DC Finest is a line of full-color trade paperbacks from DC Comics . Announced at 2024's ComicsPRO Comics Conference,[ 1] their stated intention is to be "affordably priced, large-size paperback collections" providing "a new line of comprehensive collections of the most in-demand periods, genres, and characters from across DC history".[ 2]
The first DC Finest release: Batman Year One & Two
This is similar to Marvel's Epic Collection , which launched in 2013.
As well as covering DC's major heroes, and offering a line devoted to company-wide events, the books allow fans to "curate collections of their favorite tales from specific genres, which may include science fiction, romance, war, westerns, horror, and other genres", in addition featuring reprinted comics for the first time.[ 3]
Ten books were announced for release in November and December of 2024, with a further 35 for 2025.
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
1939–1941
Bob Kane , Bill Finger
Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
616
27 Jan 2026
Detective Comics #27 cover: 978-1799506706
Red Skies
1985–1986
Batman #386–400, Annual #10
Detective Comics #553–567
Secret Origins #6
Doug Moench
Gene Colan , Tom Mandrake , Klaus Janson
656
2 Sep 2025
Detective Comics #556 cover: 978-1799502739
Year One & Two
1986–1987
Batman #401–412, Annual #11
Detective Comics #568–579
Frank Miller , Mike Barr
David Mazzucchelli , Alan Davis
632
5 Nov 2024
Batman #405 cover: 978-1779528353
The Killing Joke and Other Stories
1987–1988
Alan Moore , Mike Barr
Brian Bolland
608
20 May 2025
Batman: The Killing Joke cover: 978-1799501459
A Death in the Family
1988–1989
Batman #423–429, Annual #12
Batman: The Cult #1–4
Detective Comics #590–595, Annual #1
Jim Starlin
Jim Aparo , Mike DeCarlo
648
21 Apr 2026
Batman: A Death in the Family TPB cover: 978-1799508571
Blind Justice
1989
Batman #430-435, Annual #13
Detective Comics #596–603
Secret Origins #36 & #39
Sam Hamm , Alan Grant
Denys Cowan , Dick Giordano
672
14 Jul 2026
Batman: Blind Justice TPB cover: 978-1799513162
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
How Many Times Can a Guy Die?
1967–1977
Strange Adventures #205–216
Aquaman #50–52
Justice League of America #94
The Brave and the Bold #79, 86, 104, 133
The Phantom Stranger #33, 39–41
World's Finest #223, 227
The Forever People #9–10
Challengers of the Unknown #74
Superman #183
Arnold Drake , Neal Adams, Bob Haney
Neal Adams
576
24 Mar 2026
Strange Adventures #207 cover: 978-1799507710
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
Birth of the Demon
1972–TBC
The Demon (vol. 1) #1–16
The Brave and the Bold #109, 137
Batman Family #17
Detective Comics #482-485
Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #280-282
Jack Kirby , Jim Starlin, Bob Rozakis
Jack Kirby, Juan Manuel Ortiz
576
24 Feb 2026
The Demon #1 cover: 978-1799507437
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The World's Strangest Heroes
1963–1966
Arnold Drake
Bruno Premiani , Bob Brown
624
11 Feb 2025
Doom Patrol #94 cover: 978-1799500353
The Death of the Doom Patrol!
1966–1979
Arnold Drake
Bruno Premiani
584
13 Jan 2026
Doom Patrol #121 cover: 978-1799506690
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Human Thunderbolt
1956–1961
Robert Kanigher , John Broome
Carmine Infantino , Joe Kubert
632
26 Nov 2024
Showcase #4 cover: 978-1779528360
The Fastest Man Dead
1970–1974
The Flash #200–204, 206–212, 214–229
World's Finest Comics #198
The Brave and the Bold #99
Robert Kanigher, Cary Bates
Irv Novick
584
14 Apr 2026
The Flash #209 cover: 978-1799503026
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
When the Old Gods Die
1970-1971
The New Gods #1–4, and more
* Mister Miracle #1–4
The Forever People #1–5
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–141
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #115
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta
592
23 Jun 2026
New Gods #1 cover: 978-1799508311
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Longbow Hunters
1987–1988
Mike Grell
Mike Grell, Ed Hannigan , Dick Giordano
544
21 Jan 2025
Green Arrow (vol. 2) #1 cover: 978-1779529916
The Trial of Oliver Queen
1988–1989
Green Arrow (vol. 2) #9–20, Annual #2
The Question Annual #2
Secret Origins #38
Black Canary stories from Action Comics #609–616, 624–635
Mike Baron, Roger Stern
Mike Grell
632
10 Feb 2026
Green Arrow (vol. 2) #12 cover: 978-1799510246
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Defeat of Green Lantern
1963−1965
John Broome , Gardner Fox
Gil Kane , Joe Giella
600
3 Dec 2024
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #26 cover: 978-1779528483
Earth's Other Green Lantern
1965−1968
The Flash (vol. 1) #168
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #40–61
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #69
John Broome, Gardner Fox
Gil Kane, Sid Greene
600
18 Nov 2025
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #59 cover: 978-1799503262
Hard-Traveling Heroes
1969–1971
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #76–82
The Flash (vol. 1) #191
World's Finest Comics #201
Dennis O'Neil
Neal Adams
601
28 Jul 2026
Green Lantern (vol. 2) #76 cover: 978-1799510277
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
Birth of the Mirth
1993–2001
Paul Dini , Karl Kesel
Bruce Timm
624
18 Feb 2025
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love 2nd printing cover: 978-1799500483
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Last Ha Ha
1969–1981
* Batman #251, 260, 286, 291–294, 321
Detective Comics #475–476, 504
Justice League of America #77
Wonder Woman #280–283
The Brave and the Bold #111, 118, 129–130, 141
Dennis O'Neil , Bob Haney , Elliot S. Maggin
Frank Springer , John Calnan
560
28 Apr 2026
Batman #251 cover: 978-1799510253
Justice League of America
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Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
Starro the Conqueror
1960-1963
The Brave and the Bold #28–30
Justice League of America #1–19
Mystery in Space #75
Gardner Fox
Mike Sekowsky , Sid Greene , Bernard Sachs
624
31 Mar 2026
The Brave And The Bold #28 cover: 978-1799507734
The Bridge Between Earths
1966–1969
Gardner Fox
Mike Sekowsky, Sid Greene, Dick Dillin
616
19 Nov 2024
Justice League of America #56 cover: 978-1779528377
The Return
1985−1986
Gerry Conway
Luke McDonnell , Bill Wray
584
5 Aug 2025
Justice League of America: The Detroit Era omnibus cover: 978-1799502449
Justice Society of America
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Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
For America and Democracy
1940–1942
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Mayer , Jack Burnley
632
3 Dec 2024
All-Star Comics #4 cover: 978-1779528476
The Plunder of the Psycho–Pirate
1942–1945
Joe Gallagher, Stan Aschmeier
600
8 Jul 2025
All-Star Comics #23 cover: 978-1799502074
Legion of Super-Heroes
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Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Origin of Plastic Man
1941–1944
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
584
4 Mar 2025
Plastic Man #1 cover: 978-1799500650
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Origin of Robin
TBC
Batman #184, 192, 202, 213, 227, 229-231, 234-236, 239-242, 244-245, 248-250, 252, 254, 259
Detective Comics #342, 386, 390-391, 394-395, 398-403, 445, 447, 450-451
Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #111, 130
World's Finest Comics #141, 147, 195, 200
TBC
TBC
TBC
16 Jun 2026
Detective Comics #342 cover: 978-1799508298
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
Trial by Fire
1986–1988
John Ostrander , Len Wein
Luke McDonnell
560
11 Mar 2025
Suicide Squad #2 cover: 978-1799500759
The Nightshade Odyssey
1988–1991
Suicide Squad #11–20, Annual #1, and more
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1
The Flash (vol. 2) #12
Manhunter #1, 6
Justice League International #13
Deadshot #1–4
Checkmate (vol. 1) #8
John Ostrander
Luke McDonnell
601
21 Jul 2026
Suicide Squad #14 cover: 978-1799508595
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Super-Dog from Krypton
1954–1955
Otto Binder
John Sikela, Curt Swan
544
13 May 2025
Adventure Comics #210 cover: 978-1799501367
Subtitle
Years covered
Issues collected
Writers
Artists
Pgs.
Pub. date
ISBN
The Hangman Never Loses
1970–1972
Western themed stories from:
Robert Kanigher, John Albano
Joe Kubert, Tony DiZunga
600
10 Mar 2026
All-Star Western (vol. 2) #5 cover: 978-1799507727
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Subtitle
Years covered
Pub. date
ISBN
Batman
Year One & Two
1986–1987
5 Nov 2024
978-1779528353
Superman
The First Superhero
1938–1940
5 Nov 2024
978-1779528339
Wonder Woman
Origins & Omens
2007–2009
12 Nov 2024
978-1779528346
Justice League of America
The Bridge Between Earths
1966–1969
19 Nov 2024
978-1779528377
The Flash
The Human Thunderbolt
1956–1961
26 Nov 2024
978-1779528360
Green Lantern
The Defeat of Green Lantern
1963−1965
3 Dec 2024
978-1779528483
Justice Society of America
For America and Democracy
1940–1942
3 Dec 2024
978-1779528476
Events
Zero Hour: Part One
1994
10 Dec 2024
978-1779528506
Legion of Super-Heroes
Zap Goes the Legion
1968–1974
10 Dec 2024
978-1779528490
Catwoman
Life Lines
1988–1994
17 Dec 2024
978-1779528469
Aquaman
King of Atlantis
1956–1962
7 Jan 2025
978-1779529893
Supergirl
The Girl of Steel
1959–1962
14 Jan 2025
978-1779529909
Green Arrow
The Longbow Hunters
1987–1988
21 Jan 2025
978-1779529916
Teen Titans
The Judas Contract
1983–1984
4 Feb 2025
978-1799500254
Doom Patrol
The World's Strangest Heroes
1963–1966
11 Feb 2025
978-1799500353
Harley Quinn
Birth of the Mirth
1993–2001
18 Feb 2025
978-1799500483
Plastic Man
The Origin of Plastic Man
1941–1944
4 Mar 2025
978-1799500650
Suicide Squad
Trial by Fire
1986–1988
11 Mar 2025
978-1799500759
Team-Ups
Chase to the End of Time
1978–1979
18 Mar 2025
978-1799500827
Peacemaker
Kill For Peace
1966–1993
1 Apr 2025
978-1799500988
Batgirl
Nobody Dies Tonight
2000–2002
8 Apr 2025
978-1799501046
Superman Family
The Giant Turtle Man
1960–1961
15 Apr 2025
978-1799501107
Events
Zero Hour: Part Two
1994
6 May 2025
978-1799501305
Superboy
The Super-Dog from Krypton
1954–1955
13 May 2025
978-1799501367
Batman
The Killing Joke and Other Stories
1987–1988
20 May 2025
978-1799501459
Superman
Kryptonite Nevermore
1970–1971
3 Jun 2025
978-1799501657
Catwoman
Vengeance and Vindication
1994–1996
10 Jun 2025
978-1799501756
Metamorpho
The Element Man
1965–1972
17 Jun 2025
978-1799501848
Wonder Woman
The Legend of Wonder Woman
1983–1986
1 Jul 2025
978-1799502012
Justice Society of America
The Plunder of the Psycho–Pirate
1942–1945
8 Jul 2025
978-1799502074
Science Fiction
The Gorilla World
1953–1954
15 Jul 2025
978-1799502159
Justice League of America
The Return
1985−1986
5 Aug 2025
978-1799502449
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight
1964−1972
12 Aug 2025
978-1799502487 }
Hawkman
Wings Across Time
1961−1966
19 Aug 2025
978-1799502500
Batman
Red Skies
1985–1986
2 Sep 2025
978-1799502739
Horror
The Devil's Doorway
1969−1970
9 Sep 2025
978-1799502807
The Spectre
The Wrath of the Spectre
1965-1988
16 Sep 2025
978-1799502814
Static
Playing With Fire
1993−1994
7 Oct 2025
978-1799502944
Supergirl
Body & Soul
1996−1998
14 Oct 2025
978-1799510260
Events
Crisis On Infinite Earths: Part One
1985−1986
21 Oct 2025
978-1799503040
Super Friends
The Fury of the Super Foes
1976–1979
4 Nov 2025
978-1799503163
War
The Big Five Arrive
1957
11 Nov 2025
978-1799503248
Green Lantern
Earth's Other Green Lantern
1965−1968
18 Nov 2025
978-1799503262
Superman
The Invisible Luthor
1940−1941
2 Dec 2025
978-1799503323
Wonder Woman
Introducing Wonder Woman
1942−1943
9 Dec 2025
978-1799503361
Doom Patrol
The Death of the Doom Patrol!
1966–1979
13 Jan 2026
978-1799506690
Batman
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
1939–1941
27 Jan 2026
978-1799506706
Wonder Woman
Enter the Cheetah
1943–1944
3 Feb 2026
9781799507444
Green Arrow
The Trial of Oliver Queen
1988–1989
10 Feb 2026
978-1799510246
Superman
Time And Time Again
1990–1991
17 Feb 2026
978-1799501657
The Demon
Birth of the Demon
1972–TBC
24 Feb 2026
978-1799507437
Western
The Hangman Never Loses
1970–1972
10 Mar 2026
978-1799507727
Deadman
How Many Times Can a Guy Die?
1967–1977
24 Mar 2026
9781799507710
Justice League of America
Starro the Conqueror
1960–1963
31 Mar 2026
978-1799507734
The Flash
The Fastest Man Dead
1970–1974
14 Apr 2026
978-1799503026
Batman
A Death in the Family
1988–1989
21 Apr 2026
978-1799508571
The Joker
The Last Ha Ha
1975–2019
28 Apr 2026
978-1799510253
Wonder Woman
Dawn Before Darkness
2009–2010
12 May 2026
978-1799508113
Sgt. Rock
The Rock of Easy Co.
1959–1961
19 May 2026
978-1799508090
Superman
The Last Days of Superman
1950–1951
26 May 2026
978-1799507420
Team-Ups
The Impossible Escape
TBC
9 Jun 2026
978-1799508304
Robin
The Origin of Robin
TBC
16 Jun 2026
978-1799508298
Fourth World
When the Old Gods Die
1970–1971
23 Jun 2026
978-1799508311
Batman
Blind Justice
1989–TBC
14 Jul 2026
978-1799513162
Suicide Squad
The Nightshade Odyssey
1988–1991
21 Jul 2026
978-1799508595
Green Lantern
Hard-Traveling Heroes
1969–1971
28 Jul 2026
978-1799510277