MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 DC COMICS FOR SEPTEMBER DC UNIVERSE TITLES ACTION COMICS #1,003 Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Yanick Paquette, cover by Patrick Gleason, variant covers by Francis Manapul, David Mack. How well does Clark Kent know his own city? Are the threats targeting Metropolis new or something older and more dangerous than they seem? With mobsters being killed off and the Daily Planet staff hunting for answers, it's up to Superman to discover what lurks in the underside of the city he thought he knew so well. Who is the Red Mist, and why has Superman never heard of someone so powerful and dangerous? And what is Lois Lane doing with Lex Luthor? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26. ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #2 Written by Peter J. Tomasi, art by Carlo Barberi and Art Thibert, cover by Dan Mora. Kids today, amiright? What with their vaping, texting, emoji-ing and whatnot -- never mind what happens when teen villains the Gang get their hands on Gold Kryptonite! That's exactly what the young bad guys plan to do to impress the Earth's biggest villains! Super Sons Robin and Superboy stand face to face with Rex Luthor, Joker Jr. and other psychos pulled right from your nightmares. The Gang has already robbed Superboy of his powers, and now they're ready to reveal their grand plan! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

AQUAMAN #40 Written by Dan Abnett and Rob Williams, art by Vicente Cifuentes, cover by Rafa Sandoval, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. The finale of "Sink Atlantis," the four-part crossover with the Suicide Squad! The undersea kingdom of Atlantis is overrun with black-ops super-villains; a dethroned ex-King of the Seven Seas; and a former assassin-mermaid from the Bermuda Triangle, all locked on a collision course! The Suicide Squad, Aquaman and Mera: no holds barred! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

BATGIRL #27 Written by Mairghread Scott, art by Paul Pelletier and Norm Rapmund, cover by Sean Murphy, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. You can't go home again. But that's just where Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, is forced to go when the chip granting her mobility keeps shorting out in the aftermath of her clash with Grotesque. Will Commissioner Gordon drive Babs totally bonkers with his bedside manner? Or will the malfunctioning tech impact more than just her legs? Plus, what's the deal with killer art critic Grotesque and his murderous new M.O.? It's all in part two of "Art of the Crime." 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

BATMAN #54 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Matt Wagner, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. Dick Grayson -- the original Robin -- gets to spend some quality time fighting crime with his mentor for the first time since Batman popped the question to Catwoman. It's a walk down memory lane as Bruce Wayne helps Dick get over the loss of his high-flying acrobat parents, which in turn led to his crime-fighting career. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

BATMAN #55 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Tony S. Daniel, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. The KGBeast lives! The Russian super-assassin is back -- but under whose orders? Does he have a specific mission, or is this simply some leftover Cold War mayhem? Nyet, comrade -- it has to do with Bruce Wayne's recent court case involving Mr. Freeze. Something is rotten in Gotham, and you can still smell it, even if it's on ice! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

BATMAN BEYOND #24 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Will Conrad, cover by Viktor Kalvachev, variant cover by Dave Johnson. Bruce Wayne gets to creeping around with his old cohort Jack Ryder (a.k.a. the Creeper) to thwart the Scarecrow's attack on Neo-Gotham. But will they be in time to stop Batman and the new Robin from pummeling each other to death? Out of costume, Terry McGinnis must choose between two women who've stolen his heart. Who will win the hand of the Bat-chelor? Find out in the conclusion to "Target: Batman." 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

BATMAN: KINGS OF FEAR #2 Written by Scott Peterson, art and cover by Kelley Jones. Scarecrow is loose in the streets of Gotham City, and Batman must drag him back to Arkham Asylum! To make matters worse, he's doused Batman with the strongest batch of fear gas in his arsenal, turning the city the Dark Knight Detective protects into his worst nightmare and enemy! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

CATWOMAN #3 Written, art and cover by Joelle Jones, variant cover by Stanley Lau. The secret shot-caller who's been borrowing Catwoman's M.O. for a series of crimes steps out of the shadows in this issue, and her "secret origin" is unlike anything Selina's run into before! Meanwhile, the police close in on Catwoman as well, as they believe she killed a cop during one of the crimes she's been framed for. With nowhere to go and no one to turn to, Catwoman's running out of her nine lives fast! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

THE CURSE OF BRIMSTONE #6 Written by Justin Jordan, art and cover by Philip Tan. Nothing is creepier than possessed children. Wait, no, possessed dolls. Those are worse. Anyway, our heroes Joe and Annie find themselves under assault from a horde of possessed kids, all under the command of the mystical baddie Slackjaw. In reality, Slackjaw's a possessed child himself, so it might be time to call in Brimstone for an exorcism. Unfortunately, Joe's having a crisis of conscience because he doesn't want to fight children, even if they're possessed by the devil. So how do you stop a child-devil army without hurting the innocent possessed? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

DAMAGE #8 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Diogenes Neves and Trevor Scott, cover by Trevor Hairsine. Talk about a brave and bold team-up: Damage has joined forces with a mysterious top military operative, and now the two are on the run from Colonel Jonas and her black-ops team. With his powers back up and running, there's nothing to stop Damage from killing the woman who turned him into a monster -- with the possible exception of one dark secret! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

DEATHSTROKE #35 Written by Christopher Priest, art by Carlo Pagulayan and Jason Paz, cover by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques, variant cover by Francesco Mattina. In this corner: Deathstroke, suffering from a traumatic brain injury at the hands of Batman! In the other corner: Batman, with Deathstroke's knife in his gut! All of this with the feds invading Wayne Manor -- and now they're in the catacombs under the mansion, which lead to the you-know-what-cave! If they're going to escape, Batman and Slade are going to have to work together. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

DETECTIVE COMICS #988 Written by James Robinson, art and cover by Stephen Segovia, variant cover by Mark Brooks. Kicking off an arc guest-written by James Robinson. It looks like the kind of murder case too ordinary to draw the attention of Batman...but once the World's Greatest Detective gets involved, the identity of the victim completely unravels -- and leads to a conspiracy among some of the Dark Knight's strangest foes! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

DETECTIVE COMICS #989 Written by James Robinson, art and cover by Stephen Segovia, variant cover by Mark Brooks. Fighting off Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum and two versions of the pyro-maniac Firefly shouldn't be too difficult for Batman...but the real threat comes from the fact that they're pairs! For some reason, Two-Face doesn't want Batman to discover the truth behind the murder he's investigating...but what's his angle? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 Written by Geoff Johns, art and covers by Gary Frank. Johns and Frank continue the groundbreaking miniseries bringing the world of Watchmen to DC. In this chapter, the truth behind Dr. Manhattan's curiosity with the DC Universe is revealed as the planet teeters on the edge of the Super-War. 32 pages, $4.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

THE FLASH #54 Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Christian Duce, cover by Dan Mora, variant cover by Howard Porter. The Flash is now the strongest man alive thanks to a jolt from one of the new forces! Turning his jacked-up sights to Trickster, the two duke it out inside Iron Heights for utter supremacy. Will anyone stop these two behemoths from beating the hell out of each other...or is this just what Warden Wolfe wants? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

THE FLASH #55 Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Scott Kolins, cover by Dan Mora, variant cover by Howard Porter. Barry Allen's CSI team gets called to the scene of an arson at Iron Heights, and the victim happens to be a well-known Flash Rogue. Barry's new partner thinks it's an inside job, the warden sending a message to the inmates about who's in charge. But the real culprit turns out to be the latest "Force" threat. Can the Flash and Commander Cold snuff this flaming mystery before it becomes an inferno? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

GREEN ARROW #44 Written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, art by Javier Fernandez, cover by Alex Maleev, variant cover by Kaare Andrews. Green Arrow is used to firing at targets -- but he's not used to having the bull's-eye on his own back! Social justice vigilante Citizen calls out Oliver Queen as one of his next marks, so now Ollie's fighting a two-front battle in both his private and crime-fighting lives. Green Arrow must protect the others whom Citizen has named in his scheme to eradicate corruption from Seattle, while simultaneously dodging the attacks aimed at him -- luckily, he's got Black Canary and Kate Spencer watching his back. Unfortunately, they can't save him from everything... 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

GREEN LANTERNS #54 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Marco Santucci, cover by Mike Perkins, variant cover by Chris Stevens. The Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw, found a way to override the Green Lanterns' Power Rings, and he's using that ability to gaslight Simon Baz in part five of the "Evil's Might" storyline. Communicating with Baz through his ring, Henshaw convinces Simon to trespass in Superman's Fortress of Solitude, where Henshaw will have access to all the cosmic weaponry that would make him unstoppable. Can Simon throw off the mental shackles ensnaring him? Or will he unwittingly help Hank Henshaw become an omega-level threat once again? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

GREEN LANTERNS #55 Written by Dan Jurgens, art and cover by Mike Perkins, variant cover by Chris Stevens. Hank Henshaw, the Ravagers and Eon battle the Green Lantern Corps on Mogo for the fate of the universe! (In other words, it's Tuesday.) Hal Jordan has had enough of this Man of Steel knockoff, so he's seeking out the former Cyborg Superman with the sole intention of handing him his butt! However, Henshaw's ability to hack the Corps' power rings may give him all the leverage he needs to take over the universe. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

HARLEY QUINN #49 Written by Sam Humphries, art by Alisson Borges, cover by Gullem March, variant cover by Frank Cho. Harley's straight-up clowning around on her latest mission, and she's faced with a real laugher of a puzzle: How does she kill and collect the bounty on Lord Death Man, an immortal murder machine who seemingly can't be killed? Nevertheless, she will persist with a host of attempted assassinations, all doomed to fail. Time is running out, and Harley's running out of material, too! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

HARLEY QUINN #50 Written by Sam Humphries, art by John Timms and others, cover by Amanda Conner, variant cover by Frank Cho. In a special anniversary story, "Harley Saves the Universe!" -- no kidding! While reading a mysterious Harley Quinn comic book, H.Q. accidentally breaks all of reality. And you know the saying: if you break it, you bought it! Now it's up to Harley to travel through both time and space to fix all the continuity errors she created. Luckily, she'll have a little help, 'cuz riding shotgun is none other than special guest star Jonni DC, Continuity Cop! Good thing, too, because if Harley fails, it means her own mom will be lost forever. Gulp! That doesn't sound very funny! 48 pages, $4.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

HAWKMAN #4 Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Bryan Hitch, variant cover by Stjepan Sejic. It's Hawkman vs. Hall in the brawl for all of Thanagar! Having just teleported across the galaxy, Earthman Carter Hall squares off against Thanagarian space cop Katar Hol in an all-Hawkman slugfest. Katar provides the next piece of the puzzle in Carter's quest to unlock the secrets of his own past -- an alien artifact that immediately zooms him back to Earth. While puzzling out the space doohickey's purpose, Carter finds himself whisked away once again, only to come face to face with an old Justice League teammate. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

HEROES IN CRISIS #1 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Clay Mann, variant covers by J.G. Jones, Mark Brooks, Francesco Mattina. There's a new kind of crisis threatening the heroes of the DC Universe, ripped from real-world headlines by C.I.A.-operative-turned-comics-writer Tom King: How does a superhero handle PTSD? Welcome to Sanctuary, an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes who've been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. But something goes inexplicably wrong when many patients wind up dead, with two well-known operators as the prime suspects: Harley Quinn and Booster Gold! It's up to the DC Trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman to investigate -- but can they get the job done in the face of overwhelming opposition? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

THE IMMORTAL MEN #6 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Tyler Kirkham. The Immortal Men are supposed to be a secret world-saving organization. But that cat will be out of the bag if they can't stop the Infinite Woman and her brood of Bloodless soldiers, commanded by the Kill! And as the fight spills out into the greater DC Universe, which classic DC hero will rise to seek the answer to the unanswerable question: Who are the Immortal Men? (Of course, being dead is a lot worse than going public.) 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 Written by Scott Sndyer, art and cover by Jim Cheung and Mark Morales, variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. It's wall-to-Source-Wall Justice League action as artist Jim Cheung rejoins writer Scott Snyder! Hawkgirl takes wing against Legion of Doom leader Lex Luthor; John Stewart faces off with old foe Sinestro; the Flash must run down the Still Force-empowered Gorilla Grodd; and Wonder Woman tackles the tag team of Black Manta and Cheetah -- underwater, no less! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 5.

JUSTICE LEAGUE #8 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Mikel Janin, variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. Part two of the "Legion of Doom" storyline focuses on Lex Luthor's recruiting efforts -- and this time around, he's targeting both Cheetah and Black Manta for membership! Lex knows just what buttons to push to acquire his super-powered muscle, and this issue it's all about getting revenge on Wonder Woman and Aquaman, respectively. We bet they sign right up as soon as they find out Lex has Metal's Batman Who Laughs locked up in Doom HQ! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #3 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Alvaro Martinez and Raul Fernandez, variant cover by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion. Wonder Woman! Swamp Thing! Zatanna! Man-Bat! Um...Detective Chimp! The JL Dark team may not be strong or deep enough to stop the omnipotent Upside-Down Man from taking over our entire plane of existence. UDM takes the JLD apart one by one, but Wonder Woman might have enough mojo to keep everyone alive. Turns out Diana had a power not even she knew about that bursts to the surface, but will it be enough to turn the Upside-Down Man on his head, or is it just a lot of mystical mumbo jumbo? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 26.

JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #3 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic, variant cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson. Space may very well be the final frontier for the Odyssey team! It's bad enough when the very environment of space wants to kill you, but when Vril Dox shows up and attacks with an army of Brainiac robots, what chance does the Odyssey team have? Of course, Vril's just doing this to save the Coluan refugees aboard the ship, right? He wouldn't have some ulterior motive, would he? And can the team really trust that Darkseid -- who's also aboard their ship -- won't try to destroy the universe? Cyborg, Starfire, Green Lantern Jessica Cruz and Azrael are on it! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

MISTER MIRACLE #12 Written by Tom King, art and variant cover by Mitch Gerads, cover by Nick Derrington. It'll be a miracle if you can get through this mind-bending conclusion with your sanity intact! After his epic battle with Darkseid, Scott Free sees life a whole new way: he's the new Highfather of New Genesis, and he's madly in love with his wife and child. But what if it's all a lie? Did Mister Miracle really escape death way back in issue #1? No one really knows but Tom King and Mitch Gerads! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Sept. 12.

NEW CHALLENGERS #5 Writter by Scott Snyder and Aaron Gillespie, art and cover by V. Ken Marion and Sandu Florea. The team returns to Challengers Mountain, only to find it completely obliterated! And without the mountain to replenish their borrowed time, it looks like they're out of second chances. But for the Challengers to live to fight another day, they'll need to use a power with a consequence that spells certain doom! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Sept. 19.

NIGHTWING #48 Written by Benjamin Percy, art by Amancay Nahuelpan, cover by Mike Perkins, variant cover by John Romita Jr. and Danny Miki.