DC Chronicles
DC Chronicles
Recommended Reading Order

The goal of the DC Chronicles series is to reprint the adventures of iconic characters in exact chronological order, as opposed to the Archives, which sometimes collected by ongoing title instead of starring character. An excellent series, and at the very least, the first volume of each character is absolutely essential for any DC fan. If you’re looking for more early adventures, and in hardcover, visit the DC Archive Editions page. You may also be interested in Showcase Presents or the DC Comics Classics Library.

Up Down
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 1
TRO Review
More Info
2 Comments
CBDB Entry
Amazon (SC)
Half.com (SC)
Ebay (SC)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 1-13; The New York World’s Fair Comics 1; Superman 1 June 1938 – June 1939
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 2
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 14-20; Superman 2-3 July 1939 – January 1940
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 27-37; Batman 1 May 1939 – April 1940
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 3
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 21-25, Superman 4-5, and New York World’s Fair Comics 1940 Issue February – June 1940
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 39-45; Batman 2-3 May 1940 – November 1940
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 4
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 26-31 and Superman 6-7 July – December 1940
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 3
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 46-50, Batman 4-5 and World’s Best Comics 1 December 1940 – April 1941
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 5
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 32-36, Superman 8-9, and World’s Best Comics 1 January – May 1941
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 6
More Info
1 Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 37-40, Superman 10-11, and World’s Finest Comics 2-3 June – September 1941
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 4
More Info
3 Comments
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 51-56, World’s Finest Comics 2-3 and Batman 6-7 May – November 1941
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 7
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 41-43, Superman 12-13, and World’s Finest Comics 4 October – December 1941
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 5
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 57-61, World’s Finest Comics 4 and Batman 8-9 November 1941 – March 1942
+ The Superman Chronicles Vol. 8
More Info
1 Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Action Comics 44-46, Superman 14-15, and World’s Finest Comics 5 January – April 1942
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 6
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 62-65, World’s Finest Comics 5-6 and Batman 10-11 April – July 1942
+ The Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 1
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
All Star Comics 8; Sensation Comics 1-9; Wonder Woman 1 December 1941 – September 1942
+ The Batman Chronicles Vol. 7
More Info
Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Detective Comics 66-70, World’s Finest Comics 7 and Batman 12-13 August – December 1942
+ 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
+ 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 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
+ The Flash Chronicles Vol. 1
More Info
1 Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Showcase 4, 8, 13, 14; The Flash 105, 106 September 1956 – May 1959
+ The Green Lantern Chronicles Vol. 1
More Info
1 Comment
CBDB Entry
Amazon
Half.com
Ebay (ISBN)
Ebay (Search)
Showcase 22-24; Green Lantern 1-3 September 1959 – December 1960
No Cover + The Flash Chronicles Vol. 2
More Info
Comment
Amazon (SC)
Half.com (SC)
Ebay (SC)
Ebay (Search)
The Flash 107-112 July 1959 – May 1960
No Cover + The Green Lantern Chronicles Vol. 3
More Info
Comment
Amazon (SC)
Half.com (SC)
Ebay (SC)
Ebay (Search)
Green Lantern 10-14; The Flash 131 January – July 1962, September 1962