IX: Appendix
Title Key | Acknowledgements & Links
Title Abbreviation Key
While I take pains to spell out every title cited on its first use in any given section, after that point many titles are abbreviated to save space. Some titles have also appeared in multiple volumes over the years. The following list may be helpful in alleviating (at least some!) confusion:
| Abbreviation | Title, volume number(s) & date(s) |
|---|---|
| AA | Amazons Attack! |
| Action | Action Comics |
| ACW | Action Comics Weekly (#601-642 <1988-89>) |
| Adv. | Adventure Comics |
| Adv. Supes | Adventures of Superman (previously Superman v1) |
| AMan | Animal Man |
| ANA | All-New Atom |
| AoM | Age of Magic |
| Aquaman | Aquaman v1 (1962), v2 (1986 mini), v3 (1989 mini), v4 (1991), v5 (1994), v6 (2003) |
| Arion | Arion, Lord of Atlantis v1 (1982) |
| Arm: AA | Armageddon: Alien Agenda |
| A-SC | All-Star Comics |
| A-SSq | All-Star Squadron |
| A-SW | All-Star Western |
| BATO | Batman and the Outsiders v1 (1983), v2 (2008) |
| B&B | The Brave and The Bold v1 (1955), v2 (1991 mini), v3 (1999 mini), v4 (2007) |
| BB | Blue Beetle v1 (1939), v2 (1955), v3 (1964), v4 (1967), v5 (1986), v6 (2006) |
| BC | Black Canary v1 (1991 mini), v2 (1993), v3 (2007 mini) |
| BftC | Batman: Battle for the Cowl |
| BG | Booster Gold v1 (1986), v2 (2007) |
| BL | Black Lightning v1 (1977), v2 (1995) |
| B:D&M | Batman: Death and the Maidens |
| B:Family | Batman: Family |
| B:GK | Batman: Gotham Knights |
| B:SOG | Batman: Streets of Gotham |
| B&R | Batman & Robin |
| B&S:WF | Batman & Superman: World’s Finest |
| BoM | Books of Magic |
| BoP | Birds of Prey |
| C:SBS | Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score |
| CAtom | Captain Atom v2 (1965), v3 (1987) |
| Challengers | Challengers of the Unknown v1 (1958), v2 (1991 mini), v3 (1997) |
| Crisis | Crisis on Infinite Earths |
| DC Encyc | DC Comics Encyclopedia |
| DC1M | DC One Million |
| DCCP | DC Comics Presents |
| DCHSF | DC Heroes Secret Files |
| DCU2KSF | Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files |
| DCU:LWAT | DC Universe: Last Will and Testament |
| DCVSF | DC Villains Secret Files |
| DoJ | Day of Judgment |
| DONG | Death of the New Gods |
| DP | Doom Patrol v1 (1964), v2 (1987), v3 (2001), v4 (2004) |
| DV | Batman: Dark Victory |
| EJ | Extreme Justice |
| FC | Final Crisis |
| FP | Forever People |
| GA | Green Arrow v1 (1983 mini), v2 (1988), v3 (2001) |
| GA/BC | Green Arrow/Black Canary |
| GASF | Golden Age Secret Files |
| GG:W | Guy Gardner: Warrior |
| GL | Green Lantern v1 (1940), v2 (1960), v3 (1991), v4 (2005) |
| GL Corps | Green Lantern Corps v1 (1986) [continues GL v2], v2 (2006) |
| GLCQ | Green Lantern Corps Quarterly |
| GL: ED | Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn |
| Hawkman | Hawkman v1 (1964), v2 (1986), v3 (1992), v4 (2002) |
| HQ | Harley Quinn |
| IC | Infinite Crisis |
| IdC | Identity Crisis |
| IInc. | Infinity, Inc. v1 (1983), v2 (2007) |
| JH | Jonah Hex v1 (1977), v2 (2006) |
| JKFW | Jack Kirby’s Fourth World |
| JL | Justice League (1987) [later -International, later -America] |
| JLofA | Justice League of America v1 (1960), v2 (2006) |
| JLA | JLA v1 (1996) |
| JLA:I | JLA: Incarnations |
| JLA:Y1 | JLA: Year One |
| JLAC | JLA Classified |
| JLASF | JLA Secret Files |
| JLE | Justice League Europe (1989) [later -International v2] |
| JLQ | Justice League Quarterly |
| JSA | JSA v1 (1991 mini), v2 (1992), v3 (1999), v4 (2006) |
| JSAC | JSA Classified |
| JSASF | JSA Secret Files |
| L* | Legionnaires |
| L3W | Legion of Three Worlds |
| LDCU | Legends of the DC Universe |
| Ldot ’YY | L.E.G.I.O.N. ’89 [and later] |
| LODK | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight |
| Long H’ween | Batman: The Long Halloween |
| LSH | Legion of Super-Heroes v1 (1973 mini), v2 (1980) [previously Superboy and–, later Tales of–], v3 (1984), v4 (1989), v5 (2005) (and note also the one-word-titled Legion (2001)) |
| LSOF | Life Story of the Flash |
| LTW | Legion of Three Worlds |
| LW | Legion Worlds |
| MM | Martian Manhunter v1 (1988 mini), v2 (98), v3 (2006 mini) |
| MoS | Man of Steel (mini-series) |
| MrM | Mr. Miracle v1 (1971), v2 (1989), v3 (1996), v4 (2005) |
| MWL | Batman: The Man Who Laughs |
| New Gods SF | New Gods Secret Files |
| NG | New Gods v1 (1971), v2 (1989), v3 (1995) |
| NML | “No Man’s Land” |
| Ntwg | Nightwing |
| NTT | New Teen Titans v1 (1980) [later Tales of the Teen Titans] |
| New Titans | New Teen Titans v2 (1984) [later New Titans] |
| O:FoaK | Outsiders: Five of a Kind |
| OAAW | Our Army At War |
| PoS | Power of Shazam |
| PotA | Power of the Atom |
| RMan | Resurrection Man |
| R/TW | Rann/Thanagar War |
| S&S | Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. |
| S/B | Superman/Batman |
| SB | Superboy v1 (1949) [later –and the LSH], v2 (1980), v3 (1990) [TV tie-in], v4 (1994) |
| SFAS | Superman For All Seasons |
| ShC | Showcase (v. 1 unless otherwise specified) |
| Sh[YY] | Showcase ’[YY] |
| S:MOS | Superman: The Man of Steel |
| S:MoT | Superman: The Man of Tomorrow |
| SMT | Sandman Mystery Theatre |
| SO | Secret Origins v2 (1986) |
| SotA | Sword of the Atom |
| SotB | Shadow of the Bat |
| SMT | Sandman Mystery Theatre |
| SR | Salvation Run |
| SS:[xxx] | Seven Soldiers: [subtitle] |
| SSquad | Suicide Squad v1 (1987), v2 (2002) |
| ST | Swamp Thing v1 (1972), v2 (1982), v3 (2000), v4 (2004) |
| Superman | Superman v1 (1939-1986, 2006-present), v2 (1986-2006) |
| ’Tec | Detective Comics |
| TM | Time Masters |
| Trinity | Trinity v1 (1993 mini), v2 (2003 mini), v3 (2008) |
| TT | Teen Titans v1 (1966), v2 (1996), v3 (2003) |
| USFF | Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters v1 (2006), v2 (2008) |
| UU | Underworld Unleashed |
| Vigilante: CL, PJ | Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice |
| WF | World’s Finest v1 (1941), v2 (1990 mini), v3 (1992 mini) |
| WW | Wonder Woman v2 (1987), v3 (2006) |
| WWho | Who’s Who in the DC Universe v1 (1984), v2 (1991) |
| WONK | Superman: World of New Krypton |
| WotG | War of the Gods |
| YA-S | Young All-Stars |
| YJ | Young Justice |
| ZH | Zero Hour |
| [xxx]SF | [title] Secret Files & Origins (e.g., DCU2KSF = Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files & Origins) |
| [xxx]Y1 | [title] Year One |
Acknowledgements & Links
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. Not all of these sources are still current, but they’ve been of great use to me over the years. (My apologies for any omissions, or incomplete or out-of-date information!)