Batman and Superman, sure, but also Westerns and MORE…
The next six DC Finest collections have been unveiled — from Golden Age Superman to the first Westerns collection — all slated for early 2026.
Only the covers and most basic info was posted to the website for Penguin Random House, which handles DC’s titles for the book market. There could also be more soon because this info tends to come in waves.
Meanwhile, here are the six titles, with release dates. Details of the issues included are not yet available:
DC FINEST: BATMAN — A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
Author Jim Starlin, Alan Grant
Illustrated by Dave Cockrum, Bernie Wrightson
$39.99 US
On sale Apr 21, 2026
648 Pages
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DC FINEST: THE FLASH — THE FASTEST MAN DEAD
Author Various
Illustrated by Various
$39.99 US
On sale Apr 14, 2026
584 Pages
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DC FINEST: GREEN ARROW: THE TRIAL OF OLIVER QUEEN
Author Mike Baron, Roger Stern, Mike Grell
Illustrated by Ed Hannigan
$39.99 US
On sale Feb 10, 2026
632 Pages
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DC FINEST: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: STARRO THE CONQUEROR
Author Various
Illustrated by Various
$39.99 US
On sale Mar 31, 2026
624 Pages
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DC FINEST: SUPERMAN: THE LAST DAYS OF SUPERMAN (UPDATED INFO here.)
Author Various
Illustrated by Various
$39.99 US
On sale Feb 17, 2026
576 Pages
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DC FINEST: WESTERN 1
Author Otto Binder
Illustrated by Jim Mooney, Hal Sherman
$39.99 US
On sale Mar 10, 2026
601 Pages
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A few thoughts:
— Even though we don’t know the exact issues, we can at least pinpoint the basics: Batman is late ’80s and the reference to Wrightson suggests The Cult will be included; The Flash is early ’70s; Green Arrow is the late ’80s; Justice League of America is the earliest stories from the ’60s; Superman is early ’50s
— Western — listed as “Western 1,” as you see — appears to be early ’70s and (maybe?) the Golden Age. (Dig that great Neal Adams cover, from 1971’s All-Star Western #5.)
— Standard caveat: These haven’t been formally solicited yet, so much is subject to change. Which I suppose is obvious, given the paucity of details anyway.
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MORE
— Still More DC FINEST Titles Added to 2026 Schedule — 10 of Them. Click here.
— More DC FINEST Titles Added to DC’s Early 2026 Lineup. Click here.
— BATMAN’s Earliest Stories Among First 2026 DC FINEST Collections. Click here.
July 23, 2025
Weird that Western is numbered when AFAIK none of the other Finests have been.
July 23, 2025
Superman has been updated with contents
July 24, 2025
A couple of thoughts on the Western edition. The cover credits indicate that we may be seeing some Bronze Age tales of El Diablo maybe Jonah Hex. However the credits for Kubert and Kanniger indicate we may be seeing some Atomic Age( 1950s) stories. To the best of my knowledge Kubert, other than covers did not do any western work in the 70s. Son of Tomahawk would be an Eastern. More interesting however are the credits for Jim Mooney and Hal Sherman. Mooney was established at Marvel in the 70s, but he was a constant at DC in the 50s. Hal Sherman was out of comics by the 70s so it seems to me we may be seeing some of the more obscure 50s comics like Jimmy Wakley and others. If Johnny Thunder was included in this edition I feel DC would have put Toth on the cover credits. Pure speculation here but certainly food for thought.
July 29, 2025
Kanigher has multiple stories in ALL-STAR WESTERN. Kuberts credit would seem to indicate the his early 70s Firehair stories are included. But that would seem to indicate that SON OF TOMAHAWK would also be included, but if so, Frank Thorne would be credited on the cover since he’d have more work in the book by any other artist.
TOMAHAWK started out as an Eastern, but by the later 60s bills itself as set in the West and has pueblos and totem poles, even though the Revolutionary War is still going; it makes no sense. But SON OF TOMAHAWK, set decades later, seems pretty clearly a Western. I guess it’s a mystery for now.
July 24, 2025
I think the art credits for BATMAN — A DEATH IN THE FAMILY are not correct. Dave Cockrum and Bernie Wrightson were not the artists on the main issues of that saga. As shown on the cover, it’s Jim Aparo and Mike deCarlo primarily.
July 24, 2025
No, but the book will have a lot more than A Death in the Family in it. Wrightson, for example, was the artist on The Cult, which I note in the story. Came out around the same time.
July 29, 2025
On books like this, the cover credits go to those who have the most collected within, not necessarily those on the title storyline.
July 24, 2025
I’m excited about the Superman volume. Looking at a solicitation, it contains some stories that have never been reprinted. I don’t think many of those Flash stories have been reprinted either.
As someone who didn’t enjoy Max Allan Collins runs, I’ve been extremely underwhelmed by what has been selected for the Batman volumes in the DCs Finest Series. C’mon DC. Batman’s finest was the Bronze Age.