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(W) Amanda Conner (A) Neal Adams (CA) Amanda Conner

(Mumble-mumble) years ago, the alien race known as the Scrubb forced Superman into a boxing match for the ages, against Earth's greatest heavyweight champion, (mumble-mumble)! Now, (mumble-mumble) years later, the Scrubb have returned...but with said champion unavailable, the Scrubb have chosen the next-best thing: Harley Quinn! This can't end well for anyone involved. Featuring unbelievable art by the legendary Neal Adams, it's a tribute to one of the greatest Superman stories of the 1970s, in Harley Quinn's own particular, ah, idiom!

Get an eyeful of Harley's greatest hits from comics including stories from BATMAN ADVENTURES #12 (Harley's first comics appearance!), BATMAN #613, GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #7, SUICIDE SQUAD #1, BATMAN #13, HARLEY QUINN #21, HARLEY QUINN AND THE SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOL'S SPECIAL #1, and the two-page origin of Harley from COUNTDOWN #10

(W) Simon Oliver (A) Moritat (CA) Moritat

"The Poison Truth" part one! London may have recovered from Constantine's return, but he hasn't. Mercury hasn't forgiven him, but she won't leave him alone, and Swamp Thing is calling in a favor. And all the while, bigger things are brewing...

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(W) Simon Oliver (A) Moritat (CA) John Cassaday

"The Poison Truth" part one! London may have recovered from Constantine's return, but he hasn't. Mercury hasn't forgiven him, but she won't leave him alone, and Swamp Thing is calling in a favor. And all the while, bigger things are brewing...

(W) Peter Milligan (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Simon Bisley

In this title collecting issues #292-300 and HELLBLAZER ANNUAL #1, a series of murders sends Constantine to Ireland in search of his long-lost nephew. But after a séance with his late sister, Constantine finds that there might be more connections between his nephew and the murders than meets the eye...

(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Xermanico (CA) David Yardin

Batman forms an alliance with the savage Hawkman, who is still determined to remove Hawkgirl from Superman's regime. How does the warrior from Thanagar hope to succeed in defeating The Man of Steel where so many have failed? By getting his hands on some Kryptonite, and he claims to know where to find it.

(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Marco Santucci (CA) David Yardin

Batman forms an alliance with the savage Hawkman, who is still determined to remove Batman and Batgirl hatch a plot to break into Cyborg's database and get their hands on footage of Superman's many executions. Their goal is to broadcast it to the world, and turn everyone against the regime. Meanwhile, an enraged and kryptonite-armed Hawkman finally has his confrontation with the Man of Steel!

(W) James Robinson (A) Paul Smith (CA) Paul Smith

Set at the start of one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, the infamous "McCarthy Era," JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE takes a thought-provoking look at what might have happened to DC's first generation of super heroes beyond their exploits during the Second World War, as paranoia pervades America. DC's first generation of super heroes have been driven into retirement or hiding, or madness-except for a few who are willing to change with the times. But behind the scenes, something even more sinister is unfolding-a subtle plot that may engulf the planet and remake it in one man's image. Collects THE GOLDEN AGE #1-4 in a Deluxe hardcover for the first time.

(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Tony S. Daniel

"The Extinction Machine" part two! Massive earthquakes shake cities to the ground as the ancient intelligence known as the Awakened takes control of the people of Earth, forcing them to turn against anyone with superpowers-including the Justice League! Unable to fight a war on two fronts, Batman asks for help from the one man he trusts less than anyone.

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(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Yanick Paquette

"The Extinction Machine" part two! Massive earthquakes shake cities to the ground as the ancient intelligence known as the Awakened takes control of the people of Earth, forcing them to turn against anyone with superpowers-including the Justice League! Unable to fight a war on two fronts, Batman asks for help from the one man he trusts less than anyone.

(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Tony S. Daniel

"The Extinction Machine" part three! The hive-mind entities known as the Awakened take their vendetta against the Justice League to the next level by changing ordinary people into grotesque monsters bent on hunting down super-humans all over the world. Meanwhile, Superman journeys to the center of the earth to stop the catastrophic quakes that are taking lives all over the world.

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(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Tony S. Daniel (CA) Yanick Paquette

"The Extinction Machine" part three! The hive-mind entities known as the Awakened take their vendetta against the Justice League to the next level by changing ordinary people into grotesque monsters bent on hunting down super-humans all over the world. Meanwhile, Superman journeys to the center of the earth to stop the catastrophic quakes that are taking lives all over the world.

THINGS FALL APART

(W) Keith Giffen (A) Howard Porter (CA) Howard Porter

As the evil Lady Styx and her legion reign over the Commonwealth, an all-new Justice League rises from the ashes of the old. But can they topple a tyrant who's embraced by the very people she's conquered, even with the help of Supergirl from the past? In order to do so, they'll have to defeat Lady Styx's most lethal agent: Eclipso! Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #7-12.  

(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Bryan Hitch

Green Lantern's ring has been hacked! Someone has a personal vendetta against the League, attacking them where they are the most vulnerable!

(W) Bryan Hitch (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Bryan Hitch

The vendetta of the League's newest enemy puts them through the ultimate test by releasing the DCU's most dangerous super-villains from prison!

DARKSEID WAR PART 1

(W) Geoff Johns (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Jason Fabok

The Justice League came together to stop the forces of Darkseid from destroying Earth five years ago. Now the ruler of Apokolips returns, but this time he's set his sights on the world-shattering Anti-Monitor. Will the combined might of the Justice League be enough to protect Earth from becoming collateral damage as gods fight? This new title collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #40-44 and a story from DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.

(W) Renae De Liz (A) Renae De Liz (CA) Renae De Liz

The Titan has awoken, forcing Wonder Woman to confront her most powerful foe. Her friends would stand behind her, but they've got their own battles to fight! And as Diana tries to keep the Titan from destroying the families in the battle zone, she calls upon the magic of Gaia.

(W) Gerry Conway (A) Eduardo Pansica (CA) Brett Booth

METAMORPHO Written by AARON LOPRESTI Art by AARON LOPRESTI and LIVESAY The "Two Worlds, One Destiny" saga ends here! Metamorpho and an army from the planet Dae Won battle Kanjar Ro and his heinous space pirates for control of the Orb of Ra. If Metamorpho and his faction don't succeed, Kanjar Ro will use the Orb and take the universe for his own! FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN Written by GERRY CONWAY Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and ROB HUNTER Firestorm and Multiplex must go head to head to seize the future of our world as the Quantum Field generator is still unpredictable and begins causing mutated machinery and insects to overrun our reality! SUGAR & SPIKE Written by KEITH GIFFEN Art by BILQUIS EVELY Sugar & Spike have a unique clientele made up of today's A-list superheroes with embarrassing secrets in need of covering up. But our dysfunctional duo's world is about to get even stranger when a team of time-traveling heroes from the 31st century tasks them with an urgent case that promises to alter history itself. Behold the culmination of Keith Giffen's entire professional career (thus far)...Sugar & Spike and the Legion of Super-Heroes! METAL MEN Written by LEN WEIN Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and TREVOR SCOTT Chemo strikes! The walking nuclear waste dump attacks New York City, and it's up to the Metal Men to put a stop to it-but who's been lurking in the shadows since the -beginning?

(W) Sholly Fisch (A) Walter Carzon (CA) Walter Carzon

Deep in the woods, international spy Pete "The Puma" Puma figures a convenient hole in the ground is a perfect covert drop for top-secret messages-except that the hole is Bugs Bunny's home!  And so begins a whirlwind game of cloak and dagger, in which Pete pulls out all of his finest high-tech spy gadgets to get rid of the pesky rabbit.  

(W) Holly Black (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Dave Johnson

Lucifer must join the fight for the throne of Hell! But the balance of power in Heaven is about to take a dark and deadly turn!

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Dave McKean (CA) Dave McKean

The classic collection of Vertigo tales from New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman is collected in hardcover for the first time! Providing tantalizing glimpses into the fantastical worlds he would create and nurture, NEIL GAIMAN'S MIDNIGHT DAYS collects some of the accomplished author's earliest work. These tales star the Golden Age Sandman, Morpheus, Swamp Thing and John Constantine, from SWAMP THING ANNUAL #5, SANDMAN MIDNIGHT THEATRE, HELLBLAZER #27, WELCOME BACK TO THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #1 and more!

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Viktor Bogdanovic (CA) Viktor Bogdanovic

"Made in China" part two! The New Super-Man must face off against the Justice League of China? When Kenan Kong was imbued with the powers of Superman, he didn't waste any time using them! Now it's up to the New Bat-Man and New Wonder-Woman of his home country to bring our hero back down to earth-just in time to stop the attack of the deadly Sunbeam!

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(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Viktor Bogdanovic (CA) Bernard Chang

"Made in China" part two! The New Super-Man must face off against the Justice League of China? When Kenan Kong was imbued with the powers of Superman, he didn't waste any time using them! Now it's up to the New Bat-Man and New Wonder-Woman of his home country to bring our hero back down to earth-just in time to stop the attack of the deadly Sunbeam!

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Javi Fernandez (CA) Javi Fernandez

"Better than Batman" part two! Nightwing and his new mentor Raptor embark on their first assignment for the Parliament of Owls. Will Raptor prove himself a superior mentor for Nightwing? Or will they both fall prey to the fangs of Kobra?

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(W) Tim Seeley (A) Javi Fernandez (CA) Ivan Reis

"Better than Batman" part two! Nightwing and his new mentor Raptor embark on their first assignment for the Parliament of Owls. Will Raptor prove himself a superior mentor for Nightwing? Or will they both fall prey to the fangs of Kobra?