Mark Waid

Join the World s Finest duo, Batman and Superman, as they adventure throughout the DC Universe, facing down threats of all shapes and sizes assuming they can put their personal differences aside when tempers start to flair! Step aside Bats and Supes, it s time for The Joker and Lex to get their due! See the World s Finest Villains explore their origin story and their unholy alliance in addition to the usual heroics of Batman and Superman! All this plus Bat-Mite and Doom-Mite, setting the stage for the next era of World s Finest epics! Collects: Batman/Superman: World's Finest #18-19, #25; Batman/Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual #1.

Join the World s Finest duo, Batman and Superman, as they adventure throughout the DC Universe, facing down threats of all shapes and sizes assuming they can put their personal differences aside when tempers start to flair! Step aside Bats and Supes, it s time for The Joker and Lex to get their due! See the World s Finest Villains explore their origin story and their unholy alliance in addition to the usual heroics of Batman and Superman! All this plus Bat-Mite and Doom-Mite, setting the stage for the next era of World s Finest epics! Collects: Batman/Superman: World's Finest #18-19, #25; Batman/Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual #1.

Kang the Conqueror, the time-traveling despot determined to rule the timestream, has menaced the Avengers and Fantastic Four for years. But when the Vision tries a new strategy against their longtime nemesis, he ignites a temporal war -- and Kang's first strike is a killer Can team of Avengers gathered from across time save history? Plus: Kang sends Kamala Khan back to the Avengers' earliest days; battles symbiotic threats with Spider-Man, Rocket Raccoon, the Black Knight and Monica Rambeau; and targets Moon Knight's patron Khonshu And can the FF survive when Kang's many personas -- from Rama-Tut to Immortus -- unite against them? COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 19; Avengers (1963) 8; All-New, All-Different Avengers (2015) 13; Avengers (2016) 1-6; Avengers: Back to Basics (2018) 5-6; Moon Knight Annual (2019) 1; Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black (2020) 1-5; Fantastic Four (2018) 35 (A story); Timeless (2021) 1

Familiar heroes. Unfamiliar worlds. The Justice League like you ve never seen it before. What happens when the world s greatest heroes are set loose in the multiverse of might-have-beens? Elseworlds: Justice League Omnibus Vol. 1 launches the thrilling tradition of reimagining DC s iconic team across bold, bizarre, and breathtaking new realities. From dystopian uprisings and mythic realms to noir-tinged cities and power-shifted worlds, these stories twist the destinies of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the League into visions both haunting and heroic. This collection gathers a wide-ranging selection of tales where everything you know is upended, and every legend is reborn. Includes the following stories from the Elseworlds line and related alternate-universe tales: Justice League America Annual #8, #10, Justice League International Annual #5, Guy Gardner: Warrior Annual #2, Green Lantern Annual #3, #5, Aquaman Annual #2, The Flash Annual #7, #9, Wonder Woman Annual #5, Kamandi: At Earth's End #1 6, Kingdom Come #1 4, League of Justice #1 2, Superman/Batman Doom Link Kenner Custom Comic, The Golden Age #1 4.

All-star writer Mark Waid has teamed up with rising star artist Skylar Patridge to tell a brand-new, definitive story of the Man of Steel s youth! Action Comics tells the story of a teenage Clark Kent in his life on Kent Farm as he struggles to fit into his life both in high school and on Earth as a burgeoning Kryptonian superhero! The Boy of Steel returns! Mark Waid and Skylar Patridge explore the early days of Superman as Clark Kent struggles to fit into his life both as an adoptive member of humanity and as a teenage boy in Kansas! Of course, neither of those things is easy, especially when you also happen to be harboring your secret identity as Superboy, the Boy of Steel! This coming-of-age story links the Clark Kent of the past to the Clark Kent of the present and future, creating the perfect jumping-on point for new and lapsed readers alike to rediscover the Man of Steel and what makes him a quintessential comic book icon! Collects Superman: Action Comics #1087-1092.

Hoping to break out of a sales slump at Marvel in the early 1960s, veteran comic creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby hit on the idea of doing a super-team. Kirby, who thought super heroes were due for a revival after 15 years of being pushed aside by romance, horror, and war comics, saw it as smart business. Lee just once wanted to “do the type of story I myself would enjoy reading.” The Fantastic Four forever changed their careers, their lives, and the comic book industry. Some of the most iconic moments in Marvel history are here, starting with Reed Richards, his girlfriend Sue Storm, his best friend Ben Grimm, and her little brother Johnny Storm crash landing their rocket after it has been hit by cosmic rays and discovering they have been transformed into Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Thing, and the Human Torch in issue No. 1. They were emotionally complex characters, who weren’t always sure whether their powers were a benefit or burden. Stories were set in New York City, not some fictional stand-in, and Marvel heroes regularly crossed over into each other’s books. The art was dynamic and the writing conversational and engaging. Lee and Kirby were like the Lennon and McCartney of comic books. Where the talents of one ended and the other began was not always clear, but together one plus one equaled three. Collected here are the first 20 issues reproduced from the most pristine, pedigreed original comics, which were cracked open and photographed in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company. Featured alongside the comics are an in-depth essay by acclaimed Marvel writer Mark Waid and original art, photographs, and other rarities. Welcome true believers to the Marvel Age of Comics. © 2026 MARVEL

The World s Greatest Superheroes unite in a dazzling, high-octane adventure that redefines the meaning of 'team-up.' Legendary writer Mark Waid and superstar artist Dan Mora bring new energy and heart to the iconic partnership of Batman and Superman in this explosive, critically acclaimed series. Set in a vibrant past of the DC Universe, the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel join forces to face the ancient and dangerous Devil Nezha, a threat powerful enough to require help from unlikely allies such as the Doom Patrol. As the stakes escalate, the World s Finest must navigate supercharged powers, deadly enemies, and the arrival of a mysterious young hero known as Boy Thunder. Collected in deluxe hardcover for the first time, this edition launches a bold new chapter in superhero storytelling packed with action, emotion, and timeless charm. Collects Detective Comics #1050 and Batman/Superman: World s Finest #1-11.