DC Comics has announced its latest batch of 48-page Annual issues, encompassing four titles from across the New 52 line. They all go on sale October 31st. Yup, Halloween 2012 is a new comic book day!

First up, Action Comics Annual #1. What’s interesting? Neither the main or backup story are written by Grant Morrison, giving us two additional takes on this iteration of Superman, courtesy of Sholly Fisch and Max Landis. You may remember screenwriter Max Landis from this year’s found footage flick Chronicle and that high-energy viral video rundown of Superman in the 90s released on the same day. But the big draw? A Superman story drawn by Ryan Sook. Price of admission right there.

ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #1

Written by Sholly Fisch

Art and cover by Cully Hamner

Backup story written by Max Landis

Backup story art by Ryan Sook

On sale OCTOBER 31 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

The secrets of the “missing five years” between when Clark Kent came to Metropolis and the present day continue to be revealed!

In the wake of Brainiac’s attack on Metropolis, Superman faces his first Earth-born villain: the Kryptonite Man!

Plus a special backup story written by screenwriter of CHRONICLE, Max Landis!

Next up: BatgirlAnnual #1! Babs and Catwoman tussle in what looks to be the fallout from The Night of the Owls. The draw here? A take on the highly polarizing New 52 Catwoman as written drawn by a female creator and drawn by someone other than Guillem March.

BATGIRL ANNUAL #1

Written by Gail Simone

Art by Admira Wijaya

Cover by Ed Benes

On sale OCTOBER 31 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

Batgirl is on the hunt for Catwoman – but who is after Batgirl?

Jeff Lemire rounds up not just his own pet characters from the New 52, but a whole heap of DC’s magic power players, including the all new Amethyst. Justice League Dark Annual #1 arrives just in time for Halloween!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #1

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by Mikel Janin

Cover by Ryan Sook

On sale OCTOBER 31 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

Continued from JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #13, it’s the big finale to Jeff Lemire’s first epic story!

Guest-starring Frankenstein and from the new series SWORD OF SORCERY, Amethyst!

It’s a night of candy, but don’t forget the vegetables. DC wraps things up with a special trick-or-treat edition of Swamp Thing from Scott Snyder and Becky Cloonan. We’ll see more from this same team next month with Batman #12.