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DC Comics

Amalgam Age of Comics: DC, various writers & artists

Animal Man, Grant Morrison, Chas Truog, Tom Grummett

Aquaman
The Waterbearer, Rick Veitch

Atom
My Life in Miniature, Gail Simone, John Byrne

Aztek, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, N. Steven Harris

Bad Girls, Steve Vance, Jennifer Graves, Christine Norrie

Batgirl
(Barbara Gordon)
Batman: Batgirl, Kelley Puckett, Matt Haley
The Cat & the Bat, Fabian Nicieza, Kevin Maguire
Elseworld's Finest, Barbara Kesel, Matt Haley, Tom Simmons
Year One, Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon

(Cassandra Cain)
Death Wish, Kelley Puckett, Scott Dixon, Damion Scott
Redemption, Adam Beechen, Jim Calafiore

(Stephanie Brown)
• #1: Batgirl Rising, Bryan Q. Miller, Lee Garbett
• #2: The Flood, Bryan Q. Miller, Lee Garbett, Pere Perez
• #3: The Lesson, Bryan Q. Miller, Dustin Nguyen, Pere Perez

(Barbara Gordon again)
#1: The Darkest Reflection, Gail Simone, Ardian Syaf

Batman
Absolution, J.M. DeMatteis, Brian Ashmore
All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder, Frank Miller, Jim Lee
Archives, Vol. 1, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
Arkham Asylum, Grant Morrison, Dave McKean
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, Dan Slott, Ryan Sook
Bane, Chuck Dixon, Rick Burchett
Batgirl, Kelley Puckett, Matt Haley
Batman of Arkham, Alan Grant, Alcatena
Battle for the Cowl, Tony S. Daniel
Black & White, various writers & artists
Bloodstorm, Doug Moench, Kelly Jones, John Beatty
The Blue, the Grey & the Bat, E.S. Maggin, A. Weiss, J.L. Garcia-Lopez
Book of the Dead, Doug Moench, Barry Kitson
Broken City, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive #1, various writers & artists
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive #2, various writers & artists
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive #3, various writers & artists
Bruce Wayne, Murderer?, various writers & artists
The Cat & the Bat, Fabian Nicieza, Kevin Maguire
The Chalice, Chuck Dixon, John Van Fleet
Child of Dreams, Kia Asamiya
The Cult, Jim Starlin, Berni Wrightson
Dark Allegiances, Howard Chaykin
Dark Knight Dynasty, Mike W. Barr, various artists
The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
Dark Victory, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
Demon, Alan Grant, David Roach
Demon: A Tragedy, Alan Grant, Jim Murray
Detective #27, Michael Uslan, Peter Snejberg, Lee Loughridge
DOA, Bob Hall
The Doom That Came to Gotham, Mike Mignola, Richard Pace, Troy Nixey
Dreamland, Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle
Ego, Darwyn Cooke
Fortunate Son, Gerard Jones, Gene Ha
Gotham Adventures, Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett
Gotham by Gaslight, Brian Augustyn, Michael Mignola
Gotham County Line, Steve Niles, Scott Hampton
Gotham Noir, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Gothic, Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson
Harley Quinn, Paul Dini, Yvel Guichet, Aaron Sowd
Harvest Breed, George Pratt
Haunted Gotham, Doug Moench, Kelley Jones
Huntress: Cry for Blood, Greg Rucka, Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty
Hush #1, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Hush #2, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Hush #1-2, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Hong Kong, Doug Moench, Tony Wong
Jekyll & Hyde, Paul Jenkins
Joker, Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo
The Killing Joke, Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
The Last Arkham, Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle
Lobo, Alan Grant, Simon Bisley
The Long Halloween, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
The Man Who Laughs, Ed Brubaker, Doug Mahnke
Monster Men, Matt Wagner
Mr. Freeze, Paul Dini, Mark Buckingham
Night Cries, Archie Goodwin, Scott Hampton
Nine Lives, Dean Motter, Michael Lark
Officer Down, various writers & artists
Outlaws, Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy
Poison Ivy, John Francis Moore, Brian Apthorp
Prey, Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy
Realworlds, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Marshall Rogers
Scarface: A Psychodrama, Alan Grant, Charlie Adlard
Scottish Connection, Alan Grant, Frank Quitely
Shaman, Dennis O'Neil, Edward Hannigan
Son of the Demon, Mike W. Barr, Jerry Bingham
The Stone King, Alan Grant
Switch, Devin Grayson, John Bolton
Terror, Doug Muench, Paul Gulacy
Thrillkiller, Howard Chaykin, Dan Brereton
 Trail of the Gun, Ann Nocenti, Ethan Von Sciver
Trinity, Matt Wagner
Turning Points, various writers & artists
Venom, Dennis O'Neil, Trevor Von Eeden, Russell Braun
vs. Aliens, Ron Marz, Bernie Wrightson
vs. Aliens II, Ian Edginton, Staz Johnson, James Hodgkins
vs. Predator, Dave Gibbons, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert
vs. Predator II: Bloodmatch, Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy, Terry Austin
War Crimes, various writers & artists
War Drums, various writers & artists
War Games #1: Outbreak, various writers & artists
War Games #2: Tides, various writers & artists
War Games #3: Endgame, various writers & artists
War on Crime, Paul Dini, Alex Ross
The Widening Gyre, Kevin Smith, Walter Flanagan
Year One, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli

Batman &
 Catwoman: Trail of the Gun, Ann Nocenti, Ethan Von Sciver
• Deadman: Death & Glory, James Robinson, John Estes
• Deathblow: After the Fire, Brian Azarello, Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet
Demon, Alan Grant, David Roach
• Demon: A Tragedy, Alan Grant, Jim Murray
• Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow, Dennis O'Neil, Michael Netzer
• Judge Dredd: Die Laughing, Alan Grant, John Wagner, Glenn Fabry
• Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle, Alan Grant, John Wagner
• Nightwing: Bloodborne, Kelley Puckett, Toby Cypress
• Spider-Man: Disordered Minds, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Bagley
• Superman: Adventures: World's Finest, Paul Dini, Joe Staton
• Superman: Generations, John Byrne
• Superman: Generations 2, John Byrne
• Superman: Legends of the World's Finest, Walter Simonson, Daniel Brereton
• Superman: vs. Aliens & Predator, Mark Schultz, Ariel Olivetti
• Superman: World's Finest, Dave Gibbons, Steve Rude, Karl Kesel
• Superman: World's Funnest, Evan Dorkin, various artists
• Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman, Ron Marz, Igor Kordey

Batwoman
• #1: Elegy, Greg Rucka, J.H. Williams III, Dave Stewart
• #2: To Drown the World, J.H. Williams & W. Haden Blackman, various artists

Birds of Prey
• #1: Birds of Prey, Chuck Dixon, various artists
• #2: Old Friends, New Enemies, Chuck Dixon, Greg Land, Dick Giordano
• #3: Of Like Minds, Gail Simone, Ed Benes
Batgirl/Catwoman, John F. Moore, Darick Robertson, David Ross
Catwoman/Oracle, John F. Moore, Darick Robertson, David Ross

The Brave & the Bold
• #1: The Lords of Luck, Mark Waid, George Perez

Catwoman
Catwoman Defiant, Peter Milligan, Tom Grindberg
Catwoman Dies, Will Pfeifer, David Lopez
Claws of the Cat-Woman, Ron Marz, Igor Kordey
Crime Pays, Will Pfeifer, David Lopez
Guardian of Gotham, Doug Moench, Jim Ballent, Kim DeMulder
Her Sister's Keeper, Mindy Newell, J.J. Birch
It's Only a Movie, Will Pfeifer, David Lopez
The Replacements, Will Pfeifer, David Lopez
Selina's Big Score, Darwyn Cooke
 Trail of the Gun, Ann Nocenti, Ethan Von Sciver
When in Rome, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
• #1: Dark End of the Street, Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke, Cameron Stewart
• #2: Crooked Little Town, Ed Brubaker, various artists
• #3: Relentless, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart
• #4: Wild Ride, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart

Celadore, Caanan Grall

Crisis on Infinite Earths, Marv Wolfman, George Perez

DC 2000, Tom Peyer, Val Semeiks

DC vs. Marvel, Peter David, Ron Marz

Doctor Mid-Nite, Matt Wagner, John K. Snyder III

The Dome: Ground Zero, Dave Gibbons, Angus McKie

Doom Patrol
We Who are About to Die, Keith Giffen, Matthew Clark, Justiniano

Elseworlds
Batman: Bloodstorm, Moench, Jones, Beatty
Batman: Book of the Dead, Moench, Kitson
Batman: Dark Allegiances, Howard Chaykin
Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty, Barr, various artists
Batman: Detective #27, Uslan, Snejberg, Loughridge
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, Mignola, Pace, Nixey
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Augustyn, Mignola
Batman: Gotham Noir, Brubaker, Phillips
Batman: Haunted Gotham, Moench, Jones
Batman: Lobo, Grant, Bisley
Batman: Nine Lives, Motter, Lark
Batman of Arkham, Grant, Alcatena
Batman: Thrillkiller, Chaykin, Brereton
Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham, Moench, Ballent, DeMulder
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl, Barbara Kesel, Matt Haley, Tom Simmons
The Golden Age, Robinson, Smith
JLA: Act of God, Moench, Ross
JLA: Created Equal, Nicieza, Maguire
JLA: The Nail, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer
JLA: The Secret Society of Super-Heroes, Chaykin, Tischman, McKone
Justice Society of America: The Liberty File, Jolley, Harris, Snyder
Justice Society of America: The Unholy 3, Jolley, Harris, Snyder
Kingdom Come, Waid, Ross
League of Justice, Ed Hannigan, Dick Giordano
Supergirl: Wings, J.M. DeMatteis, Jamie Tolagson
Superman: Son of Superman, Chaykin, Tischman, Williams
Superman: Red Son, Millar, Johnson, Plunkett
The Superman Monster, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Anthony Williams
Superman: True Brit, Johnson, Cleese, Byrne, Farmer
Superman & Batman: Generations, Byrne
Superman & Batman: Generations 2, Byrne
Wonder Woman: Blue Amazon, Lofficier, Lofficier, McKeever

Enemy Ace: War in Heaven, Garth Ennis, Russ Heath

Fallen Angel
• #1: Fallen Angel, Peter David, David Lopez
• #2: Down to Earth, Peter David, David Lopez
Don't miss the second run of Fallen Angel, published by IDW

Fanboy, Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones

The Flash
Born to Run, Mark Waid, Tom Peyer
Iron Heights, Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver
Terminal Velocity, Mark Waid, various artists

Golden Age, James Robinson, Paul Smith

Gordon of Gotham, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Klaus Janson

Green Arrow
The Longbow Hunters, Mike Grell
The Poison Tomorrow, Dennis O'Neil, Michael Netzer
• #1: Quiver, Kevin Smith, Phil Hester
• #2: Sounds of Violence, Kevin Smith, Phil Hester
• #3: Straight Shooter, Judd Winick, Phil Hester
• #4: The Archer's Quest, Brad Meltzer, Phil Hester

Green Arrow & Black Canary
• #1: Road to the Altar, Tony Bedard, J. Torres, various artists
• #2: Family Business, Judd Winick, Mike Norton
• #3: A League of Their Own, Judd Winick, Mike Norton

Green Lantern
Baptism of Fire, Ron Marz, Darryl Banks, Paul Pelletier
Emerald Knights, Ron Marz, Chuck Dixon, various artists
Fear Itself, Ron Marz, Brad Parker
Hero's Quest, Dennis O'Neil
Rebirth, Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver
vs. Aliens, Ron Marz, Rick Leonardi

Green Lantern/Green Arrow
Vol. 1, Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams

Harley & Ivy: Love on the Lam, Judd Winick, Joe Chiodo

Hawkman/Hawkgirl
• #1: Endless Flight, Geoff Johns, James Robinson, Rags Morales
• #2: Allies & Enemies, Geoff Johns, James Robinson, Rags Morales
• #3: Wings of Fury, Geoff Johns, Rags Morales
• #4: Rise of the Golden Eagle, various writers & artists
• #5: The Maw, Walter Simonson, Howard Chaykin

H-E-R-O: Powers & Abilities, Will Pfeifer, Kano

Huntress
Cry for Blood, Greg Rucka, Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty
Nightwing/Huntress, Devin Grayson, Greg Land

Identity Crisis, Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales, Michael Bair

In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe, J.S. Fuqua, S.J. Phillips, S. Parke

Joker, Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo

Joker/Mask, Henry Gilroy, Ronnie del Carmen, Ramon F. Bach

Justice League of America
Act of God, Doug Moench, Dave Ross
Aztek, The Ultimate Man, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, N. Steven Harris
Created Equal, Fabian Nicieza, Kevin Maguire
Crisis of Conscience, Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg, Chris Batista
Earth 2, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
Foreign Bodies, Len Kaminski, Val Semeiks
Formerly Known as the Justice League, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire
The Gauntlet, Louise Simonson
Gods & Monsters, Dan Jolley, Josh Krach, Scott Benefiel
Golden Perfect, Kelly Jones, Tom Mahnke, Tom Nguyen
Heaven's Ladder, Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch
Hero's Quest, Dennis O'Neil
JLA, Grant Morrison, Howard Porter
Justice Riders, Chuck Dixon, J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray
League of Justice, Ed Hannigan, Dick Giordano
League of One, Christopher Moeller, Bill Oakley
Mythos, Carol Lay
The Nail, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer
A New Beginning, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire
Primeval, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Ariel Olivetti
Realworlds, J.M. DeMatteis, G.L. Barr
Riddle of the Beast, Alan Grant, Michael William Kaluta
Rock of Ages, Grant Morrison, John Dell, Howard Porter
Secret Origins, Paul Dini, Alex Ross
Secret Society of Super-Heroes, H. Chaykin, D. Tischman, M. McKone
The Stone King, Alan Grant
Superpower, John Arcudi, Scot Eaton
The Tornado's Path, Brad Meltzer, Ed Benes
vs. Predator, John Ostrander, Graham Nolan
Welcome to the Working Week, O. Patton, C. Alamy, J. Kalisz, J.D. Mettler
Witchblade, Len Kaminski, Mark Pajarillo
World Without Grown-Ups, Todd Dezago, Humberto Ramos, Mike McKone
Year One, Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn
Zatanna's Search, various writers & artists

Justice Society of America
• #1: Justice Be Done, various writers & artists
• #2: Darkness Falls, various writers & artists
• #3: The Return of Hawkman, various writers & artists
The Golden Age, Robinson, Smith
The Liberty File, Jolley, Harris, Snyder
The Unholy 3, Jolley, Harris, Snyder

Just Imagine: Stan Lee's Batman, Stan Lee, Joe Kubert

The Kents, John Ostrander, Timothy Truman, Tom Mandrake

King David, Kyle Baker

Kingdom Come, Mark Waid, Alex Ross

Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography, Hudnall, Barreto

Lovecraft, Rodionoff, Giffen, Breccia

Manhunter
• #1: Street Justice, Marc Andreyko, Jesus Saiz
• #2: Trial By Fire, Marc Andreyko, Javier Pina, Jesus Saiz
• #3: Origins, Marc Andreyko, Javier Pina
• #4: Unleashed, Marc Andreyko, Javier Pina

The Mighty, Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Snejbjerg

Mighty Love, Howard Chaykin

Nightwing
Bloodborne, Kelley Puckett, Toby Cypress
Nightwing/Huntress, Devin Grayson, Greg Land
Ties That Bind, Dennis O'Neil, Alan Grant
• #1: A Knight in Bludhaven, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel
• #2: Rough Justice, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel
• #3: Love & Bullets, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel
• #4: A Darker Shade of Justice, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel
• #7: On the Razor's Edge, Chuck Dixon, Greg Land

9-11: Artists Respond, September 11th 2001, various writers & artists

The OMAC Project, Greg Rucka, Geoff Johns, Judd Winick, et al

The Outsiders
• #1: Looking for Trouble, Judd Winick, various artists

Plastic Man
• #1: On the Lam, Kyle Baker
• #2: Rubber Bandits, Kyle Baker
The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1, Jack Cole

Power Girl
Power Girl, various writers & artists
• #1: A New Beginning, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner
• #2: Aliens & Apes, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner

Rann-Thanagar War, Dave Gibbons, Ivan Reis

Realworlds
Batman, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Marshall Rogers
Justice League of America, J.M. DeMatteis, G.L. Barr
Superman, Steve Vance, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Wonder Woman, Glen Hanson, Allan Neuwirth, Salgood Sam

Robin
A Hero Reborn, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant
The Joker's Wild, Chuck Dixon, Tom Lyle
Year One, Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty

Ronin, Frank Miller

Seven Soldiers of Victory, Grant Morrison, various artists

Shado: Song of the Dragon, Mike Grell, Michael Davis Lawrence

Shazam
The Monster Society of Evil, Jeff Smith
The Power of Hope, Paul Dini, Alex Ross
The Power of Shazam, Jerry Ordway

Simon Dark
• #1: What Simon Does, Steve Niles, Scott Hampton

Sloth, Gilbert Hernandez

Smallville: The Comic, M. Verheiden, M. Green, R.A. Martinez, J.P. Leon

Space Ghost, Joe Kelly, Ariel Olivetti

Starman: Sins of the Father, James Robinson, Tony Harris

Stuck Rubber Baby, Howard Cruse

Supergirl
Archives, Vol. 2, various artists
Elseworld's Finest, Barbara Kesel, Matt Haley, Tom Simmons
Many Happy Returns, Peter David, Ed Benes
Superman/Batman, Jeph Loeb, Michael Turner
Wings, J.M. DeMatteis, Jamie Tolagson
• #1: Power, Jeph Loeb, Ian Churchill
• #2: Candor, various writers & artists
• #3: Identity, Joe Kelly, various artists

Superman
All Star Superman, Vol. 1 & 2, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
Distant Fires, Howard Chaykin, Gil Kane, Kevin Nowlan
The Doomsday Wars, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund
Earth One, J. Michael Straczynski, Shane Davis
The Earth Stealers, John Byrne, Curt Swan
Fantastic Four: The Infinite Destruction, Dan Jurgens, Art Thibert
For All Seasons, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
Gen 13, Adam Hughes, Lee Bermejo
Kansas Sightings, J.M. DeMatteis, Jamie Tolagson
Last God of Krypton, Walt Simonson, Greg & Tim Hildebrandt
Last Son of Earth, Steve Gerber, Doug Wheatley
Mann & Superman, Michael T. Gilbert
Man of Steel, John Byrne
Odyssey, Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan
Peace on Earth, Paul Dini, Alex Ross
Realworlds, Steve Vance, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Red Son, Mark Millar, Dave Johnson, Kilian Plunkett
Secret Origin, Geoff Johns, Gary Frank
Son of Superman, Howard Chaykin, David Tischman, J.H. Williams III
The Superman Monster, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Anthony Williams
Thundercats, Judd Winick, Ale Garza
Trinity, Matt Wagner
True Brit, Kim "Howard" Johnson, John Cleese, John Byrne, Mark Farmer
vs. Aliens, Dan Jurgens, Kevin Nowlan
vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future, Alan Grant, Steve Pugh
Where is Thy Sting?, J.M. DeMatteis, Liam McCormack-Sharp

Superman & Batman
Adventures: World's Finest, Paul Dini, Joe Staton
Generations, John Byrne
Generations 2, John Byrne
Legends of the World's Finest, Walter Simonson, Daniel Brereton
Supergirl, Jeph Loeb, Michael Turner
vs. Aliens & Predator, Mark Schultz, Ariel Olivetti
World's Finest, Dave Gibbons, Steve Rude, Karl Kesel
World's Funnest, Evan Dorkin, various artists

V for Vendetta, Alan Moore, David Lloyd

The War That Time Forgot, Bruce Jones, Al Barrionuevo

The Watchmen, Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Wonder Woman
• #1: Gods & Mortals, George Perez
Blue Amazon, Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Ted McKeever
Earth One, Vol. 1, Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette
The Gauntlet, Louise Simonson
The Hiketia, Greg Rucka, J.G Jones, Wade von Grawburger
Mythos, Carol Lay
Realworlds, Glen Hanson, Allan Neuwirth, Salgood Sam
Spirit of Truth, Paul Dini, Alex Ross
Trinity, Matt Wagner
The True Amazon, Jill Thompson

Zatanna's Search, various writers & artists

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