DC Compendium is a line of standard-size, softcover editions published by DC Comics since 2020, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. The line focuses on chronological reprints of the earliest years of stories featuring the company's lesser-known characters like Animal Man and Starman, as well as series and characters originally published under some of DC Comic's imprints like Vertigo Comics and WildStorm Productions.

DC Comics

Title # Years covered Material collected Publication date ISBN Page count Notes
Animal Man
Animal Man by Grant Morrison and Chas Truog 1988–1990 October 1, 2024 978-1779527790 712 Published under the DC Black Label imprint.
Batman
Batman: Black & White 1996–2021 October 7, 2025 978-1799502920 1256
Batman '66 2005–2016
  • Batman '66 #1–30
  • Batman '66: The Lost Episode #1
  • "Batman A-Go-Go!" from Solo #7
  • Batman ‘66 Meets Wonder Woman ‘77 #1–6
  • Batman ‘66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1
 August 26, 2025 978-1799502371 1024
Batman: Night of the Owls 2011–2012
Batman (vol. 2) #1–11, Annual #1, and more
    • All Star Western (vol. 3) #9
    • Catwoman (vol. 4) #9
    • Nightwing (vol. 3) #8–9
    • Red Hood and the Outlaws #9
    • Batgirl (vol. 4) #9
    • Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #9
    • Batman: The Dark Knight #9
    • Birds of Prey (vol. 3) #9
    • Detective Comics (vol. 2) #9
    • Batwing #9
 September 26, 2026 978-1799509165 560
Batman: Death of the Family 2012–2013
Batman (vol. 2) #13–20, Annual #2, and more
    • Detective Comics (vol. 2) #1-4, 15-17
    • Catwoman (vol. 4) #13-14
    • Nightwing (vol. 3) #14-16
    • Red Hood and the Outlaws #0
    • Batgirl (vol. 4) #13-17
    • Batman and Robin (vol. 2) #13-17
    • Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #14-15
    • Teen Titans (vol. 4) #15-16
 March 30, 2027 978-1799514763 608
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond: The Animated Series Classics 1999–2001 March 5, 2024 978-1779525697 750
Batman Beyond: Unlimited 2010–2013
Batman Beyond (vol. 3) #1–6, (vol. 4) #1–8, and more
    • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker #1
    • Superman/Batman Annual #4
    • Justice League Beyond #21, 25
    • Superman Beyond #0
    • Batman Beyond Unlimited #1–18
 March 31, 2026 978-1799507741 1208
Green Lantern
Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner Rising 1994–1995
Green Lantern (vol. 3) #0, 48–65, and more
    • R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #1
    • New Titans #116–117, 124–125
    • Guy Gardner: Warrior #27–28
    • Darkstars #34
    • Damage #16
 November 21, 2023 978-1779526274 671
Green Lantern Compendium One: Rebirth 2005–2007
Green Lantern (vol. 4) #1–17, and more
 December 23, 2025 978-1799053347 1536
Green Lantern Compendium Two: The Sinestro Corps War 2007–2009
Green Lantern (vol. 4) #18–38, and more
    • Green Lantern Corps #10–32
    • Green Lantern Sinestro Corps Special #1
    • Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax #1
    • Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman #1
    • Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #20
    • Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime #1
    • Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion #1
    • Green Lantern / Sinestro Corps Secret Files and Origins #1
    • Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1
    • "Fear of the Dark" from DC Universe Halloween Special (2008) #1
    • "Halloween the Guy Way" from DC Universe Halloween Special (2009) #1
    • a story from DC Universe #0
 March 10, 2026 978-1799507451 1392
Green Lantern Compendium: Blackest Night 2007–2009
Blackest Night #0-8, and more
    • Green Lantern (vol. 4) #39-52,
    • Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #33-46
    • Blackest Night: JSA #1-3
    • Blackest Night: The Flash #1-3
    • Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1-3
    • Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1-3
    • Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #7
    • The Atom and Hawkman #46
    • Green Arrow and Black Canary #30
    • Phantom Stranger (vol. 2) #42
    • Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1
 March 16, 2027 978-1799515289 1480
Joker
The Joker by James Tynion IV 2020–2022
  • The Joker (vol. 2) #1–15, Annual 2021
  • Batman: The Joker War Zone #1
  • Batman (vol. 3) #100
 September 10, 2024 978-1779528209 488
Justice League Dark
Justice League Dark: The New 52 2011–2015
Justice League Dark #0–40, Annual #1–2, and more
 January 6, 2026 978-1799506676 1624
Justice Society
JSA 1 1999–2001
JSA #1–25, Annual #1, and more
    • JSA Secret Files and Origins #1–2
    • Day of Judgment #1–5
    • Day of Judgment Secret Files and Origins #1
    • Golden Age Secret Files and Origins #1
    • Superman (vol. 2) #172
    • Action Comics #780, 813
    • Impulse #67
    • Martian Manhunter #18–19
    • Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #9
    • Hourman #9, 18–19
    • Guide to the DC Universe Secret Files and Origins 2000
    • Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA, Jr. #1
    • Young Justice #16
    • Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1–2
    • Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files and Origins #1
 November 5, 2024 978-1779528315 1312
2 2001–2010
JSA #26–51, and more
    • JSA Secret Files #2
    • Green Arrow (vol. 3) #12–13
    • Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #12
    • JSA: Our Worlds At War #1
    • Hawkman (vol. 4) #19
    • JSA All-Stars #1–8
    • JLA/JSA Secret Files #1
    • All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1
    • JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice #1
    • "Sorrow Ever More!" from Secret Origins of Super Villains Giant #1
 November 24, 2026 978-1799509653 1240
Lobo
Lobo Big Fraggin' Compendium (Bigger Fraggin' Compendium) 1 1983–1994
Lobo #1–4, (vol. 2) #0–9, Annual #1–2, and more
    • The Omega Men #3
    • The Demon (vol. 3) #11–15
    • Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special #1
    • Lobo's Back #1–4
    • Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love #1
    • Lobo: Infanticide #1–4
    • Lobo: Portrait of a Victim #1
    • Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators #1–4
    • Lobo Convention Special #1
    • Lobocop #1
    • Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #8
    • Superman: The Man of Steel #30
    • Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #1–4
    • Lobo: In the Chair #1
    • Profile pages from Who's Who #8
 June 26, 2024 978-1779525789 1320
2 1994-1997
Lobo (vol. 2) #10-40, Annual #3, and more
    • Lobo/Deadman: The Brave and the Bald #1
    • Lobo/Demon: Hellowe’en #1
    • Lobo: Bounty Hunting for Fun & Profit #1
    • Lobo: Chained #1
    • Lobo: Death & Taxes #1-4
    • Lobo: Fragtastic Voyage #1
    • Lobo: I Quit #1
    • Lobo Goes to Hollywood #1
    • Lobo’s Big Babe Spring Break Special #1
    • Lobo Gallery: Portraits of a Bastich #1
    • Showcase ’95 #9.
 May 25, 2027 978-1799515319 1200
Nightwing
Nightwing: A Knight in Blüdhaven 1 1995–1998
Nightwing #1–4, (vol. 2) #1–25, 1,000,000, Annual #1, and more
    • Wizard Presents: Nightwing #½
    • Nightwing/Huntress #1–4
    • Green Arrow (vol. 2) #134–135
    • Detective Comics #723–725, 1,000,000
    • Robin (vol. 4) #55
 May 7, 2024 978-1779525864 1024
2 1998–2001
Nightwing (vol. 2) #26–59, and more
    • Action Comics #771
    • Batman Annual #23
    • Birds of Prey #8, 20–21
    • Nightwing Secret Files and Origins #1
    • Nightwing 80-Page Giant #1
    • Nightwing: Target #1
 May 20, 2025 978-1799501480 1112
3 2001–2003
Nightwing (vol. 2) #60–82, and more
    • Batman #600, 605
    • The Flash Plus Nightwing #1
    • Birds of Prey #37
    • Batman: Gotham Knights #14, 16–17, 20–21
    • Nightwing: Target #1
    • Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1
    • Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files and Origins #1
    • Joker: Last Laugh #1–6
    • Nightwing: Our Worlds At War #1
 May 5, 2026 978-1799508120 1176
4 2003–2007
Nightwing (vol. 2) #83-117, Annual #2, and more
    • Batman #634
    • Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne #1
    • Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Nightwing/Captain Boomerang #1
    • Excerpts from Infinite Crisis #1-7
    • Excerpts from Teen Titans #33
 May 18, 2027 978-1799515302 1000
Robin
Robin: Tim Drake 1 1990–1999
Robin (vol. 2) #1–5, Annual #1–2, and more
    • "Footsteps" from Batman 80-Page Giant #2
    • Detective Comics #618–621
    • Batman #455–457, 465–469, 480
    • Robin II: The Joker's Wild! #1–4
    • Superman: The Man of Steel #14
    • Superman (vol. 2) #70
    • Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #1–6
    • Showcase '93 #1–6, 11–12
 July 23, 2024 978-1779525932 1103
2 1994–1996
Robin (vol. 2) #6–30, Annual #3–4, and more
 December 22, 2026 978-1799509844 1072
Red Robin: Tim Drake 2003–2011
Red Robin #1–26, "Robin" #175–183, and more
    • Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1–6
    • Blackest Night: Batman #1–3
    • Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Red Robin #1
    • Superman/Batman (vol. 1) #62
    • Batgirl (vol. 3) #8
    • Teen Titans (vol.3) #92
    • Batman #709
    • Gotham City Sirens (vol. 1) #22
 August 25, 2026 978-1799508847 1080
Starman
Starman 1 1994–1999
Starman (vol. 2) #0–42, Annual #1–2, and more
    • Showcase '95 #12
    • Showcase '96 #4–5
    • The Shade #1–4
    • Starman Secret Files and Origins #1
    • The Power of Shazam! (vol. 2) #35–36
    • Starman 80-Page Giant #1
 August 1, 2021 978-1779509413 1448
2 1998–2012
Starman (vol. 2) #43–81, 1,000,000, and more
 December 13, 2022 978-1779515223 1456
Superman
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman 1992–1993
Superman (vol. 2) #75–83, Annual #5, and more
    • Action Comics #684–692, Annual #5
    • Adventures of Superman #497–505, Annual #5
    • Superman: The Man of Steel #18–26, Annual #2
    • Justice League of America (vol. 2) #69–70
    • Green Lantern #46
    • Legacy of Superman #1
    • Supergirl and Team Luthor #1
    • Excerpts from Action Comics #683
    • Excerpts from Adventures of Superman #496
    • Excerpts from Superman #73
    • Excerpts from Superman: The Man of Steel #17
 May 20, 2025 978-1799501497 1368
Superman Adventures 1 1996–1999
  • Superman Adventures #1–29, Annual #1
  • Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest #1
  • Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs. Lobo #1
 June 17, 2025 978-1799501862 896
2 1999–2002
  • Superman Adventures #30–66
  • Superman & Batman Magazine #1, 3–8
  • Excerpts from Superman & Batman Magazine #4
 June 2, 2026 978-1799508342 984
Superman: City of Tomorrow 1999–2000
Superman (vol. 2) #151–159, and more
    • Adventures of Superman #573–581
    • Action Comics #760–768
    • Superman: The Man of Steel #95–103
    • Superman Y2K #1
    • Superman: Metropolis Secret Files #1
    • "Dreams in Smoke" from Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1
 July 22, 2025 978-1799502203 952
Superman: President Luthor 2000–2001
Superman (vol. 2) #160–168 and more
    • Action Comics #769–777
    • Adventures of Superman #582–590
    • Superman: Man of Steel #104–112
    • Superman: Emperor Joker #1
    • Superman: President Lex #1
    • Superman: Lex 2000 #1
    • Superman: Return to Krypton #1
    • Secret Files President Luthor #1
    • Detective Comics #756
 Apr 27, 2027 978-1799515296 1016
Superman: Warworld Saga[1] 2021–2023
Action Comics #1030–1046, "2021 Annual", "2022 Annual", and more
    • Batman/Superman: Authority Special #1
    • Future State: Superman: House of El #1
    • Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1–2
    • Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1
 November 14, 2023 978-1779523884 712
Teen Titans
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns 1 2000–2005
Teen Titans (vol. 3) #1–28, ½, and more
    • Beast Boy #1–4
    • Outsiders (vol. 3) #24–25
    • Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1
    • Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2003 #1
    • Teen Titans/Legion Special #1
    • Supergirl (vol. 4) #2
    • Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005 #1
    • The Return of Donna Troy #1–4
    • Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #2
 April 28, 2026 978-1799507925 1112
2 2006–2008
Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32–54, Annual #1 and more
    • Robin #146–147
    • Superman/Batman #26
    • Superman #712
    • Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1–6
    • Wonder Girl (vol. 1) #1–6
    • DC Special: Cyborg #1–6
    • Blue Beetle (vol. 2) #18
    • Story from DC Infinite Halloween Special #1
    • Character Origins from 52 #25, 31–32, 41, 47
    • Excerpts from Countdown #51
    • Excerpts from Infinite Crisis #1–7
 Feb 9, 2027 978-1799515272 1000
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang 2011–2014
  • Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #0–35, 23.1
  • "The Secret Origin of Wonder Woman!" from Secret Origins (vol. 3) #6
 November 10, 2026 978-1799509660 928

Events, crossovers and storylines

Title # Years covered Material collected Publication date ISBN Page count
Dark Nights: Metal 2017–2018
Dark Nights: Metal #1–6, and more
    • Nightwing (vol. 5) #29
    • The Flash (vol. 5) #33
    • Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32
    • Green Arrow (vol. 6) #32
    • Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #26
    • Teen Titans #12
    • Justice League (vol. 3) #32–33
    • Dark Days: The Forge #1
    • Dark Days: The Casting #1
    • Batman: The Red Death #1
    • Batman: The Devastator #1
    • Batman: The Merciless #1
    • Batman: The Murder Machine #1
    • Batman: The Drowned #1
    • Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1
    • Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1
    • Batman: Lost #1
    • Hawkman: Found #1
    • Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1
 March 18, 2025 978-1799500841 728
Dark Nights: Death Metal 2020–2021
Dark Nights: Death Metal #1–7, and more
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse's End #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1
    • Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1
    • Justice League (vol. 4) #53-57
 January 5, 2027 978-1799517641 896
Injustice: Gods Among Us 1 2013–2015
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us #1–12, Annual #1
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Two #1–12, Annual #1
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #1–12
 December 3, 2024 978-1779528001 1200
2 2015–2017
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #1–12, Annual #1
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #1–20, Annual #1
  • Injustice: Ground Zero #1–12
 November 11, 2025 978-1799503187 1064

Milestone Media

Title # Years covered Material collected Publication date ISBN Page count
Milestone 1 1993–1995 February 1, 2022 978-1779513106 1309
2 1994–1995 January 31, 2023 978-1779514950 1298
3 1994–1995
  • Shadow Cabinet #5–13
  • Hardware #22–28
  • Kobalt #1–4
  • Deathwish #1–4
  • Static #21–25
  • Blood Syndicate #24–27
  • Icon #22–27
 February 20, 2024 978-1779526090 1205
4 1995–1996
  • Blood Syndicate #28–32
  • Hardware #29–38
  • Icon #28–37
  • Static #26–31
  • Xombi #12–21
  • Shadow Cabinet #14–17
  • My Name is Holocaust #1–5
  • Long Hot Summer #1–3
 February 4, 2025 978-1799500261 1304
5 1995–2010
  • Blood Syndicate #33–35
  • Hardware #39–50
  • Icon #38–42
  • Static #32–45
  • Wise Son: The White Wolf #1–4
  • Heroes #1–6
  • Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool #1–4
  • Milestone Forever #1–2
  • Xombi Hanukkah Special
 June 16, 2026 978-1799508328 1336

Vertigo Comics

Compendium reprints of Vertigo Comics series are published under the DC Black Label imprint.

Title # Years covered Material collected Publication date ISBN Page count Notes
DMZ 1 2006–2009
  • DMZ #1–36
 March 31, 2020 978-1779504357 840
2 2009–2012
  • DMZ #37–72
 January 11, 2022 978-1779514820 824
Fables 1 2002–2006 October 20, 2020 978-1779504548 1180
2 2004–2009
  • Fables #42–82
 May 11, 2021 978-1779509444 1402
3 2009–2012
  • Fables #83–113
  • Jack of Fables #33–35
  • The Literals #1–3
  • Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland
 August 21, 2021 978-1779510358 1094
4 2012–2015
  • Fables #114–150
 December 21, 2021 978-1779513342 909
The Invisibles 1994–2000
  • The Invisibles #1–25, (vol. 2) #1–22, (vol. 3) #12–1
  • "And We're All Police Men" from Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #1
 January 20, 2026 978-1799506683 1536
Preacher 1 1995–1998
  • Preacher #1–33
  • Preacher Special: Saint of Killers #1–4
  • Preacher Special: Cassidy - Blood and Whiskey #1
 October 7, 2026 978-1799509349 1040
Sandman Mystery Theatre 1 1993–1996
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #1–36, Annual #1
 May 2, 2023 978-1779521538 981
2 1996–1999
  • Sandman Mystery Theatre #37–70
  • "Spirit of the Season" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1, "In the City of Dreams" from #2
 August 26, 2025 978-1799504894 888
Sweet Tooth 2009–2013
  • Sweet Tooth #1–40
 June 8, 2021 978-1779510242 915
The Unwritten 1 2009–2013
  • The Unwritten #1–30
  • The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship that Sank Twice
 June 20, 2023 978-1779521750 984
2 2012–2015
  • The Unwritten #31–54, 31.5–35.5
  • The Unwritten: Apocalypse #1–12
 September 15, 2026 978-1799509158 984
Y: The Last Man 1 2002–2005
  • Y: The Last Man #1–31
 November 20, 2020 978-1779504531 728
November 2, 2021 978-1779516145 TV tie-in cover.
2 2005–2008
  • Y: The Last Man #32–60
 March 8, 2022 978-1779516084 704

WildStorm Productions

Title # Years covered Material collected Publication date ISBN Page count Notes
Ex Machina 1 2004–2007
  • Ex Machina #1–25, Special #1–2
 April 15, 2020[2] 978-1401299897 664 Published under the DC Black Label imprint.
2 2007–2010
  • Ex Machina #26–50, Special #3–4
 February 23, 2021 978-1779508041 704
Planetary 1999–2009
  • Planetary #1–27
  • Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World #1
  • Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth #1
  • Planetary/JLA: Terra Oculta #1
 July 14, 2026 978-1799508601 864
Stormwatch: The Road to Authority 1996–1998
  • Stormwatch #37–50, (vol. 2) #1–11
  • Stormwatch Preview
 January 7, 2025 978-1779528063 656
Tom Strong 1 1999–2006
  • Tom Strong #1–36
 May 16, 2023 978-1779521729 952
November 10, 2026 978-1799517696 906
2 2002–2014
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1–12, and more
    • America's Best Comics Special #1
    • ABC Sketchbook #1
    • The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong #1
    • ABC: A to Z #1, 4
    • Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #1–6
    • Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1–6
 March 17, 2026 978-1799507468 752
Top 10 1999–2009
Top 10 #1–12, and more
    • "Deadfellas" from America's Best Comics Special #1
    • Smax #1–5
    • Top 10: The Forty-Niners
    • Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #1–5
    • Top 10 Season Two #1–4, Special #1
 April 11, 2023 978-1779521682 824
WildC.A.T.s 1 1992–1995
WildC.A.T.s #0–13, 15–20, and more
    • WildC.A.T.s' Special #1
    • Team One: WildC.A.T.s #1–2
    • Team One: Stormwatch #1–2
    • WildC.A.T.s Trilogy #1–3
    • WildC.A.T.s Sourcebook #1–2
 November 5, 2024 978-1779526021 914

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Phillip Kennedy; Sampere, Daniel; Federici, Riccardo; Mendonça, Miguel; Lucas, Adriano; Mulvihill, Patricia; Loughridge, Lee; Sharpe, Dave; Peteri, Troy (2023). Superman, the Warworld saga. Burbank, CA: DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-77952-388-4.
  2. ^ "Ex Machina Compendium One". DC.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.