Doomsday Clock Reading Order

Geoff Johns masterfully blends Watchmen’s complex moral questions with the broader DC Universe, delivering an ambitious, character-driven saga that redefines hope, legacy, and the metatextual power of superhero stories.

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Watchmen timeline

Before Watchmen

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Doomsday Clock
Complete Collection

Collects: Doomsday Clock (2017) #1-12

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1RecommendedMay 2016

DC Universe: Rebirth #1

Rebirth

#1 collected in:DC Universe: Rebirth: Deluxe Edition

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2RecommendedApr 2017

Batman #21

The Button: Part 1

#21 collected in:Batman/The Flash: The Button

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3RecommendedApr 2017

The Flash #21

The Button: Part 2

#21 collected in:Batman/The Flash: The Button

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4RecommendedMay 2017

Batman #22

The Button: Part 3

#22 collected in:Batman/The Flash: The Button

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5RecommendedMay 2017

The Flash #22

The Button: Part 4

#22 collected in:Batman/The Flash: The Button

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6 -7RecommendedFEB 2017

Action Comics #973-974

#973: Mild Mannered: Part 1

#974: Mild Mannered: Part 2

#973-974 collected in:Superman: Reborn

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8RecommendedMar 2017

Superman #18

Superman Reborn: Part 1

#18 collected in:Superman: Reborn

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9RecommendedMar 2017

Action Comics #975

Superman Reborn: Part 2

#975 collected in:Superman: Reborn

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10RecommendedMar 2017

Superman #19

Superman Reborn: Part 3

#19 collected in:Superman: Reborn

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11RecommendedMar 2017

Action Comics #976

Superman Reborn: Part 4

#976 collected in:Superman: Reborn

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12RecommendedMar 2017

Superwoman #8

By a Thread

#8 collected in:Superwoman: Volume 3: The Midnight Hour

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13 -18RecommendedSEP-NOV 2017

Action Comics #987-992

#987: The Oz Effect: Part 1

#988: The Oz Effect: Part 2

#989: The Oz Effect: Part 3

#990: The Oz Effect: Part 4

#991: The Oz Effect: Conclusion

#992: The Oz Effect: Aftermath: Aftereffect

#987-992 collected in:Action Comics: Volume 5: The Oz Effect

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19 -22RecommendedSEP-NOV 2017

Detective Comics #965-968

#965: A Lonely Place of Living: Chapter 1

#966: A Lonely Place of Living: Chapter 2

#967: A Lonely Place of Living: Chapter 3

#968: A Lonely Place of Living: Conclusion

#965-968 collected in:Detective Comics: Volume 5: A Lonely Place of Living

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23 -27OptionalAUG-OCT 2017

Justice League of America #12-16

#12: Panic in the Microverse: Part 1

#13: Panic in the Microverse: Part 2

#14: Panic in the Microverse: Part 3

#15: Panic in the Microverse: Part 4

#16: Panic in the Microverse: Part 5

#12-16 collected in:Justice League of America: Volume 3: Panic in the Microverse

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28RecommendedOct 2017

Justice League of America #17

Panic in the Microverse: Part 6

#17 collected in:Justice League of America: Volume 3: Panic in the Microverse

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29 -40EssentialNOV 2017-DEC 2019

Doomsday Clock #1-12

#1: That Annihilated Place

#2: Places We Have Never Known

#3: Not Victory nor Defeat

#4: Walk on Water

#5: There Is No God

#6: Truly Laugh

#7: Blind Spot

#8: Save Humanity

#9: Crisis

#10: Action

#11: A Lifelong Mistake

#12: Discouraged of Man

#1-6 collected in:Doomsday Clock: Part 1

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#7-12 collected in:Doomsday Clock: Part 2

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Doomsday Clock Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Doomsday ClockComplete Collection

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

DC Universe: Rebirth #1

Batman #21

The Flash #21

Batman #22

The Flash #22

Action Comics #973-974

Superman #18

Action Comics #975

Superman #19

Action Comics #976

Superwoman #8

Action Comics #987-992

Detective Comics #965-968

Justice League of America #12-16

Justice League of America #17

Doomsday Clock #1-12

Primary collected edition:
Doomsday Clock
Complete Collection