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | More Fun Comics 55-98 | May 1940 – August 1944 | |
 | Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Vigilante: City Lights, Prairy Justice 1-4 | November 1995 – February 1996 | |
 | Superman Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Superman 25-29 | November 1943 – August 1944 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 2 – June 25, 1944 | January – July 1944 | |
 | Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 25-32; Wonder Woman 8-9 | January – August 1944 | |
 | Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion 1-6 | January – June 2009 | |
 | Sgt. Rock: Between Hell & A Hard Place | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | 2003 | |
 | Batman: The Dailies 1943-1944 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 1943 – 1944 | ||
 | Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 21-25 | February – November 1944 | |
 | Superman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; World’s Best Comics 1; World’s Finest 2-16 | Annual 1939 – Winter 1944 | |
 | Batman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | New York World | Annual 1940 – Winter 1944 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 19-23 | Winter 1943 – Winter 1944 | |
 | The DC Comics Rarities Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | New York World’s Fair 1939, 1940; The Big All-American Comic Book | Annuals 1939, 1940, 1944 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 9 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 1 – December 31, 1944 | July – December 1944 | |
 | The Monster Society of Evil | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Captain Marvel Adventures 22-46 | 1943-1945 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 31-39; Plastic Man 2 | June 1944 – February 1945 | |
 | Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 33-40; Wonder Woman 10-12 | Fall 1944 – April 1945 | |
 | The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Leading Comics 9-14 | Winter 1943 – Spring 1945 | |
 | Superman: The Action Comics Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 68-85 | February 1944 – June 1945 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 10 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 7 – June 24, 1945 | January – June 1945 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 87-102 | May 1944 – August 1945 | |
 | Superman Archives Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Superman 30-35 | September 1944 – August 1945 | |
 | JSA: Strange Adventures | ||||
| TRO Review More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | JSA: Strange Adventures 1-6 | October 2004 – March 2005 | |
 | Sgt. Rock’s Combat Tales | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | G.I. Combat 56, 68; Our Army At War 82-84, 87-90, 186; Star Spangled War Stories 72 | January 1958 – November 1967 | |
 | Viking Prince by Joe Kubert | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Brave and The Bold 1-5, 7-20; Our Army at War 162-163 | August 1955 – February 1966 | |
 | Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Our Army At War 149 - | 1964-1967 | |
| | Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | G.I. Combat 120-157 | 1966-1973 | |
 | America At War: The Best of DC War Comics | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | All-American Comics 48; Army At War 1; Detective Comics 82; G.I. Combat 87; Military Comics 1; Our Army At War 83, 233, 235; Showcase 57; Star Spangled War Stories 183; Superman 25; Weird War Tales 3 | August 1941 – December 1974 | |
 | Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Star Spangled War Stories 151-190 | 1970 – 1975 | |
 | Jack Kirby’s The Losers Omnibus | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Our Fighting Forces 151-162 | October 1974 – December 1975 | |
 | War Stories Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | War Story: D-Day Dodgers; War Story: Johann’s Tiger; War Story: Nightingale; War Story: Screaming Eagles | November 2001 – February 2002 | |
 | War Stories Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | War Story: Archangel; War Story: Condors; War Story: J for Jenny; War Story: The Reivers | January – April 2003 | |
 | Light Brigade | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | The Light Brigade (Prestige) 1-4 | 2004 | |
 | Batman: The Dailies 1944-1945 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 1944 – 1945 | ||
 | Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Batman 26-31 | December 1944 – November 1945 | |
 | Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Sensation Comics 41-48; Wonder Woman 13-15 | May – December 1945 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 11 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 1 – December 30, 1945 | July – December 1945 | |
 | The Sandman By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby | ||||
| More Info 3 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Adventure Comics 72-97, 100-102; Sandman 1; World’s Finest Comics 6-7 | March 1942 – March 1946 | |
 | The Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Adventure Comics 77-102 | August 1942 – March 1946 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 40-49; Plastic Man 3 | March 1945 – Spring 1946 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 24-28 | Spring 1945 – May 1946 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 12 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 6 – June 30, 1946 | January – June 1946 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 50-58; Plastic Man 4 | January – September 1946 | |
 | Batman: The Dailies 1945-1946 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 1945 – 1946 | ||
 | Batman: The Dailies 1943-1946 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | 1943 – 1946 | ||
 | Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-1946 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | 1943 – 1946 | ||
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 13 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 7 – December 29, 1946 | July – December 1946 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 103-119 | September 1945 – January 1947 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 29-33 | June 1946 – March 1947 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 59-65; Plastic Man 5-6 | October 1946 – April 1947 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 14 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 5 – June 29, 1947 | January – June 1947 | |
 | Adventures of Superboy | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Adventure Comics 103-121; More Fun Comics 101-107 | January 1945 – October 1947 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 66-71; Plastic Man 7-8 | Spring 1947 – October 1947 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 15 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 6 – December 28, 1947 | July – December 1947 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 34-38 | April 1947 – January 1948 | |
 | Superman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | World’s Finest Comics 17-32 | Spring 1945 – February 1948 | |
 | Batman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | World’s Finest Comics 17-32 | Spring 1945 – February 1948 | |
 | The Plastic Man Archives Vol. 8 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Police Comics 72-77; Plastic Man 9-10 | Fall 1947 – April 1948 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 120-135 | February 1947 – May 1948 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 16 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 7 – June 27, 1948 | January – June 1948 | |
 | The Robin Archives Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Star-Spangled Comics 65-85 | February 1947 – October 1948 | |
 | Batman In The Forties | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Batman 7, 15, 20, 31, 37, 47, 48, 49; Detective Comics 27, 38, 49, 80; Real Fact Comics 5; Star Spangled Comics 70; World’s Finest Comics 30 | May 1939 – November 1948 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 9 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 39-43 | February – November 1948 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 17 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 4 – December 26, 1948 | July – December 1948 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 18 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 2 – June 26, 1949 | January – June 1949 | |
| | The Spirit: Femmes Fatale | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 23 Spirit Newspaper Sections | September 1940 – October 1949 | |
 | All Star Comics Archives Vol. 10 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | All-Star Comics 44-49 | December 1948 – November 1949 | |
 | Superman in The Forties | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 1-2, 14, 23, 64, 93, 107; Superboy 5; Superman 1, 23, 40, 53, 58, 61; World’s Finest Comics 37 | June 1938 – December 1949 | |
 | Batman Archives Vol. 7 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 136-154 | June 1948 – December 1949 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 19 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 3 – December 25, 1949 | July – December 1949 | |
 | The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 128; Adventure Comics 51, 67, 144; All-American Comics 6, 92; All-Flash 14; All-Star Comics 37; Batman 30; Crack Comics 19; Detective Comics 1, 69; Flash Comics 4, 96; Kid Eternity 3; Modern Comics 67; More Fun Comics 57; Plastic Man 21; Sensation Comics 1; Star Spangled Comics 77; Superman 61; Wonder Woman 13 | March 1937 – January 1950 | |
| | The Robin Archives Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Star-Spangled Comics 86-105 | November 1948 – June 1950 | |
| | Best Of The Spirit | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | 22 Spirit Newspaper Sections | June 1940 – January 1950 | |
 | The Spirit: A Pop-Up Graphic Novel | ||||
| More Info 1 Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Adaptation of “Bring in Sand Saref” | January 15, 1950 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 20 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from January 1 – June 25, 1950 | January – June 1950 | |
 | The Spirit Archives Vol. 21 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Weekly Strips from July 2 – December 31, 1950 | July – December 1950 | |
