DC Comics Master Reading Order

GOLDEN AGE {1938-1956}

[THE TRINITY]
  • Action Comics #1 - "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed"
  • Detective Comics #27 - "Case of the Chemical Syndicate"
  • Sensation Comics #1 - "Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World"
[MYTHOLOGY OF STEEL]
  • Superman #4 - "Superman versus Luthor"
  • Superman #13 - "Superman versus the Archer"
  • LOOK Magazine - "What if Superman Ended the War?"
  • Superman #30 - "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyzptlk"
  • Superman #53 - "The Origin of Superman"
[MYTHOLOGY OF THE BAT]
  • Detective Comics #31 - "Batman versus The Vampire, Part I"
  • Detective Comics #32 - "Batman versus The Vampire, Part II"
  • Batman #1
    • "The Legend of the Batman - Who He Is, and How He Came To Be"
    • "The Joker"
    • "The Giants of Hugo Strange"
    • "The Cat"
  • Batman #25 - "Knights of Knavery"
  • The 1001 Umbrellas of the Penguin
  • Batman #47 - "The Origin of the Batman"
  • Batman #61 - "The Birth of Bat-Plane II!"
  • Star-Spangled Comics #124 - "Operation: Escape"
  • Detective Comics #211 - "The Jungle Cat-Queen!"
  • Detective Comics #235 - "The First Batman"
[AN AGE OF HEROES]
  • Flash Comics #1 - "Origin of The Flash"
  • Whiz Comics #2 - "Introducing Captain Marvel!"
  • All-American Comics #16 - "The Origin of the Green Lantern"
  • All-Star Comics #3 - "The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America"
  • All-Star Comics #8 - "Introducing, Wonder Woman!"
  • More Fun Comics #73 - "Case of the Namesake Murders" + "The Submarine Strikes"
  • Detective Comics #225 - "The Strange Experiment of Doctor Erdel"
  • Adventure Comics #466 - "Defeat of the Justice Society!"

SILVER AGE {1956-1970}

[CHAMPIONS OF THE NEW FRONTIER]
  • Showcase #4 - "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt"
  • Showcase #6 - "Challengers: Secret of the Sorcerer's Box"
  • Showcase #17 - "Adam Strange: Secret of the Eternal City"
  • Showcase #22 - "SOS: Green Lantern"
  • The Brave & The Bold #28 - "Starro The Conqueror"
  • The Brave & The Bold #34 - "Hawkman: Creature of a Thousand Shapes"
  • Showcase #34 - "The Birth of the Atom!"
  • Showcase #38 - "Metal Men: The Nightmare Menace"
  • My Greatest Adventure #80 - "The Doom Patrol"
  • The Brave & The Bold #54 - "The Thousand-and-One Dooms of Mr. Twister"
  • The Brave & The Bold #57 - "The Origin of Metamorpho"
  • Strange Adventures #180 - "I Was The Man With Animal Powers!"
[BATMAN ON PLANET ANARCHY]
  • Batman #112 - "Am I Really Batman?"
  • Batman #113 - "The Batman of Planet X"
  • Batman #153 - "Prisoners of Three Worlds!"
  • Batman #156 - "Robin Dies at Dawn"
  • Batman #164 - "The Two-Way Gem Caper!"
  • Detective Comics #328 - "The Gotham Gang Line-Up!"
  • Detective Comics #345 - "The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City"
  • Detective Comics #356 - "The Inside Story of the Outsider!"
[OCEAN OF WORLDS]
  • The Flash #123 - "Flash of Two Worlds!"
  • Superman #149 - "The Death of Superman!"
  • Superman #162 - "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red & Superman-Blue!"
[SUPERMAN vs STATUS QUO]
  • Superman #123
    • "The Girl of Steel"
    • "The Lost Super-Powers"
    • "Superman's Return To Krypton"
  • Superman #125 - "Clark Kent's College Days"
  • Action Comics #241 - "The Super Key to Fort Superman"
  • Superboy #68 - "The Battle with Bizarro"
  • Superman #129 - "The Girl from Superman's Past"
  • Superman #132 - "Superman's Other Life"
    • "Krypton Lives On!"
    • "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton!"
    • "Superman of Two Worlds!"
  • Action Comics #252 - "The Supergirl From Krypton!"
  • Superman #145 - "The Night of March 31st"
  • Adventure Comics #283 - "The Phantom Superboy!"
  • Superman #164 - "The Showdown Between Luthor & Superman!"
[THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES]
  • Adventure Comics #247 - "The Legion of Superheroes"
  • Adventure Comics #304 - "The Stolen Super-Powers!"
  • Adventure Comics #312 - "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!"
  • Adventure Comics #352 - "The Fatal Five!"
  • Adventure Comics #353 - "The Doomed Legionnaire!"

[THE END OF THE SILVER AGE]
  • Batman #217 - "One Bullet Too Many!"
  • Justice League of America #71 - "...And So, My World Ends"
  • Justice League of America #77 - "Snapper Carr -- Super-Traitor!"

BRONZE AGE {1970-1985}

POST-CRISIS {1985-1994}

POST-ZERO HOUR {1994-2006}

NEW EARTH {2006-2011}

POST-FLASHPOINT {2011-PRESENT}

ELSEWORLDS

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