Posted By Dan Greenfield on Aug 20, 2026 | 1 comment

EXCLUSIVE! Featuring a load of high-demand titles…

Clear your decks in November, Facsimile Edition fans: DC Comics has added seven such full-on reprints to its fall schedule — six in November, and an early solicitation for one in December. (And yes, there will be plenty more in December, but that news is about a month away.) Not just that, we have some BIG related news coming Friday!

Now to keep it all straight, we’ve broken the selection down into multiple parts, because several of these demand solo treatment and exploration. You can find the links to everything at the bottom of this post. Gotta tell you, though. DC has had a great year with its Facsimiles but there’s still a lot of killer stuff to come.

Here’s a roundup of a few of the titles — 1993’s Batman #497, 1994’s Green Lantern #50 and 1986’s Watchmen #3. Again: Links to the others below.

So, let’s go! Dig these official solicitations, which will be formally released later this week:

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BATMAN #497 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by DOUG MOENCH
Art by JIM APARO
Cover by KELLEY JONES

Foil variant cover by KELLEY JONES ($6.99 US)
Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK ($4.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)

Witness one of the darkest and most pivotal moments in the life of Bruce Wayne as a nonstop three-day gauntlet of super-villain battles across Gotham City culminates in the Dark Knight’s most crushing defeat yet—in the very halls of Wayne Manor! A must-have for any Batman fan featuring an iconic cover by Kelley Jones. This is it, the triumph of Bane—the breaking of the Bat!

$3.99 US | 32 Pages
ON SALE 11/4/26

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GREEN LANTERN #50 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by RON MARZ
Art and cover by DARRYL BANKS

Foil variant cover by DARRYL BANKS ($7.99 US)
Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK ($5.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)

Driven mad with grief and determined to take back all he has lost, Hal Jordan has come to Oa to steal the very power of the Guardians. Set against him is Sinestro, Hal’s former mentor and greatest adversary. It’s the battle to the death that will determine the future of Hal, the Corps, the Guardians, and the Green Lantern legacy for all time. See the birth of Parallax and the debut of an all-new Green Lantern as Emerald Twilight concludes!

$4.99 US | 48 Pages
ON SALE 11/25/26

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WATCHMEN #3 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by ALAN MOORE
Art and cover by DAVE GIBBONS

Foil variant cover by DAVE GIBBONS ($6.99 US)
Variant cover ($4.99 US)

Nite Owl and Silk Spectre continue to grow closer after Laurie storms out on Jon. Plus, a shocking accusation prompts a game-changing decision from Dr. Manhattan, and Rorschach continues his attempts at piecing together the puzzle left in the wake of the Comedian’s murder.

$3.99 US | 32 Pages
ON SALE 11/25/26

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Buncha thoughts:

— If you wanna see the Super Powers variants for Green Lantern #50 and Batman #497, click here.

— We previously reported that GL #50 and Batman #497 were coming, but now we have the dates.

— Reminder that Watchmen is being reprinted as a monthly for a year. This is the 40th anniversary.

— As I mentioned up top, there’s plenty more on the DC Facsimile Edition front. Links below!

— Obligatory Price Comparison #1: An unslabbed, NM original Batman #497, without the cover foldover, recently sold on eBay for $126.

— Obligatory Price Comparison #2: An unslabbed, high-grade Green Lantern #50 went for $40.

— Obligatory Price Comparison #3: An unslabbed, high-grade Watchmen #3 sold for $24.

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MORE

— THE RED HOOD: The JOKER’s 1950 Origin FINALLY Gets Facsimile Edition. Click here.

— WORLD’S FINEST #153: Comic With Infamous BATMAN SLAPPING ROBIN MEME to Be Published as Facsimile Edition. Click here.

— SUPERMAN #199: The 1967 SUPERMAN-FLASH Race Facsimile Edition Is Speeding Your Way. Click here.

— KINGDOM COME #4: The Classic Finale Will Kick Off DC’s DECEMBER Facsimile Editions. Click here.

–– EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK at the Final Two SUPER POWERS Variant Covers. Click here.