MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017 DC COMICS FOR JANUARY DC UNIVERSE TITLES ACTION COMICS #995 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund, cover by Dan Jurgens and Trevor Scott, variant cover by Neil Edwards and Jay Leisten. "Booster Shot" part three! Time is broken, and Superman and Booster Gold are in over their heads trying to repair it! Meanwhile, Lois Lane confronts her estranged father -- and Sam Lane now stands face to face with his grandson Jon for the first time. As Clark struggles to reconcile the truth of his own father, can Lois Lane do the same? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 10. ACTION COMICS #996 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Will Conrad, cover by Dan Jurgens and Trevor Scott, variant cover by Neil Edwards and Jay Leisten. "Booster Shot" part four! Superman and Booster Gold are out of time, and they've found themselves marooned on a strange planet sometime in the future. So why does this planet's infrastructure look...Kryptonian? The answer shakes the Man of Steel to the core as the ruler of this planet reveals himself...the son of Zod reigns supreme! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

AQUAMAN #32 Written by Dan Abnett, art by Riccardo Federici, cover by Stjepan Sejic, variant cover by Josh Middleton. "The Crown Comes Down" part two! As Aquaman's resistance against King Rath gains momentum, a new kingpin of crime emerges from the Atlantean underworld -- King Shark! But whose side is he on? He could be a powerful ally to the Undercurrent...or a dangerous new agent of evil! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 17.

BATGIRL #19 Written by Hope Larson, art by Chris Wildgoose, cover by Dan Mora, variant cover by Joshua Middleton. When a massive blizzard hits Gotham City without warning, Batgirl must brave the bitter cold to discover the truth behind the storm. Is it an act of nature? Or is the Penguin up to no good? Find out in what promises to be a chilling metropolitan mystery for the ages! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #18 Written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, art by Marcio Takara, cover by Yanick Paquette, variant cover by Kamome Shirahama. "Eco-Deadly!" Tasked with a new mission by the secretive Spyral, Huntress enlists Batgirl and Black Canary to help infiltrate an exclusive tech conference. Searching for an arms dealer masquerading as a tech investor, the Birds of Prey must uncover the mysterious plans for Weather Wizard's missing wand before the City of Lights finds itself plunged into permanent darkness. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 10.

BATMAN #38 Written by Tom King, art by Joelle Jones, cover by Mikel Janin, variant cover by Olivier Coipel. "Superfriends," part three! Batman and Wonder Woman fight together in an epic battle that will define and redefine their relationship. What bonds these two pillars of the DC Universe together? What might tear them apart? Find out as Batman continues his quest for the one thing he's never had: happiness. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

BATMAN #39 Written by Tom King, art and cover by Joelle Jones, variant cover by Olivier Coipel. "Superfriends" finale. Since the beginning, the friendship between Batman and Wonder Woman has stood at the heart of the DC Universe. Now that friendship is coming apart, and as it does the universe itself begins to crumble. The conclusion of Batman's epic team-up with Wonder Woman! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 17.

BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #1 Written by Scott Snyder and Tony Patrick, art and cover by Cully Hamner, variant cover by Declan Shalvey. Batman may own the night, but with new villains emerging during the day, he needs an ally to defend the city when he can't. Only one teen is up to the challenge; Duke Thomas. After months of training, he's ready to step out of the shadow of the Bat to become his own kind of hero. Meet Gotham City's newest protector: the Signal! Spinning out of adventures in All-Star Batman and We Are Robin, comics superstar Scott Snyder and newcomer Tony Patrick take our young hero to new heights in this exciting miniseries with artwork by Cully Hamner. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

BATMAN BEYOND #16 Written by Dan Jurgens, art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks, and cover by Bernand Chang, variant cover by Dave Johnson. "The Long Payback" part three! Stalker has arrived in Neo-Gotham with one mission: bring down Batman! Terry will be pushed to his limits against an opponent with superior skills and training, and even Bruce Wayne may not be enough to help him. This is the knock-down, drag-out fight you won't want to miss! Plus, learn who's been hiring Gotham City's underworld elite to bring down the Bat. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

BATWOMAN #11 Written by K. Perkins, art by Scott Godlewski, cover by Bill Sienkiewicz, variant cover by Michael Cho. "Pygsty." It's the New Year, and Professor Pyg needs new Dollotrons for his latest artistic endeavor. As Batwoman tries to put her personal demons to bed, she must stop the madman from carving out his sick intentions. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 17.

BLACK LIGHTNING: COLD DEAD HANDS #3 Written by Tony Isabella, art and cover by Clayton Henry. A deadly shooting. Two kids orphaned and on the run...with one of the alien super-weapons Tobias Whale is putting on the streets of Cleveland. Black Lightning must find them before tragedy strikes again. Because they are being hunted by police who consider them armed and dangerous...and by the murderous terrorist White Thunder! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

BLUE BEETLE: #17 Written by Christopher Sebela, art and cover by Scott Kolins, variant cover by Tyler Kirkham. "Road to Nowhere" finale! Blue Beetle faces off against the deadly Stopwatch, a man who uses time as a weapon to pull threats from the future and age the Scarab into dust. While Jaime fights for his life, his friends are left to fight for their own against Stopwatch's unhinged minions, the Short Timers. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

CYBORG #20 Written by Kevin Grevioux, art by Cliff Richards, cover by Simone Bianchi, variant cover by Carlos D'Anda. "Wretched of the Earth" part two! In trying to save the children from the vile clutches of the warlord Uma, Victor feels the pangs of being human again as he contracts a deadly virus. But in protecting them, will he sacrifice the one chance he has of being whole again? Or will he save himself at the cost of his humanity and his own immortal soul? 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

DAMAGE #2 Written by Robert Venditti, art and cover by Tony S. Daniel and Danny Miki. Damage can smash his way through a warzone, but can he smash his way through the Suicide Squad? Colonel Jonas takes on Amanda Waller in a race to see who can get to Damage first. And while Waller sends Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Parasite and Giganta to capture Damage by any means necessary, Colonel Jonas has her own wicked plan in play... 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

DARK NIGHTS: RISING: THE WILD HUNT #1 Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, art by Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis and others, cover by Doug Mahnke. Continued from the pages of the bestselling Dark Nights: Metal! The Dark Knights ride through the farthest reaches of the Multiverse to track down the unlikeliest of teams: The Flash, Cyborg, Raven and Detective Chimp. The mission: keep these heroes from completing their desperate quest to save all of existence! Plus, Challengers' Mountain crackles with dark energy that will release an army of the world's worst nightmares into the streets of Gotham City! This one-shot also answers the question: Where are the Metal Men? And who is the latest addition to the team? 40 pages, $4.99, in stores on Feb. 14.

DEADMAN #3 Written, art and cover by Neal Adams. The Spectre, Etrigan the Demon and the Phantom Stranger smell death around Deadman -- and they've come to get a whiff! But they're about to learn how little they know -- because the secrets they seek are actually held in the mind of Deadman's father...and those secrets lie very close to a near-death experience. 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

DEATHSTROKE #27 Written by Christopher Priest, art by Diogenes Neves and Jason Pax, cover by Ryan Sook, variant cover by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki. "The Fall of Slade" part two! Father and son clash when Jericho flies to rescue Deathstroke from Jericho's ex -- the resurrected Dr. Ikon! Meanwhile, Terra is summoned to an ambush by the Forgotten, the deadly leader of the White Lotus, and worlds collide as the New Super-Man demands Deathstroke's arrest! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #1 Written by Christopher Priest, art by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz, cover by Ryan Sook. "An Innocent Man"! Team Defiance is pushed to the edge of oblivion when one of their own ends up dead -- and Deathstroke is to blame! Is this the end of Slade Wilson's hero turn? It's all been building to this -- don't miss the finale of "Defiance," the events of which will lead Deathstroke down a shocking new path! 40 pages, $4.99, in stores on Jan. 31.

THE DEMON: HELL IS EARTH #3 Written by Andrew Constant, art and cover by Brad Walker and Andrew Hennesy. After the horrific acts of last issue, the highly unstable team of Etrigan, Jason Blood and Xanadu must face a new threat. A new player that has been ally, enemy and family to Jason and Etrigan reveals itself, and explains just who is responsible for the nightmarish transformation facing Earth. But before the shock of this information can be absorbed, the group must face a different family member. And he's got an offer that Etrigan can't refuse. Alliances will be made, familial bonds will be broken, and blood will be spilled! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

DETECTIVE COMICS #972 Written by James Tynion IV, art by Miguel Mendonca and Diana Egea, cover by Guillem March, variant cover by Rafale Albuquerque. "Fall Of The Batmen" part four! Batman might have overpowered the Victim Syndicate, but they had one last surprise for him: a secret weapon that's made one of his strongest rogues nearly unstoppable! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 10.

DETECTIVE COMICS #973 Written by James Tynion IV, art by Joe Bennett, cover by Guillem March, variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque. "Fall Of The Batmen" finale! With the team in disarray and facing their most powerful adversary yet, Batwoman must make a critical battlefield choice -- one with the power to shatter everything Batman has built! You'll be talking about this issue for years to come! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 Written by James Tynion IV, art and cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira. "Clay"! Here it is: the shocking, heartbreaking origin of Clayface, including his first conflict with Batman! Actor Basil Karlo was on the cusp of fame and fortune...the kind he had dreamed of through his painful childhood...until a accident robbed him of the good looks that took him to the top. But scars don't make you a monster -- only the darkness in your heart can do that -- and in the wake of the accident, Karlo's darkness is revealed! 48 pages, $4.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3 Written by Geoff Johns, art and covers by Gary Frank. The story takes a turn in the third chapter of this 12-issue series you never thought you'd see. 32 pages, $4.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

THE FLASH #38 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and variant cover by Howard Porter, cover by Barry Kitson. "A Cold Day in Hell" finale! The Flash and an unlikely ally must discover who is behind the death of one of the Rogues before the murderer strikes again! But Flash is trapped inside of Iron Heights with one person blocking his exit: Captain Cold! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 10.

THE FLASH #39 Written by Joshua Williamson, art and cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico, cover by Tony S. Daniel. "The Perfect Storm" part one! In the 700th tale of The Flash, Barry Allen wants to make amends to the people he's hurt, but Gorilla Grodd has other plans! If Grodd's shocking attack on Central City wasn't enough, the reason why -- and how it connects to everything The Flash has faced since the Speed Force Storm -- will rock our hero to his core...and change everything he thought he knew! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 24.

THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Christian Duce, cover by Howard Porter. "Flash War" prelude! The biggest Flash story of 2018 starts here, with a special story starring the classic Wally West, who's conflicted over whether to let Iris West know he is alive -- and he'll need the help of the Flash to figure out what to do! But when Magenta, Wally's old love, needs his help, the Flash returns home to Keystone City where he is confronted with violent memories of an unknown world...A major turning point for the Flash family that sets the path for earth shattering stories in 2018! 48 pages, $4.99, in stores on Jan. 31.

GREEN ARROW #36 Written by Benjamin Percy, art and cover by Juan Ferrerya, variant cover by Mike Grell. "Trial of Two Cities" part four! Trapped at the bottom of the ocean and running out of air, Green Arrow must find a way to the surface to save Seattle before someone he loves pays the ultimate price for his mistakes! 32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

GREEN LANTERNS #38 Written by Tim Seeley, art by Ronan Cliquet, cover by Shane Davis, variant cover by Brandon Peterson. "A World of Our Own," part two! Hunting the trail of the man behind the string of murders on the planet Ungara, Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz find the alien world thrown into utter chaos. Lines are drawn amongst the Ungaran people, and if the Green Lanterns can't bring the villain to justice, Ungara may explode into violence! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 3.

GREEN LANTERNS #39 Written by Tim Seeley, art by Carlo Barberi and Matt Santorelli, cover by Shane Davis, variant cover by Brandon Peterson. "A World of Our Own," finale! Green Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz face down a Chimera monster as the conflict on Ungara comes to a head. With the power of a hundred alien races, this beast plans to wash Ungara and the Green Lanterns clean with a red tide of blood and violence. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 17.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #36 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Jack Hebert, cover by Francis Manapul, variant cover by Barry Kitson.. "Twilight of The Guardians" finale! In the explosive finale, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner face down the Controllers to save Ganthet and the other Guardians from extinction. The fate of this battle decides who protects the universe or who controls it! 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 10.

HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #37 Written by Robert Venditti, art by Jack Herbert, cover by Francis Manapul, variant cover by Barry Kitson. "Power of Zod," part one. After a recent battle with Superman in Action Comics, General Zod recovers as he takes control of a small, undeveloped world. When Hal Jordan investigates, it sets the course for a confrontation between the Kryptonian warrior and the Corps' bravest and brightest Lanterns. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Jan. 24. HARLEY QUINN #35 Written by Frank Tieri, art by Inaki Miranda, cover by Amanda Conner, variant cover by Frank Cho.