DC K.O. #3

Dates

Cover date

March 2026

On sale

January 14, 2026

In stores

January 14, 2026

Final order cutoff

December 1, 2025

Pages

48

Editions and covers (13)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Javi Fernandez Acetate Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800311

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• Dan Mora Bracket Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800381

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• Carla Cohen Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800341

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• Javi Fernandez Foil Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800322

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• Mike Del Mundo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800331

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• Sanford Greene Darkseid Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800391

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• Dan Mora Will Ospreay AEW Cameo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800324

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• Cully Hamner Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800361

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• Daniel Warren Johnson Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800321

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• Lucio Parrillo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800351

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• Ben Oliver Face-Off Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194139215800371

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• 2nd printing

  Second Printing Javi Fernández Connecting Cardstock Variant Cover

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Barcode 76194139215800325

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• 2nd printing

  Second Printing Javi Fernández Logo Color Variant Cover

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Barcode 76194139215800312

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Story arc: DC K.O.

This is part 17 of 49. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Aquaman (2025) #11
2. Justice League Unlimited #11
3. Justice League: The Omega Act Special #1
4. DC K.O. (2025) #1
5. Titans (2023) #28
6. Justice League Unlimited (2025) #12
7. Superman (2023) #31 (874)
8. The Flash (2023) #26 (826)
9. DC K.O.: Knightfight (2026) #1
10. Titans (2023) #29
11. DC K.O. (2025) #2
12. Justice League Unlimited (2025) #13
13. Superman (2023) #32 (875)
14. The Flash (2023) #27 (827)
15. DC K.O.: Knightfight (2026) #2
16. DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom (2026) #1
17. DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1
18. Aquaman (2025) #12
19. DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo (2026) #1
20. DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo #1
21. DC K.O.: Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna (2026) #1
22. DC K.O.: Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1
23. Titans (2023) #30
24. DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker (2026) #1
25. DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker #1
26. Justice League Unlimited (2025) #14
27. Superman (2023) #33
28. Superman #33
29. The Flash (2023) #28
30. DC K.O.: Knightfight (2026) #3
31. Aquaman (2025) #13
32. DC K.O. (2025) #3
33. DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam (2026) #1
34. Titans (2023) #31
35. DC K.O.: The Kids Are All Fight Special (2026) #1
36. Justice League Unlimited (2025) #15
37. Superman (2023) #34 (877)
38. The Flash (2023) #29 (829)
39. DC K.O.: Boss Battle (2026) #1
40. DC K.O.: Knightfight (2026) #4
41. Aquaman (2025) #14
42. DC K.O. (2025) #4
43. Titans (2023) #32
44. Justice League Unlimited (2025) #16
45. Superman (2023) #35 (878)
46. The Flash (2023) #30 (830)
47. DC K.O. (2025) #5
48. Aquaman (2025) #2
49. Superman Annual: Year One Thousand #1

Creators

Stories

• Chapter Three: No Mercy · 32 pages

  The final eight tournament participants face off against each other, with each allowed to choose a hero or villain to be their partner against their opponent. This sets up the following battles: Guy Gardner and Hal Jordan vs. Superman and The Captain, Lex Luthor and Supergirl vs. Aquaman and Hawkman, Wonder Woman and Big Barda vs. Cyborg and Connor Hawke, and Zatanna and John Constantine vs. The Joker and a mystery opponent. When the battles are over, only 4 remain.

Publisher’s description

THE ELITE EIGHT REMAIN — AND ALL HELL IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE! IT'S TAG-TEAM TIME! As the Omega Tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test — confronted with a decades-long stay in their own personal hell! Emotions run high as heroes falter, villains revel, and the Heart of Apokolips eyes its new King Omega. In the end, only the final four will remain...