Best Of
Best Of
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In these “Best Of” style collections, each book reprints stories from non-sequential issues. They are usually organized around some sort of fun theme or specific character.

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+ America At War: The Best of DC War Comics
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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
+ Batman In The Forties
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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
+ The Spirit: Femmes Fatale
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23 Spirit Newspaper Sections September 1940 – October 1949
No Cover + Superman in The Forties
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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
+ The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told
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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
+ Best Of The Spirit
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22 Spirit Newspaper Sections June 1940 – January 1950
+ The Christmas Spirit
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9 Spirit Newspaper Sections December 1940 – December 1951
Essential Showcase 1956-1959 + The Essential Showcase 1956-1959
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Showcase 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 17 March 1956 – December 1958
No Cover + Superman in The Fifties
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Action Comics 151, 242, 252, 254-255; Adventure Comics 210; Showcase 9; Superman 65, 79-80, 96-97, 127 December 1950 – August 1959
No Cover + Batman in The Fifties
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Batman 62, 81, 92, 105, 113, 121, 128; Detective Comics 156, 168, 185, 216, 233, 244, 252, 267; World’s Finest Comics 81 December 1949 – December 1959
+ The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told
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Action Comics 238; Adventure Comics 159, 245, 252-253; All-American Western 121; Batman 81; Blackhawk 109; The Brave and Bold 3; Congo Bill 6; Detective Comics 228; The Fox and the Crow 14; Girls’ Love Stories 27; Our Army at War 87; Phantom Stranger 1; Sensation Comics 107; Showcase 6, 8, 9, 23; Star Spangled Comics 113; Strange Adventures 28; Sugar & Spike 3; Superboy 22; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 32; Western Comics 78; Wonder Woman 99; World’s Finest Comics 64, 77 December 1950 – December 1959
+ Secret Origins (Of The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes)
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Man of Steel 6; Secret Origins Annual 2; Secret Origins 32, 35, 36; Showcase 4 1986, 1989, 1988, 1956
+ Superman: Tales Of The Bizarro World
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Adventure Comics 285 – 299 June 1961 – August 1962
+ The Flash Vs. The Rogues
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The Flash 105, 106, 110, 113, 117, 122, 140, 155; Showcase 8 June 1956 – September 1965
+ Superman: Tales From The Phantom Zone
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Action Comics 336; Adventure Comics 283, 300; Superboy 89, 104, 157, 205; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 33; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 62 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968
No Cover + Superman in The Sixties
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Action Comics 289; Adventure Comics 294; Superboy 85, 106; Superman 141, 146, 156, 161, 164-165, 169-170; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 20, 42; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 53, 79; World’s Finest Comics 175 October 1960 – May 1968
+ DC’s Greatest Imaginary Stories
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Batman 127, 151; Captain Marvel Adventures 66; The Flash 128; Superman 149, 162, 166; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 19, 51; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 57; World’s Finest Comics 172 October 1946, October 1959, August 1960, November 1961, December 1961, May 1962, July 1963, January 1964, August 1964, December 1967, November 1969
No Cover + Batman in The Sixties
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Batman 131, 144, 148, 155, 179, 181, 200, 217; Batman Kellogg’s Special 6; Detective Comics 298, 341, 349, 369, 388, 389, 390, 391 April 1960 – December 1969
Batman From The 30s To The 70s + Batman From The 30s To The 70s
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Ebay (Search) Batman 1, 16, 67-68, 77, 81, 86, 92, 105, 131, 139, 144, 153, 217, 227; Detective Comics 27, 29, 33, 38, 40, 140, 168, 205, 233, 359, 395, 402; World’s Finest Comics 88, 113 May 1939 – December 1970
Superman From The 30s To The 70s + Superman From The 30s To The 70s
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Superman 1, 4, 10, 12-13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 30, 45, 53, 62, 76, 78, 88, 129, 139-140, 142-144, 233; Action Comics 1, 398-400; Adventure Comics 128 June 1938 – May 1971
Secret Origins Of The Super DC Heroes + Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes
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Action Comics 1; Adventure Comics 256; All-American Comics 16, 19; Batman 47; The Brave And The Bold 34; Detective Comics 33; Flash Comics 1; More Fun Comics 89; Police Comics 1; Showcase 4, 22, 34; WHIZ Comics 2; Wonder Woman 1, 206 June 1938 – July 1973
No Cover + Superman: The Daily Planet
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Action Comics 211, 429, 436, 461; Superman 280; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 17, 24, 45, 56; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 42, 63, 75, 124; 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976
Shazam From The 40s To The 70s + Shazam! From The 40s To The 70s
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Captain Marvel Adventures 18, 22, 34, 46, 59, 79, 82, 100, 125, 130; Captain Marvel, Jr 12, 17, 78, 119; Marvel Family 1-2, 10, 86; Mary Marvel 8, 25; Shazam! 1, 9, 19, 25-26; Whiz Comics 2, 15, 25 February 1940 – December 1976
+ Batman In The Seventies
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Batman 232, 237, 260; The Batman Family 1; DC Super Stars 17; Detective Comics 407, 410, 442, 457, 481 January 1971 – January 1978
No Cover + DC’s Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol. 2: Batman & Robin
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Batman 122, 131, 135, 145, 154, 159, 163, 300; World’s Finest Comics 153; Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane 89 March 1959 – June 1978
No Cover + Superman In The Seventies
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Action Comics 484; DC Comics Presents 14; Superman 233, 247-249, 270-271, 276, 286-287; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 106; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 133 October 1970 – October 1979
No Cover + Superman: Bottle City of Kandor
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Action Comics 242, 245; Superman 158, 338; Superman Family 194; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 21, 76, 78; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 53, 69; World’s Finest Comics 143; 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979
No Cover + Superman: Adventures Of Nightwing And Flamebird
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The Superman Family 173, 183-194 October 1975, May 1977 – April 1979
No Cover + Batman: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
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Batman (1940) 1, 4, 63, 73, 74, 110, 159, 163, 251, 321; Batman Kellogg’s Special 2; Brave and the Bold 111; Detective 168, 475, 476; The Joker 3; World’s Finest Comics 61, 88 1940 – 1980
Superman From The 30s To 80s + Superman From The 30s To The 80s
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Superman 1, 4, 10, 12-13, 17, 19, 23, 30, 38, 45, 62, 78, 88, 129, 164; Action Comics 1, 242, 252, 398-399, 507, 508; Adventure Comics 128, 271; The Amazing World Of Superman, Metropolis Edition 1973 June 1938 – June 1980
No Cover + Superboy: The Greatest Team-Ups Ever Told
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Adventure Comics 216, 253, 271, 280, Superboy 55, 63, 80, 171, 182; New Adventures Of Superboy 13 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1981
No Cover + Batman: The Secrets of the Batcave
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Batman 12, 35, 48, 109, 348; Bizarro Comics 224; The Brave and The Bold 162; Detective Comics 158, 186, 205, 223, 235, 244; World’s Finest Comics 30; material from Secret Origins TP 1942 – 1982, 1989, 2001
No Cover + Superman: Past and Future
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Action Comics 300, 338, 339, DC Comics Presents Annual 02, Superboy 85, Superman 48, 107, 181, 295, 300, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 59, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 86, World’s Finest Comics 166 1947, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1983
+ The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told
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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
+ Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? (Deluxe Edition)
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Action Comics 583; DC Comics Presents 85; Superman Annual 11; Superman 423 September 1985 – September 1986
+ DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
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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
+ The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told
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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
+ The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told
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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
No Cover + The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told Vol. 2
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Ebay (Search) Batman (1940) Annual 11, 1, 62, 76, 169, 190, 197, 257, 345-346, 355; Detective 58, 203, 473, 568 1940 – 1987
+ Batgirl: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
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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
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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
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Ebay (Search) Action Comics 507-508, 554, 595, 600, 644; Adventures of Superman 430; DC Comics Presents 29; Superman 408 May 1980 – August 1989
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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
No Cover + Batman: Featuring Two-Face and The Riddler
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Ebay (Search) Batman Annual 14, Batman 179; Detective Comics 66, 68, 140, 377; Secret Origins Special 1 1942, 1946, 1948, 1966, 1968, 1989, 1990
No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman / Batman Alternate Histories
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Ebay (Search) Detective Comics Annual 7, Action Comics Annual 6, Steel Annual 1, Legends of the Dark Knight Annual 4 1994
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Swamp Thing Annual 05; Hellblazer 27; Sandman Midnight Theatre 1995 OGN; Original Content Annual 1989 – July 1995
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Adventures in the DC Universe 15; Captain Marvel Adventures 1, 137, 148; DC Comics Presents Annual 3; L.E.G.I.O.N. 31; The Power of SHAZAM 33; Shazam! 1, 14; Superman 276; WHIZ Comics 2 1940, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1998
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Ebay (Search) Adventure 82, Captain Marvel Adventures 69, Christmas With the Super-Heroes 2, DC Special 21, DCU Holiday Bash 1-3, House of Mystery 191, Sensation Mystery Comics 14, Teen Titans 13 January – February 1943, February 1947, February 1968, April 1971, April 1980, Holiday 1989, January 1997-1999
No Cover + DC Comics Goes Ape!
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Ebay (Search) Detective Comics 339, 482; The Flash 127, 151; Hawkman 16; Shazam 9; Strange Adventures 201; The Super Friends 30; Superboy 76; Superman 138; Wonder Woman 170 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1999
No Cover + Legion Of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years Of The Future
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Ebay (Search) Adventure Comics 257, 304, 312, 354, 355; Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant 2; Legion of Super-Heroes 300, 0; The Legion 3; Superboy 212 April 1958 – February 2002
No Cover + 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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Ebay (Search) Batman 1, 197, 210, 392; Batman: Gotham Adventures 4; Catwoman 54; Catwoman Secret Files and Origins 1; Detective Comics 203; Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 70-71 Spring 1940 – November 2002
No Cover + The Flash/Superman: Superman Vs. The Flash
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Ebay (Search) Superman 199, Flash 175, World’s Finest 198, DC Comics Presents 1-2 August 1967 – July 2002
No Cover + Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1
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Ebay (Search) Batman (1940) 5, 62, 156, 250-251; Gotham Knights 32; Legends of the Dark Knight 79; DC Special 15, 21; Detective 33, 439, 574 Batman 1941 -1973, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2002
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Ebay (Search) Batman (1940) 1, 108, 153, 246; Batman Chronicles 5, 21, 184; Detective 526; Secret Origins 6 1940-1972, March 1982, May 1983, September 1986, Summer 1996, Summer 2000
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Ebay (Search) Catwoman: The Movie, Catwoman (1993) 0, Catwoman (2002) 11, 25 2004, October 1994, November 2002, January 2004
No Cover + Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2
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Ebay (Search) Superman (1939) 30, 132, 141, 167, 233, 400, Vol. 2 2, Adventures of Superman 500, 638 September 1944 – October 1984, 1993, 2005
+ Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
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Batman & Superman: World 1952, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2006
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Batman 428, 442, Legends of the Dark Knight 100, Nightwing 101, Robin 126, 132, Teen Titans 29 1988 – 2005
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Ebay (Search) Action Comics 428, 434; Birds of Prey 88; Detective Comics 549-550; Green Arrow (1988) 75, 101; Green Arrow (2001) 4-5, 12, 21; Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters 1; Green Lantern 94-95; The Joker 4; Justice League Of America 75 November 1969 – January 2006
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Animal Man 16; Detective Comics 350; Gotham Central 40; JSA 43-44; Metal Men 45; Mysterious Suspense 1; Rip Hunter: Time Master 6; Secret Origins 35; Strange Adventures 226; Superman: The Man Of Steel 97 January 1962 – April 2006
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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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Ebay (Search) Batman 65, 86, 112-113, 134, 156, 162; Detective Comics 215, 235, 247, 267; World’s Finest Comics 89 June 1951 – March 1964
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