A class▨ic DC staple is getting a fresh coat of paint in the form of a long-awaited collected edition of Who's Who, the publisher's encyclopedic catalog of all of its characters, locations, concepts, and artifacts – at least those that were introduced before or during the series' original run from 1985 through 1993.
A listing for Who's Who Omnibus Vol.🐲 1 🔜is , one of DC's bookstore distributors. The collection, clocking in at 1328 pages, collects Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1-26 (1985), Who's Who Update 1987 #1-5 (1987), Who's Who Update 1988 #1-4 (1988), plus material from Action Comics Annual #2 (1987), Batman Annual #13, Blackhawk Annual #1 (1989), Detective Comics Annual #2 (1988), Dr. Fate Annual #1 (1989), Green Arrow Annual #2, Justice League Annual #3 (1987), Secret Origins Annual #3, Swamp Thing Annual #5, The Flash Annual #3 (1987 series), The New Titans Annual #5 (1995), The Question Annual #2 (1988), and Wonder Woman Annual #2 (1988).
"The series fans demanded is collected at last! Who's Who was a series that began in 1985 and ran through the 1990s, cataloguing every character, good or evil, in the DC Universe, from Abel to Zyklon and beyond, with copious🤪 detail o𓂃n powers, origins, and other key facets of each character," reads Penguin Random House's description of the collection. "Illustrated by a wide range of top artists from the Golden Age of comics up through the 1980s indie comics scene, Who's Who was a feast for the eyes as well as being the ultimate guide to the denizens of the DC Universe."
Penguin Random House lists Who's Who Omnibus Vo𝔉l. 1 as going on sale April 13, 2021.
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