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(W) Ian Edginton (A) Matthew Dow Smith (CA) 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.

(W) Gerry Conway (A) Neal Adams

Originally introduced in Batman's early 1970s run, Man-Bat is Dr. Kirk Langstrom, a dedicated scientist who developed a bat-derived serum to restore his fading hearing, which instead transforms him into a savage beast that is half bat, half human! This new title collects some of his most memorable encounters with the Dark Knight!

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Bernard Chang

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!

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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Martin Ansin

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!

I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH)

(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch

The Caped Crusader has never been stopped. Not by the Joker. Not by Two-Face. Not even by the Justice League. But now, in the wake of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, Batman faces his most challenging foe ever-the idealistic hero known as Gotham, who wants to save the city from Batman himself! Collects the pages of BATMAN: REBIRTH #1 and issues #1-6 of the new, hit BATMAN series! This collection features a new cover by superstar artist David Finch!

(W) J. T. Krul (A) V Kenneth Marion

When a meteor crashes to Earth, bringing with it an unspeakable alien presence that terrorizes a nearby small town, the lucky ones die first. As for the rest, they find themselves locked in a hellish struggle for control of their bodies and their minds. This isn't just an invasion. It's an infestation. What would you do if the greatest threat to humanity was hidden away inside you? Find out in this new title collecting the six-issue miniseries.

(W) Keith Giffen (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Scott Kolins

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!

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(W) Keith Giffen (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Cully Hamner

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!

FINAL JEOPARDY

(W) Will Pfeifer (A) David Lopez (CA) Adam Hughes

With everything crumbling around her, Selina Kyle must carefully rebuild her secret identity to protect her new daughter and her friends. But after being thrown off the planet with all the super-villains, Catwoman must claw her way back to Earth and reality for the sake of everything she holds dear! Collects CATWOMAN #66-83.

(W) Gerard Way (A) Michael Avon Oeming (CA) Michael Avon Oeming

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.

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(W) Gerard Way (A) Michael Avon Oeming (CA) Paul Rentler

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.

(W) Greg Rucka (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) Lee Bermejo

After the explosive events of INFINITE CRISIS and THE OMAC PROJECT, the U.N. formed Checkmate to bring down heroes and villains that get out of line. Using their unique abilities to deputize human and metahuman forces, this agency pulls out all the stops to maintain balance between worlds. Having finally secured the political backing they needed to survive, Checkmate's operations begin in earnest, as an agent tries to infiltrate the terrorist group Kobra! But someone within Checkmate is working against them, and a compromised agent is forced to make a deadly choice! Collects CHECKMATE #1-12.

(W) Gail Simone (A) Sanya Anwar (CA) Jenny Frison

A young woman devastated by the violent loss of her husband finds comfort in Astrid Mueller's teachings, only to face the woman herself in the most nightmarish reaches of the Clean Room!

(W) John Semper Jr. (CA) Mike Choi

"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.

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(W) John Semper Jr. (CA) Carlos D'Anda

"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.

(W) John Semper Jr. (CA) Mike Choi

"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.

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(W) John Semper Jr. (CA) Carlos D'Anda

"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.

(W) Frank Miller (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Andy Kubert

Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late?

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(W) Frank Miller (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Frank Miller

Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late?

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(W) Frank Miller (A) Andy Kubert (CA) Jim Lee

Batman and Superman are back together again-but is their reunion too late? 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.

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Laura Braga (CA) 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!  

(W) Paul Dini (A) Robbi Rodriguez

DC's biggest and brightest heroes celebrate the holidays in this new special! Don't miss a Chanukah crisis for Huntress, 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.

(W) Mark Waid (A) Frank Miller (CA) Na

Reoffered to coincide with the release of the BATMAN and SUPERMAN ORNAMENTS BOXED SETS, this trade collects 17 of DC's Christmas-themed stories from 1940 to the present day - including a Batman story illustrated by THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKE'S AGAIN's Frank Miller - making this the perfect holiday gift for any comic-book fan!

(W) Sarah Vaughn (A) Lan Medina (CA) 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.

(W) Marc Andreyko (A) Aaron Lopresti (CA) 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!