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JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #1
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
Variant covers by TBD
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
The first major event storyline of DC’s Rebirth era begins with a day Amanda Waller always knew would come: the Justice League discovers the existence of the Suicide Squad! This government-sponsored black-ops team of super-villains with bombs implanted in their brains is obviously a deal-breaker for Earth’s paragons of truth and justice! But you can bet that the Wall and her Task Force X won’t go down without the fight to end all fights as this weekly series gets underway!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 40 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $4.99 US • RATED T
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #2
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
Variant covers by TBD
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
The first major event storyline of DC’s Rebirth era begins with a day Amanda Waller always knew would come: the Justice League discovers the existence of the Suicide Squad! This government-sponsored black-ops team of super-villains with bombs implanted in their brains is obviously a deal-breaker for Earth’s paragons of truth and justice! But you can bet the Wall and her Task Force X won’t go down without the fight to end all fights as this weekly series gets under way!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 40 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $4.99 US • RATED T
SUICIDE SQUAD #8
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Variant cover by LEE BERMEJO
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE BLACK VAULT” part eight! Harley Quinn goes sane! The prisoners and staff of Belle Reve Penitentiary have succumbed to the devastating effects of General Zod’s Black Vault, rendering them all insane. But it has the opposite effect on Harley, who must fight her way through a crazed Suicide Squad—with the help of the Enchantress—to stop Zod from waking and conquering the world. No pressure, right? And in a bonus backup story, learn how super-villains are conscripted into the Suicide Squad! The unlucky Killer Frost is about to find out when she arrives for her first day at Belle Reve. Her story continues from this month’s single issue of SUICIDE SQUAD directly into JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #1!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
DC REBIRTH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1
Written by PAUL DINI, JAMES TYNION IV, STEVE ORLANDO, VITA AYALA, CULLEN BUNN, TIM SEELEY, JAMES ASMUS, HEATH CORSON, K. PERKINS and others
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ, GUSTAVO DUARTE and others
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
DC’s biggest and brightest heroes celebrate the holidays in this new special! Don’t miss a Chanukah crisis for Batwoman, a Flash family Christmas, Wonder Woman interrupting John Constantine’s hellblazing pagan party and more—including the return of Detective Chimp! Today’s top talents bring you a very special holiday gift that’ll keep on giving through the New Year! And writer Paul Dini crafts a Harley holiday tale featuring DCU guests that bridges all the stories in the weirdest, wildest way.
ONE-SHOT • On sale DECEMBER 14 • 96 pg, FC, $9.99 US • RATED T
ACTION COMICS #969
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
Variant cover by GARY FRANK
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“MEN OF STEEL” part three! Trapped on the Godslayer’s home world, Superman and Lex Luthor must unite if they want to make it back to Earth! But does Luthor deserve his freedom or should the Man of Steel make sure he stays locked away?
#969 on sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
ACTION COMICS #969-970
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant covers by GARY FRANK
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“MEN OF STEEL” part four! Godslayer’s origin reveals him to be very different than the Man of Steel imagined! Will even the threat of universal Armageddon be enough to make Superman sacrifice Lex Luthor?
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
ALL STAR BATMAN #5
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and DANNY MIKI
Backup story art by DECLAN SHALVEY
Variant cover by JOCK
Variant cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details.
“MY OWN WORST ENEMY” conclusion! Batman, Duke and Two-Face square off in a fight for Harvey Dent’s soul. With assassins flooding in from across the countryside, Batman learns that even his most trusted allies might choose evil over good.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 40 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
AQUAMAN #12
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by PHILIPPE BRIONES
Cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSEY
Variant covers by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE DELUGE” part one! It’s war! With the undersea army of N.E.M.O. at his command, Black Manta draws the U.S. and Atlantis into the war Aquaman has been fighting to prevent. Now the sea king races to uncover proof of N.E.M.O.’s deception before the two nations destroy each other.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
AQUAMAN #13
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by SCOT EATON and WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSEY
Variant covers by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE DELUGE” part two! The war between the United States and Atlantis takes a turn for the worse when the U.S. activates its newest weapon to assassinate Aquaman and dismantle his undersea kingdom: the Aquamarines, super-soldiers who have been biologically enhanced to combat the abilities of any Atlantean.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATMAN BEYOND #3
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
Variant cover by MARTIN ANSIN
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
Batman wades through the Jokerz gang and finally squares off against Terminal, their would-be ruler. But how much does he have left to take on this deadliest of foes? And finally, the moment his followers have been waiting for—the comatose Joker awakens!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATGIRL #6
Written by HOPE LARSON
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“RETURN TO BURNSIDE”! On what should be a relaxing flight back home, Babs finds herself and her fellow passengers in mortal peril from…Poison Ivy? Batgirl must get to the bottom of Ivy’s attack and save the plane if she ever wants to see home again!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #5
Written by JULIA BENSON and SHAWNA BENSON
Art by CLAIRE ROE
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMA
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“WHO IS ORACLE?” part five! The new Oracle has led the Birds of Prey all around Gotham City, forcing them to deal with the worst of what the city has to offer. Now Batgirl, Black Canary and Huntress will learn the reason when this impostor’s secrets are revealed! But Oracle isn’t the only one with a secret past…where did the mysterious Fenice come from, anyway?
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATMAN #12
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
Variant cover by TIM SALE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“I AM SUICIDE” part four! As Bane decimates Batman’s team, the Dark Knight must decide how far he’s willing to go—and who he’s willing to sacrifice—for those he left in Gotham City.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BATMAN #13
Written by TOM KING
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
Variant cover by TIM SALE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“I AM SUICIDE” conclusion! Batman and the remains of his team come face to face with Bane and the Psycho-Pirate in a final battle at Santa Prisca—and learn whether this was truly a suicide mission!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
BLUE BEETLE #4
Written by KEITH GIFFEN
Art and cover by SCOTT KOLINS
Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
The origin of Blue Beetle begins! Jaime relates the story of how he came to acquire the scarab on his back that grants him his powers and more is revealed about its magical foundation. Meanwhile, Ted Kord is tied up with a new arrival in El Paso—and wait till you see who it is!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
CYBORG #6
Written by JOHN SEMPER JR.
Art by ALLAN JEFFERSON
Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant cover by CARLOS D’ANDA
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“SHE-BORG!” With a fearsome high-tech terror cell threatening to invade the country, Cyborg participates in the creation of an experimental cybernetic female counterpart—code name She-Borg—whose abilities might exceed his own! But when the process ravages her memories, Cyborg must retrieve crucial national security secrets from her mind before it’s too late.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
CYBORG #7
Written by JOHN SEMPER JR.
Art by PAUL PELLETIER and TONY KORDOS
Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant covers by CARLOS D’ANDA
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“BIONIC BETRAYAL!” Captured and at the mercy of a terrorist cell, Cyborg must escape to prevent a powerful traitor from within S.T.A.R. Labs from using top secret alien technology to invade the Pentagon and unleash a new world war by seizing control of the nation’s most powerful nuclear weapons.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
DEATHSTROKE #8
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by ACO
Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE PROFESSIONAL” part eight! It’s the Man of Steel vs. the world’s deadliest assassin in the no-holds-barred finale to the “The Professional”!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
DEATHSTROKE #9
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art and cover by CARY NORD
Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“FOUR DAYS” part one! After Deathstroke’s family is shattered, Slade recalls the first time he and Wintergreen worked together—on a mission that changed both of their lives forever. Special guest artist Cary Nord illustrates this game-changing two-part adventure.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
DETECTIVE COMICS #946
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by JASON FABOK
Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE VICTIM SYNDICATE” part four! The Victim Syndicate is taking their message to the streets in an attempt to turn the citizens of Gotham City against Batman and his allies! They can fight villains, but what happens when the whole city turns against them?
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
DETECTIVE COMICS #947
Written by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ and RAUL FERNANDEZ
Cover by JASON FABOK
Variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Retailers: This issues will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE VICTIM SYNDICATE” conclusion! Has the First Victim succeeded in dividing and conquering Batman’s team? The final attack will come from someone they’d all put their faith in…
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
THE FLASH #12
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by DAVIDE GIANFELICE
Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“SPEED OF DARKNESS” part three! Time is running out for The Flash and Kid Flash as they race to help the Shade regain control of the Shadowlands, the dimension of pure darkness from which the Shade draws his terrible power, before it reaches our world and consumes the light forever.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
THE FLASH #13
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by NEIL GOOGE
Cover by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“DATE NIGHT”! It’s holiday season in Central City and Barry Allen goes on a date with a brand new sweetheart. But things never go as planned for The Flash, who finds himself saddled with an unexpected wingman.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
GREEN ARROW #12
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
Variant cover by NEAL ADAMS
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“EMERALD OUTLAW” part one! A major new storyline begins as Green Arrow returns to Seattle for a brand-new mission: reclaim the life he’s lost. But with Oliver Queen presumed dead, his fortune obliterated, his sister Emiko missing and Seattle’s police turning against him, death proves a bigger challenge than life for Green Arrow!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
GREEN ARROW #13
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
Variant cover by NEAL ADAMS
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“EMERALD OUTLAW” part two! Snow falls on Seattle as its mayoral race heats up with a rash of murders that implicate a deadly archer. As a city wonders what’s become of its Emerald Archer, Green Arrow and Black Canary race to rule out their prime suspect: Emiko Queen.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
GREEN LANTERNS #12
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES
Art by ROBSON ROCHA and JAY LEISTEN
Cover by ROBSON ROCHA and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE PHANTOM LANTERN” part four! The Phantom Lantern teams with a villain from Jessica’s past to destroy the rookie Green Lantern and her partner, but a bigger danger to the entire Corps might be using this new threat as a distraction for an attack on a far greater scale!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
GREEN LANTERNS #13
Written by SAM HUMPHRIES
Art by RONAN CLIQUET
Cover by ROBSON ROCHA and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
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“THE PHANTOM LANTERN” part five! The Phantom Lantern controls all aspects of the emotional spectrum, but can Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz figure out which of those powers can also defeat their new enemy?
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN
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“BOTTLED LIGHT” part three! Trapped in a bottle by Larfleeze, the combined Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps find themselves in a race against time to escape from their bottled world as Kyle Rayner searches for a way to reunite with the Corps!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARRAGONA
Variant cover by KEVIN NOWLAN
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“BOTTLED LIGHT” part four! The Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps form an uneasy alliance as they try to escape Larfleeze’s clutches while Hal Jordan begins a new mission to help resurrect the nearly extinct Blue Lanterns.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
HARLEY QUINN #9
Written by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by BRANDON PETERSON
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by FRANK CHO
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
In issue #9, can anyone truly understand the mind of the world’s craziest psychiatrist? Harley’s about to get a shrink of her very own…what are the odds he won’t go insane himself?
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
HARLEY QUINN #10
Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI and
Art by MORITAT and others
Cover by AMANDA CONNER
Variant cover by FRANK CHO
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
Come spend the holidays with Harley in issue #10’s collection of wintry short stories—just don’t expect to make it to New Year’s in one piece!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
THE HELLBLAZER #5
Written by SIMON OLIVER
Art by PIA GUERRA
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Variant cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“The Poison Truth” part five! John’s gotten the djinn off his back, at least for the moment. Now he needs Mercury. As they leave English shores behind, it’s time for a heart-to-heart as Mercury tells John what happened to her while Swamp Thing was battling the Rot.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
JUSTICE LEAGUE #10
Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by NEIL EDWARDS and DANIEL HENRIQUES
Cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Retailers: This issues will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“OUTBREAK” part three! The identity of the Justice League’s mysterious new villain is revealed as the League uncovers a shocking connection to the Kindred invasion. This mysterious new foe ups the ante by releasing dozens of the team’s enemies from prisons around the world!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
JUSTICE LEAGUE #11
Written by BRYAN HITCH
Art by NEIL EDWARDS and DANIEL HENRIQUES
Cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
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“OUTBREAK” conclusion! Beaten, battered and outnumbered, the Justice League faces utter annihilation when Amazo and a host of the team’s deadliest enemies are released from prisons around the world as part of one man’s revenge against the world’s greatest superheroes.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
NEW SUPER-MAN #6
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC and RICHARD FRIEND
Cover by VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC
Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“MADE IN CHINA” conclusion! Kong Kenan is in the fight of his life against the insane Human Firecracker and his Starro bomb! New Super-Man must confront his darkest demons as he tries to save the Bat-Man and Wonder-Woman of China! Alliances will be tested, heroes will be forged—and the shocking fate of Kenan’s family is revealed!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED
NIGHTWING #10
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art and cover by MARCUS TO
Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
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“BLUDHAVEN” part one! Following “Night of the Monster Men” and his battle with Raptor, Nightwing heads to Blüdhaven for a fresh start. But that doesn’t last long when he runs into a crew of former Bat-villains!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
NIGHTWING #11
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art and covers by MARCUS TO
Variant covers by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
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“BLUDHAVEN” part two! They call themselves the Run-Offs! And now, this group of villains that Batman and Nightwing ran out of Gotham City plan to do the same to the former Boy Wonder! But can he find the serial killer terrorizing the city before the Run-Offs catch up with him?
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by DEXTER SOY
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CAM SMITH
Variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA
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“DARK TRINITY” part five! Red Hood and Artemis team up against a rampaging Bizarro—and it’s a race against the clock to save him—and the city—from Black Mask’s mind-controlling techno-organic virus!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
SUPERGIRL #4
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art and cover by BRIAN CHING
Variant cover by BENGAL
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“REIGN OF THE CYBORG SUPERMEN” part four! Supergirl struggles to escape the perverse reincarnation of Argo City as her father, the Cyborg Superman, attacks National City and her new home with the DEO! To face her ultimate test as a hero, Kara must let go of her past and embrace the future.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
SUPERMAN #12
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
Variant cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
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“SINISTER PURPOSE” part one! Frankenstein has come to Hamilton County, home of Superman, and Hell has come with him. It’s Man of Steel vs. the Monster to save the life of someone in the town with a horrifying secret.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
SUPERMAN #13
Written by PETER J. TOMASI and PATRICK GLEASON
Art and cover by DOUG MAHNKE and JAIME MENDOZA
Variant cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
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“SINISTER PURPOSE” part two ! Here comes the Bride and her four arms are loaded with weapons. And on what side of those guns is Lois Lane going to be? The mystery of one of the citizens of Hamilton will be exposed with monstrous consequences for all.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
SUPERWOMAN #5
Written by PHIL JIMENEZ
Art by PHIL JIMENEZ and MATT SANTORELLI
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by BEN OLIVER
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“WHO IS SUPERWOMAN?” part five! With her powers killing her every time she uses them, Superwoman must work with Steel to mount a last-ditch counterattack as Ultra Woman lays siege to Metropolis! Will Lana Lang be the second Superwoman to die protecting the City of Tomorrow?
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
TEEN TITANS #3
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and cover by JONBOY MEYERS
Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
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“DAMIAN KNOWS BEST” part three! After Ra’s al Ghul and the Demon land a devastating blow against the Teen Titans, the team is forced to regroup. Facing an enemy that knows them better than they know themselves, what chance does this young team have? And how can they trust Damian after everything he’s put them through?
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
TITANS #6
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Variant cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“THE RETURN OF WALLY WEST” part six! After making the ultimate sacrifice for his friends, Wally West finds himself lost in the Speed Force with no hope of return! Has Wally’s run come to a sudden end? Don’t miss the conclusion to this stunning first arc!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
TRINITY #4
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Art and cover by CLAY MANN
Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
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“BETTER TOGETHER” part four! The trio’s tribulations have turned the Black Mercy’s gift into a world of nightmares that give birth to a horror that can only be called the White Mercy. And what scares Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman could destroy the world!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
WONDER WOMAN #12
Written by GREG RUCKA
Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
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“YEAR ONE” part five! The threat is named, and now Wonder Woman and her new allies must rise to meet the coming darkness.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
WONDER WOMAN #13
Written by GREG RUCKA
Art by MATTHEW CLARK
Cover by LIAM SHARP
Variant cover by JENNY FRISON
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“BETWEEN THE LIES AND THE TRUTH”! Following the conclusion of “The Lies,” Steve Trevor must grapple with revelations about not only Wonder Woman, but himself as well!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
ALL STAR BATMAN #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Superstar writer Scott Snyder explodes into an all-new Batman series alongside legendary artist John Romita Jr., in this pencils-only DIRECTOR’S CUT of the smash-hit ALL STAR BATMAN #1. Batman must take Two-Face to a destination outside of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has a two of spades up his sleeve. Every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide is on their tails with one goal: kill Batman! Handcuffed together on the road to hell, this is Batman and Two-Face as you’ve never seen them before!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 64 pg, FC, $5.99 US • RATED T
SUICIDE SQUAD #1 DIRECTOR’S CUT
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art by JIM LEE and JASON FABOK
Cover by JIM LEE
Superstar artists Jim Lee and Jason Fabok join writer Rob Williams to bring you a new vision of the Suicide Squad in this new pencils-only DIRECTOR’S CUT special! As “The Black Vault” begins, a mysterious cosmic item falls out of the heavens and into enemy hands, and America has only one option: Task Force X, Amanda Waller’s strike team of incarcerated super-criminals. A one-stop-shop for plausibly deniable espionage and ultra-violence, this “Suicide Squad” only handles missions they’re not expected to survive.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 64 pg, FC, $5.99 US • RATED T+
CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #3
Written by GERARD WAY and JON RIVERA
Art and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING
Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER
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Cave and his ad hoc team of spelunkers (his daughter Chloe and best-bud mechanic Jack Wheeler) have answered the call to adventure! But as they search for the lost city of Muldroog, Cave’s employer sends a crack team of his own in the latest in subterranean transportation: the Mighty Mole MK 2, led by a famed explorer from Cave’s past. And it looks like they’re out for more than just the return of EBX property…
This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
DOOM PATROL #4
Written by GERARD WAY
Art and cover by NICK DERINGTON
Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER
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Everything is getting stranger and stranger for Casey Brinke. The secrets she’s learned about her true origin do a little to explain the bizarre new surroundings she finds herself in, but not why she’s attracting the members of Doom Patrol like so many flies. Also, find out the secret ingredient that makes Danny Burgers so delicious!
This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US MATURE READERS
MOTHER PANIC #2
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art and cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS
Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER
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Mother Panic is on the hunt, which means Violet Paige is out on the town, making a splash among Gotham City’s elite. But what role do missing kids play in her thirst for vengeance? And what does her target have to do with the mysterious death of her father?
This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL #3
Written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI
Art by MARLEY ZARCONE
Cover by BECKY CLOONAN
Variant cover by PAUL RENTLER
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Trying to settle into her new life as an Earth girl, Shade finds the body she has taken over doesn’t have the same skills as it did when its previous inhabitant was in charge. It’s bad enough that her swim team hates her, but now she can’t perform in the water at all. Can Shade find anyone she can trust to give her guidance before the madness takes over and exposes her as an alien to the entire school?
This issue features a variant cover by Paul Rentler that combines with this month’s other variant covers from DC’S Young Animal to form a single image.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US — GROUND ZERO #1
Written by CHRIS SEBELA
Art by POP MHAN and TOM DERENICK
Cover by BEN OLIVER
Variant cover by MATTHEW CLARK
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Don’t miss the start of this new series bridging the gap between the recently concluded INJUSTICE digital first series and the upcoming Injustice 2 game! The story of the first INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US videogame is told in comic book format for the first time, but from the skewed perspective of Harley Quinn. As heroes from the parallel Earth arrive to tip the balance against Superman’s regime, Harley’s determined to cause her own brand of mayhem with her newly formed Joker Clan!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US — GROUND ZERO #2
Written by CHRIS SEBELA
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE
Cover by BEN OLIVER
When a violent protest against Superman’s regime breaks out on the streets of Gotham City, Sinestro arrives to put down the participants by any means necessary. But the timely appearance of Wonder Woman and Green Arrow from the parallel Earth prevents a possible slaughter. Meanwhile, on the streets, Harley and her gang plan to use the cover of the riot to strike a blow against Superman…until parallel Earth Batman shows up!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
SUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER #1
Written by MARIKO TAMAKI
Art and cover by JOELLE JONES
Flying and crushing coal into diamonds may come easy, but try popping a Kryptonian zit! Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) teams with Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) for a coming-of-age tale like you’ve never seen before. But while growing pains shake up Kara’s world, a deadly earthquake rocks the small town of Midvale beneath her feet! The Girl of Steel has a choice: let her world die, or overcome her adolescent insecurities and be super!
PRESTIGE FORMAT • On sale DECEMBER 28 • 48 pg, FC, 1 of 4, $5.99 US • RATED T
HAWKMAN AND ADAM STRANGE: OUT OF TIME #3
Written by MARC ANDREYKO
Art by AARON LOPRESTI and LIVESAY
Cover by AARON LOPRESTI
With both Adam Strange and Hawkman on the run as intergalactic fugitives with bounties on their heads, the march to war between Thanagar and Rann intensifies! In order to stop it, the heroes must secretly try to unravel who—or what—is instigating hostilities while dodging pursuit from all corners of the universe! And if you thought you knew Despero, you were wrong!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T
MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO #3
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by ACO
With Henry Bendix’s trap sprung, it’ll be a long road for Midnighter to be reunited with Apollo—and the path will take him straight through the gates of Hell itself!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T+
DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #7
Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by ANDY KUBERT and KLAUS JANSON
Minicomic art by FRANK MILLER
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
1:10 Robin variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
1:25 variant cover by KLAUS JANSON
1:50 variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON
1:100 variant cover by FRANK MILLER
1:500 variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Retailers: This issue will ship with six covers. Please see the order form for details. This item is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
Batman and Superman are back together again—but is their reunion too late?
RESOLICIT • On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32-page comic – 6.375” x 10.1875” • 16-page minicomic – 5.5” x 8.5”, FC, 7 of 8, $5.99 US
DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #7 COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Written by FRANK MILLER and BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by ANDY KUBERT, KLAUS JANSON and FRANK MILLER
Sketch cover by JIM LEE
Retailers: This item is resolicited. All previous orders are cancelled.
This oversized paper-over-boards COLLECTOR’S EDITION features both stories from DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #7 at the same size, with cover art that’s a pencils-only version of Jim Lee’s 1:500 variant cover.
RESOLICIT • On sale JANUARY 4 • 40 pg, FC, 7 of 8, 7.0625” x 10.1875”, $12.99 US
BATMAN ’66 MEETS STEED AND MRS. PEEL #6
Written by IAN EDGINTON
Art by MATTHEW DOW SMITH
Cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Steed and Robin team up to save the day from a double-decker demise when Ffogg’s poison gas pellets are paired with one of Mr. Freeze’s coolest contraptions yet. The Cybernauts’ future is decided as our dynamic duos reveal the true nature of their leader! Two classic television pairs team-up for the final time as our epic comes to an exciting conclusion. Co-published with BOOM! Studios.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, 6 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #20
Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT
Art by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, MIRKA ANDOLFO and LAURA BRAGA
Cover by ANT LUCIA
After a flashback to the 1936 Olympics, learn how Vixen and Hawkgirl helped Amanda Waller form the Bombshells. Then, it’s back to the present, where Vixen invites Batwoman, Renee Montoya and Catwoman to her queendom in Zambesi. There they uncover the truth behind a dig site’s mysteriously engraved—and dangerously alive—mechanical beasts!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
DEADMAN: DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE #2
Written by SARAH VAUGHN
Art by LAN MEDINA
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
The bimonthly miniseries continues! After Deadman and Adelia’s sudden disappearance, Berenice begins to unlock the mysteries of Glencourt Manor. With evil lurking around every corner, Berenice longs to confide in her boyfriend Nathan about what she has discovered, but she fears what he may think of her…instead, Berenice finds a sympathetic ear in Sam, who shows Berenice what it means to be a true friend.
Prestige format • On sale DECEMBER 7 • 48 pg, FC, 2 of 3, $5.99 US • RATED T
EARTH 2: SOCIETY #19
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Fury’s gamble has paid off! Earth-2 is born again, but it’s not the world the heroes remember. As outsiders and the only people alive who know what existed before, they struggle to make sense of their new surroundings. On the surface, it seems to be a glorious new world—but from underneath, a hidden menace surfaces.
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER #4
Written by BECKY CLOONAN, BRENDEN FLETCHER and KARL KERSCHL
Art by ADAM ARCHER, MSASSYK and SANDRA HOPE
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
When a member of Detective Club is forced to stand trial for expulsion, the rest of the gang must rally for a rescue. But clues thrust them on a search for the mysterious Book of Gotham, and the gang learns there are more terrifying things at Gotham Academy than getting kicked out!
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
HE-MAN/THUNDERCATS #3
Written by ROB DAVID and LLOYD GOLDFINE
Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II
The ThunderCats team up to combat a new foe: Skeletor! And as young King Lion-O battles this evil from another world, he distracts Skeletor from an important fight against Mumm-Ra. With the Power of Grayskull hanging in the balance, who can possibly turn the tide of battle?
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T
RAVEN #4
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by ALISSON BORGES, DIOGENES NEVES and RUY JOSE
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
“THE WHITE CARNIVAL” part four! When a strange new group of masked villains takes credit for the glowing orb and holds the entire city of San Francisco for ransom, Raven is forced to confront them head-on! Are they any match for the daughter of Trigon? And is there more going on here than meets the eye?
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
SIXPACK AND DOGWELDER: HARD-TRAVELIN’ HEROZ #5
Written by GARTH ENNIS
Art by RUSS BRAUN
Cover by STEVE DILLON
The world—maybe even the universe—is in big trouble this time, as a distant star threatens to destroy all we know. Who can save us? Could it be Hawkman? The Flash? The Justice League? Perhaps NASA can stop this catastrophe. Otherwise, we might need to ask Sixpack, Dogwelder and the gang to intervene, and the only legit hero who will even admit to knowing them is Constantine—and he’s been kind of a jerk the whole time they’ve known him.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, 5 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T+
SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED: EL DIABLO AND AMANDA WALLER #5
Written by JAI NITZ and VITA AYALA
Art by CLIFF RICHARDS and MATT MERHOFF
Cover by MIKE HUDDLESTON
El Diablo, Azucar and Xolotl fight a Suicide Squad reloaded! It’s a bad-guy battle that only gets more complicated when the heroes arrive! El Diablo and his friends barely escape only to be trapped by Deadshot! And, in a tale starring Amanda Waller, the Wall is back in her role as deprogrammer and tasked with cracking a catatonic agent who has vital intel on the Squad’s current mission. The clock is ticking when Amanda finds herself exposed to a toxin that may take her, and the whole team, down the rabbit hole.
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+
VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND #3
Written by GARY PHILLIPS
Art by ELENA CASAGRANDE
Cover by MITCH GERADS
Donny has landed in hot water. Both literally and figuratively. The trail of his girlfriend’s killer has led him into a dangerous conspiracy, and the cops now think he’s a murderer himself. The only way out is to take a jump in the Pacific Ocean, but the mysterious assassin Spectros is going to make sure that the Southland Vigilante never comes up for air.
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 6, $3.99 US • RATED T+
THE FLINTSTONES #6
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by CARLOS D’ANDA
Variant cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
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The Great Gazoo is working on his report card for the human race, and so far humanity has earned a big fat “F.” When the Church of Gerard starts selling Indulgences, Bedrock descends into violence and debauchery. Meanwhile, a miner gets trapped at Slate’s Quarry. Might there be an honest citizen in this burgeoning civilization willing to come to his rescue?
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
FUTURE QUEST #8
Written by JEFF PARKER
Art and cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Variant cover by DAVE JOHNSON
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The time of reckoning is here—Omnikron, the interstellar destroyer, has come to Earth! The Impossibles race to help a barely living Space Ghost, while Mightor and Birdman battle the massive entity—and the scientists who understand it are trapped in the secret base of F.E.A.R. As the heroes face a force beyond anything the world has seen, the kids they left safely behind hatch a bold plan…
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #8
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art and cover by HOWARD PORTER
Variant cover by IVAN REIS
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Escaping Mall-Mart took a toll on Scooby and friends—particularly on Fred, whose broken leg needs more attention than the Mystery Machine’s rinky-dink first aid kit can provide. The gang needs to find a hospital stat—but Velma would rather let Fred’s leg crumble to dust than fight more bloodthirsty creatures. But wait—are those paramedics? Nurses? Are they at least friendly? No? Really?
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
SUPER POWERS #2
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
Superman has been defeated by Lex Luthor—or so the evil mastermind thinks! Trapped in a Kryptonite fortress under the sea, our hero is fading fast—but he can’t be defeated when his friends have his back! And while he is recovering, a new Kryptonian arrives on the scene! Plus, something weird has come to Central City. The Flash might provide some answers…if you can keep up!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED E
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #76
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by SCOTT JERALDS
Cover by WALTER CARZON and HORACIO OTTOLINI
Shhhh! The local library is being haunted by a pair of ghostwriters—namely, the ghosts of William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe! Can Scooby and the gang capture these poetic poltergeists before they make off with the library’s priceless collection of rare manuscripts? And, even more important as the gang chases madly around the library…can they do it very, very quietly?
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #21
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA
It’s hard enough for Scooby and the gang to crack the mystery of a Dickensian Yuletide ghost…but it’s harder with “help” from Mystery, Inc.’s newest member: Harley Quinn! Harley’s decided to try a new career as a ghost-busting detective—and when she swings that giant mallet, nobody’s going to tell her “no.” But the gang doesn’t suspect the real reason for Harley’s relocation: She’s on the run after a “lover’s spat” with The Joker—and Mistah J wants her back!
On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
LOONEY TUNES #234
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by ROBERT POPE and SCOTT MCRAE
Cover by DAVE ALVAREZ
Yosemite Sam, that crooked riverboat gambler, is an old hand at dealing off the bottom, top and even the sides of the deck, so he figures Porky Pig will be an easy mark in a rigged game of poker. After all, Porky has a hard enough time remembering what game they’re playing! But between Porky’s uncanny luck and Sam’s assorted mishaps, it isn’t long before card-shark Sam finds himself fleeing from sharks of a different kind.
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E
TEEN TITANS GO! #19
Written by HEATHER NUHFER, PAUL MORRISSEY and IVAN COHEN
Art by MARCELO DICHIARA
Cover by DAN HIPP
The prank war to end all prank wars has erupted in Titans Tower, but for some reason, Beast Boy seems to be out-pranking everyone—he even dodged Cyborg’s barrage of stankballs. It’s like he knows what pranks are coming before they even happen. That’s because, unknown to the other Titans, Beast Boy has a new power: he can smell into the future! But what happens when Beast Boy gets a whiff of…the apocalypse?!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED E • DIGITAL FIRST
MAD #543
Written and illustrated by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
Blank variant cover
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The end is near for this year—which means it’s time for MAD’s “20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2016.” And you (or your favorite artist) can drawn the 21st dumbest item on the list on this issue’s special blank variant cover!
On sale DECEMBER 21 • 56 pg, FC, $5.99 US
DIRECT CURRENTS #1
Cover by JASON FABOK
Retailers: See Order Form for ordering information.
Direct Currents is the new, FREE quarterly magazine that brings you into the world of DC with exclusive sneak peeks of every title—starting with the top-secret Justice League/Suicide Squad crossover event coming in December! Plus: Get a first look at the all-new SUPER SONS series starring the offspring of Superman and Batman, and new info on the second wave of Rebirth titles!
RETROSOLICITED • On sale NOVEMBER 30 • 32 pg, 8.125” x 10.875”, FC, FREE
AQUAMAN VOL. 1: THE DROWNING TP
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by SCOT EATON, BRAD WALKER, ANDREW HENNESSY, PHILIPPE BRIONNES and others
Cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
Aquaman, the King of Atlantis, has never found a true home in either of the worlds that he was born of. In these tales from AQUAMAN: REBIRTH #1 and issues #1-7 of the new series, the King of Atlantis attempts to broker a peace between Atlantis and the surface, but this noble quest might force Aquaman to choose whether to live his life above the waves, or below them. Plus, Black Manta makes his bloody return and seeks to destroy everything and everyone Aquaman loves!
On sale JANUARY 11 • 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
BATMAN VOL. 1: I AM GOTHAM TP
Written by TOM KING an