DC's Year of the Villain Special #1

Dates

Cover date

July 2019

On sale

May 1, 2019

In stores

May 1, 2019

Pages

36

Editions and covers (12)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Greg Capullo Cover

  Barcode 76194136292200111 · shared with another edition

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• Stanley "Artgerm" Lau Cheetah Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194136292200121

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• Alex Maleev Lex Luthor Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194136292200131

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• Jim Cheung The Batman Who Laughs Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194136292200141

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• Emerald City Comics

  Barcode 76194136292200142

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• Midtown Comics

  Barcode 76194136292200158

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• I Want More Comics

  Barcode 76194136292200153

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• Golden Apple Comics

  Barcode 76194136292200148

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• Comic Kings

  Barcode 76194136292200127

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• Dragon's Lair

  Barcode 76194136292200111 · shared with another edition

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• Samurai Comics

  Barcode 76194136292200169

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• Arcadian Comics & Games

  Barcode 76194136292200171

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Story arc: Year of the Villain

This is part 1 of 132. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. DC's Year of the Villain #1
2. Justice League #25
3. Deathstroke #45
4. Harley Quinn #63
5. Justice League #27
6. Batman and the Outsiders #3
7. Catwoman #13
8. Hawkman #14
9. Justice League Odyssey #11
10. Red Hood: Outlaw #36
11. Supergirl #32
12. Superman #13
13. Aquaman #50
14. Justice League #28
15. Nightwing #62
16. Teen Titans #32
17. Action Comics #1013
18. Batgirl #37
19. Detective Comics #1008
20. Justice League Dark #13
21. The Flash #75
22. The Terrifics #18
23. Wonder Woman #75
24. Deathstroke #46
25. Harley Quinn #64
26. Justice League #29
27. Sinestro: Year of the Villain #1
28. Batman and the Outsiders #4
29. Catwoman #14
30. Detective Comics #1009
31. Hawkman #15
32. Justice League Odyssey #12
33. The Flash #76
34. Wonder Woman #76
35. Aquaman #51
36. Black Mask: Year of the Villain #1
37. Nightwing #63
38. Teen Titans #33
39. Action Comics #1014
40. Batgirl #38
41. Detective Comics #1010
42. Justice League #30
43. Justice League Dark #14
44. Red Hood: Outlaw #37
45. The Flash #77
46. The Terrifics #19
47. Wonder Woman #77
48. Deathstroke #47
49. Harley Quinn #65
50. Justice League #31
51. Batman and the Outsiders #5
52. Catwoman #15
53. Detective Comics #1011
54. Hawkman #16
55. Justice League Odyssey #13
56. Riddler: Year of the Villain #1
57. The Flash #78
58. Wonder Woman #78
59. Aquaman #52
60. Justice League #32
61. Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain #1
62. Nightwing #64
63. Supergirl #34
64. Teen Titans #34
65. Action Comics #1015
66. Batgirl #39
67. Detective Comics #1012
68. Justice League Dark #15
69. Red Hood: Outlaw #38
70. The Flash #79
71. The Terrifics #20
72. Wonder Woman #79
73. Deathstroke #48
74. Harley Quinn #66
75. Justice League #33
76. Batman and the Outsiders #6
77. Catwoman #16
78. Detective Comics #1013
79. Hawkman #17
80. Justice League Odyssey #14
81. Supergirl #35
82. The Flash #80
83. The Joker: Year of the Villain #1
84. Wonder Woman #80
85. Aquaman #53
86. Justice League #34
87. Nightwing #65
88. Teen Titans #35
89. Action Comics #1016
90. Aquaman Annual #2
91. Batgirl #40
92. Black Adam: Year of the Villain #1
93. Detective Comics #1014
94. Justice League Dark #16
95. Red Hood: Outlaw #39
96. The Flash #81
97. The Terrifics #21
98. Wonder Woman #81
99. Deathstroke #49
100. Harley Quinn #67
101. Justice League #35
102. The Infected: King Shazam! #1
103. Batman and the Outsiders #7
104. Catwoman #17
105. Detective Comics #1015
106. Hawkman #18
107. Justice League Odyssey #15
108. The Flash #82
109. Wonder Woman #82
110. Aquaman #54
111. Batman / Superman #4
112. Justice League #36
113. Nightwing #66
114. Supergirl #36
115. Teen Titans #36
116. The Infected: Scarab #1
117. Action Comics #1017
118. Batgirl #41
119. Justice League Dark #17
120. Red Hood: Outlaw #40
121. The Flash #83
122. The Terrifics #22
123. The Infected: Deathbringer #1
124. Hawkman #19
125. Ocean Master: Year of the Villain #1
126. Supergirl #37
127. Batman / Superman #5
128. The Infected: The Commissioner #1
129. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1
130. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2
131. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3
132. Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #4

Creators

Stories

• Doom (Chapter 1) · Legion of Doom · 8 pages

  Luthor launches his plan to empower all the villains of the world, but his plan requires a sacrifice.

• Leviathan (Chapter 2) · Batgirl; Green Arrow · 8 pages

  Green Arrow and Batgirl track down Merlyn, but they end up being captured by Leviathan.

• Justice (Chapter 3) · Justice League · 8 pages

  Far out in space, the Justice League is evacuating worlds threatened by the destruction of the Source Wall, when they learn that back on Earth in their absence, Perpetua and Luthor have launched their plan.

Publisher’s description

Evil is winning! Lex Luthor and The Legion of Doom conspire with Cosmic Gods, bending mankind toward a dark destiny. Elsewhere, the scourge of Leviathan spreads unchecked, seizing power in every corner of the world. And all the while the Batman Who Laughs busies himself in the shadows, aligned with no one—yet with sinister plans for all. The carnage starts here as the badguys take center stage in “The Year of the Villain,” the most treacherous event in DC Comics history. Some act with united goals, others with plans selfish and secret, every one of them on a monstrous collision course against Batman, Superman and the heroes of the DC Universe. And our heroes will fail us. Don’t miss the start of “The Year of the Villain,” featuring the talents of writers Brian Michael Bendis, Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, artists Jim Cheung, Alex Maleev and Francis Manapul and cover artist Greg Capullo—all for just $0.25!

Reprinted in

Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen (2020), Event Leviathan (2020), Event Leviathan (2021)