A great many titles in this work are not spelled out after their first use in a given section. The following list may be helpful in alleviating (at least some!) confusion:
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ACW |
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Action Comics Weekly (#601-642 <1988-89>) |
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Adv. |
= |
Adventure Comics |
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Adv. Supes |
= |
Adventures of Superman |
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AMan |
= |
Animal Man |
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AoM |
= |
Age of Magic |
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Arm: AA |
= |
Armageddon: Alien Agenda |
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A-SC |
= |
All-Star Comics |
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A-SSq |
= |
All-Star Squadron |
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BATO |
= |
Batman and the Outsiders |
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B&B |
= |
The Brave and The Bold |
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BG |
= |
Booster Gold |
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B:GK |
= |
Batman: Gotham Knights |
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BoM |
= |
Books of Magic |
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BoP |
= |
Birds of Prey |
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B&S: WF |
= |
Batman & Superman: World’s Finest |
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CAtom |
= |
Captain Atom |
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DoJ |
= |
Day of Judgment |
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DP |
= |
Doom Patrol (multiple volumes) |
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GA |
= |
Green Arrow (multiple volumes) |
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GL |
= |
Green Lantern (multiple volumes) |
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GL Corps |
= |
Green Lantern Corps |
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GLCQ |
= |
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly |
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GL: ED |
= |
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn |
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IdC |
= |
Identity Crisis |
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IInc. |
= |
Infinity, Inc. |
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InfC |
= |
Infinite Crisis |
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JKFW |
= |
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World |
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JL |
= |
Justice League (=v. 2) (later -International, later -America) |
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JLE |
= |
Justice League Europe (later -International v. 2) |
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JLofA |
= |
Justice League of America (=v. 1) |
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JLA |
= |
JLA (=v. 3) |
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JLA:I |
= |
JLA: Incarnations |
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JLA:Y1 |
= |
JLA: Year One |
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JLQ |
= |
Justice League Quarterly |
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JSA |
= |
JSA (=v. 2) |
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LDCU |
= |
Legends of the DC Universe |
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Long H’ween |
= |
Batman: The Long Halloween |
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Ldot |
= |
L.E.G.I.O.N. ’[YY] |
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L* |
= |
Legionnaires |
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LSH |
= |
Legion of Super-Heroes (multiple volumes) |
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LODK |
= |
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight |
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LSOF |
= |
Life Story of the Flash |
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MM |
= |
Martian Manhunter |
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MoS |
= |
Man of Steel (mini-series) |
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NML |
= |
“No Man’s Land” |
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Ntwg |
= |
Nightwing |
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NTT |
= |
New Teen Titans (=v. 1, later Tales of the Teen Titans) |
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New Titans |
= |
New Teen Titans (=v. 2, later New Titans) |
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PoS |
= |
Power of Shazam |
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PotA |
= |
Power of the Atom |
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RMan |
= |
Resurrection Man |
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S/B |
= |
Superman/Batman |
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ShC |
= |
Showcase (v. 1 unless otherwise specified) |
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Sh[YY] |
= |
Showcase ’[YY] |
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S:MOS |
= |
Superman: The Man of Steel |
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S:MoT |
= |
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow |
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SMT |
= |
Sandman Mystery Theatre |
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SO |
= |
Secret Origins (v. 2) |
SS: [xxx] |
= |
Seven Soldiers: [subtitle] |
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SotA |
= |
Sword of the Atom |
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SotB |
= |
Shadow of the Bat |
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S&S |
= |
Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. |
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SMT |
= |
Sandman Mystery Theatre |
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SSquad |
= |
Suicide Squad |
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SFAS |
= |
Superman for All Seasons |
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ST |
= |
Swamp Thing (multiple volumes) |
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Superman |
= |
Superman (v. 2 unless otherwise specified) |
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’Tec |
= |
Detective Comics |
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TM |
= |
Time Masters |
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TT |
= |
Teen Titans (multiple volumes) |
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WW |
= |
Wonder Woman (v. 2 unless otherwise specified) |
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WWho |
= |
Who’s Who in the DC Universe (multiple volumes) |
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WotG |
= |
War of the Gods |
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YA-S |
= |
Young All-Stars |
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YJ |
= |
Young Justice |
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ZH |
= |
Zero Hour |
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[xxx]SF |
= |
[title] Secret Files & Origins |
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(e.g., DCU2KSF = Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files & Origins) |
I’m sure I’ve missed a few in there somewhere, but I welcome inquiries and/or corrections. :-)
This document is my own work, based on my personal analysis of DC’s publications, and I bear full responsibility for any errors or oversights (although I’ll also welcome recognition for its virtues!). However, in addition to the credit owed to all the numerous creators at DC over the years who have contributed to the DC Universe’s shared reality, this work simply could not have been accomplished without the advice and consultation of many friends in fandom and, indirectly, the writing and efforts (online or in hardcopy) of many more, the majority of whom I have never even met. (The internet has been at least as indispensable a research source as my actual collection!)
This list must include gratitude and appreciation to all of the following (with apologies for any omissions, or incomplete or out-of-date information):
Name(s) |
Web site/source |
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Cecil Adkins |
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Adam Arnold |
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Jayme Lynn Blaschke |
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Michael Bond |
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John Bullough |
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John Censullo |
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David T. Chappell |
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Julian Darius |
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“DarkMark” |
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Jim Dewes |
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Jim “Zilch” Doty |
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Graeme Fitz(?) |
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Jennifer A. Ford |
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Scott Fulker |
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Laura Gjovaag |
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John Goodrich |
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Edgar Governo |
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Michael Grabois |
Legion of Super-Resources (sadly defunct) |
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Steven Higgins |
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Tim Holtorf |
Hawkworld: Still Goin’ Strong (defunct) |
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Michael Hutchinson |
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“Tenzel Kim” Jensen |
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Lev Kalman |
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“Karridian” |
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Jason Kirk |
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Alan “Continuity Cop” Kistler |
Numerous articles/postings (at Fanzing and elsewhere) |
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“Jack Knight” |
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Michael Kooiman |
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Cris Lawrence |
The Scarlet Speedster Web Page (defunct) |
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Ken Lemons & the GCD Team |
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Jacob T. Levy |
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Sean MacDonald |
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Don Markstein |
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Scott McCullar |
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J. McMahon |
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Richard Meyer |
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“Mikel Midnight” |
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“Nightwing” |
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Chris Roberson |
A Timeline of the DC Universe (defunct) |
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Jo & Terri-Anne Sanning |
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Derek Santos |
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Aaron Severson |
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“Scunge” |
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David Stepp |
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Alex Tam |
Starman Compendium (defunct) |
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Dan Thompson |
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“The Time Trust” |
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Kelson Vibber |
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Mike Voiles |
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Sean Walsh |
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Murray Ward |
Official DC Index series (hardcopy) |
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John “Mikishawm” Wells |
Numerous articles/postings (on the DC Boards, Fanzing, etc.) |
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Jonah Weiland |
|
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Dwight Williams |
Legends APA articles and Daily Planet Guide to Gotham City RPG Sourcebook (hardcopy), plus homepage |
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Ray Winninger |
The World At War DC RPG Sourcebook (hardcopy) |
…and countless others, many known by nothing more than a username. To all fellow fans who enjoy the pursuit and discussion of continuity, I offer hearty thanks! And I hope you’ve enjoyed this project.
This page last revised 04/23/2006.
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