Top 10 Greatest DC Comics Stories Ever Written
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Some of the greatest stories that have ever been written have been published by DC Comics. It's been the home of acclaimed writers such as Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Jeph Loeb and Frank Miller, just to name a few. For this list, we’ll be looking at stories published by DC Comics that stand out as the best of the best, taking the company’s iconic characters to new heights. Oh, and look out for spoilers!
List Rank and Entries
#10: “JLA: Tower of Babel” (2000)
#9: “Teen Titans: The Judas Contract” (1984)
#8: “JLA: Rock of Ages” (1997-98)
#7: “Batman: The Long Halloween” (1996-97)
#6: “Superman: Red Son” (2003)
#5: “Kingdom Come” (1996)
#4: “All-Star Superman” (2006-08)
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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dude dc has so many good stories that i get chilled just thinking about them. while i cant think of even 5 from marvel
DC comics are so bad these days. Marvel is even worse
Bruh dc comic are more entertaining and chilling while marvel gots better super heroes
@Christian Allen outside the universe theres also watchmen v for vendetta dark knight returns kingdom come and a tonnnnn more dc is way better in terms of comics
@Christian Allen yeah marvels been milking the infinity gauntlet and thanos for about 40 years now
@I honestly tell me every MIND BLOWING marvel comic ever
If you were a DC superhero, which one would you be?
WatchMojo.com The Flash, without a seconds thought
Green Lantern
Jamie Grabow Flash could steal that ring in a heartbeat, lol just kidding, I love The Flash a lot
WatchMojo.com batman
WatchMojo.com Lobo counts?
One of the best things about *Superman:Red Son* is that neither the Soviet Superman nor Lex Luthor is a straightforward hero or villain.
And the story has a great twist ending.
DC and Marvel have some of the most iconic and thought provoking stories
Schools should really start being allowed to use them as reading materials for schools to give out and use for lessons
I've seen schools at least teach about v for vendetta
Flashpoint Paradox?
Crisis on infinite earths
Elseworlds
It wasnt even called flashpoint paradox the comic was only called flashpoint
ya the movie was called flashpoint paradox with the comic only being called flashpoint. IMO COIE is overrated and very much a product of its time
@@keeljones2962 bro i made the comment 2 years ago and I've matured since then. I will stand by flashpoint and elseworlds, i am not quite sure about COIE. I will say that my opinion isn't objective because my favourite superhero is the flash and he plays a big role in that comic
COIE it's boring
*cough* crisis on infinite earths*cough* flashpoint paradox*cough*
Doc Jabberwock which one
Doc Jabberwock nah I'm just saying crisis I liked but far from the best I actually agreed with the number one but I'm just saying those are good flashpoint is my favorite but it's not the best but I prefer it
Lol, you're right
James Scurr (cough)the funny thing about truth justice and the American way(cough) wow was that a weird cough
Cough injustice cough
Would have at least thought Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint would have an honorable mention.
Both are good but both are just excused to retcon stuff
@@gnarrcan108 Do you want to help me and my friends retcon Doomsday clock
@@gnarrcan108 There on the top 10 flash comics list since they mostly revolve around the flash
Nah, COIE it's boring
@@gnarrcan108 Injustice?
Great list, although I would also add :
1. Superman: Secret Identity
2. Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
3. Batman: Hush
4. Batman: The Black Mirror
No great list without Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Black mirror is really good!!!
Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight, The Death of Superman, Superman: Birthright, and Paul Dini’s run of Detective Comics
Before watching I bet the dark knight returns is number 1
Called it
Omari Walker everything that Batman is NOT
I thought I'm only one 😂😂fr
While I love batman I'm more then a little upset that crisis on infinite earths was not on this list.
Blue Beetle Is Badass it's Dc only but glad you agree
Flashpoint?
Injustice?
Throne of Atlantis?
Batman endgame?
The button?
Justice league war?
Crisis on infinite earths?
Sinestro war?
Court of owls?
Swamp thing by Alan Moore?
The only story worth of Top 10 Best there is Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, the rest is pretty mediocre at best.
Mr deeds he Top 20
hili pili The list should of been at least 4 to 5 batman, With one honorable mention. Batman is easy the best thing coming out of D.C. rebirth
Conrado Albuquerque your on crack!
I don't agree with endgame, pacing wasn't well but last fight scene with joker was great, court of owls or injustice should've been an onerable mention
Wheres The New Frontier? That stories a fantastic tribute to the silver age of comics
Watchmen and Kingdom Come are better than dark knight returns if you ask me. Also no mention of Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Or injustice gods among us one of the best evil superman stories ever told in some ways better than red son.
Nobody asked. Now, stop bothering others with your poor taste in everything.
whatever happened to the man of tomorrow
nobody asked you to judge him too Materialistic Realist
Injustice is a money grab. It was specifically made to get money from people who wnated to know more about the lore from the games. Luckily it was entertaining and action packed which is why people like it. But by no means is it intelligent writing. TDKR is intelligent writing at it's fullest. Its a dark deconstruction of a character at a time when Batman was known for the Kapow! Kaboom! Adam West stuff.
I agree. Not saying Dark Night Returns is bad, but Watchmen and Kingdom Come are pure art.
Anybody else clicked just to see they were right about number 1?
Numaan Zaheer yup
Numaan Zaheer ye
Yep and it ticks me off. That story drove the industry into a fucking ditch.
I wasn't right, I thought THAT would be Watchmen.
I honesty thought Watchmen would be no. 1. But I’m waaaay more pissed there’s no mention of Batman Year One.
Flashpoint?
They also forgot red hood
William Price flashpoint as one of DC's top 10 stories? I can name at least 150 better stories...
Guy VG too short to be compared
Rebirth? Are you drunk? Before rebirth there're better options, like crisis on infinite earths or the return of Barry Allen.
William Price that story is garbage
I disagree with most of the list.
Under the Red Hood, Injustice, Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow, Flashpoint, Identity Crisis, Crisis on Infinite Earths should atleast have a mention.
Court of owls too! I loved it. Its one of my favorites
Identity Crisis? That's like the single most controversial comic of all time.
Great list
Watchmen was deep
Finally showing some love to DC, thanks!
I´d say this one needs at least a mention:
.
"For the Man Who Has Everything" by Moore and Gibbons
Other great stories not included:
1) Grant Morrison's _Animal Man_
2) Alan Moore's _Swamp Thing_
3) _Action Comics_ #775
4) _Batman: Mad Love_
5) _Crisis on Infinite Earths_
6) _Superman/Batman: Public Enemies_
7) Matt Wagner's _DC's Trinity_
8) _Legion Lost_
9) Amanda Conner's _Powergirl_
10) James Robinson's entire run on _JSA_
Superman was my favorite superhero...
Andro Man Did you say "was" because of the DCEU
Andro Man batman
Superman is kinda everyones favorite Superhero because he is well Superman. So no matter which comic you read or who is your favorite superhero you just cant hate Superman. Well only some butthurt dbz fanboys hate him.
Dracula I don't hate Superman BUT there are a lot of Different versions of Superman like A LOT and some of them I hate. I love the original normal Superman that everyone knows and loves not all these new different iterations
probably you are butthurt who knows nothing about Superman. There is no way someone would hate Superman if they read Superman because he is so good its impossible to hate him. You might be just some butthurt whos fav hero lost against Superman in some random death battle-
Let me guess.
Watchmen, Tower of Babel, TDKR, Long Halloween and Red Son will be on the list.
Killing Joke too
Where Is:
Flashpoint
Injustice God Among Us
The game or the comic based on the game? Either way, I wouldn't consider either as some of the greatest stories they have.
Flashpoint yes, injustice no
How is nobody mentioning under the red hood?
Did you just start reading comic books
@@jameslaidler6749 injustice deserves a spot too it was a great story
Really disappointed that Flashpoint, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Year One, For the Man Who Has Everything, and Death In The Family aren't even mentioned.
Why? Why? Why? Why always forget the comic that change everything?? Why it's no even mentioned the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
There is not bigger history, many deads and many changes causes by a mini series, Flash die, Supergirl die, and well ald the Gold and Silver charactercs die and change forever.
Crisis on Infinite Earths it's the biggest comic event of the history, and chage all the industry forever.
Totally agree and death of superman
Cause the plot per se it's a mess. Its not a great story, just "big".
How was the plot a mess, it actually cleaned up the DC Universe
@@ecksbest 90% sure he's trolling dude. Lmfao. Surprised you didn't catch that
No it didn't. And no it wasn't.
You missed Knightfall....one of the most influential stories on Batman's character and the introduction of the only man to have broken Batman - literally. It was amazing.
this is just awesome!
I was totally expecting Kingdom Come. I love it so much!
Trinity War/Forever Evil should have definitely made this list or any greatest story list. One of the few multiple book storylines to actually have important information in each crossover issue. The final fight is a true classic and is honest about what a no-holds barred superpower fight would be like.
1: Crisis on Infinite Earths (Most iconic comic book storyline ever)
2: Dark Knights Metal (A dark and serious with one of the best villians)
3: Flashpoint (A weird and interesting story with serious stakes)
4: Injustice (Best character arc ever in Superman)
5: Blackest Knight (Freaking awesome)
6: Death of Superman (The name explains why I love it)
7: Infinite Crisis (Be all end all for comics)
8: Dark Knight Returns (A masterpeice)
9: Tower of Babel (Great way explaining how dangerous Batman can be)
10: Kingdom Come (Visually stunning)
HM: Sinestro Corp War, Final Crisis, Death In The Family, Judas Contract
Cannot argue with this list...damn good.
good list
I love DC especially Superman and the Flash
3:54 "elsewhere stories"
Love This Video!!! Top Notch
Obviously, you got the top two right. I really enjoyed the Batman: Knightfall storyline, and was hoping to see it mentioned.
DC Comics > Marvel Comics
Dwight Schrute no
Rcont0124 yes
yeah kinda of Marvel hasn't written a good event in years I mean Infinity was okay then there is Secret Empire eww
currently, yes
any other time, tie
True, but recently in the movies MARVEL FOR THE WIN
The Long Halloween is a Classic.
Simar Varaich it’s overrated lol
@@harrambou9468 just like the MCU
@@harrambou9468 DK returns is overrated, not the long Halloween
I would pick Sinestro Corps War as one of the stories too, at least as an honored mention. That was the first time Green Lanterns faced their match, the story was prepared way ahead and ignited the Blackest Night event.
A great list. I think a good honorable mention would be "V for Vendetta".
I think "A Death in the Family" should have been on this list!
My 10 would be:
1) Batman: The Long Halloween
2) Watchmen
3) Kingdom Come
4) Starman: The Grand Guignol
5) The Golden Age
6) Batman: Dark Victory
7) Superman: Secret Identity
8) Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
9) Batgirl: Year One
10) 52
Superb
Watchmen is a beautifully written, artistically crafted piece of fiction brimming with game theory analysis, psychologically structured with prose wriiten dialogue..
The Dark Knight Returns is just pure fun.
Fun always wins.
Death in the family and under the red hood not even in honorable mentions??? smh watchmojo
Under the red hood is underrated
MasterOfMyth agreed, beautifully drawn and written
Flash :Rebirth too.
@@Bart_Allen_YT best flash comic. I read that so much
My opinion: These two comics and especially the first one are not that good. I liked them but I don't think they're as good as some other ones
Where the hell is Batman hush
Ikr
The ending ruined it a bit and there was no real mystery to who hush was
Mhussain 09 yep
man they are talking about comics not movie
@@bekim7878 The animated movie was a loose take on the actual comic. If you like a lot of mystery and suspense, yeah, it's quite the pick. Then so is Batman: Eternal.
So many of these I would like to see as animated movies, obviously the ones that aren't already made into animated films
I didnt know of a few of these story lines. But some from the animated movie adaptations. But still good. I've enjoyed them.
DC stories are better then marvel stories, no competition.
Ha A n- no.. Not really. Marvel relies heavily on its massive, impressive universe. But DC manages to keep it small for most of its stories, and WATCHMEN proves that
tru dat
@Marvel Fan ha a marvel fan who just watches movies lmaoo!
Sore loser uve never read a marvel comic i can assure u that. Frank Miller's greatest work is considered to be daredevil born again although he's done TDKR. So easily marvel stories are better. U guys only say this because of 2016-17 where only dc stories were better.
@@nandhanup297 says the idiot who only watches movies you know when daredevil born again came out and that’s one comic you idiot while we still have better comics. We have watchmen then, killing joke, saga of the swamp thing, batman tdkr, batman court of owls, forever evil, flashpoint, doom patrol, teen titans,
Watchmen should be #1.
I cant believe under the red hood wasnt on here nor is it mentioned in this comments section. Disappointed in the DC fans here
Adrian Rodriguez fuck you ;)
nope
King Vince under the hood is a cop out and undoing of a death in the family which is a legendary comic
Frank Miller > Alan Moore
Finally after what seemed like forever I agree with their number 1
Dark Knight Metal definitely definitely one of my all time favorite storylines from DC comics
Glaring lack of What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
I don't know what's worst:
1) Watch Mojo forgetting Crisis on Infinite Earths.
2) People on the comments remembering more of Flashpoint (Deserved? Ok, but would never exist without "the Crisis) or INJUSTICE (!!!!!) rather than CoIE.
It seems this one is not so well known, Superman: Secret Identity. I love the twist in this quirky little tale.
I would have had the batman: venom storyline on here. Great writing, distinctive art style and planted the seed for the bane character. Next to the dark knight returns this my favorite Batman story.
I've waited years for a *Kingdom Come* adaptation. Question is how would DC go about bringing Alex Ross' unique panels to life?
This is where I’d call In Bethesda or enix square for some cgi help.
Bet there wont be any WatchMojo running out of ideas comments this time lol
Identity Crisis made me cry back then
Must-haves for DC fans,for sure.
DC>Marvel
Yep you’re correct.
Marvel had better movies dc has better show
@@Ethan-en2ij what does race have to do with anything? If anything you're being racist towards white people since you're calling us cancer. Oh and btw there are some black people who are marvel fanboys. Try using your brain before posting idiotic things like this .
Val-Zod no I just deleted the comment so people don’t think I’m racist because the person changed his username.
MasterOfMyth I responded to a person with that username so I’m not being racist. I deleted the comment so you didn’t think I’m racist. The person had a racist username and I just responded to that person. So just look at who I’m responding to before you post idiotic things like that. Race has nothing to do with DC vs Marvel.
Kingdom Come is far too low. Best comic I've ever read
T Mock completely agree
@@yoda4833 you know what DC animation should make. They should make a kingdom come animated film adoption now that sounds like a really good idea
@George W Better idea
@George W Tell everyone that Doomsday Clock sucks
@Seb The ice man Shut up
Saw it coming!
*_MATCHWOJO IS WUNNING OUT UV IDEAS_*
#1 watchmen or "its just a joke"
TheCasaLimonTV Dark Knight Returns was just a joke?
@Jorrel Doe- it's the comedians motto (it's all a joke : ) - comedian)
Watchmen was meh
I bet The Dark Knight Returns is #1..... .
I would add to the list, flashpoint , crisis and injustice. And to the honorable mention V for vendetta.
The art work on number 5 is jaw dropping
Yeah Kingdom come art was just on a complete other level. I wonder why DC only used it for one story.
DC>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Marvelol
Yes! YES!
@@samedud709
In comics and animated shows
@@fucklife6060, in everything else as well.
Ha A “will never be as successful” lol remind me again how many reboots Marvel has??? I would’ve almost agree with you if were talking cinematic-wise
Marvel Fan “Will never be as successful” puh-lease. Let’s see what Marvel’s got over DC: better live action movies... ok then. Now let’s see what DC’s got over Marvel: better live action TV shows, better animated cartoons, better animated movies, was the inspiration for over 80% of the main Marvel characters... hmmm... I think there’s a clear winner here.
DC has the best stories ever in comics
Dark Horse is the second
Image is the third
Marvel make nice movies
@Nickelback Is Brutal fuck yeah! Old man logan!! My all time favorite marvel comic......
Altho i agree that Dc has better comics tho, and i'm about to read this new hulk *immortal hulk* i heard that it was beyond any hulk comics ever seen, so i'm readin it now.....
Rick Sanchez same man. Old Man Logan is the comic that got me into comics. I do like dc more though.
Nickelback Is Brutal Daredevil is amazing.
there is an overlooked DC gem that I really wish more people would check out called Welcome To The Work Week. This kid publishes an indi-mag about superheros sneaks around the watchtower for a week covertly watching how the JLA interact with each other.
You guys missed Batman under the red hood. It is one of most intriguing story line that I have ever seen. Explains the struggles with himself and other people that the dark night faces every single moment of his life.
Death of Superman should have been a HM at least
I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought this. May not be the best but it's my favorite.
@ff3player: this could be argued - the premise and evolution was interesting to a point, but the conclusion is highly disappointed. I always found it as a sort of DC's "Clone Saga" from Marvel which started out great, but than lost its momentum and didn't really had an idea on how to deliver a good ending.
Make no mistake - I can totally see WHY your mind goes to that story, but compared to the ones on the list it does fall short in my opinion.
Nah. That's such a bad story just a big moment.
blackest night and flashpoint should have been on there.
I will always hold a special place in my heart for Batman Eternal
My dad just got Frank Miller's autograph yesterday. A happy batman day was had by all
DC Is neat
lol AAH-QUAMAN
I love Dark Knight Returns, I'd like to of seen Flash Point Paradox in here too, even as an honourable mention
Good list, mostly for Batman, Superman, and JLA, its unfortunate that the other DC superheroes don't get more attention
And where is flashpoint??? :o
I wish MARVEL had better animated movies like DC :/
Ha A what animated movie
i wish dc could produce good movie adaptations of their characters. so ive learned to accept that dc can really only make animated movies and ive moved on.
@@ryangilchrist56 aquaman was great, man of steal and BvS... We can debate but they're absolute masterpiece compared to JLA and Suicid Squad
(sorry, I'm french xD)
@@nicolaspavec358 no worries I barely speak English and it's the language I've grown up speaking. Additionally. JLA I didn't think was bad. I enjoyed it because of the relatively low bar the dccu has set.
I was hoping to see Crisis on Infinite Earths and DC universe Rebirth Special, Siniestro Corps War to be in this list and/or at least get an honorable mention.
My Short short list is ten there are so many good ones.
it should be:
1. watchmen
2. kingdom come
3. crisis on infinite earths
4. dark knight returns
5. blackest night
6. flashpoint
7. superman red son
8. The killing joke
9. Teen titans judas contract
10. books of magic
Thankyou someone reconizes black night it was such a good series
All star superman?
Does anyone like Tower of Babel
Bruce Wayne long Halloween is one of my favorites also you should read Dark Victory also 👌👌
Flashpoint nor Books of Magic deserve to be on the list. Especially Flashpoint, that comic sucked, the movie was great because they got rid of all the incoherent plot points from the comic and streamlined the story. Books of Magic is fun, but if you're looking at a good Vertigo book, look no further than Sandman.
A dc list that is going to show dc in a good light? I do not fucking believe it.
EDsavant Well DC is killing marvel in comics sales right now and has been for a long time. The movies however are a different story
bambam shawami Yeah DC's comics and cartoons have always been better. Marvel is godlike on everything else tho. Love both
even marvel movies are lame as fuck. i dont like most of their movies. childish and same plot
Jess Ybañez "marvel movies are lame as fuck"?????? Childish???? Saying you don't like it cause it's childish means that you're a marvel hater, because hats is the lamest excuse a marvel hater gives when he says why he doesn't like The MCU movies
godlike in everything else? Not with their video games they're not
I feel Brightest Day should have been mentioned, great story telling, tense moments, surprise ending, it made a great sequel to Blackest Night.
Great list. I woulda added Injustice or Flashpoint as they're both amazing as well but this is a good list regardless
OH or death in the family
Where v for vendetta
Gaming Animator technically not pure DC.was originally in British comic Warrior then finished in Vertigo.
That's by Vertigo Comics, my man. DC owns Vertigo now but not when V for Vendetta was first published. In fact, I think a small British publisher owned the rights to it at the very beginning.
When V for Vendetta was first published there was no Vertigo label so it is just a Dc comic , like Watchmen.
Vertigo has always been an imprint of DC. DC founded Vertigo to have a different name they could put on anything too mature/violent/unconventional, everything they didn't want to or couldn't put the DC name on at the time. It has always been the same company though.
V for Vendetta was originally published by some company in the UK that went bankrupt and DC picked it up and finished the series. They republished it under their Vertigo imprint later. So if you'd buy it now, yeah, it says Vertigo on the cover.
I guess they just counted stories that say "DC comics" on the cover? And they probably didn't look into the history of all titles they considered to fnd out who originally published them etc.
If they counted Vertigo titles, this list would have to look very different.
V for Vendetta was great, definitely one of my favourites,but what about Hellblazer, Transmetropolitan, Sandman? (Yes, those are series, but all of them have several great stories you could pick)
Maybe they are saving them for a Top 10 Vertigo stories list?
Swamp Thing?
bluesdjben I know,the Moore run should definitely be here.
I also like the story (forgot the name) where Batman fell addicted to a drug that gave him strength after he was hurt (venom?), seriously challenged his morality.
Long Halloween is such a good starting point for fans.
What about Flashpoint. It was one of the best story's yet. It's an important story because Barry learned an important lesson. It created the new 52. People are making movies about this story.
Mckenzie Morgan Flashpoint is beyond overrated and I am honestly shocked that so many people are talking about it. Any real Flash fan could tell you that Flashpoint wasn't intended to be a reboot and that editorial stuck it's grimy hands in and ruined everything for both the Flash and the DCU as a whole at the time. It's only being adapted to the movies because it's A) a very easy story to adapt into one without having to be loyal to source material. And B) it's really the only story Barry is known for since he was resurrected. If you want amazing Flash stories, read Return of Barry Allen, Terminal Velocity, Blitz, or Rogue War. That's where the amazing stories are. They star the true fastest man alive... Wally West
Flashpoint didnt create the New 52. The rest is full-on spoilers...
Flashpoint ain't even the best Flash history, so it can be a top 10 of the best in DC, also the new 52 were horrile, that's why even DC flush the toilet of them
Flashpoint isn’t a top 10 Flash story let alone a top 10 DC story
Flashpoint comic was mediocre, but the movie was Amazing!
Am I the only one who thinks they already made a list for this?
Jeremy Abraham I think you're mistaking this list for top 10 greatest novels of all time(which had a few dc stories in that list)
My top 10 favorite DC comic book stories
1. All Star Superman
2. The Dark Knight Returns
3. The New Teen Titans The Judas Contract
4. Blackest Night
5. The Death Of Superman
6. Swamp Thing American Gothic
7. Green Lantern Rebirth
8. Batman The Killing Joke
9. Watchmen
10. Batman Year One
I had old handmedown titans comics as a kid and didnt know about the judas contract. Lets just say its more than a little suprising to find out about Terra being a spy and then watch everyone continue to get tricked by her.
Injustice 1 was good and court of owls
Nothing for Sandman or Lucifer?
Totally agree
Kingdom is the best DC story ever told.