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can't remember how to say your name, let alone count all the freckles on your face. a distant memory i used to know. i guess that's just the way things go. i guess that's just the way things go.

the way things go — beabadoobee 

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Selina Kyle Reading Order

For my fellow fans who want to read every comic a character appeared in, (or who like me have seen jlquaterly's excellent reading guides and wanted one for their blorbo) I have compiled a list of every single appearance of Selina Kyle in Post-Crisis continuity up to the Flashpoint reboot.

This reading guide is also in in-universe chronological order.

This reading guide was not only inspired by @jlquarterly and her excellent work, but they also provided immense help in putting this together. This guide would, on multiple levels, not exist without them.

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Where to start reading Selina Kyle?

I’m skipping the Earth 2 Selina because i’m planning on(someday) making a separate where to guide for her and im also kinda ignoring her first appearance as the cat in Batman #1 and following comics.

Now Selina has had several origin one is Catwoman: Her Sister’s Keeper followed by Batman Year One or skip that and go for Catwoman v2 #0 or go for Catwoman Year One Annual #2.

Catwoman: Catfile

Batman: The Long Halloween

Dark Victory

Catwoman: When in Rome (#1-4)

Catwoman vol.2 (there’s a lot of crossovers in this volume so be sure to check those out too)

Detective Comics #759-762

Catwoman Annual vol 2

Catwoman/Wildcat

Harley Quinn #3

Nightwing vol. 2 #52

Batman/Catwoman: Trail of the Gun

Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score

Catwoman vol. 3

Catwoman: Secret FIles and Origins

Solo #1 Date Knight

Catwoman Secret Files #1, ½, 1/3

Superman/Batman #14, 52

Gotham City Sirens

Streets of Gotham

Batman #608-619 Hush

Detective Comics #836-850 Heart of Hush

Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman

Batman #695-704

Batman Inc #1

Catwoman vol. 4 (nu52)*

Lil Gotham #1-8, 10, 12, 16-19, 24

Batman/Superman #1-4

Batman and Catwoman

*i haven’t read the nu52 series so i can’t recommend it happily.

If you think I missed something let me know.

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Cass Disguised As Kasumi I Do Not Make Mistakes. I… I Cannot. from Justice League Elite 06 2005-02 digital Note that Coldcast does not know who Kasumi really is and earlier in JLE 06 Batman ordered Cass “off the case, it’s over.” Here Cass is in her Kasumi disguise talking with Coldcast. He rescued Cass when she was knocked out by a Blood Brother’s bloody death grip in JLE 03 and he caught her in mid-air when Hawkgirl smashed Cassie in the face earlier in JLE 06. The bit where Cass throws a knife in between Coldcast’s cheek and 2 of his locks without cutting him is great as is her line: I control blades… as you control your fingers. I think the lines below for Cass refer in her heart back to when she was 8 and she did her first and only hit. Coldcast saw her horribly scarred face (a make up disguise) under her mask after Hawkgirl smashed it and he caught Cass. CC [touches Kas’ masked where it broke] Kas: Don’t– CC: Why do you keep it covered? Kas: It’s a reminder of the past… When I was… ugly. While they’re now holding hands, Coldcast is trying to convince Kasumi to stay and says some great lines: CC: I’ve seen you risk your own heart to save men out to kill you. CC: We all have an ugly past. In the now, though– you look– And his girlfriend Menagerie interrupts him! What was Coldcast going to say? “You look…”? Though Cassandra’s run in the Justice League Elite doesn’t seem to be well known, it sure hit a lot of classic Cass beats.

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"Why do you think… She puts on your costume and risks her life for strangers? Altruism? Guilt, my friend. Only guilt can drive you like that."

— Batgirl (2000) Issue #5

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Rooster: 11-year-old me would think the current me is insane.

Hangman: He'd be right.

Hangman: 11-year-old me would call the current me a slur.

(x)

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Hey. I think I hate you.

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been feeling a lot of cuteness aggression towards pete mitchell. might have to take it out on him . crush.

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Batgirl

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“I would’ve married you, you know.” Bradley says it so quietly, it barely makes it past the filter of smoke in his throat. The cigarette is burning low, trembling between fingers gone numb. “If you had stuck around.” His lips twist at the end of it, not quite a smile, not quite a wound.

Jake laughs.

It’s a brittle sound, sharp and short and unfamiliar in his own mouth. It sounds like regret growing teeth. “I know,” he says, and his voice breaks in the middle.

There’s no bravado tonight. No cocky grin, no golden-boy armor. Just tears standing too proud in his eyes, refusing to fall.

“I know,” he repeats, softer this time, like maybe if he says it gently, it’ll kill them both a little less.

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a lil something from my exes to lovers ‘i hate you but god did I love you before all this mess’ fic that i’m writing :p

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tumblr friendships are hard to maintain like im sorry i know i havent talked to you in 5 months but you’re still super rad and i still consider us friends im just dumb

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Where to start reading Raven?

Let’s start with her first appearance in DC Comics Presents #26

New Teen Titans (especially #1-6, 29-31, 39-40, #41-51, 56, 59-64, 73, 74, 83-91)

Legends of the DC Universe 80 Page Giant #1-2

Legends of the DC Universe #18

Tales of the New Teen Titans #2

New Teen Titans Annual v1 #1-4

New Teen Titans vol.2 (especially #1-5, 22, 28-31, 32, 39, 50-69, 71, 75, 78-79, 83-84, 93, 97, 100-102, 108, 112, 114, 118-122, 127-130)

The New Teen Titans vol.2 Annual #1-6, 10

Team Titans #7-8, 10

Teen Titans v2 #14-15

JLA/Titans: the Technis Imperative #1-3

Wonder Woman vol. 2 #173

Titans vol.1 #9, 25

Teen Titans vol.3 (especially #1-2, 5, 8-34, 37-38, 40-41, 43-47, 50, 52-54, 68, 70, 75-76, 78-83, 86-100)

Titans vol.2 (especially #1-13, 17-18, 23)

DC Special: Raven #1-5

Brave and the Bold #17-18

Raven is currently in the nu52 Teen Titans v4

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TIM DRAKE READING ORDER

For those who, like me, when they like a character they need to read every single comic the character appears in, I have compiled a list of all of Tim Drake’s appearances from his debut up to the 2011 Flashpoint reboot (not including New 52 continuity).

If you enjoy my reading guides or find them helpful and would like to support me, you can do so on my Ko-Fi.

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stephcass week day 1: hand holding (of a sort)

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Complete Stephanie Brown Timeline & Reading Order

(*for the Post-Crisis/pre-Flashpoint era)

Steph spent over a decade as a supporting character, which means until she finally got her Batgirl run, her appearances are scattered across various bat-books, and hard to track (let alone order) if you don’t know where to start. Which is what I’m here for!

This will run through a basic explanation of Steph’s entire timeline up to Flashpoint, including every appearance in chronological order. (Well, minus some pointless cameos where she appears for a single panel/line.) If you’re just reading for Steph, there are many issues listed where you could just skim through the non-Steph portions.

For the very abbreviated version:

Steph first appears in Detective Comics vol 1 #647-649 as the Spoiler, working against her dad.

She returns and becomes a regular supporting character in Robin vol 2 (1993), which includes getting together with Tim, and going through a teen pregnancy.

Steph starts to appear more across other Batfamily books, particularly Batgirl vol 1 (2000) (while still being a regular in Robin).

For a short time, she is welcomed into the inner circle and trained directly by Batman, before being rejected again.

After Tim is forced to quit, Steph becomes Robin briefly.

Shortly after being fired, she is killed.

Steph returns with a very brief explanation, and floats around as a Robin supporting character again.

Finally, she becomes Batgirl and gets her own run in Batgirl vol 3 (2009), which lasts until the reboot.

Full timeline and issue listings below the cut! I’ve tried to make it possible to just grab the listed issues, ignore any (lower-case s) spoilers, and get a fresh read for yourself OR to read in full for a thorough timeline.

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ULTIMATE SUPERGIRL READING GUIDE

since i've been asked a few times in the past for various reading guides for kara, i thought i'd compile them all into one post for the sake of convenience!

this guide has reading orders for supergirl comics in PRE-CRISIS (1959-1985), POST-CRISIS (2004-2011), NEW 52 (2011-2016), REBIRTH (2016-2021), and INFINITE FRONTIER (2021-present).

if you have any questions at all don't be afraid to shoot me an ask!

for each section bolded comics are required, italicized comics are recommended, and everything else is optional!

ORIGIN AND MIDVALE ERA (NOTE: you'll have to flip to the back of each issue to get to kara's section!) action comics (1938) #252, 258, 267, 276, 278-282, 285, 295, 309-310, 313, 317

STANHOPE COLLEGE action comics (1938) #318-319, 322-323, 332-333, 337, 339, 340, 350, 358, 359, 366-368, 369-370, 371-372, 374-376 world’s finest (1941) #169 adventure comics (1938) #381-382, 383, 384, 386-389, 391, 393-394, 395-397, 399, 400, 402, 404-405

K-SFTV REPORTER — SAN FRANCISCO adventure comics (1938) #406-407 action comics (1938) #402 (second story titled "superman vs. supergirl: feud of the titans") adventure comics (1938) #409-415, 417, 419, 420, 421-424

VANDYRE UNIVERSITY supergirl (1972) #1-10

STUDENT ADVISOR — FLORIDA (NOTE: every member of the superfamily has a story in the superman family (1974), so you'll have to flip through to find kara's section!) the superman family (1974) #165, 168, 171, 174, 177, 180, 182 justice league of america (1960) #132-134 the superman family #183, 184-186, 187-189, 191-193, 194, 196-198, 199, 200, 201-202, 203, 204-205, 206-207

ACTRESS — NEW YORK the superman family (1974) 208-210, 211-214, 215-216, 217, 218 superman (1939) #373 (second story titled “an eye (and ear) on the world!”) detective comics (1937) #508-510 the superman family #219-222

THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA (i recommend this storyline in it's entirety, but kara only appears in the last issue!) legion of superheroes (1980) #290-294

LAKE SHORE UNIVERSITY supergirl (1982) #1-12 (cw: nazi imagery in the brief interlude in #12)  supergirl (1982) #13-15 (cw: antisemitism, nazi imagery, depictions of the holocaust.) supergirl (1982) #16-23

LAST APPEARANCES AND DEATH legion of super-heroes (1980) #300-303 dc comics presents (1978) #28 tales of the legion of super-heroes (1984) #314-315 crisis on infinite earths (1985) #4-7

BONUS POST-COIE APPEARANCES christmas with the super-heroes (1988) #2 (last story titled “should auld acquaintance be forgot”) supergirl (1996) #49, 75-80 solo (2004) #1 (third story titled “young love”) convergence: adventures of superman (2015) #1-2

ORIGIN superman/batman (2003) #8-13  (or you can watch superman/batman: apocalypse (2010) instead which I recommend! the art is a lot more tasteful and it's a very faithful adaptation of the comic so you won’t be missing out on anything.)

KARA WITH THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES supergirl and the legion of super-heroes (2006) #16-36

LOEB AND KELLY HELL ERA supergirl (2005) #1-5, 9-10, 19 (you don’t have to read any of this since it gets retconned anyway, but if you’re interested in kara’s early characterization, the beginnings of her friendship with cassie sandsmark, or her difficulty fitting in on earth then you’re welcome to read what i’ve provided.)

KELLEY PUCKETT ERA Amazons Attack! teen titans (2003) #47-48  amazons attack! (2007) #3  supergirl (2005) #20  amazons attack! (2007) #4  teen titans (2003) #49

supergirl (2005) #21-22  teen titans (2003) #50, 51-55  supergirl (2005) #25-33

superman/supergirl: maelstrom (2009) #1-5

Superman: Brainiac  action comics (1938) #866-870

GATES AND IGLE HEAVEN ERA supergirl (2005) #34

New Krypton (new krypton is one of my favorite events and i recommend it in its entirety, but for the sake of brevity I’ll only be listing the issues relevant to kara.) superman: new krypton special #1  superman (1939) #681  adventure comics special featuring guardian #1  action comics (1938) #871  supergirl (2005) #35  superman (1939) #682  action comics (1938) #872  supergirl (2005) #36  superman (1939) #683  action comics (1938) #873

teen titans (2003) #66  supergirl (2005) #37-42

Friends and Fugitives superman: secret Files 2009 #1  supergirl (2005) #43  action comics (1938) #881  supergirl (2005) #45  action comics (1938) #882  supergirl (2005) #46-47

supergirl (2005) annual 1, #48-50

Last Stand of New Krypton  adventure comics (2009) #8  superman: last stand of new krypton #1  supergirl (2005) #51  superman (1938) #698  adventure comics (2009) #9  superman: last stand of new krypton #2  adventure comics (2009) #10  supergirl (2005) #52  superman (1938) #699  superman: last stand of new krypton #3 superman: war of the supermen (2010) #0, 1-4 

supergirl (2005) #53-57, annual 2, 58-59

END OF SUPERGIRL VOL 5 supergirl (2005) #60-64 supergirl (2005) #65-67

REIGN OF THE DOOMSDAYS action comics (1938) #900-904

ORIGIN and SUPERGIRL VS THE WORLDKILLERS supergirl (2011) #1-7

SUPERGIRL and SILVER BANSHEE supergirl (2011) #8-11

SUPERGIRL and SUPERBOY superboy (2011) #6

SANCTUARY supergirl (2011) #12, 0, 13

H’EL ON EARTH superman (2011) #13 supergirl (2011) #14 superman (2011) #14 superboy (2011) #15 supergirl (2011) #15 superboy (2011) #16 superboy (2011) Annual #1 supergirl (2011) #16 superman (2011) #16 superboy (2011) #17 supergirl (2011) #17 superman (2011) #17

SUPERGIRL and POWERGIRL supergirl (2011) #18-20

CYBORG SUPERMAN supergirl (2011) #21-23 action comics (2011) #23.1 supergirl (2011) #24

KRYPTON RETURNS action comics (2011) annual #2 superboy (2011) #25 supergirl (2011) #25 superman (2011) #25

SUPERGIRL VS LOBO supergirl (2011) #26-27

RED DAUGHTER OF KRYPTON supergirl (2011) #28-29 red lanterns (2011) #28-29 supergirl (2011) #30 red lanterns (2011) #30 supergirl (2011) #31 red lanterns (2011) #31-32 supergirl (2011) #32-33

SUPERMAN: DOOMED (this is a whole storyline but I'll only be listing the issues that kara appears in!) superman/wonder woman (2013) #9 action comics (2011) #33 supergirl (2011) #34 superman: doomed (2014) #2 action comics (2011) #35 supergirl (2011) #35

FUTURES END supergirl: futures end (2014) #1

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED justice league united (2014) #1-5 justice league united (2014) annual #1 justice league united (2014) #6-10

CRUCIBLE supergirl (2011) #36-40

FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN (kara only appears in the issues i've italicized and bolded, but i put all the relevant issues if you wanted to read the full storyline!) superman (2011) #51 batman/superman (2013) #31 action comics (2011) #51 superman/wonder woman (2013) #28 batman/superman (2013) #32 action comics (2011) #52 superman/wonder woman (2013) #29 superman (2011) #52

KARA IN NATIONAL CITY supergirl: rebirth #1

supergirl (2016) #1-8 batgirl (2016) annual 1 supergirl #9-12

supergirl (2016) annual 1 supergirl #13-20

world's finest: batwoman and supergirl #1-2

ROGOL ZAAR and THE SINS OF THE CIRCLE the man of steel #1-2, 3-6 supergirl #21-33, #34-36

LEVIATHAN and BATMAN WHO LAUGHS superman: leviathan rising special #1 supergirl #34-36 supergirl (2016) annual 2 supergirl #37-42

HOUSE OF KENT action comics (2016) #1022-1023 action comics (2016) #1024-1028

FUTURE STATE superman of metropolis (2021) #1-2 kara zor el, superwoman (2021) #1-2

action comics 2021 annual

WOMAN OF TOMORROW supergirl: woman of tomorrow (2021) #1-8

WORLD'S FINEST batman/superman: world's finest (2022) #2-6, 8, 12

A WORLD WITHOUT CLARK KENT and RED MOON (kara is featured in the back-up story! if you want the full context of this plot i recommend reading the full warworld arc in action comics [action comics #1030-1046, superman: warworld apocalypse #1]!) action comics (2016) #1044-1046, 1047-1049

DAWN OF DC action comics (2016) #1051-1053, 1055-1056 superman (2023) #1-3 power girl special #1 steelworks (2023) #1-3

KNIGHT TERRORS knight terrors: superman (2023) #1-2

DAWN OF DC (continued) action comics: doomsday special (2023) superman (2023) #7 hawkgirl (2023) #4 supergirl special (2023)

NEW WORLDS [this arc starts on action comics #1057—kara doesn't appear in that issue but I recommend reading it for context!] action comics (2016) #1058-1060 action comics 2023 annual

JOURNEY TO FERIMBIA powergirl (2023) #5, 6-7

HOUSE OF BRAINIAC action comics (2016) #1064 superman (2023) #13 action comics (2016) #1065 superman (2023) #14 action comics (2016) #1066 superman (2023) #15

UNIVERSE END action comics (2016) #1070-1081

MISCELLANEOUS RECENT APPEARANCES: justice league unlimited (2024) #1, 4-6 superwoman special #1 superman (2023) #21-22

SUMMER OF SUPERMAN superman unlimited (2025) #1-2

MISADVENTURES IN MIDVALE supergirl (2025) #1-2

UPCOMING: supergirl (2025) [monthly ongoing] new history of the dc universe (2025) #2 [out july 23rd] dc's kal-el-fornia love (2025) [out july 30th]

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Cassandra Cain Reading Guide Part 1: General

So you want a reading list for Cassandra Cain? I’m gonna split this into various sections. So, if the urge increases of “I WANT TO READ MORE!” Then there are other tiers to help feed that great need.

And it all begins with this one.

Part II reading guide (Modern) you can find here.

Part III reading guide (Random) you can find here.

Part IV reading guide (Alternate versions) you can find here.

Part V reading guide (PAIN) you can find here.

The starting point is No Man’s Land particularly these issues.

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