Titles Left to Add (03 to go.) (JLA Classified 1-3, Seven Soldiers, The War Games Storyarc.)
Background Reading
Crisis on Infinite Earths TPB (The original Crisis story from 1985. Crisis on Infinite Earths outlines the existence of the Multiverse, and the consolidation of those Earth’s into the single unified Earth we now read about in Post-Crisis DCU. This book lays the groundwork for Infinite Crisis.)
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day (The Death of Donna Troy, sets up the structure of Teen Titans and Outsiders for the next few years. Until Infinite Crisis that is.)
Teen Titans 001-019 (Following on from Graduation day, the most recent run of Teen Titans helps establish the DC Universe, and includes a preview of what the world could end up like following the Crisis.)
Superman-Batman 001-018 (Superman-Batman contains both the President Luthor storyarc, aswell as Captain Atom’s dimension jump into the Wildstorm Universe. The second arc in the title features Supergirl’s arrival on Earth, and her introduction to the rest of the DCU. It’s also during the Supergirl arc that Darkseid is pushed into the Source Wall by Superman.)
Pre-Identity Crisis
Batman, The 12-Cent Adventure (War Games Prelude. Spoiler attempts to take down Junior. Batman attends a dinner when Kobra arrive. Onyx and Orpheus meet with Junior. Nightwing is in Bludhaven with Tarantula. Penguin, Deadshot and Hellhound arrive at the gang meeting. Catwoman watches the meeting with Spoiler. Zeiss is there when the gangs begin fighting. Straight into Detective Comics 797.)
Detective Comics 797 (War Games 1.1. Batman and Batgirl check on the massacre. Oracle informs them of the survivors: Scarface, Orpheus, Penguin, Mr. Fun, Onyx, Deadshot, Zeiss, Hellhound. Leslie Thompkins attempts to save Hellhounds life. Two-Face is in Prison, Joker and Riddler are M.I.A. Straight into Legends of the Dark Knight 182.)
Legends of the Dark Knight 182 (
Wonder Woman 195 (Jonah starts his new job as Wonder Woman’s aide. Superman stops by the office. Donna’s death referenced. Gap.)
Wonder Woman 196 (Jonah gets settled in. Dr. Psycho is being transported. Dr.Cale is introduced. Io visits Diana. Martian Manhunter and Wonder Girl attend the book launch. Superman and Lois Lane are also at the signing. Straight into Wonder Woman 197.)
Wonder Woman 197 (Flash argues with Wonder Woman over a forest fire. Ares tempts Io. Gap, although arc goes straight into Wonder Woman 198.)
Wonder Woman 198 (Ares tempts Eros. Wonder Woman visits Vanessa. Cole buys the Silver Swan. Straight into Wonder Woman 199.)
Wonder Woman 199 (Ares and Athena exchange threats. Wonder Woman meets with Ares. Dr. Psycho is unleashed on a crowd of protestors. Straight into Wonder Woman 200.)
Wonder Woman 200 (Wonder Woman battles Vanessa. Dr.Psycho is shot. Hera plunges Paradise Island into the sea. Straight into Wonder Woman 201.)
Wonder Woman 201 (Wonder Woman takes Vanessa to Themyscira before attempting to stop a tsunami from hitting America. The Gorgon’s want Circe to revive Medusa. Gap.)
Wonder Woman 202 (Cale recounts her past. Short Gap.)
The Flash 207 (Superman flies. Batman beats on the Penguin. Wonder Woman preaches. Flash recaps the last 20 issues of his title. Flash references Wonder Woman’s forest fire. Ashley is thrown out of Iron Heights. Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Weather Wizard are dealing with Doctor Alchemy. Trickster intrudes on their meeting before rushing off to ‘Flash Day’. Linda leaves Wally. The Spectre (Hal Jordan) visits Wally to discuss his choice. Tar Pit, Abra Kadabra and Trickster gatecrash Flash Day. Straight into The Flash 208.)
The Flash 208 (Iron Heights admits Replicant, The Folded Man and Colonel Computron. Fallout powers Iron Heights. The Fiddler is in Iron Heights, The Top escapes imprisonment. Jay Garrick and Kid Flash arrive to help out The Flash against the rogues. Kid Flash beats on Trickster. Keystone opens a new Flash museum. The Justice League teleport Flash to the Watchtower. JLA – Superman, Aquaman, Black Canary, John Stewart, Elongated Man, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Atom, Zatanna, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Green Arrow. Straight into The Flash 209.)
The Flash 209 (Batman joins the JLA at the Watchtower, Hawkman is opening a Russian Civil War collection. Zatanna has a show in Boston. Superman chases after The Flash. Cameos: JSA – Dr.Fate, Alan Scott, Hawkman, Wildcat, Power Girl, fighting Solomon Grundy. Outsiders – Metamorpho, Black Lightning. Guy Gardner. Teen Titans – Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Robin, Wonder Girl, Superboy. Straight into The Flash 210. Forced Gap.)
Gotham Central 023 (Crispus Allen and Detective Montoya investigate a slum and are attacked by Black Spider. Allen shoots Black Spider. Corrigan sells the bullet on eBay. Gap.)
Gotham Central 024 (Montoya goes to harass Corrigan at Finnigan’s. They retrieve the bullet and clear Allen’s name. Gap.)
Gotham Central 025 (Recap of War Games. Akin’s orders the Bat-Signal to be removed. Batman grills Akin. Gap.)
Adventures of Superman 627 (America is about to invade UMEC. Superman vs Replikon. Start of Ruin. Straight into Adventures 628.)
Adventures of Superman 628 (Wonder Woman visits Lois. Lois goes to Umec. Straight into Adventures 629.)
Adventures of Superman 629 (Superman vs Xlim. Straight into Adventures 630.)
Adventures of Superman 630 (Mr. Mxyzptlk visits Kal. Warns him of crisis. Straight into Aventures 631.)
Adventures of Superman 631 (Lois is shot. Straight into Adventures of Superman 632.)
Adventures of Superman 632 (Birth of Parasite. Dr.Midnite operates on Lois. Gap.)
Doom Patrol 003 (Nothing of any relevance whatsoever.)
Doom Patrol 004
Doom Patrol 005
Doom Patrol 006
Doom Patrol 007
Doom Patrol 008
Doom Patrol 009
Doom Patrol 010
Doom Patrol 011
Doom Patrol 012
Doom Patrol 013
Doom Patrol 014
Doom Patrol 015
Doom Patrol 016
Doom Patrol 017
Doom Patrol 018
Gotham Central 026 (MacDonald and Driver investigate the death of a televangelist. Catwoman threatens to blackmail MacDonald. Straight into Gotham Central 027.)
Gotham Central 027 (Catwoman is cleared, and MacDonald decides to tell Driver the truth. Gap.)
Detective Comics 800 (War Games Epilogue. Batman cracks down on drug trafficking in Gotham. Mad Hatter is present. Batman recalls Oracle and Jim Gordon leaving Gotham. Onyx drills her gang. Nightwing is still recovering. Batman breaks in on Mad Hatter, Killer Croc. Black Mask taunts Batman. Batman informs Catwoman of the situation in Gotham. Gap.)
Birds of Prey 075 (After War Games. Oracle leaves Gotham with Black Canary and Huntress. Zinda (Lady Blackhawk) joins them. Gap.)
Nightwing 099 (Nightwing wakes from being shot. Gap.)
Batman: Gotham Knights 059 (Batman fights Freeze. Gap.)
JLA 100 (Vera Black, Coldcast, Menagerie and The Hat break into the Senate. Superman is having nightmares about Manchester Black. The Atom monitors Disaster, Raven, Faith and John Stewart as they attempt to calm an Earthquake. The JLA: Martian Manhunter, John Stewart, Plastic Man, Wonder Woman, Superman, The Flash, Batman, Raven, attempt to stop the Elite. Flash joins the Elite. Gap.)
JLA 101 (Superman fails to save another superhero. Meets with John Stewart on the watchtower and trashes the JLA meeting room. Straight into JLA 102.)
JLA 102 (Flash fails to save a couple in an apartment building fire. Is confronted by the JLA: Superman, John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman. Straight into JLA 103.)
JLA 103 (John Stewart fails to save a woman from being killed by her husband. Is confronted by the JLA. Straight into JLA 104.)
JLA 104 (Martian Manhunter goes through the same shit as everyone else. Straight into JLA 105.)
JLA 105 (Wonder Womans turn. Straight into JLA 106.)
JLA 106 (Blah Blah Batman Blah JLA Blah Emo Blah Stuff. Gap.)
Justice League Elite 001 (Vera Black, Kasumi, Dawn, Manitou Raven, Al-Sheikh, Green Arrow. Flash helps insert Kasumi undercover into the Blood Brothers. Gap.)
Justice League Elite 002 (Menagerie, Vera Black, Kasumi, Green Arrow, Flash, Disaster, Coldcast, Raven, Dawn, Al-Sheikh. Kasumi and Vera go undercover with the Blood Brothers. The Blood Brothers assault Changsha. Green Arrow is ‘supposed to be in the hospital’. Straight into Justice League Elite 003.)
Justice League Elite 003 (Death of Sundeath. The JLE prevent the Blood Brothers from carrying out their mission. Straight into Justice League Elite 004.)
Justice League Elite 004 (The Justice League arrive to investigate the murder. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman. Dawn makes out with Green Arrow. Gap.)
JLA Secret Files 2004 001 (Forced Ignoring Of: The lack of Gorgon’s, and Circe’s slaves. Why? Circe is imprisoned until Wonder Woman 201. She is in the employment of the Gorgon’s until Wonder Woman 206, which is firmly after Identity Crisis, and therefore conflicts with The Atom’s appearance in this story. Both The Atom and Circe are more important than The Gorgan’s. Also: At this point, Circe has no slaves. The JLA: Superman, Batman, The Flash, John Stewart, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, The Atom. and the JLE: Vera Black, Raven, Dawn, Disaster, Coldcast, Kasumi, Menagerie, The Flash, Green Arrow, Al-Sheikh. battle against Felix Faust and Circe. Back-up story with the Crime Syndicate. Leads to JLA 107.)
JLA 107 (Martian Manhunter and The Flash deal with the Construct. Atom is present. The Crime Syndicate appear. Straight into JLA 108.)
Catwoman 037 (One Month After War Games. Holly throws a Birthday party for Catwoman. Slam Bradley is present. Leslie Thompkins and Karon are present. Batman visits. Gap.)
Green Arrow 046 (Speedy trains with the Titans. 1 week gap.)
Manhunter 001 (Copperhead is prosecuted by Manhunter. Manhunter kills Copperhead. Gap.)
Manhunter 002 (There’s been a Riot at Arkham. Batman intervened. Shadow Thief wants to avenge the death of Copperhead. Straight into Manhunter 003.)
Manhunter 003 (Manhunter fights Shadow Thief. Gap.)
JSA 065 (Rex Tyler comes clean with Wendi Tyler over the fate of their son. Android Hourman comes to take Rex Tyler back to his place in time. The JSA fight Solomon Grundy. Stargirl, Doctor Midnite, Jay Garrick, Alan Scott, Hawkgirl, Mr.Terrific, Power Girl, Sand. Midnite performs surgery on Rick. Straight into JSA 066.)
JSA 066 (Rip Hunter begins recruiting members of the JSA to save time.)
The Flash 210 (The Rogues – Captain Cold, Mirror Master, The Top, Weather Wizard. The Flash hangs out at Titans tower with Nightwing, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Starfire, Superboy and Beast Boy. Ashley’s car is in service while she visists Zoom at Iron heights. Heat Wave is dispatched to deal with Murmur. Girder and Double Down have a meeting with the Penguin. Nightwing helps Wally take them out. Straight into The Flash 211.)
The Flash 211 (Gorilla Grodd attacks The Flash and Nightwing in the Flash museum. Ashley Zolomon is involved in a car accident. Straight into The Flash 212.)
The Flash 212 (Origin of Mirror Master. The Rogues – Captain Cold, Weather Wizard, Trickster. Straight into The Flash 213.)
The Flash 213 (Captain Cold punishes Mirror Master. The police interrogate Wally. The Turtle escapes from Iron Heights. Captain Boomerang visits Heat Wave. Zoom visits Ashley in hospital. Straight into Identity Crisis 001.)
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