I haven't traded in all my paper comics for digital ones just yet, but I am pleased to see DC Comics releasing increasing numbers of un-collected comics in digital form. Though I'm at base a completist and enjoy trade paperbacks that collect all the issues of a series, I understand non-germane issues sometimes have to be skipped, and might not equate an entire graphic novel on their own; a digital release is a good compromise.
What follows is a list (last updated 8/17/11) of all the uncollected comics available in digital format on the
DC Comics/Comixology website, along with explanation and context for the issues where possible. Please bookmark this link (http://bit.ly/fye1gA) and share the URL as you see fit; this list will be constantly updated, and I appreciate any corrections or suggestions.
Action Comics #683Only the last page of this issue, showing Doomsday breaking out of his underground prison, has been collected in the
Death of Superman trade paperback. Roger Stern's
Action Comics run was one of the gritter of the Superman titles at that time, and this issue pits moral Superman against a more Punisher-like (or should we say Wolverine) vigilante called the Jackal.
Action Comics #879-889The main stories in these eleven issues are collected in
Superman: Nightwing & Flamebird, Vol. 1 and
Vol. 2, but the Captain Atom co-feature by Greg Rucka and James Robinson remains uncollected, except available here.
Adventures of Superman #496Only the last page of this book has been collected, in the
Death of Superman trade paperback. Features Superman against Mr. Mxyzptlk by Jerry Ordway and Dennis Janke. From one of my favorite Superman eras (with Dan Jurgens on
Superman and Louise Simonson on
Man of Steel).
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #91The
Azrael series that spun out of
Knightfall became
Azrael: Agent of the Bat at the beginning of
No Man's Land with issue #47 (
Agent of the Bat seeming a precursor to the current
Batman Inc.). Issue #91 crossed over with
Batman: Gotham Knights #30 (also available digitally), both issues take place during the
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1 and
Vol. 2 collections, but neither were collected.
Batman #462-464Mostly due to the release of
Batman Retroactive: The '90s, DC has made available these three issues by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle that see Batman on the West Coast in a mystery that involves a Native American Shaman. These stories took place between
Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying and
Knightfall, at around the same time as
Robin: A Hero Reborn.
Batman #465One of Tim Drake's earliest appearances as Robin, just after the events of
Robin: A Hero Reborn.
Batman #601-602Batman #601 is collected only in part in
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1;
Batman #602 has never been collected. Both involve Batman fighting the pyrotechnic villain Nicodemus, tangentially related to
Fugitive.
Batman #634This epilogue to
Batman: War Games Vol. 3 crossover has not been collected. Takes place just before
Batman: Under the Red Hood.
Batman #642This fill in issue by Andersen Gabyrch (
Gotham Knights) follows up on some of the changes to Killer Croc post-
Batman: Hush and
Batman: Broken City, and takes place between the
Batman: Under the Hood Vol. 1 and
Batman: War Crimes collections.
Batman #659-662The four-part "Grotesk" story by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake of
Spectre fame (among others). Came as an unrelated fill-in story during Grant Morrison's
Batman: Batman and Son stories.
Batman #684Continued from
Detective Comics #851 (available digitally), this "Last Rites" story, called "Last Days of Gotham," followed
Batman: RIP, but has not been collected.
Batman Beyond Vol. 2 #1-24This is the Johnny DC (young readers) series released in conjunction with the cartoon; the
Batman Beyond cartoon miniseries has been collected, but not this ongoing series. It's unlikely the new
Batman Beyond series by Adam Beechen will reflect the continuity of this Johnny DC series.
Batman/Catwoman: Trail of the GunThis was originally a two-part Prestige Format series, released later on as one DC Comics Presents volume mainly due to art by
Green Lantern: Rebirth and
Flash: Rebirth's Ethan Van Sciver. Ann Nocenti writes the story of Batman and Catwoman vying for a legendary untraceable gun.
Batman: Gotham Knights #1-12, #14-15The
Gotham Knights series that focused on Batman and his allies is entirely uncollected except for Batman crossovers like
Batman: Officer Down, which collects issue #13.
Batman: Gotham Knights #28Selections from this issue appear in the
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1 trade paperback; however, the full issue has never been collected.
Batman: Gotham Knights #30This issue, crossing over with
Azrael: Agent of the Bat #91, has never been collected. It takes place between the pages of both the
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1 and
Vol. 2 collections, which take place essentially simultaneously.
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #21-23Legends of the Dark Knight issues #1-20 -- the stories
Shaman,
Gothic,
Prey, and
Venom -- are all collected in trade paperback and available as DC/Comixology digital comics. Issues #21-23, the "Faith" storyline, are the first issues of
Legends of the Dark Knight not to be collected.
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #24-26The
Flyer story by Howard Chaykin and Gil Kane is also not collected; the story deals with characters from
Batman: Year One.
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27This is the second of the three-part "Destroyer" story that also ran in
Batman #474 and
Detective Comics #641, which reshaped Gotham City's architecture to resemble the first Tim Burton
Batman film.
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-12Only the first four issues of
Shadow of the Bat are collected in
Batman: The Last Arkham; the series is otherwise uncollected except for in Batman crossovers and the
Batman: Anarky collection.
Batman: Streets of Gotham #1-13While the first stories in these
Streets of Gotham issues are collected in
Batman: Streets of Gotham: Hush Money and
Streets of Gotham: Leviathan, DC cancelled the collection of the
Manhunter backup,
Manhunter: Face-Off, due to low pre-orders. The co-features are available here along with the main story.
Birds of Prey: The RavensThis one-shot, part of DC Comics's "GirlFrenzy" fifth-week event, was published around the same time as
Birds of Prey: Batgirl. The latter special and the first six issues of
Birds of Prey are collected in
Birds of Prey: Old Friends, New Enemies, but not
Ravens.
Birds of Prey Vol. 1 #41, #43These two issues were collected in part in
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1, but have never been collected in whole. These issues take place before
Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds.
Birds of Prey Vol. 1 #91This fill-in issue by Jim Alexander with art by Brad Walker takes place during the
Birds of Prey: Perfect Pitch collection.
Birds of Prey Vol. 1 #125This single issue, never collected, fits between the
Birds of Prey: Platinum Flats and
Oracle: The Cure trade paperbacks, and teams Oracle and Black Canary one final time (for that iteration of
Birds of Prey) before the end of that series.
Deadshot #1-5A five-issue miniseries by Christos Gage, not really notable except for Deadshot's later appearance in the popular
Secret Six by Gail Simone.
Detective Comics #851This "Last Rites" story, called "Last Days of Gotham," followed
Batman: RIP, but has not been collected. Continues in
Batman #684, also uncollected but available digitally.
Detective Comics #861-863The three part "Cutter" story by Greg Rucka followed Rucka's
Batwoman: Elegy and starred Batwoman and Flamebird. Regrettably, it so far remains uncollected.
Detective Comics #866DC Comics writer and editor Dennis O'Neil wrote this single issue that celebrated Batman's anniversary alongside
Batman #700; the latter issue is collected in
Batman: Time and the Batman, but the former remains uncollected.
Flash Vol. 2 #1, #15-18Selected issues from William Messner-Loebs's early Flash Wally West run, published in conjunction with
DC Retroactive: The Flash -- The '90s. The first issue of
Flash Vol. 2 took place after the events of
Crisis on Infinite Earths and
Legends.
Flash Vol. 2 #142The wedding of Wally West and Linda Park, by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn. This story took place just after
Flash: Emergency Stop and
Flash: The Human Race by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, and before the uncollected "Chain Lightning" storyline.
Green Arrow #22Green Arrow versus Count Vertigo, in a story published between the end of Brad Meltzer's
Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest and Judd Winick's
Green Arrow: Straight Shooter.
Green Arrow #23-25Begins a six-part story, "Black Circle: Urban Knights," teaming up the newly-resurrected Green Arrow Oliver Queen with Green Lantern Kyle Rayner for the first time. Takes place between the
Green Arrow: The Archer's Quest and
Green Arrow: Straight Shooter collections, and also after
Green Lantern: Passing the Torch (but well before
Green Lantern: Rebirth).
Green Arrow #33DC excluded this single issue, by guest writer Scott Beatty with art by Shawn Martinbrough, from the
Green Arrow: City Walls collection (stories otherwise written by Judd Winick). The story has to do with the Arrowcar and Green Arrow's relationships with the former and current Speedys, Roy Harper and Mia Dearden, and guest-stars a villain from Superboy's Hawaii days.
Green Arrow #53This single issue by William Messner-Loebs was omitted from the
Green Arrow: Heading into the Light collection.
Green Lantern: Mosaic #1This short-lived
Green Lantern series set on Oa starred Green Lantern John Stewart. A personal favorite.
Hawkman #26Following
Hawkman: Wings of Fury and the Justice Society crossover
JSA: Black Reign, Josh Siegel wrote a one-shot vampire-focused issue, pencilled by John Byrne.
Hawkman #27A "Times Past"-type issue by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, riffing on pulp detective stories in one of Hawkman's past lives.
Hawkman #28-36These issues by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti saw Hawkman fighting Satanna (who'd later appear in their Power Girl series) and meeting their character Monolith. Their issues #37-45 are collected in the
Hawkman: Rise of the Golden Eagle trade paperback.
Hawkman #46-49These issues followed the
Hawkman: Rise of the Golden Eagle trade paperback before the
Hawkman series became
Hawkgirl. The issues tied in to the
Rann-Thanagar War and
Infinite Crisis storylines.
Impulse #85The
Impulse series remains almost entirely uncollected except for the first six issues in
Impulse: Reckless Youth,
Flash: Dead Heat,
Flash: Mercury Falling, and
Brave and the Bold: Demons and Dragons. This issue is a crossover with
Young Justice #44.
JLA #90This issue by Joe Kelly deals with romantic fallout between Batman and Wonder Woman after the events of
JLA: The Obsidian Age, published after the
JLA: Trial By Fire collection.
JLA #91-93A three-part story by longtime DC writer and editor Denny O'Neil that pits the Justice League against an alien threat, published between the
JLA: Trial By Fire and
Tenth Circle collections.
Justice League of America #29This "Faces of Evil" issue by Len Wein focuses on the villain Starbreaker, late of
Adam Strange: Planet Heist. This issue is skipped in the
Justice League of America: When Worlds Collide collection.
Justice League of America #35-37A diminished group of Justice Leaguers fight the Royal Flush Gang in this three-part story by comics legend Len Wein, published between the
Justice League of America: When Worlds Collide and
Justice League: Team History collections.
Legends of the DC Universe #1-3This series featured a variety of out-of-continuity story arcs featuring heroes of the DC Universe, this first one pitting Superman against the Ultra-Humanite, written by James Robinson. The only issues of
Legends of the DC Universe collected are in
Batman: The Ring, the Arrow, and the Bat (issues #7-9),
Green Lantern: Traitor and
Superman: 3-2-1 Action.
Legends of the DC Universe #4-5A two-part Wonder Woman story by William Messner-Loebs with art by Mike Deodato, who together were the long-time
Wonder Woman creative team following the George Perez post-
Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot. Their end-of-the-run
Wonder Woman work is collected in
The Contest and
The Challenge of Artemis.
Legends of the DC Universe #6This single issue retelling of Robin Dick Grayson's first meeting with Superman, by Kelley Puckett with Dave Taylor and Kevin Nowlan.
Legends of the DC Universe #12-13A "classic" Justice League story by Christopher Priest. This incarnation of the Justice League is apparently Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Aquaman, the Atom, and Zatanna.
Legends of the DC Universe #15-17Three Flash Barry Allen stories by well-known comics and science-fiction novel writer Michael Jan Freedman.
Legends of the DC Universe #18A New Teen Titans story, focused on Raven and written by Raven's creator Marv Wolfman, that takes place just before the events of the
New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 1.
Legends of the DC Universe #19This Impulse story lead into the 1999 crossover JLApe, which involved the annuals of all the Justice League characters and saw them transformed into gorillas (no, really).
Legends of the DC Universe #22-23The two-part "Transilvane" Superman story, featuring a number of Jack Kirby's Jimmy Olsen/Project Cadmus concepts.
Legends of the DC Universe #24-25This is a two-part Darkseid story by James Delano and Steve Pugh.
Legends of the DC Universe #26=27This is a two-part Aquaman/Batman team-up, following the events of the classic "Laughing Fish" Joker story, and written by noted Batman writer Steve Englehart.
Legends of the DC Universe #30-32This three-part story by Christopher Priest addressed continuity issues regarding the
Young All-Stars character Fury.
Nightwing #68-69These two issues were collected in part in
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1, but have never been collected in whole. These issues take place after
Nightwing: On the Razor's Edge but before
Nightwing: Year One.
Peacemaker #1-4This 1988 series presented the first appearance of Peacemaker Christopher Smith in DC Comics continuity, after DC bought Peacemaker, Blue Beetle, the Question, and others from the former Charlton Comics. Peacemaker has recently appeared in the
Blue Beetle books, and in
Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape.
The Question (2004) #1-6This
Question miniseries by Rick Veitch and Tommy Lee Edwards was intended as part of the "Superstorm" event that saw the Superman books published by DC's Wildstorm team in
Superman: Godfall, Brian Azzarello and Jim Lee on
Superman For Tomorrow, Greg Rucka on
Superman: Unconventional Warfare, and Chuck Austin on
Superman: The Wrath of Gog. Also related was Azzarello's
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel and an uncollected
Vigilante miniseries, though problems with the
Vigilante book and the onset of
Infinite Crisis ended the "Superstorm" direction, hence DC never collected the
Question miniseries.
Robin III: Cry of the HuntressThe first and second
Robin miniseries are collected in
Robin: A Hero Reborn and
Robin: Tragedy & Triumph, but the third miniseries remains uncollected. After the third miniseries, Robin Tim Drake would gain his own ongoing series, first collected in
Robin: Flying Solo.
Robin Vol. 4 #7, 10, 14-16Robin: Flying Solo collects
Robin #1-6, following the uncollected "Batman: Knightquest" storyline. Issue #7, also uncollected, is also part of the "Knightquest" storyline, while issues #8-9 appear in the
Knightsend trade paperback. Issue #10 is an uncollected tie-in to the
Zero Hour crossover event; issue #11 appears in the
Prodigal trade paperback, and then few other
Robin issues are collected until issue #121 with
Robin: Unmasked.
Robin Vol. 4 #101Part of the "World Without Young Justice" crossover with
Young Justice #44.
Robin Annual #7DC included the Damian Wayne story here in the
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul collection, but the Tim Drake and Dick Grayson stories are uncollected.
Showcase '93 #1-6The first six issues of this anthology series spotlighted Catwoman, with backup stories starring Cyborg, Blue Devil, Geo-Force, Flash Wally West, and Peacekeeper. The Robin/Huntress stories in
Showcase '93 #5-6 were collected in the
Robin: Flying Solo trade paperback.
Static Shock SpecialI'm including this one for now, though I'm not sure if the
Static Shock Special will appear in the first collection of John Rozum's new
Static Shock series or not. Static collections include
Static: Trial by Fire,
Static: Rebirth of the Cool, and
Terror Titans.
Superboy #99Only one issue of the
Superboy series begun by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett after the
Death of Superman storyline has been collected -- issue #74, in the
Young Justice: Sins of Youth trade paperback.
Superboy #99 is part of a "World Without Young Justice" crossover with
Young Justice #44.
Superman #73The last page of this book is collected in the
Death of Superman trade paperback, and the rest is in the
Superman: Time and Time Again trade; however, the entire book is not collected together. Superman encounters Waverider and the Linear Men in a story about not changing time to undo past tragedies, purposefully ironic before the death of Superman.
Superman: The Man of Steel #17Superman fights Metropolis's mutated underworlders; only the last page of this issue was collected in the
Death of Superman trade paperback. Some of these Underworlders appear as level-end opponents in the
Death of Superman video game (true fact!).
Superman/Batman #7An issue teaming Robin and Superboy, published between
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and
Superman/Batman: Supergirl, in which they fight the Hiro Toyman.
Superman/Batman #26Sam Loeb, Jeph Loeb's son, wrote this issue shortly before he passed away. The issue contains art and writing assists from a slew of comics talent, including Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Michael Turner, Joss Whedon, Ed McGuinness, Rob Liefeld, Tim Sale, and more. Published between
Superman/Batman: Vengeance and
Enemies Among Us, and deals with fallout from
Infinite Crisis.
Superman/Batman #34-36This uncollected story between
Superman/Batman: Enemies Among Us and
Superman/Batman: Torment features the Metal Men after their appearance in
52.
Superman/Batman #43Superman and Batman fight Dr. Light in this issue by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Mike McKone, which references
Identity Crisis, published between the
Torment and
Search for Kryptonite collections.
Superman/Batman #57-59The three-part "Nanopolis" by Abnett and Lanning pits Batman and a miniaturized Superman against the Prankster; DC published the uncollected story between the
Superman/Batman: Finest Worlds and
Night and Day collections.
Superman/Batman #76Bannered as a "Return of Bruce Wayne" tie-in, this issue by Batman writer Judd Winick takes place after
Final Crisis, and was published between the
Superman/Batman: Worship and
Sorcerer Kings collections.
Superman/Batman #77This one-shot by Joshua Williamson with art by Ale Garza, teaming Supergirl and Robin Damian Wayne, was also published between the
Superman/Batman: Worship and
Sorcerer Kings collections.
Superman/Batman Annual #2This non-continuity re-telling of
World's Finest #178, by Joe Kelly and Scott Kolins, has not been collected. The story it re-tells served as the inspiration for
52's Supernova character. The only
Superman/Batman annual that has been collected is the first, also by Joe Kelly, in
Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told.
Superman/Batman Annual #3Comics legend Len Wein retells World's Finest #142, in which Superman and Batman must defeat a composite robot with numerous powers, created by Professor Ivo.
Supergirl Vol. 4 #36-37These two issues of Peter David's
Supergirl series are part of a crossover with
Young Justice #12-13. Only the first nine issues of this series are collected, in
Supergirl, and the the last six, #75-80, in
Supergirl: Many Happy Returns.
Supergirl Vol. 5 #20This issue, which takes place between the
Supergirl: Identity and
Supergirl: Beyond Good and Evil trades, ties in to the
Wonder Woman: Amazons Attack crossover.
Supergirl Vol. 5 #21-22These
Countdown to Final Crisis tie-in issues deal with discrepancies between the Legion of Super-Heroes that appear in
Countdown, and the ones Supergirl encountered in the
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes series.
Untold Tales of the Blackest NightThis Halloween special includes stories of Ragman, Donna Troy, and Animal Man during
Blackest Night, and is uncollected.
Wonder Woman #72-75In the mid-1990s, these issues marked a new starting point in the William Messner-Loebs
Wonder Woman series. Released in conjunction with
Wonder Woman Retroactive: The '90s.
Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #5DC published this issue between
Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? and
Wonder Woman: Love and Murder. Contains ties to
Countdown to Final Crisis as Wonder Woman discovers the women's shelters ultimately run by a cosmic foe.
Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #11-13Between
Wonder Woman: Love and Murder,
Wonder Woman: Amazons Attack, and
Wonder Woman: The Circle, these are three fill-in issues that deal with
Amazons Attack and its fallout.
Young Justice #8-55Only the first seven issues of Peter David's much loved
Young Justice series are collected. The entire series is now available digital, including the issues that crossed over into David's
Supergirl series at the time, and also the "What Would Young Justice Do" crossover to that era's
Superboy and
Impulse comics. Also collected is the
Young Justice: Sins of Youth "fifth week event," that took place between
Young Justice #19 and #20.
