#jla jsa secret files & origins

[comicedit]

POWER GIRL // KAREN STARR

JLA/JSA Secret Files & Origins #1, by Michael Bair

[stealingyourbones]

I’m currently sorting though my comic collection and here are just the Justice League comic variations I’ve seen over the past hour and a half (years are just the year the comic I have is printed not the duration of the comic run):

Justice League (1987)

Justice League (2014)

Justice League of America (1978)

Justice League of America (2007)

Justice League of America (2014)

Justice League Europe (1989)

Justice League International (1987)

Justice League Spetacular (1992)

Justice League Task Force (1993)

JLA 80 Page Giant (2008)

JLA: Justice League of Aliens (2001)

JLA Secret Files and Origins (1997)

JLA-Z (Guide to the Worlds Greatest Superheroes!) (2003)

JSA (2005)

JSA Classified (2006)

JSA All-Stars (2011)

JLX (1997)

JLX Unleashed (1997)

Justice Society of America (1991)

This is why you sort comics by comic run AND date.

[isfjmel-phleg]

Ray Terrill Reading List

I don't think one of these already exists around here, so here it is! I read/skimmed 200+ comics in which Ray appears, made note of any relevant appearances (as opposed to cameos or extremely minor roles), and compiled them into a chronological list for your reference. Issues that I would consider essential reading (your opinion may differ!) are in bold; everything else I would consider optional.

Please note: the Rebirth version of Ray is different enough to be a completely separate character in a completely separate continuity, so I am not including any of that material on this particular list.

The Ray Vol. 1 #1-6 (the miniseries that introduces the character)

Black Condor #9-10 (notable as a glimpse of Ray's life between his intro and his joining the JLA, trying to adjust to the real world)

Justice League America #71 (Ray is recruited for the JLA)

Justice League America #73, 75-77 (Ray plays a very minor role in these and other early JLA appearances, but I'm including them and the ones below in case you want a sense of how that went)

Black Canary Vol. 2 #8 (Ray meets Dinah Lance, and there will be consequences later in his second solo series)

Justice League America #78-79, Annual #7, 80-83

Guy Gardner Vol. 1 #15

Bloodbath #1

Justice League America #84

Justice League Quarterly #13

Justice League America #85-88

Guy Gardner: Warrior #20

The Ray Vol. 2 #1-2 (beginning of his second solo series)

Justice League America #89

Justice League Task Force #13

Justice League International Vol. 2 #65

Justice League Task Force #14

Justice League Task Force #15

Justice League Quarterly #15 (featured as a main character in one story)

The Ray Vol. 2 #3-5, 0

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 [numbered backward intentionally] (Ray doesn't play a huge role, but he makes a significant contribution, and this event has lasting consequences)

Justice League Task Force #0, 17-24 (from here on, Ray is a significant supporting character in this team book, and its stories will occasionally intersect with his solo)

The Ray Vol. 2 #6-12, Annual #1, 13

Damage Vol. 1 #14 (a team-up with Grant Emerson, whom he met at Zero Hour)

Justice League Task Force #26

The Ray Vol. 2 #14

Justice League Task Force #27

The Ray Vol. 2 #15-19

Justice League Task Force #29-30

Underworld Unleashed #2-3 (adds some extra context to the arc above)

Justice League Task Force #31-37

The Ray Vol. 2 #20-28

Final Night #1-3 (crossover event involving darkness, of course Ray's involved in a supporting capacity)

Green Lantern Plus #1 (team-up with Kyle Rayner, last glimpse into Ray's personal life as established in his solo)

Action Comics #733 (after Superman undergoes a change in his powers, he turns to Ray for advice)

JLA Vol. 1 #29-31 (Ray's former Task Force teammate Triumph is back and evil and uses mind-control on Ray and others in an attempt to take over the JLA)

Guide to the DC Universe Secret Files & Origins 2000 #1 (only notable because Ray turns up in a class that is mandatory for him to take to stay in good standing with the JLA after the mind-control incident)

JSA: Our Worlds at War #1 (doing his part as a JSA reservist during the Our Worlds at War event, first time working with the Freedom Fighters)

Young Justice Vol. 1 #41, 45-55 (is invited to join Young Justice and doesn't get to do much but does get actual characterization)

Adventures of Superman #614-616 (has only a very minor role here but it's useful as an explanation for what happened to him after Young Justice ends--he contracted a weird disease)

JSA Vol. 1 #49, 73 (established as a part of the Freedom Fighters along with Grant Emerson)

Infinite Crisis #1 (the Freedom Fighters are attacked and mostly killed, Ray is taken prisoner, he's present for the rest of this series but doesn't really do anything besides be imprisoned and later rescued)

52 #1 (only notable for Ray's being welcomed back by Black Canary and Green Arrow after his imprisonment, you can skip the rest)

Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters Vol. 1 #7-8 (dramatically returns to confront someone posing as the Ray on a newly reformed version of his old team)

Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #1-2, 4-8 (none of the Freedom Fighters series are good Ray content, especially this one, which features a poorly executed attempt to reconcile him and his father)

Final Crisis #4, 6 (I have no idea what's going on this series but we get Ray interacting with speedster children and looking oddly like his father)

Weird Western Tales #71 (Ray gets attacked by a Black Lantern during the Blackest Night event)

Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #1-9 (Ray is...present, I guess? But he gets almost no characterization and not much interesting to do.)

[i-aint-here-man]

Hey, Batman! Smile!

Wholesome moments between Mister Terrific and Batman

JSA: Secret Files and Origins

JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice

JSA #31

JSA #54

[dc-trinity90s]

Adventures Of The Flash (Wally West) - Cover Date January 2003 - Storylines/Events: Run Riot - The Obsidian Age - JLA/JSA Secret Files & Origins - Local Hero

[aboutzatanna]

Zatanna & Dr Fate

Zatanna and Dr Fate don’t have the same history in the DCU canon as they do in the YJ verse.  In fact, Dr Fate has an entirely different set of hosts in the DCU as opposed to the YJ verse.   

So here is a short collection of all the times that she has interacted with Dr Fate in DCU canon (if I missed any, let me know, if you want to know more about the various hosts in the comics, check out this post):  

The first we ever got to see Zatanna and Dr Fate interact was during a JLA/JSA crossover in Justice League of America #100:  

This comic was in celebration of the 100th issue milestone of JL and the plot revolved around the JLA and JSA splitting up in various teams up rescue the Seven Soldiers of Victory who have been scattered throughout space and time after their last adventure. 

Not much interaction between them in subsequent JLA/JSA crossovers but we did get this great spread by George Perez in Justice League of America Vol 1 #195 in which Zatanna is shown opposite to Dr Fate as their team’s respective magic user:   

Then during the annual JLA/JSA team ups (specifically Justice League of America Vol 1 #195), she can be seen chit chatting with Dr Fate. Up until this point there has only been one Dr Fate and it was Kent Nelson:  

Sadly, we never got to see her interact with Inza Nelson Fate: 

Edit: I just learned that she did interact with Inza Nelson’s Dr Fate in Spectre Vol 3 #17 during a story arc where the Spectre had snapped and was trying to pass judgement on all of humanity.  Zee, Inza and Etrigan were all part of group gathered by the Stranger to stop the Spectre. To make things more complicated, Eclipso has possessed Spectre: 

Though to my knowledge, Zee has never met the kind of creepy and utterly bizarre Eric/Linda Strauss incarnation:

Later, in the 90′s, we got an edgier version of Dr Fate or Fate as he was called, whose real name was Jared Stevens who was ex mercenary who discovered the helmet of Fate and he melted it down so he can shape it into a knife because *that* is what real men do. /sarcasm

He also didn’t wear the classic Dr Fate costume, instead he dressed like your typical edgy 90′s hero with a long trench coat or leather jacket with bits of armors and course tattoos: 

Somehow he scored an ongoing title called Fate and after that was cancelled he got a second title called Book of Fate.   His first ongoing, even scored a short lived spin off title called Scare Tactics, as far as solo’s goes, Jared certainly had better luck than any other Dr Fate’s that came before and after him.   

Fate #10 was notable because it had Zatanna on the cover and she’s essentially the co lead of the story.   

The plot of the issue involves Jared Stevens on the run after being framed for a plane explosion.  So Jared is on the run and looking for a place to hide which leads him to this venue where Zatanna is performing under the pseudonym ‘Ms Katonic’. Prior to going on stage, she seemed nervous and unsure of herself and not her usual bubbly confident self.      

The show goes wrong (as they usually do) when they are attacked by a cult called the Firebringers whose leader Tyson believes that there is a truer reality than the one we see now and commits ritual sacrifice  in order to reach his goal.  

After getting aquainted with Jared, Zee takes on the villain Strega and we learn why Zatanna isn’t being her usual self:   

Afterwards, we’re introduced to  Evan Fulcanelli whom Zatanna describes as her father’s oldest friend. Evan is an alchemist, either he was named after the real life French alchemist Fulcanelli  or he is the real deal himself:  

 Later in the issue, Fulcanelli sacrifices himself fighting Strega who wants the secret of his alchemy. Notably Zatanna calls him uncle and Fulcanelli calls her ‘niece’:   

Could it be just an affection description of their relationship or could Fulcanelli actually be Zatara’s brother by blood. In that case, is he Zachary Zatara’s father and that’s why Zachary’s magic doesn’t work on organics? Because his father is an alchemist?  

At the end of the issue, Zatanna and Jared go out on a date although she turns down the possibility of going back to his place:   

She later appeared in Fate #14 on the last page alongside Alan Scott and the Phantom Stranger to recruit Jared for the Underworlds Unleashed event:   

Jared is often bemaoned for being representative of the 90′s extreme Dr Fate but some of his stories were actually quite descent.  Especially the Keith Giffen stuff.  

In Fate #20 he accidentally stumbles into her dressing room whilst she was changing as he was meeting one magical character after another looking for advice and she reacts exactly as any woman would in that kind of situation:  

Later we see her interacting with the Hector Hall incarnation of Dr Fate in JLA/JSA: Secret Files & Origins:   

The ‘cold shiver’ would be followed up in the ‘JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice’ crossover.  

I find it funny how Hector just slaps on the helmet when he hears Zatanna coming downstairs.  Given his history and personality, I can only imagine he is thinking of his missing wife whilst making this face:   

To my knowledge Zatanna didn’t get to meet the Kent V Nelson incarnation of Dr Fate. She also wasn’t part of the Helmet of Fate series of one shots when the helmet sought out various established DC characters as it’s hosts.

She does have an established friendship with the Khalid Nassour incarnation of Dr Fate and they interacted in JLD Vol 2′s Annual #1: 

and even served as his mentor in YJ S4.  

In the YJ verse, she is time sharing the helmet of Fate between herself and her students. In many ways, she and her father are the Dr Fate of Earth 16.   

The comics don’t don’t really mix the two. Largely because the Zatara’s and Dr Fate’s are two different ‘flavors’ of magic. They both have their own thing going on.  Zatara’s are performers, more light hearted with added bits of drama and the occasional foray into the dark side of magic. Dr Fate is a much darker, more horror based character who deals with faustian bargains, arrested development, co dependant relationship and the psychological toll of magic. One is about the lighter side of magic and wish fulfillment whilst the other represents the darker side of it.      

[dailydccomics]

it’s Bart’s world and we’re all just living in it ok?

JLA/JSA Secret Files and Origins

[bitimdrake]

Young Justice reading order 👀

Yeah! This one's pretty simple. If you just read straight down the bolded comics, you're good.

Optionally, you can start with the first meetings between the future members. I've only read some of these, but it's:

Robin Plus Impulse #1

WF3: World's Finest Three (Superboy/Robin) #1-2

Superboy and the Ravers #7 - Kon and Bart

Impulse #28, #41 - Bart and Cissie

And then we get into the actual Young Justice content:

Young Justice: The Secret #1 (1998)

JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1-2 (1998)

Young Justice vol 1 (1999) #1-2

optional DC One Million tie-in: Young Justice #1,000,000

Young Justice #3-4

Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1 (1998)

Young Justice: Secret Files and Origins #1 (1999)

Young Justice #5-7

Young Justice 80-Page Giant (1999)

Young Justice #8-10

Young Justice Special #1 - tie-in to No Man's Land

Young Justice #11

Heck's Angels crossover: Young Justice #12 / Supergirl vol 4 #36 / Young Justice #13 / Supergirl #37

Young Justice #14 - tie-in to Day of Judgement

Young Justice #15-19

Young Justice had its own event, Sins of Youth, with a bunch of oneshots for various characters. Honestly just pick the ones for characters you're invested in:

Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1

Superboy vol 4 #74

Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files and Origins

Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr. #1

Sins of Youth: Aquaboy and Lagoon Man #1

Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1

Sins of Youth: Kid Flash and Impulse #1

Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA, Jr. #1

Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr. and Superboy, Sr. #1

Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1

Sins of Youth: Secret and Deadboy #1

Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2

And then we finish up the series (with a couple extra notes to keep you up to date on the solos):

Young Justice #20-34

Our Worlds at War tie-ins: Young Justice: Our Worlds at War #1 / optional Superboy #89-90 / Young Justice #35-36 / Impulse #77 / optional Superboy #91 / Young Justice #37

Young Justice #38 - tie-in to Joker: Last Laugh

Young Justice #39-44

World Without Young Justice: Impulse #85 / Robin #101 / Superboy #99 / Young Justice #45

optional Impulse #86

Young Justice #46-55

The team ended with Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1-3. At that point, half the members faded into the background and the other half moves over to Teen Titans vol 3, found over in my Titans reading order.

[wallylinda]

Can I ask for a comic rec? I literally don't know what to read

Of course! The following are my all-time favorite comics, ranging from one-shots to mini-series to full-on series. I haven't included all of the good comics that I've ever read, just the ones that I liked the most.

Booster Gold (2007)

The Life Story of the Flash

The Flash (1987) #62-162

The Flash 80-Page Giant

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters

Green Arrow (1988) #1-93

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn I

Green Lantern (1990)

Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins (2005)

JLA: Liberty and Justice

JLA (1997)

JSA Strange Adventures

Shade, the Changing Man (1990)

The Shade (1997)

Shazam: The Power of Hope

Starman (1994)

Superman: Birthright

Superman For All Seasons

Superman Smashes the Klan

[bar-torr]

(JLA/JSA secret files and origins #1)

oh my god

[slaapkat]

What do you mean alan is infected by the star heart?

sorry for the wait i think you sent this ask literally right after i left for my cruise but i'm BACK and READY

basically more or less that the starheart over the years has come to increase in power and strength to the point it's gradually taken over alan's entire being until he became the starheart itself.

the starheart itself is shown on more than one occasion to be it's own entity, arguably with a purpose and desires beyond alan's own.

for instance, in green lantern (1960) #110 when alan calls upon the starheart for answers as to why he survived an attack without remembering how and why the ring has been failing him as of late-- because the starheart has been controlling how alan could use it!

in young all stars #9 it's revealed the starheart can and will just full on take control of alan when need be to fulfill it's own ends! and wipe his mind while he's at it!

then, of course, we have green lantern corps quarterly #4 which has alan being killed by solomon grundy, only to be revived by the power of the starheart when it takes him over and fuses with him...

...where in the very next issue, it's shown to have the consequence of forcibly de-aging alan by decades while also increasing his power by untold amounts!

in green lantern corps quarterly #7 becomes personified and brought to life accidentally and uhhh isn't exactly the nicest thing out there

THEN in green lantern (1990) #110 we have the power of the starheart threatening to consume alan to the point where he fully believes he's going to die and intends to let it happen before anyone gets hurt!

it can generally be considering that while it is a slow build, the "possession" of alan by the starheart can definitely be pinpointed as the moment it fuses with him to save his life. following that, during his period as sentinel, alan requires neither a ring nor battery. he is the starheart, but the extent of such isn't fully realized until later when he get's impaled in the chest in JSA (1999) #19 and i've reached my pic limit but instead of blood he just leaking literal flames from his chest wound and then further along in JLA/JSA: Secret Files and Origins (2003) it's confirmed that alan... more or less is the starheart, now. his body is the green flame, and for all intents and purposes he might as well be an extremely elaborate construct and it's debated whether or not he's even human anymore. he looks older or younger at any given moment because that's how he thinks he should look. fuckt up body horror to the extreme.

long story sort, a long and slow infection it may be, an infection it still is. in my opinion, it's everything a proper parallax story could be. the power of the starheart has only been growing since the beginning, and alan really has no choice in the matter anymore.

this is slightly rambling but feel free to send more asks if you need clarification on anything

[ufonaut]

With Jared’s return in Infinite Frontier (2021) #4, I thought it was time to finally put together a proper reading list that includes all his appearance in some capacity. So, without further ado:

VITAL

The Book of Fate (1997) #1-12 - miniseries by Keith Giffen & Ron Wagner. While technically acting as a reboot of the earlier Fate series, it is almost certainly the best introduction to the character as a down-on-his-luck petty thief conned into stealing the artifacts of Doctor Fate and finding himself chosen as an agent of true balance. It’s a compelling, humours series built on a heavy subtext of social class dynamics filled with many familiar faces from DC’s magic side.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992) #69-70 - Jared’s singular appearance in a mainstream title but an absolutely delightful one. When signs of some incoming occult apocalypse start appearing all over Gotham, Batman is aided by the man called Fate, now having come into his own as a reality repairman.

Scare Tactics (1996) #8 - Tactics as a whole is a fantastic miniseries starring Jared’s best friend, Arnold Burnsteel, as an unwilling father figure/manager to a band of teenage monsters (two of which are a gay werewolf & a lesbian/bisexual vampire!) but issue #8 specifically picks up where The Book of Fate #6 left off as part of the ‘Convergence’ crossover.

The backups in Impulse Plus (1997) #1, Superboy Plus (1997) #2, Catwoman Plus (1997) #1, Robin Plus (1997) #2 - The backups, read in that order, tell the origins of the Scare Tactics band but also feature Jared & Arnold freeing the kids from a facility known as the R-Complex.

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) (1999) #1 - Jared’s last appearance before his untimely death but firmly worth reading for the glimpses of him in the reality repairman role.

OPTIONAL

Fate (1994) #0-22 - The original post-Zero Hour series that introduced Jared Stevens as Fate. While a very enjoyable read, it suffers greatly from some of the stereotypes of nineties ‘edgy’ writing and subpar art. Great for a more in-depth look at Jared and Arnold’s friendship and definitely the first stop in the search for more Fate content after the above but not the most gripping introduction.

Underworld Unleashed: Hell’s Sentinel (1995) #1 - Coincidentally one of my favourite Alan Scott stories, it’s also the first time Jared teams up with The Conclave (Sentinel, Phantom Stranger, Etrigan, The Spectre, etc).

More Weird Mystery Tales (1997) #1 - A promo comic for The Book of Fate (1997) featuring a fun little story of Jared meeting The Challengers of the Unknown.

JSA Secret Files (1999) #1 and JSA (1999) #1, #47-48, #58, #63 - The prelude to Jared’s death, the event itself & consequences. Arguably out of character in many ways, these mark Jared’s last major appearances for a good long while.

MODERN

The Multiversity (2014) #2 - In present day, Jared Stevens reappeared as Fate on Earth 13. He’s effectively retained all aspects of his original appearance, with the sole exception of the fact that he’s now part of the League of Shadows with Superdemon, Hellblazer, Annataz, etc.

Superman (2016) #15 - Jared appears as part of the League of Shadows.

DC’s Very Merry Multiverse (2020) #1 - Jared briefly appears in the Earth 13 story.

Infinite Frontier (2021) #4 - Jared’s first major appearance in the modern era happens at the end of the issue, seemingly as a member of Injustice Incarnate. It will most likely be followed up on in Infinite Frontier (2021) #5-6, as he’s even on the cover of the latter.

ASSORTED CAMEOS

Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) #29

Underworld Unleashed (1995) #3

JLA in Crisis Secret Files (1998) #1

Scare Tactics (1996) #7

Flash Forward (2020) #4

Dark Nights: Death Metal (2021) #5

[northoftheroad]

Dick and Tim – brothers in arms

So I got this ask. And it’s a good thing I got it the first night of my summer vacation, and the weather hasn't been great ;-)

Once I started digging for comics with both Tim and Dick, I found several that I've never read. I got the impression Anonymous would like a complete list, so I just kept going. But this means I don't know if they even interact in some of the books, or if they make "blink and you miss it" guest appearances.

I'm sorry if they, by any chance, was asking for reading recommendations for good Dick and Tim moments and not The Complete List... Looking at the number of comics here that I haven't read/can't remember, I'm not really qualified to answer that. But if I had to try, I would mention:  

A Lonely Place of Dying

The New Titans #65

All issues of Nightwing vol 2 with Robin as a guest star, including Nightwing Annual #1 but excluding Annual # 2.

Showcase '93 #11-12

Knightfall Prodigal

Robin vol 2 #10, (DickRobin and TimRobin!) 175

Young Justice vol 1 #22

Teen Titans vol 3 #6

Bruce Wayne – Murderer and Fugitive

Birds of Prey #19

Batman: Gotham Knights # 8-11, 45

Red Robin #11-14

Batman: Gates of Gotham

That being said. Here is, as far as I can find, every comic where both Dick Grayson and Tim Drake have made an appearance (pre-Flashpoint):

Batman vol 1 #436. By Marv Wolfman, art Pat Broderick and John Beatty.

Batman # 436. (Tim's first appearance, in the circus audience the day Dick's parents were killed.) (1989)

A Lonely Place of Dying. Batman #440-442, New Titans #60-61. (When Tim tries to talk Dick into becoming Robin again but ends up wearing the Robin suit himself to help Batman and Robin.) (1990)

The New Titans #64 (1990)

The New Titans #65. By Marv Wolfman, art Tom Grummet and Al Vey.

The New Titans #65. (Tim turns up at Dick's place to learn what it is to be Batman's partner.) (1990)

Batman vol 1 #455 (1990)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1-2 (1992)

Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (1993)

Superman vol 2 #76 (1993)

Batman vol 1 #500 (1993)

New Titans #100 (1993)

Showcase '93 #11-12 (1993)

Justice League of America #70 (1993)

Bloodbath #1-2 (1994)

Batman vol 1 #510 (1994)

Robin vol 2 #0, 8 (1994)

Robin vol 2 #10. By Chuck Dixon, art Tom Grummett and Ray Kryssing.

Robin vol 2 #10 (DickRobin meets TimRobin during Zero Hour. DickRobin is also seen in a panel in Batman vol 1 #511 and Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4 .) (1994)

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #1-3 (1994)

Detective Comics #676-677 (1994)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #29-30 (1994)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #62 (1994)

Knightfall Prodigal (Dick's first longer stint as Batman. And he takes care of Tim and the Manor on his own!) In Batman #512-514, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #32-34, Robin # 11-13, Detective Comics #679-681. (1994-1995)

Batman vol 1 #515 (1995)

Detective Comics #686 (1995)

Robin vol 2 #23 (1995)

Green Arrow vol 2 #101 (1995)

Contagion (Detective Comics #696, Batman vol 1 #529, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49, Batman vol 1 #533, Azrael vol 1 #16, Robin vol 2 #28, Catwoman vol 2 #31) (1996)

The Final Night #2-3 (1996)

Robin vol 2 #29, 32-33 (1996)

Catwoman vol 2 #36 (1996)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53-54 (1996)

Detective Comics #698-701 (1996)

Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel #2 (1996)

Nightwing vol 2 # 6. (Tim and Dick talk and fight crooks.) (1997)

Batman: Bane (1997)

Ningtwing Annual #1. By Devin Grayson, art Greg Land and Bob McLeod.

Nightwing vol 2 Annual #1. (When Dick fake-marries a girl to investigate if she has murdered her previous husbands.) (1997)

Genesis #1 (1997)

Robin vol 2 #47-48 (1997)

Detective Comics #721, 724 (1998)

Nightwing vol 2 # 20. (Part of Cataclysm.) (1998)

Robin vol 2 #53 (1998)

Nightwing vol 2 # 25. (Tim and Dick talk and ride on train roofs. Dick has decided to become a cop.) (1998)

Batman 80-page Giant #1 (1998)

Brotherhood of the fist (Detective Comics #723, Robin vol 2 #55, Nightwing vol 2 # 28, Green Arrow 3 #135) (1998)

Batman: Bane of the Demon #4 (1998)

Batman vol 1 #554, 556, 560 (1998)

Detective Comics #727-729 (1998-1999)

JLA/Titans: Technis Imperative (1998-1999)

DC Universe Holiday Bash #3 (1999)

Batman 80-page Giant #2 (1999)

Young Justice: Secret Files and Origins #1 (1999)

Batman: Day of Judgment (Zombies...) (1999)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120 (1999)

Robin vol 2 #71 (1999)

Young Justice vol 1 #7 (1999)

Batman and Superman: World's Finest #10 (2000)

No Man's Land. (Robin vol 2 #67, Batman vol 1 #562, Detective Comics #741, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #95, Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight #120, 126, Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56) (1999-2000)

Detective Comics #741 (2000)

Robin vol 2 #74, 76, 82 (2000)

Superman Y2K #1 (2000)

Batman: Gotham Knights #10. By Devin Grayson, art Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Rober Robinson.

Batman: Gotham Knights #10-11 (2000)

Batman: Outlaws 1-3 (2000)

Young Justice vol 1 #22 (2000)

Birds of Prey vol 1 #19 (2000)

JLA: Secret Files #3 (2000)

The Hunt for Oracle. (Birds of Prey vol 1 #20-22. Nightwing vol 2 #46.) (2000)

Superboy vol 3 #74 (2000)

Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1 (2000)

Young Justice: Sinds of Youth Secret Files # 1 (2000)

Titans #12 (2000)

Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1 (2000)

Batman: Gotham Knights #1 (2000)

Harley Quinn #6 (2001)

Birds of Prey # 27 (2001)

Catwoman vol 2 #90 (2001)

Young Justice: Our World's at War #1 (2001)

World's Finest: Our World's at War #1 (2001)

Joker: Last Laugh. (The Joker "jokerize" a number of metahuman villains. In the later part, Joker taunts Nightwing with that he has killed Tim, just as he did Jason. Dick loses it and punches Joker to death, but Batman turns up and resuscitates Joker). (2001)

Harley Quinn #11-12 (2001)

Robin vol 2 #86, 95 (2001)

Gods of Gotham. (Wonder Woman #166-167.) (2001)

Wonder Woman vol 2 #175 (2001)

Nightwing vol 2 #63. (The aftermath of Joker: Last Laugh, where Dick is too depressed to work as Nightwing. Robin and Blue Beetle take his place in Blüdhaven this issue, so they don't actually meet.) (2002)

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #94 (2002)

Young Justice vol 1 #40 (2002)

Birds of Prey vol 1 #37. (2002)

Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne (2002)

Batman: Gotham Knights #26. By Devin Grayson, art Roger Robinson and John Floyd. 

Bruce Wayne: Murderer and Bruce Wayne: Fugitive (Batgirl vol 1 #27, Nightwing #68-69, Batman: Gotham Knight #26, 28, 30, Birds of Prey vol 1 #40, 43, Batman #600, 605.) (Bruce is accused of murder and refuses to defend himself, and eventually escapes and intends to drop the identity of Bruce Wayne. Dick refuses to believe that Bruce can be a murderer and it causes a bit of friction with Tim.)

Batman: Gotham Knights #32-36 (2002-2003)

Batman: Gotham Knights #38, 42, 46 (2003)

Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day # 1-3 (2003)

Detective Comics #782 (2003)

JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice (2003)

Batman vol 1 #615 (Part of Hush) (2003)

Robin vol 2 #108-110, 118 (2003)

Batman: Family # 6-8 (2003)

Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files (2003)

JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003)

Identity Crisis # 1 (2004)

Robin vol 2 #120 (But not really – the issue is about how Tim has been stalking his friends, imagining them as traitors, including Dick.) (2004)

Robin vol 2 #125 (2004)

Teen Titans vol 3 #6. By Geoff Johns, art Mike McKone and Marlo Alquiza.

Teen Titans vol 3 #6 (2004)

Batgirl vol 1 # 46, 50 (2004)

Superman/Batman #5, 13 (2004)

War Games. (Nightwing vol 2 #97-98, Batman vol 1 #631-634, Detective Comics #799, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183-184, Gotham Knights #57) (2004)

Detective Comics # 800 (2005)

Teen Titans vol 3 # 21-25 (2005)

Outsiders vol 3 #25 (2005)

Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files (2005)

Nightwing vol 2 # 110. By Devin Grayson, art Phil Hester and Ande Parks.

Nightwing vol 2 #110. (During a period when Dick left the Nightwing identity.) (2005)

Infinite Crisis.  (2005-2006)

Action Comics # 841-843 (2006)

Adventures of Superman #648 (2006)

Nightwing vol 2 Annual # 2. (I honestly don't recommend this, but in the spirit of making a complete list... Tim is visible in two panels, overlapping with Infinite Crisis where Dick almost dies. Otherwise, it's a retelling of the revamped history of Dick and Barbara, including some things that no-one who likes Dick Grayson would agree is in-character.) (2007)

Teen Titans vol 3 #43 (2007)

Gotham: Underground # 1 (2007)

Wonder Woman Annual vol #1 (2007)

Countdown #43 (2007)

52 #30 (2007)

JLA: Classified #34 (2007)

Robin vol 2 #156 (2007)

Shadowpact #10 (2007)

Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime #1 (2007)

Nightwing vol 2 #142. By Peter J Tomasi, penciller Rags Morales.

Freefall (Nightwing vol 2 # 140–146). (One of the very best story arcs of any Nightwing comic. It has gruff Bruce, brotherly bonding, Nightwing and Robin infiltrating an island...) (2008)

Batman: Underground # 6-7 (2008)  

Green Latern vol 4 #25 (2008)

Titans vol 2 #1 (2008)

Robin vol 2 #178 (2008)

Batgirl vol 2 #1 (2008)

The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul. (Robin vol 2 #169, Nightwing vol 2 #138-139, Detective Comics #839). (2007-2008)

DC Special: Cyborg #2-5 (2008)

Robin vol 2 # 175. (Some fun panels with flashbacks with Dick and Tim.) (2008)

Batman vol 1 #675, 678, 681 (2008)

DC Universe: Lats Will and Testament #1 (2008)

Final Crisis #3 (2008)

Detective Comics #847 (2008)

Batgirl vol 2 # 5-6 (2009)

Superman/Batman #55 (2009)

Detective Comics #850 (2009)

Nightwing vol 2 # 151. (The issue ends with some family time with Dick, Tim and Alfred.) (2009)

Nightwing vol 2 # 153. (Last issue, Dick moves from New York to Gotham and Wayne Manor.) (2009)

Superman #682 (2009)

Teen Titans vol 3 #75 (2009)

Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5 (2009)

Robin vol 2 #181, 183 (2009)

Batman vol 1 #686 (2009)

Battle for the Cowl # 1-3. (Jason intends to become the Batman "Gotham needs". When Tim can't convince Dick to take up the cowl, he dresses up as Batman himself to fight Jason. In the end, Dick defeats Jason – and becomes Batman.) (2009)

Batman: Blackest Night #1-3 (2009)

Red Robin 1 # 1, 4 (2009)

Batman vol 1 #697, 702, 703 (2010)

Batman: Gates of Gotham #13 (2010)

Red Robin # 11-15 (2010)

Superman/Batman #76 (2010)

Teen Titans vol 3 #88-89 (2010)

Batman: Orphans #1-2 (2011)

Birds of Prey vol 2 #10 (2011)

Gotham City Sirens # 22 (2011)

Secret Six vol 3 #36 (2011)

Batman: Gates of Gotham #1-5 (2011)

Batman vol 1 #708-709 (2011)

Detective Comics #872, 874, 877, 880, 881 (2011)

Red Robin # 22, 23, 26 (2011)

I'm going to skip post-Flashpoint because, well, there's hardly anything there. The worst thing with Flashpoint/New 52, in my opinion, was that it destroyed relationships between characters who used to be family, but ended up hardly knowing or even liking each other. :-( 

Detective Comics #975. By James Tynion IV, art Álvaro Martínez and Raúl Fernández. 

The only panel worth mentioning with Dick and Tim is from DC #975. Yes, it's sad – one of the best brotherly relationships in DC turned into dust. Here's to hoping future writers will pick up on their wonderful dynamic at some time.

(The pictures in the header are from: Red Robin #12, Young Justice vol 1 #22, Showcase ‘93 #12, Batman #441, Nightwing vol 2 #6, 25.) 

[stephaniebrowns]

BASIC READING

Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #1-6

Showcase ‘94 #5, Robin #6, Showcase ‘94 #6

Birds of Prey: Manhunt

JLA Secret Files #2

JLA #16-19

Batman: Spoiler/Huntress - Blunt Trauma

Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood

Batman: Gotham Knights #37-40

Birds of Prey (1999) #57- (especially #57-59, #68, #74, #75, #77, #80, #86, #98, #99, #108, #110)

Huntress: Year One

Detective Comics (1937) #860/2-865/2

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (especially #2-4, #7, #14, #18, #20)

EXTENDED READING/CHRONOLOGY

From here it’s basically a sort of chronology, except only the comics that are actually good + have good characterization (imo)

Favourite comics bolded

The Huntress v1 (especially #1-6, #17-19)

(tw for implied csa in #1, discussions of csa as well as attempted rape in issue #5, child neglect and abuse in #8-9 and #11, rape ment in #13, racism + sexism in #14)

Justice League America (1985) #26, #30, #31, #35, #41 

Justice League International Special #2

Detective Comics (1937) #652, #653

Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #1-6

Showcase ‘93 #9-10 (tw for abuse, child abuse, child death)

Black Canary (1993) #9-12 (tw for slavery, abuse, racism, kidnapping)

Green Arrow (1988) #83

Showcase ‘94 #5, Robin #6, Showcase '94 #6

The Huntress (1994) (tw for past csa/rape)

Robin #17, Detective Comics #686

The Batman Chronicles #1

Batman (1940) #529, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #49, Detective Comics (1937) #696, The Batman Chronicles #4/2

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53, Batman (1940) #533

Detective Comics (1937) #701, Robin #33

Robin #34

Birds of Prey: Manhunt

Detective Comics (1937) #703

Robin Annual #6

Robin #45

Catwoman v2 #51-52

Detective Comics (1937) #720, #721

JLA Secret Files #2

JLA #16-19

Batman: Spoiler/Huntress - Blunt Trauma

Nightwing and Huntress

Batman 80 Page Giant 1/4

The Batman Chronicles #15/3

JLA #24-27

JLA/Titans

Batman 80 Page Giant #2/2

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Helena played a really big role in No Man’s Land, and while Bruce wasn’t going out as Batman she took on the role of the Bat. During this for the most part she was basically pulling double shifts as both Huntress and the Bat and generally being an absolute legend

Batman: No Man’s Land #1

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83

Batman (1940) #563

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84

Batman (1940) #564

Detective Comics (1937) #731

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117

Batman (1940) #565

Detective Comics (1937) #732

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86

Detective Comics (1937) #733

JLA #32

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87

Batman (1940) #567

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120

Batman #568

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126 (tw for abuse - joker and harley)

Batman #574

Detective Comics #741

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94

JLA #34-40

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #63-64

Batman: Outlaws

Wonder Woman #164-167

Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood

Batman (1940) #591

Batman: Family #4, #8

Batman: Gotham Knights #37-40

Batman (1940) #617

Birds of Prey: Secret Files

Outsiders (2003) #8-10, #12

Birds of Prey (1999) #57- (especially #57-59, #68, #74, #75, #77, #80, #86, #98, #99, #108, #110)

Manhunter (2004) #33-36

JSA: Classified #3

Huntress: Year One

Batman: Streets of Gotham #3/2, #4/2, #5/1-6/1

Detective Comics (1937) #860/2-865/2

Birds of Prey (2010)

Convergence: The Question

Secret Origins (2014) #8

Grayson

Midnighter (2015) #8-12

Batman & Robin Eternal 2, #3, #17-20, #23-25

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (especially #2-4, #7, #14, #18, #20)

Nightwing (2016) #26-28, #30-31

The Hellblazer #19-24

The Unexpected #4

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

Batman: L'il Gotham #5, #10, #17, #19

DC Bombshells #17, #29, #30, #44, #46, #49-51, #53, #54

Injustice: Gods Among Us #18, #21, #25, #31, #34

Injustice Year Two #1, #6, #12, #14, #16, #17, #19, #21

Injustice Year Three #3, #4, #17-23

Justice League Unlimited #2, #20

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11, #14

[travelerfromthemultiverse]

JLA / JSA Secret Files and Origins:

The drawback of being essentially psychic.

[gothambookstore]

"Hey, Hourman, Whattsamattayou? Cat got your tongue?" "I'm just bored, okay? I periodically get these premonitions. Flash forwards of images one hour in the future. Keystone loses to Detroit. 3 to 2." "What?! Thanks loads, Nostradamus!" - JLA/JSA Secret Files and Origins(2003)