DC Finest: Your Guide to the Upcoming Graphic Novel Releases (2024-2025)

Years ago, Marvel launched its Epic Collection, a great way to read full stories at an affordable price. You choose your favorite heroes and pick one up to have a complete run and arc, to access some old and newer, some classics, some forgotten… It was and still is a massive success. Now, DC Comics has decided to follow this with its own line of books: DC Finest.

What is the DC Comics Finest line?

The model is not completely identical to the Epic Line, but the idea behind it is relatively similar: “a new line of comprehensive collections of the most in-demand periods, genres, and characters from across DC history.” as DC Comics puts it. This large-size paperback collections start at $34.99 and, unlike most of DC’s already established collections, puts the focus on characters and storytelling genres instead of creators.

Each DC Finest book will cover a specific period and, depending on the chronology, a volume dedicated to “Robin” may feature Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, or Jason Todd. Idem with the Green Lanterns, expect stories on Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott, and others, depending on the era. You’ll have some of the classic silver adventures of Barry Allen and at another time some Modern Age Wally West will run toward danger in one of the Flash books.

Some other titles in the collection will be built around a theme like the “Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time” which collects issues from DC Comics Presents and The Brave and the Bold. Also, events that were previously only completely collected in the omnibus collection will be available in multiple DC Finest volumes.

DC Finest – Batman Year One & Two (Image from DC.com)

DC Finest Comics Release

November 5, 2024

DC Finest: Batman – Year One and Two (1986-1987)
See our Batman Modern Age guide. Collects Batman (1940) #401-412 & Annual #11 and Detective Comics (1937) #568-579.
DC Finest: Superman – The Coming of Superman (1938-1940)
See our Superman Golden Age guide. Collects The First Superhero covers Summer 1938 to Fall 1940 and collects classic stories from Action Comics (1938) #1-25, Superman (1939) #1-5, and New York World’s Fair #1.

November 12, 2024

DC Finest: Wonder Woman – Origins and Omens (2007-2009)
See our Wonder Woman guide. Collects Wonder Woman (2006) #14-35, Outsiders: Five of a Kind—Wonder Woman/Grace #1, and The Brave and the Bold #7.

November 19, 2024

DC Finest: Justice League of America – The Bridge Between Earths (1966-1969)
See our Justice League guide. Collects Justice League of America (1960) #45-72.

November 26, 2024

DC Finest: The Flash – The Human Thunderbolt (1956-1961)
See our Flash guide. Collects Silver Age Flash stories from The Flash (1958) #105-123, and Showcase (1956) #4, #8, #13-14.

December 3, 2024

DC Finest: Justice Society of America – For America and Democracy (1940-1942)
See our JSA guide. Collects All-Star Comics #3-12.
DC Finest: Green Lantern – The Defeat of Green Lantern (1940-1942)
See our Green Lantern guide. Collects stories from Green Lantern (1960) #19-39, The Flash (1959) #143, and The Brave and the Bold #59.

December 10, 2024

DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes – Zap Goes the Legion (1968-1974)
Collects stories from the pages of Action Comics (1937) #378-387 and #389-392, Adventure Comics (1938) #374-380 and #403, And Superboy (1949) #172-173, #176, #183-184, #188, #190-191, #193, #195, and #197-203.
DC Finest: Events – Zero Hour: Part One (1994)
See our Zero Hour guide. Collects Superman (1987) #93, The Flash (1987) #94, L.E.G.I.O.N. #70, Green Lantern (1990) #55, Super-Man: The Man Of Steel (1991) #37, Team Titans #24, The Darkstars #24, Valor #23, Batman (1940) #511, Batman: Shadow Of The Bat #31, Detective Comics (1939) #678, Legionnaires #18, Hawkman (1994) #13, Showcase ‘94 #8-9, Steel #8, Superboy (1994) #8, Outsiders #11, and Zero Hour: Crisis In Time #3-4.

December 17, 2024

DC Finest: Catwoman – Life Lines (1988-1994)
See our Catwoman guide. Collects stories from Action Comics (1938) #611-614; Batman: Catwoman Defiant #1; Showcase ’93 #1-4; Catwoman (1989) #1-4; Catwoman (1993) #1-12, and Catwoman Annual #1.

January 7, 2025

DC Finest: Aquaman – The King of Atlantis (1956-1962)
See our Aquaman guide. Collects stories from Adventure Comics #229-280, #282, and #284: Action Comics #272; Detective Comics #293-300; World’s Finest Comics #125; Showcase #30-33; Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #12; and Aquaman #1-3.

January 14, 2025

DC Finest: Supergirl – The Girl of Steel (1959-1962)
See our Supergirl guide. Collects stories from Action Comics #252-288, Adventure Comics #278, Superman #139-140 and #144, Superboy #80, Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #14 and #20, and Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40, #46, #51, and #57.

January 21, 2025

DC Finest: Green Arrow – The Longbow Hunters (1987-1988)
See our Green Arrow guide. Collects Detective Comics Annual #1, Green Arrow #1-8, Green Arrow Annual #1, The Question #17-18, The Question Annual #1, Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3

February 4, 2025

DC Finest: Teen Titans The Judas Contract (1983-1984)
See our Teen Titans guide. Collects stories from Action Comics #546; World’s Finest Comics #300; The New Teen Titans #33-40; The New Teen Titans Annual #2; Tales of the Teen Titans #41-47; Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3; The Vigilante #3; and more.

February 11, 2025

DC Finest: Doom Patrol – The Worlds Strangest Heroes (1963-1966)
See our Doom Patrol guide. Collects The Brave and the Bold #65; Doom Patrol #86-102; Challengers of the Unknown #48; My Greatest Adventure #80-85; Teen Titans #6.

February 18, 2025

DC Finest: Harley Quinn – Birth of the Mirth (1993-2001)
See our Harley Quinn guide. Collects Action Comics #765; Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126; The Batman Adventures #12; Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60; Batman #570, #573-574; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93; Detective Comics #737, #740-741; Catwoman #82-84, #89; The Batman Adventures: Mad Love #1; The Batgirl Adventures #1; Batman: Harley Quinn #1; Batman: Gotham Knights #14; Harley Quinn #1-8.

March 4, 2025

DC Finest: Plastic Man – The Origin of Plastic Man (1941-1944)
See our Plastic Man guide. Collects Police Comics #1-36; Plastic Man #1-2.

March 11, 2025

DC Finest: Suicide Squad – Trial by Fire (1986-1987)
See our Suicide Squad guide. Collects Suicide Squad #1-10; Secret Origins #14; Detective Comics #582; The Fury of Firestorm #62-64; Firestorm: The Nuclear Man Annual #5; Legends #1-6; Millennium #4.

March 18, 2025

DC Finest: Team-Ups – Chase to the End of Time (1978-1979)
Collects stories from DC Comics Presents #1-14; The Brave and the Bold #141-155.

April 1, 2025

DC Finest: Peacemaker – Kill for Peace (1966-1993)
Collects Fightin’ Five #40-41; Suicide Squad #27-30; Checkmate #16-26, #28, #32-33; Eclipso #11-13; Showcase ’93 #6-11; Peacemaker #1-4; The Vigilante #36-38, #41-43; The Peacemaker #1-5.

April 8, 2025

DC Finest: Batgirl – Nobody Dies Tonight (2000-2001)
See our Cassandra Cain guide. Collects stories from Batgirl #7-27, Superboy #85, and Supergirl #63.

April 15, 2025

DC Finest: Superman Family – The Giant Turtle Man (1961)
See our Superman guide. Collects stories from Action Comics (1938) #266 and #277; Superman (1939) #142-143 and #147; Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #19-28; and Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) #47-56

May 6, 2025

DC Finest: Events – Zero Hour: Part Two (1994)
See our Zero Hour guide. Collects The Flash #0; Green Arrow #90; Adventures of Superman #516; Justice League America #92; Action Comics #703; Justice League International #68; Legion of Super-Heroes #61; Green Lantern #0; Superman: The Man of Steel #0; Guy Gardner: Warrior #24; Justice League Task Force #16; Catwoman #14; Robin #10; Showcase ’94 #10; Damage #0, #6; Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #0-2; Anima #7.

May 13, 2025

DC Finest: Superboy – The Super-Dog from Krypton (1954-1955)
Collects Adventure Comics #199-216; Superboy #33-43.

May 20, 2025

DC Finest: Batman – The Killing Joke and Other Stories (1987-1988)
See our Batman Modern Age guide.Collects Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman (1940) #413-422, Detective Comics (1937) #580-589 and Batman: Son Of The Demon.

June 3, 2025

DC Finest: Superman – Kryptonite Nevermore (1970-1971)
See our Superman Silver Age guide. Collects stories from Action Comics #393-406; Superman #233-238, #240-246.

June 10, 2025

DC Finest: Catwoman – Vengeance and Vindication (1994-1995)
See our Catwoman guide. Collects Catwoman #0, #13-32; and Catwoman Annual #2-3.

June 17, 2025

DC Finest: Metamorpho – The Element Man (1964-1972)
See our Metamorpho introduction. Collects Justice League of America #42; The Brave and the Bold #57-58, #66, #68, #88, #101; Metamorpho #1-17.

July 1, 2025

DC Finest: Wonder Woman – The Legend of Wonder Woman (1983-1986)
See our Wonder Woman guide. Collects stories from Wonder Woman #306-329; DC Comics Presents #76; Blue Devil #10; The Legend of Wonder Woman #1-4.

July 8, 2025