 | Post-Crisis Recommended Reading Order - 1346 Entries |
Every book that was released after Crisis On Infinite Earths is a Post-Crisis title. This refers to the “streamlined” continuity that existed after the events of the 1986 miniseries. This category lists these books in reading order so you can read the modern origin and evolution of Post-Crisis characters.
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 |  Swamp Thing: Saga of the Swamp Thing | ||||
| More Info 4 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | The Saga of the Swamp Thing 21-27 | February 1984 – August 1984 | |
 | Batman: The Wrath | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman Confidential 13-16; Batman Special 1 | 1984, March – June 2008 | ||
 | Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Saga of the Swamp Thing 28-34; House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing Annual 2 | September 1984 – March 1985 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Love and Death | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | The Saga of the Swamp Thing 28-34; House of Secrets 92; Swamp Thing Annual 2 | September 1984 – March 1985 | |
| | Camelot 3000: The Deluxe Edition | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Camelot 3000 1-12 | December 1982 – April 1985 | |
| | The Atom: Sword of The Atom | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Sword Of The Atom 1-4, Special 1-3 | September 1983 – 1988 | ||
 | Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Saga Of The Swamp Thing 35-38; Swamp Thing 39-42 | April – November 1985 | |
 | Swamp Thing: The Curse | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | The Saga Of The Swamp Thing 35-38; Swamp Thing 39-42 | April 1985 – November 1985 | |
 | The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Adventure Comics 253, 267; The Brave And The Bold 53-54, 178; DC Comics Presents 85; The Flash 123; Green Lantern 76; Justice League of America 21-22; Mystery In Space 90; Superman 88, 257; World’s Finest Comics 82 | 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1981, 1985 | |
 | Crisis on Infinite Earths | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 – 12 | April 1985 – March 1986 | |
 | Absolute Crisis On Infinite Earths | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Crisis On Infinite Earths 1-12; The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Cross-Over Index 1; The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index 1 | April 1985 – July 1986 | |
 | Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 43-50 | December 1985 – July 1986 | |
 | Swamp Thing: A Murder of Crows | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 43-50 | December 1985 – July 1986 | |
 | History of the DC Universe | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | History of The DC Universe (Prestige) 1-2 | 1986 | |
 | Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 583; DC Comics Presents 85; Superman Annual 11; Superman 423 | September 1985 – September 1986 | |
| | The Shadow: Blood and Judgment | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | The Shadow 1-4 | May – August 1986 | |
 | DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore | ||||
| More Info 4 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 584, Batman Annual 11, Batman: The Killing Joke OGN, DC Comics Presents 85, Detective Comics 549-550, Green Lantern 188, The Omega Men 26-27, Secret Origins 10, Superman 423, Tales of The Green Lantern Corps Annual 2-3, Superman Annual 11, Vigilante 17-18 | April – September 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | |
 | Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 51-56 | August 1986 – January 1987 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Earth to Earth | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 51-56 | August 1986 – January 1987 | |
 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Comic Cavalcade 24; DC Special Series 1; Flash Comics 1, 66, 86; The Flash 107, 113, 119, 124-125; 137; 143; 148; 179; The Flash (1987) 2; Showcase 4 | January 1940 – July 1987 | |
| | Tales Of The Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Green Lantern 201-206 | July – November 1986 | |
| | Watchmen | ||||
| More Info 4 Comments | Ebay (Search) | Watchmen 1-12 | September 1986 – October 1987 | ||
| | Absolute Watchmen | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Watchmen 1-12 | September 1986 – October 1987 | |
 | Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Wonder Woman 1-7 | February – August 1987 | |
| | The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Action 241; Forever People 1; Superboy 68; Suprman (1939) Annual 11, 4, 13, 30, 53, 123, 125, 129, 132, 145, 149, 162, 247; Superman (1987) 2; | 1940 – 1987 | ||
 | Batman / Superman / Wonder Woman: Trinity | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | OGN | 2003 | |
| | Legends: The Collected Edition | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-6 | November 1986 – April 1987 | ||
| | Superman: The Man of Steel – Volume 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman vol. 2 1-3; Action Comics 585-587; Adventures of Superman 424-426 | January – March 1987 | ||
 | Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel | ||||
| TRO Review More Info 16 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel 1-5 | May – September 2005 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Reunion | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 57-64 | February – September 1987 | |
| | The New Teen Titans: Games | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | November 2010 | |
| | The Question: Zen and Violence | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | The Question 1-6 | February – July 1987 | ||
| | Superman: The Man of Steel – Volume 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 4-6, Action 587-589, Adventures of Superman 427-429 | April – June 1987 | ||
| | JL: A New Beginning (Old Printing) – Replaced by Justice League International Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Justice League/Justice League International 1-7 | May -November 1987 | ||
| | Superman: The Man of Steel – Volume 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 7-8, Action 590-591, Adventures of Superman 430-431, Legion of Super-Heroes 37-38 | July – August 1987 | ||
| | Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | August – October 1987 | ||
| | Superman: The Man of Steel – Volume 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 9-10, Action 592-593, Adventures of Superman 432-435 | September – December 1987 | ||
| | Superman: The Man of Steel – Volume 6 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 12, Annual 1, Action 594-595, Annual 1, Adventures of Superman Annual 1, Booster Gold 23 | November – December 1987 | ||
| | The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman (1940) Annual 11, 1, 62, 76, 169, 190, 197, 257, 345-346, 355; Detective 58, 203, 473, 568 | 1940 – 1987 | ||
| | The Question: Poisoned Ground | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | The Question 7-12 | August 1987 – January 1988 | ||
 | Showcase Presents: Booster Gold | ||||
| TRO Review More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 594, Booster Gold 1-25, Secret Origins 35 | February 1986 – February 1988 | |
 | Millennium | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Millennium 1-8 | January – February 1988 | |
| | JLI: The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord (Old Printing) – Replaced by Justice League International Vol. 2 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | JLI 8-13; Suicide Squad 13; Justice League Annual 1 | December 1987 – April 1988 | ||
 | Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Gods | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Wonder Woman 8-14 | September 1987- March 1988 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Regenesis | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 65-70 | October 1987 – March 1988 | |
| | Doc Savage: The Silver Pyramid | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Doc Savage 1-4 | November 1987 – February 1988 | |
| | Superman: The World of Krypton | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Man of Steel 1, Superman 233, 236, 238, 240, 248, 257, 266-267, 375, The Superman Family 182, World of Krypton 1-4 | 1971-1982, 1986, December 1987 – March 1988 | ||
| | Superman: The Earth Stealers | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 1988 | ||
| | Batman: Faces | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Legends of The Dark Knight 28-30 | March 1992 – May 1992 | ||
| | Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman 417-420 | March – June 1988 | ||
 | Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 359, 396, 400, 422, 423, 424; Batman Family 1, 9; Legends Of The DC Universe 10-11; Batman Chronicles 9 | January 1967 – December 1998 | |
 | Batman: The Killing Joke | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | OGN | Jul-98 | |
| | Batman: The Killing Joke (Deluxe Edition) | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Original Graphic Novel | July 1998 | |
| | The Question: Epitaph for a Hero | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | The Question 13-18 | February – July 1988 | ||
 | Wonder Woman: Beauty and the Beasts | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Wonder Woman 15-19, Action 600 | April – August 1988 | |
 | HellBlazer: Original Sins | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Hellblazer 1-9 | January – September 1988 | |
 | Swamp Thing: Spontaneous Generation | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 71-76 | April 1988 – September 1988 | |
| | Showcase Presents: Suicide Squad Vol. 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Suicide Squad 1-19; Doom Patrol Suicide Squad Special 1; Justice League International 13 | May 1987 – November 1988 | ||
| | Batman: The Cult | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | August – November 1988 | ||
 | Swamp Thing: Infernal Triangles | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Swamp Thing 77-81 | October – December 1988 | |
 | HellBlazer: The Devil You Know | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Hellblazer 10-13;The Hellblazer Annual; The Horrorist 1-2 | October 1988 – January 1989 | |
 | Black Orchid | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | Black Orchid (Prestige) 1-3 | November 1988 – January 1989 | |
| | The Question: Welcome to Oz | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | The Question 19-24 | August 1988 – January 1989 | ||
| | Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 2000 | ||
 | Cosmic Odyssey | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon (SC) Half.com (SC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-4 | September 1988 – January 1989 | |
| | Batman: A Death In The Family | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman 425-429 | December 1988 – February 1989 | ||
| | Hawk And Dove | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-5 | October – December 1988 | ||
 | Wonder Woman: Destiny Calling | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Wonder Woman 20-24, annual 1 | August – December 1988 | |
| | Justice League International Vol. 3 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | JLI 14-22 | June 1988 – December 1988 | ||
| | Invasion | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | January – March 1989 | ||
 | Animal Man | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Animal Man 1-9 | September 1988 – March 1989 | ||
| | Justice League International Vol. 4 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | JLI 23-25; JLA 26-30 | January – September 1989 | ||
| | The Question: Riddles | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | The Question 25 – 30 | February – September 1989 | ||
 | Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Sandman 1-8 | January – August 1989 | |
| | Doom Patrol: Crawling From The Wreckage | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Issues 19-25 | February – August 1989 | ||
| | HellBlazer: The Fear Machine | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Issues 14-22 | January – September 1989 | ||
| | Batman: Blind Justice | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Detective Comics 598-600 | March – May 1989 | ||
| | Batman in The Eighties | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Batman 321, 348, 384; Batman Special 1; DC Sampler 3; Detective Comics 500, 518-519, 571; The New Titans 55 | March 1980 – June 1989 | |
| | Superman: Exile | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 28-30, 32-33; Adventures of Superman 451-456; Action Comics Annual 2; Action Comics 643 | February – July 1989 | ||
| | Batman: The Many Deaths of Batman | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman 433-435 | May – July 1989 | ||
| | Superman in The Eighties | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Action Comics 507-508, 554, 595, 600, 644; Adventures of Superman 430; DC Comics Presents 29; Superman 408 | May 1980 – August 1989 | |
 | Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Prestige | 1989 | ||
| | Batman: Arkham Asylum | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | OGN | 1989 | ||
 | Justice League International Vol. 5 | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon Half.com | Ebay (ISBN) Ebay (Search) | Justice League International Annual 2-3; Justice League Europe 1-6 | 1988, 1989, April – September 1989 | |
 | Animal Man: Origin of the Species | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Animal Man 10-17, Secret Origins 39 | April 1989 – November 1989 | ||
| | DC Comics Classics Library: Batman: A Death in the Family | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | Batman 426-429, 440-442; New Titans 60-61 | December 1988 – December 1989 | |
| | Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman 440-442, New Titans 60-61 | October – December 1989 | ||
| | The Question: Peacemaker | ||||
| More Info Comment | Amazon | Ebay (Search) | The Question 31-36 | October 1989 – April 1990 | |
| | Superman: Eradication | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Action 651-652, Adventures of Superman 464-465, Superman Vol. 2 41-42 | November 1989, March – April 1990 | ||
 | HellBlazer: The Family Man | ||||
| More Info 2 Comments | Ebay (Search) | Issues 23-24, 28-31 | October 1989 – July 1990 | ||
 | Sandman: The Doll’s House | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Sandman 8-16 | August 1989 – June 1990 | |
| | Superman: Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Superman 9, 11; Superman Annual vol. 2, 1; Action Comics 600, 655; Adventures of Superman 445, 462, 466; Man of Steel 2 | October ’86; September, November ’87; May, October ’88; January, May, July ’90 | ||
| | Doom Patrol: The Painting That Ate Paris | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Issues 26-34 | September 1989 – July 1990 | ||
 | Adam Strange: Man of Two Worlds | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Mini 1-3 | March – July 1990 | ||
 | Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Animal Man 18-26 | December 1989 – August 1990 | ||
 | Sandman: Dream Country | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (SC) Amazon (HC) Half.com (SC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (SC) Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Sandman 17-20 | July – October 1990 | |
 | Absolute Sandman 1 | ||||
| More Info Comment CBDB Entry | Amazon (HC) Half.com (HC) | Ebay (HC) Ebay (Search) | The Sandman 1-20 | January 1989 – October 1990 | |
| | Lobo: Lobo’s Greatest Hits | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Omega Men 3, 10, 20, Justice League International 18, 19, 21, L.E.G.I.O.N. ’89 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, L.E.G.I.O.N. ’91 13, 16, 17, 18, Mister Miracle 13, 14, Superman 41, Adventures of Superman 464 | June 1983 – August 1990, 1991 | ||
| | Time Masters | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Time Masters 1-8, Secret Origins 43 | February – September 1990 | ||
| | Batman: Featuring Two-Face and The Riddler | ||||
| More Info Comment | Ebay (Search) | Batman Annual 14, Batman 179; Detective Comics 66, 68, 140, 377; Secret Origins Special 1 | 1942, 1946, 1948, 1966, 1968, 1989, 1990 | ||
