Writer Steve Gerber (Howard the Duck, HARD TIME) continues the thrilling 'Helmet of Fate!' An angel walks on planet Earth...and he's a superhero? The creature of two worlds is among us to keep us from the grasp of a great wickedness! Plus, who will bear the helmet of Dr. Fate?

The 5-part 'Helmet of Fate' story, dealing with Dr. Fate's lost helmet, continues in this special by the BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE creative team of writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and artist Scott Hampton (THE BOOKS OF MAGIC). Learn the secrets of the original Sargon the Sorcerer and how his legacy affected those who must follow his mystical path. And how has he come upon the helmet of Dr. Fate?

Bullied because of his eastern ethnicity, Danny Khalifa is suddenly summoned by the old Ibis the Invincible (Prince Amentep). Guided by Amentep's fading consciousness, Danny reluctantly mummifies Amentep and his wife Taia. As the mummification finishes, Amentep passes on his Ibistick to Danny (as only descendants of the Egyptian royal family can wield it), along with a warning that the dark god Set has the Helmet of Fate, and that he intends to use it to overthrow the other Egyptian gods and then block out the sun and turn the world into a desert. Furthermore, Amentep urges Danny to find Thoth and retrieve the helmet.

Detective Chimp recieves the Helmet of Fate, how will he use it? Is he the new Dr. Fate? Of course, not! But find out what happens!

Fresh from DAY OF VENGEANCE, Black Alice stars in her own one-shot - the final chapter in the 'Helmet of Fate' story that leads directly into April's DR. FATE series! Being the town goth isn't all candles, eyeliner and black nail polish for Lori Lechlin, the most hated girl in school. She can steal any magical being's powers and use them as her own, but what happens when she encounters the Helmet of Fate? Will it win her any friends?

John Constantine's lost weekend in New York City was fun, but London's where his heart is—only a pissed-off demon and a curse on his soul stand in his way. Even Constantine's questionable ethics are pushed to the limit when he puts eight million souls on the line to get what he wants...

John Constantine's lost weekend in New York City was fun, but London's where his heart is—only a pissed-off demon and a curse on his soul stand in his way. Even Constantine's questionable ethics are pushed to the limit when he puts eight million souls on the line to get what he wants...

The Drop-Outs, a gang of thieves, run rampant in the college town of Elmond, and Hawk and Dove are unable to capture them due to their constant bickering.

They say the Hangman is nothing more than an urban legend. A spook story told to scare criminals straight. But those who encounter him know different. They know that when he comes for you... you're dead already. Join fan-favorite writer Frank Tieri (WOLVERINE, BATMAN) and artist extraordinaire Felix Ruiz (WOLVERINE MAX, HALO) for an ongoing tale of horror, the supernatural and violence... and learn why some men may never be redeemed.

Twenty years ago, the Acacians recruited teenager Matt Williams of Earth to become a super-soldier in their cosmic fighting force. Now, Matt's sick of it, but going home is against the Acacians' rules. Matt doesn't care and, with the powers the aliens have given him, he doesn't have to play by any rules if he doesn't want to. So, THE GRIFFIN comes home, accompanied by an eight-foot-tall, banana-yellow sidekick - to family and friends who believed he was dead these past twenty years, pursued by Acacian agents determined to bring him back, or see him destroyed!

Green Lantern Corps Volume 1 focused on the Green Lantern Corps and a group. The series had the first appearance of the Rocket Red Brigade.

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At the dawn of the Chinese Century, the 10 official "super-functionaries" of the People's Republic face their greatest challenge as the gods of Ancient China return to destroy communist rule! Will the most populous nation on Earth drag the rest of the world down with it? Do its heroes even want to save a government that treats them like pawns? Don't miss this tale that redraws the map of the DCU and fleshes out the most exciting and mysterious new characters from the mind of Grant Morrison! Featuring a gorgeous cover by rising artist Stanley "Artgerm" Lau.

A mysterious incident involving a box seemingly gives random people at a crowded comic book shop super-powers.

Set during the start of one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, the infamous "McCarthy Era," THE GOLDEN AGE takes a thought-provoking look at what might have happened to DC's first generation of super-heroes beyond their exploits during the Second World War, when paranoia has taken a chokehold on America.

The first original Ghost Rider, a Western hero. His name got changed into Night Rider and later the Phantom Rider after the name Ghost Rider was given to Johny Blaze, the motorcycle stuntman.

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Senator Walter Reilly presides over the dedication of a new exhibit of Native American artifacts at the New York Museum of Natural History. John Ravenhair, a history teacher at Bradley High, receives the mystical Talon of the Bison Cult from his great-grandfather. Firestorm battles Black Bison when he attacks at the museum.

When photojournalist Paul Patton, Jr. donned a super hero costume, he thought it would be a quick way to make some news -- now the strange and unusual just can't help but be drawn to the freak-magnetism of the fabulous fighting FOX! Get in on the ground floor with the hottest new series featuring art and story from the biggest names in comics today!

High school student Jason Troy is given a simple class assignment by a substitute teacher: design a model super-hero for the 1990s. Jason turns his homework in on time...but then, through the power of a strange talisman, he becomes that hero, a hero known as the Fly. But for all the power he's been granted, the Fly is still a boy in a man's body!