Elseworlds
Elseworlds
Recommended Reading Order

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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No Cover + Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan
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Ebay (Search) 		Batman manga produced in Japan by Jiro Kuwata 1966 – 1967
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Ebay (Search) 		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
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Ebay (Search) 		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 / Batman: The Saga of the Super Sons
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Ebay (Search) 		World’s Finest Comics 215-216, 221-222, 224, 228, 230-231, 233, 238, 242, 263; Elseworlds 80 Page Giant 1999 January 1973 – July 1980, June 1999
No Cover + Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection
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Ebay (Search) 		DC Special 27, Uncanny X-Men/New Teen Titans, Marvel Treasury 28, Superman Vs. Spider-Man 1976, 1981-1982
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Ebay (Search) 		Watchmen 1-12 September 1986 – October 1987
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Ebay (Search) 		Watchmen 1-12 September 1986 – October 1987
No Cover + Superman: The Earth Stealers
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Ebay (Search) 		Original Graphic Novel February 1, 1990
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 Ebay (Search) OGN, Batman (1940) 42 1990
No Cover + The Griffin
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No Cover + Batman / Judge Dredd: Judgement On Gotham
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Gotham By Gaslight
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Master of the Future
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No Cover + Batman Vs. Predator: The Collected Edition
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-3 December 1991 – February 1992
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Robin 3000
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No Cover + Batman / Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman / Houdini: The Devil’s Workshop
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Speeding Bullets
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman / Dark Joker: The Wild
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No Cover + Spawn / Batman: War Devil
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No Cover + Batman Vs. Predator II: Bloodmatch
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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
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: In Darkest Knight
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Castle Of The Bat
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No Cover + Elseworlds: The Golden Age
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No Cover + Superman / Aliens
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 Ebay (Search) Miniseries 1-3 July – September 1995
No Cover + Batman / Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle
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No Cover + Lobo / Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers Vs. The Mutants From Hell
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Kal
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: At Earth’s End
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: The Brotherhood of the Bat
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman / Manbat
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No Cover + Batman / Grendel
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 Ebay (Search) Batman Grendel 1-2, v2 1-2 April 1993 – July 1996
No Cover + DC / Marvel: Crossover Classics II
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 Ebay (Search) Batman/Captain America, Batman/Punisher, Punisher/Batman, Silver Surfer/Superman 1994, 1996
No Cover + The Amalgam Age of Comics: The DC Comics Collection
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 Ebay (Search) Amazon, Assassins, Doctor Strangefate, JLX, Legends of the Dark Claw, Super Soldier 1996
No Cover + The Amalgam Age of Comics: The Marvel Comics Collection
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 Ebay (Search) Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, Bullets and Bracelets, Magneto and the Magnetic Men, Speed Demon, Spider-Boy, X-Patrol 1996
No Cover + DC Versus Marvel Comics
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-4, Doctor Strangefate 1 1996
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Dark Allegiances
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Scar of the Bat
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No Cover + Elseworlds: League Of Justice
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No Cover + Batman / Aliens
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No Cover + Superman / Madman: Hullabaloo
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-3 June – August 1997
No Cover + Batman Vs. Predator III: Blood Ties
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No Cover + DC Animated: Superman Adventures: Adventures of the Man Of Steel
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 Ebay (Search) Superman Adventures 1-6 November 1996 – April 1997
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 Ebay (Search) Bat-Thing, Dark Claw Adventures, Generation Hex, JLX Unleashed, Lobo The Duck, Super Soldier: Man of War 1997
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 Ebay (Search) Challengers of the Fantastic, Exciting X-Patrol, Iron Lantern, Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto, Spider-Boy Team-Up, Thorion of the New Asgods 1997
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Masque
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Elseworld’s Finest
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Wonder Woman: Amazonia
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman / Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Justice Riders
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone
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No Cover + Steel: The Official Comic Adaptation
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No Cover + Batman: The Movies
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 Ebay (Search) Batman: Motion Picture Official Comic Adaptation; Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation of The Warner Bros. Motion Picture; Batman Forever; Batman and Robin; 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997
No Cover + Batman Black And White Vol. 1
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-4, Anthology June – September 1996, 1998
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: The Abduction
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: I, Joker
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Elseworld’s Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Distant Fires
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: War Of The Worlds
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Wonder Woman: Once and Future Story
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Thrillkiller
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 Ebay (Search) Thrillkiller 1-3, Thrillkiller ’62 1 January – March 1997, 1998
No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: The Dark Side
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 Ebay (Search) Prestige 1-3 October 1998 – December 1998
No Cover + Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection Volume 3
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 Ebay (Search) Daredevil/Batman, Generation X/Gen 13, Hulk Vs. Superman, Spider-man and Batman, Spider-Man/Gen13, Team X/Team 7 1995, 1996, 1997-1999
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 Ebay (Search) Batman & Spider-Man, Darkseid Vs. Galactus, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer, Superman/Fantastic Four 1995, 1997, 1999
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-6 March – August 1999
No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Metropolis
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Nosferatu
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon
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Ebay (Search) 		Kingdom Come 1-4 May – August 1996
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Tales of the Multiverse: Batman: Vampire
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 Ebay (Search) Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, Batman: Bloodstorm, Batman: Crimson Mist 1991, 1994, 1999
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Dark Knight of The Round Table
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 Ebay (Search) Prestige 1-2 October – November 1999
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Reign Of Terror
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No Cover + Elseworlds: The Superman Monster
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman, Inc.
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: A Nation Divided
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Son of Superman
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Ebay (Search) 		Justice League of America: The Nail (Prestige) 1-3 August – November 1998
No Cover + Elseworlds: JLA: Another Nail
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham
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 Ebay (Search) Prestige 1-2 1999
No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Book Of The Dead
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No Cover + Superman / Savage Dragon: Metropolis
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No Cover + Batman / Tarzan: Claws Of The Cat-Woman
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-4 September – December 1999
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 Ebay (Search) Gog, The Kingdom 1-2, The Kingdom: Kid Flash, The Kingdom: Nightstar, The Kingdom: Offspring, The Kingdom: Planet Krypton, and The Kingdom: Son of the Bat; February 1998, February 1999
No Cover + Superman Vs. Terminator: Death To The Future
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-4 December 1999 – March 2000
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 Ebay (Search) Mini 1-4 May 2000 – August 2000
No Cover + Superman / Gen 13
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No Cover + Superman vs. Predator
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman / Lobo
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman / Demon: A Tragedy
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No Cover + Elseworlds: The Batman of Arkham
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Batman: Haunted Gotham
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Last Son Of Earth
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No Cover + Elseworlds: Superman: Last Stand on Krypton
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