The Complete Archive

Comicography

147 issues · 1965–2026

The Chronicles: This section indexes the individual comic books that form the primary chronological timeline of the franchise. The registry below tracks all key single-issue appearances, including original foundational stories, story reprints, and notable character cameos across the broader universe, including books in various languages. Just like the other galleries on the site, clicking any issue below will instantly launch a high-resolution lightbox to view the cover art up close.

The Birth of an Ace

1965–1966

6 issues
DC 12¢
Our Army At War
No. 151
1st Appearance Our Army At War #151 cover
Enemy Ace
February 1965
Original Story
DC 12¢
Our Army At War
No. 153
Our Army At War #153 cover
Flaming Bait
April 1965
Original Story
DC 12¢
Our Army At War
No. 155
Our Army At War #155 cover
Fokker Fury
June 1965
Original Story
DC 12¢
Showcase
No. 57
Showcase Feature Showcase #57 cover
Killer of the Skies
August 1965
Original Story
DC 12¢
Showcase
No. 58
Showcase #58 cover
The Hunters and the Hunted
October 1965
Original Story
DC 12¢
Metal Men
No. 16
Metal Men #16 cover
Robots for Sale
November 1965
Cameo

Enemy Ace Established

1968–1969

11 issues
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 138
Series Begins Star Spangled War Stories #138 cover
The Slayers and the Slain
May 1968
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 139
Star Spangled War Stories #139 cover
Death Whispers-Death Screams!
July 1968
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 140
Star Spangled War Stories #140 cover
The Face of the Hangman
September 1968
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 141
Star Spangled War Stories #141 cover
The Bull
November 1968
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 142
Star Spangled War Stories #142 cover
Vengeance is a Harpy
January 1969
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 143
Star Spangled War Stories #143 cover
The Devil's General
March 1969
Original Story
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 144
Price increase to 20¢ Star Spangled War Stories #144 cover
Death Takes no Holiday
May 1969
Original Story
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 145
Star Spangled War Stories #145 cover
Return of the Hangman
July 1969
Original Story
DC 15¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 146
Star Spangled War Stories #146 cover
Balloon for a Hawk and Brother Enemy
September 1969
Original Story
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 147
Star Spangled War Stories #147 cover
A Grave in the Sky
November 1969
Original Story
DC $.25
DC Special
No. 5
DC Special #5 cover
Enemy Ace
December 1969
Reprint

The Reprint Years

1970–1972

17 issues
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 148
Star Spangled War Stories #148 cover
Luck is a Puppy Named Schatzi!
January 1970
Original Story
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 154
Star Spangled War Stories #154 cover
Partial Reprint of “Killer of the Skies” from Showcase #57
January 1970
Reprint
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 149
Star Spangled War Stories #149 cover
Reach for the Heavens
March 1970
Original Story
DC 20¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 150
Landmark issue #150 Star Spangled War Stories #150 cover
The Hammer of Hell
May 1970
Original Story
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 151
Star Spangled War Stories #151 cover
Reprint of “Flaming Bait” from Our Army at War #153
July 1970
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 152
Star Spangled War Stories #152 cover
Rain Above...Mud Below
September 1970
Original Story
DC 15¢
Detective Comics
No. 404
Batman crossover Detective Comics #404 cover
Ghost of the Killer Skies
October 1970
Original Story
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 153
Star Spangled War Stories #153 cover
Reprint of “Fokker Fury” from Our Army at War #155
November 1970
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 155
Star Spangled War Stories #155 cover
Partial Reprint of “The Hunter and the Hunted” from Showcase #58
March 1971
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 156
Star Spangled War Stories #156 cover
A Dream Come True
May 1971
Cameo
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 157
Star Spangled War Stories #157 cover
Reprint of “Fokker Fury” from Our Army at War #155 and Star Spangled War Stories #153
July 1971
Reprint
DC 2.00 Cr$
Batman 3ª Série
No. 22
Batman 3ª Série #22 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
August 1971
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 158
Pin-up bonus Star Spangled War Stories #158 cover
Reprint of “Enemy Ace” from Our Army at War #151
September 1971
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 159
Star Spangled War Stories #159 cover
Reprint of “The Hunters and the Hunted” from Showcase #58 and Star Spangled War Stories #155
November 1971
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 160
Star Spangled War Stories #160 cover
Lt. Steve Savage – The Balloon Buster
January 1972
Cameo
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 161
Star Spangled War Stories #161 cover
Reprint of “The Slayers and the Slain” from Star Spangled War Stories #138
February – March 1972
Reprint
DC $0.20
The Flash
No. 214
The Flash #214 cover
The Gantlet of Super-Villains!
May 1972
Cameo

Return to the Skies

1974–1977

11 issues
DC $0.20
Star-Spangled War Stories
No. 173
Star-Spangled War Stories #173 cover
Gallery of War: The Kill!
September 1973
Original Story
DC $1.00
Batman Limited Collectors' Edition
No. 25
Batman Limited Collectors' Edition #25 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
January 1974
Reprint
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 181
Star Spangled War Stories #181 cover
Hell's Angels
August 1974
Original Story
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 182
Star Spangled War Stories #182 cover
Hell's Angels - The Maverick Ace
October 1974
Original Story
DC 25¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 183
Star Spangled War Stories #183 cover
Hell's Angels - To End in Flames
December 1974
Original Story
DC 10.00 Cr$
Almanaque do Batman
No. 1
Almanaque do Batman #1 cover
Reprint of "O Ás Inimigo" (Enemy Ace) from Showcase #57
December 1975
Reprint
DC 35¢
Star Spangled War Stories
No. 200
Issue #200 Star Spangled War Stories #200 cover
Shooting Star
July 1976
Original Story
DC 35¢
Men of War
No. 1
Men of War #1 cover
Death is a Wild Beast
August 1977
Original Story
DC 35¢
Men of War
No. 2
Men of War #2 cover
Return from Hell
September 1977
Original Story
DC $1.25
Batman: Four of Batman's Most Spine-Tingling Adventures
No. 1
Batman: Four of Batman's Most Spine-Tingling Adventures #1 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
October 1977
Reprint
DC 35¢
Men of War
No. 3
Men of War #3 cover
The Three Faces of Death
November 1977
Original Story

The Men of War Era

1978–1981

18 issues
DC 50¢
Showcase
No. 100
Showcase #100 Showcase #100 cover
There Shall Come a Gathering
May 1978
Cameo
DC 40¢
Men of War
No. 8
Men of War #8 cover
Silent Sky...Screaming Death!!
August 1978
Original Story
DC 40¢
Justice League of America
No. 159
JLA/JSA crossover Justice League of America #159 cover
Crisis from Yesterday
October 1978
Cameo
DC 40¢
Justice League of America
No. 160
Justice League of America #160 cover
Crisis from Tomorrow!
October 1978
Cameo
DC 40¢
Men of War
No. 9
Men of War #9 cover
Brother Killers
October 1978
Original Story
DC 40¢
Men of War
No. 10
Men of War #10 cover
Duel at Dawn
November 1978
Original Story
DC 50¢
Men of War
No. 12
Men of War #12 cover
Banner of Blood
January 1979
Original Story
DC 50¢
Men of War
No. 13
Men of War #13 cover
The Last Baron
February 1979
Original Story
DC 50¢
Men of War
No. 14
Men of War #14 cover
Duel
March 1979
Original Story
DC 60¢
Men of War
No. 19
Men of War #19 cover
A Promise to the Dying
August 1979
Original Story
DC $.95
DC Special Series
No. 18
DC Special Series #18 cover
Reprint of "3 Graves to Home" from Star-Spangled War Stories #150
1979
Reprint
DC 60¢
Men of War
No. 20
Men of War #20 cover
Death Must Wait
September 1979
Original Story
DC $6.95
America at War: The Best of DC War Comics
No. 1
America at War: The Best of DC War Comics #1 cover
Reprint of "Killer of the Skies!" from Showcase #57
October 1979
Reprint
DC $.95
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest
No. 7
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #7 cover
Reprint of "Enemy Ace Meets the Bull" from Star-Spangled War Stories #141
February 1981
Reprint
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 251
Unknown Soldier #251 cover
Hell in the Heavens
May 1981
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 252
Unknown Soldier #252 cover
Hell in the Heavens - The Midnight Spy
June 1981
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 253
Unknown Soldier #253 cover
Hell in the Heavens - Midnight and Murder
July 1981
Original Story
DC $1.00
GI Combat
No. 234
GI Combat #234 cover
Blind Mission
October 1981
Original Story

Crisis and Crossovers

1982–1989

25 issues
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 260
Unknown Soldier #260 cover
I Am My Own Executioner - Stolen Face…Stolen Ace!
February 1982
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 261
Unknown Soldier #261 cover
I Am My Own Executioner - Death of a Double!
March 1982
Original Story
DC $0.69
Unknown Soldier
No. 262
Unknown Soldier #262 cover
Killers of the Sky — Shootout at the 27th Squadron!
April 1982
Original Story
DC $.95
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest — War is Hell
No. 21
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest — War is Hell #21 cover
Reprint of "Reach for the Heavens" from Star-Spangled War Stories #149
May 1982
Reprint
DC $0.69
Unknown Soldier
No. 263
Unknown Soldier #263 cover
Killers of the Sky — Debt of Blood!
May 1982
Original Story
DC $0.69
Unknown Soldier
No. 264
Unknown Soldier #264 cover
Killers of the Sky — A Coffin for Aces!
June 1982
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 265
Unknown Soldier #265 cover
A Very Private Hell - The Bounty Hunters
July 1982
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 266
Unknown Soldier #266 cover
A Very Private Hell - The Substitute Ace
August 1982
Original Story
DC $1.00
Unknown Soldier
No. 267
Unknown Soldier #267 cover
A Very Private Hell - Debt of Blood
September 1982
Original Story
DC 75¢
Crisis on Infinite Earths
No. 11
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 cover
Aftershock
February 1986
Cameo
DC 75¢
Who's Who
No. 7
Official profile Who's Who #7 cover
The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
September 1985
Profile
DC 75¢
Crisis on Infinite Earths
No. 7
Crisis cameo Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 cover
Beyond the Silent Night
October 1985
Cameo
DC $2.95
History of the DC Universe, Book One
No. 1
History of the DC Universe, Book One #1 cover
Book One
January 1986
Cameo
DC 75¢
Swamp Thing
No. 46
Alan Moore era Swamp Thing #46 cover
Revelations
March 1986
Cameo
DC $0.75
The Outsiders
No. 6
The Outsiders #6 cover
The Outsiders at Bat
April 1986
Cameo
DC 75¢
DC Challenge
No. 8
DC Challenge #8 cover
If This is Love, Why do my Teeth Hurt?
June 1986
Cameo
DC 75¢
DC Challenge
No. 9
DC Challenge #9 cover
All This and World War, Too!
July 1986
Cameo
DC 75¢
DC Challenge
No. 10
DC Challenge #10 cover
Jules Verne Was Right!
August 1986
Cameo
DC $29.95
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
No. 1
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #1 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
January 1988
Reprint
DC 75¢
Captain Atom
No. 13
Captain Atom #13 cover
We Three Kings...
March 1988
Cameo
DC $2.50
Christmas With the Super-Heroes
No. 2
John Byrne story Christmas With the Super-Heroes #2 cover
Silent Night
December 1988
Original Story
DC $1.50
Swamp Thing
No. 82
Swamp Thing #82 cover
Brothers in Arms – Part Two
January 1989
Cameo
DC $1.50
Swamp Thing
No. 83
Swamp Thing #83 cover
Brothers in Arms - Part One
February 1989
Original Story
DC $1.50
Swamp Thing
No. 86
Swamp Thing #86 cover
Heroes of the Revolution
May 1989
Cameo
DC $2.95
Christmas with the Super-Heroes
No. 2
Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2 cover
Silent Night
December 1989
Original Story

Modern Retellings

1990–2000

19 issues
DC $2.00
Sgt. Rock Special
No. 9
Rick Burchett Cover Sgt. Rock Special #9 cover
Reprint of "Killer of the Skies!" from Showcase #57
September 1990
Reprint
DC $14.95
DC Graphic Novel
No. 1
West Point Required Reading DC Graphic Novel #1 cover
Enemy Ace – War Idyll
October 1990
Graphic Novels
DC $1.50
New Gods
No. 22
New Gods #22 cover
Remembrance
January 1991
Cameo
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 14
Sgt. Rock #14 cover
Reprint of "The Face of the Hangman!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #140
July 1991
Reprint
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 15
Sgt. Rock #15 cover
Reprint of "The Maverick Ace!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #141
August 1991
Reprint
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 16
Sgt. Rock #16 cover
Reprint of "The Devil's Mascot!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #139
September 1991
Reprint
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 17
Sgt. Rock #17 cover
Reprint of "Fokker Fury!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #155
October 1991
Reprint
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 18
Sgt. Rock #18 cover
Reprint of "The Slayers and the Slain!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #138
November 1991
Reprint
DC $1.25
Sgt. Rock
No. 19
Sgt. Rock #19 cover
Reprint of "Silent Sky -- Screaming Death!" from Star-Spangled War Stories #141
December 1991
Reprint
DC $1.75
Armageddon Inferno
No. 1
Armageddon Inferno #1 cover
Seeds of Doom
April 1992
Cameo
DC $1.75
Armageddon Inferno
No. 2
Armageddon Inferno #2 cover
Sea of Trouble
May 1992
Cameo
DC $1.75
Armageddon Inferno
No. 3
Cover appearance Armageddon Inferno #3 cover
The Last Hope
June 1992
Cameo
DC $1.75
Armageddon Inferno
No. 4
Armageddon Inferno #4 cover
The Gathering of Heroes
July 1992
Cameo
DC $2.50
Unlimited Access
No. 2
Unlimited Access #2 cover
Let's Do the Time Warp Again
January 1998
Cameo
DC $2.50
Resurrection Man
No. 16
Resurrection Man #16 cover
Hell Comes to Leesburg!
August 1998
Cameo
DC $2.50
Guns of the Dragon
No. 1
Guns of the Dragon #1 cover
The Hammer, the Lash, and the Bradley
October 1998
Original Story
DC $2.50
Guns of the Dragon
No. 2
Guns of the Dragon #2 cover
The River of Fire
November 1998
Original Story
DC $2.50
Guns of the Dragon
No. 3
Guns of the Dragon #3 cover
The Land that Time Forgot
December 1998
Original Story
DC $2.50
Guns of the Dragon
No. 4
Guns of the Dragon #4 cover
The Dragon's Teeth
January 1999
Original Story

Legacy Appearances

2001–Present

40 issues
DC $19.95
A DC Universe Christmas
No. 1
A DC Universe Christmas #1 cover
Reprint of "Silent Night" from Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2
January 2001
Reprint
DC $4.95
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest
No. 1
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest #1 cover
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest #1
January 2001
Cameo
DC $5.95
Enemy Ace: War in Heaven
No. 1
Garth Ennis Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #1 cover
The Eastern Front
May 2001
Original Story
DC $5.95
Enemy Ace: War in Heaven
No. 2
Garth Ennis Enemy Ace: War in Heaven #2 cover
The Jet Age & Dachau
June 2001
Original Story
DC 12¢
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
No. 1
The DC Comics Encyclopedia #1 cover
The DC Comics Encyclopedia #1
2004
Cameo
DC $2.50
The Legion
No. 29
The Legion #29 cover
Foundations, Part 5
March 2004
Cameo
DC $39.95
The New Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Stories
No. 1
The New Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Stories #1 cover
Reprint of "Enemy Ace!" from Our Army At War #151
October 2004
Reprint
DC $2.50
52
No. 2
52 #2 cover
Looking Back at Tomorrow
May 2006
Cameo
DC $2.99
Countdown
No. 45
Countdown #45 cover
History of the Multiverse, Chapter Five
June 2007
Cameo
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 1
The War That Time Forgot #1 cover
The Beachhead
July 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 2
The War That Time Forgot #2 cover
Infiltration
August 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 3
The War That Time Forgot #3 cover
Bivouac
September 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 4
The War That Time Forgot #4 cover
Advance
October 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 5
The War That Time Forgot #5 cover
Encirclement
November 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 6
The War That Time Forgot #6 cover
Flanked
December 2008
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 7
The War That Time Forgot #7 cover
Counter Attack
January 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 8
The War That Time Forgot #8 cover
Reconnaissance
February 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
Booster Gold
No. 16
Enemy Ace Cover Booster Gold #16 cover
Reality Lost (Part Two)
March 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 9
The War That Time Forgot #9 cover
Counterstrike
March 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 10
The War That Time Forgot #10 cover
Surge
April 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 11
The War That Time Forgot #11 cover
Sacrifice
May 2009
Original Story
DC $2.99
The War That Time Forgot
No. 12
The War That Time Forgot #12 cover
Final Conflict
June 2009
Original Story
DC $14.99
Booster Gold: Reality Lost
No. 1
Booster Gold: Reality Lost #1 cover
Reprint of "Reality Lost, Part Two!" from Booster Gold #16
August 2009
Reprint
DC $5.99
DCU Holiday Special
No. 1
DCU Holiday Special #1 cover
Stille Nacht
February 2010
Original Story
DC $19.99
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 5
No. 5
Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 5 #5 cover
Reprint of "Crisis from Yesterday!" from Justice League of America #159
April 2010
Reprint
DC $3.99
DC Universe Legacies
No. 7
DC Universe Legacies #7 cover
Snapshot: Reunion!
January 2011
Cameo
DC $2.99
Time Masters: Vanishing Point
No. 6
Time Masters: Vanishing Point #6 cover
Passageway, Part Six
February 2011
Cameo
DC $3.99
Justice League United
No. 13
Justice League United #13 cover
Warzone
September 2015
Cameo
DC $3.99
Justice League United
No. 14
Justice League United #14 cover
War Zone 2: Weird War
October 2015
Cameo
DC $3.99
Justice League United
No. 15
Justice League United #15 cover
Warzone 3: Our Army At War
November 2015
Cameo
DC $100.00
Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus
No. 1
Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus #1 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
March 2016
Reprint
DC $34.99
Elseworlds: Justice League
No. 3
Elseworlds: Justice League #3 cover
Reprint of "Superman and Batman: World's Funnest"
December 2017
Reprint
DC $4.99
Batman Giant
No. 14
Batman Giant #14 cover
Batman Giant #14
August 2019
Cameo
DC $5.99
Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King
No. 1
Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 cover
The King of Pain!
September 2020
Cameo
DC $39.99
DC Goes to War
No. 1
DC Goes to War #1 cover
DC Goes to War #1
September 2020
Reprint
DC $4.99
Dark Nights: Death Metal
No. 5
Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 cover
The Man of No Tomorrow
January 2021
Cameo
DC $9.99
Generations Shattered
No. 1
Generations Shattered #1 cover
Generations Shattered #1
January 2021
Cameo
DC $29.99
Booster Gold: The Complete 2007 Series
No. 2
Booster Gold: The Complete 2007 Series #2 cover
Reprint of "Reality Lost, Part Two!" from Booster Gold #16
April 2025
Reprint
DC $4.99
Swamp Thing 1989
No. 1
Swamp Thing 1989 #1 cover
Morning of the Magician
April 2026
Cameo
DC $25.00
Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus
No. 1
Batman: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1 cover
Reprint of "Ghost of the Killer Skies!" from Detective Comics #404
September 2026
Reprint

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