Help Support The Heroes We Love: This month, we’re highlighting comic book runs that have survived from 2024 and seem to still be going strong in 2025. This week we’re highlighting our Power-Girl by Leah Williams. This book is one of our comfort food titles, a well executed comic about women kicking ass and living through personal drama. It’s nothing exceptional, but it’s incredibly well done and a surprise fighter in the DC echelon. And you can read the first year plus of the story at DC Universe Infinite, when you subscribe to the Ultra Annual Level (which runs the price of $170 CAD).
Weekly Omissions – Absolute Wonder Woman #4, DC Horror Presents #4, Little Batman – Month One #3
Hero Of The Week – Another week, another Batman win. Bruce got Hero Of The Week with 17 Points over 3 Appearances. However, we have a freaking absurd situation for Performance Of The Week. Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Metamorpho, and Wonder Girl (Yara Flor) all tied for Performance Of The Week, each of them bringing in 10 Points in a Single Appearance. A 5 Way Tie is a first for the FCL.
Antagonist Of The Week – This week we had not one, not two, but three different Clayfaces duking it out for Gold. Unfortunately, only one can emerge with Antagonist Of The Week, and it was original recipe himself, Basil Karlo, who took it with an 8 Point performance.
Book Of The Week – Listen, it’s the Justice League Unlimited era. So many pointless cameos, in so many books. But in this era of expanded Justice League rosters, I highly doubt any non-Event book is gonna best the central title of the DC Universe, Justice League Unlimited. Justice League Unlimited #4 brought in 114 Points over 28 Characters, earning it Book Of The Week.
Power Of The Week – Sometimes, a good old display of strength can sway our decisions here at DC. And this week in Black Canary: Best Of The Best #3, we saw Black Canary destroy a forest out of personal frustration with her Sonic Power usage. Not great for the environment, but it’s visually fantastic.
Welcome To The League – No New Additions.
Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Black Canary: Best Of The Best #3 (34) |
| Batman (BW) – Agility, Investigation, Melee Black Canary (DD) – LT Black Canary (DL) – Agility, Deception, Melee, Sonics, Strength, Willpower, DA (Batman) Green Arrow (OQ) – Projectile Wildcat (TG) – Business, Melee, Rage Antagonist(s) Lady Shiva (SW) – Agility, Blunt, Influence, Melee, Strength, DA (Wildcat) Vandal Savage – Blade, Business, Deception, Durability, Heal, DA (Green Arrow) |
| Catwoman #72 (10) |
| Catwoman (SK) – Agility, Blunt, Durability, Flames, Melee, Stealth, Thief, Weapon, DA (Adam) |
| Detective Comics #1093 (29) |
| Alfred Pennyworth (PO) Batman (BW) – Agility, Ensnare, Influence, Melee, Strength, Suit, Swing, LT, DA (Abuser) Oracle (BG) – Tech, LT, SC Red Hood (JT) – SC Robin (DW) – SC Robin (TD) – Sense, SC Spoiler (SB) – SC The Signal (DT) – SC Antagonist(s) The Penguin (OC) – Business, Investigation |
| Green Arrow #20 (13) |
| Black Canary (DL) – Ensnare, Melee, Sonics Offensive, Vehicle, DA (Goons) Green Arrow (OQ) – Investigation, Precision, Projectile, Rage, Thief, Weapon |
| Harley Quinn #47 (30) |
| Harley Quinn (HQ) – Blunt, Business, Durability, Explosive, Melee, Personality, Thief, Toxin, DA (Clayface) Antagonist(s) Clayface (BK) – Absorb, Appendage, Durability, Grow, Melee, Morph, Strength Clayface (MH) – Absorb, Appendage, Melee, Morph, Strength Clayface (SF) – Appendage, Flight, Melee, Morph, Strength |
| Justice League Unlimited #4 (114) |
| Airwave (HJ) – Deception, Flight, Morph Aquaman (AC) – Flight, LT Batman (BW) – Investigation, Swing Black Canary (DL) Blue Beetle (TK) Doctor Occult (RO) – Artifact, Magic, TU (Metal Men) Elongated Man (RD) – Computers, Stretch Gold (MM) – Durability, Melee, Strength, Stretch, TU (Justice League) Green Arrow (OQ) Iron (MM) – Blunt, Durability, Morph, Stretch, TU (Justice League) Mister Terrific (MH) – Computers Phantom Girl (LW) – Intangibility, Morph, Tech, Teleport, CD: Swapped Powers With Plastic Man Plastic Man (PO) – Intangibility, Stretch, Tech, CD: Swapped Powers With Phantom Girl Platinum (MM) – Durability, Stretch, TU (Justice League) Red Tornado (JL) – Computers, TU (Metal Men), LT Shazam (BB) – Flight, Melee, Strength, TU (Metal Men) Stargirl (CW) – Energy, Flight, TU (Metal Men), SC Star Sapphire (CF) – Energy, Energy Defensive, Flight, Wind, TU (Metal Men), SC S.T.R.I.P.E (PD) – Durability, Flight, Suit, TU (Metal Men), SC Swamp Thing (LK) – Sense Superman (CK) – Flight, Ice, Sense, TU (Metal Men) The Atom (RC) – Grow, Shrink, Tech The Atom (RP) – Grow, Shrink, Tech The Envoy (XZ) – Blade, Magic, TU (Metal Men) The Flash (WW) – Speed Defensive, TU (Metal Men), SC The Question (RM) – Computers, Creature, Investigation, LT Wonder Woman (DP) – Flight, Strength, Whip, TU (Metal Men), LT Zatanna (ZZ) – Flight, Magic, TU (Metal Men) |
| Metamorpho: The Element Man #2 (12) |
| Metamorpho (RM) – Blade, Durability, Explosive, Flight, Influence, Intellect, Morph, Shield, DA (Sugar Sweet) Antagonist(s) Commissioner Savage (VS) – Investigation |
| Power Girl #17(25) |
| Omen (LC) – Flight, Speed, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Offensive, TU (Steel), DA (Prisoners) Power-Girl (PS) – Flight, Ice, Melee, Speed, Strength, TU (Omen), DA (Prisoners) Steel (NI)– Blunt, Energy, Flight, Speed, Strength, TU (Omen), CD: Moved In With Power-Girl and Omen, DA (Prisoners) Antagonist(s) Live-Wire (LW) |
| Superman #22 (32) |
| Jimmy Olsen Silver Banshee (SS) – Flight, Strength Steel (JI) Supergirl (KK) – Flight Superman (CK) – Durability, Energy, Flight, Melee, Rage Superwoman (II) – Durability, Flight, Melee, Speed, Strength, LT Superwoman (LL) Ultra-Woman (LL) – Computers Antagonist(s) Doomsday (TT) – Durability, Melee, Strength, Temporal Lex Luthor – Sense, LT Mercy Graves |
| The Flash #17 (39) |
| Black Canary (DL) Doctor Occult (RO) – Artifact, Flight, Investigation, Magic, Sense Inspector Pilgrim (WW) – Investigation, Tech, Teleport Linda West (LP) – Teleport Mister Terrific (MH) – Tech, Vehicle Nightwing (DG) The Flash (WW) – Absorb, Intellect, Rage, Stealth, Vibrations, Weapon The Surge (JW) – Intellect, Stealth, Teleport, Vibrations Thunderheart (IW) – Intellect, Thief Antagonist(s) Eclipso (LK) – Creature, Deception, Energy, Ensnare, Influence, Morph |
| Wonder Woman #17 (48) |
| Donna Troy (DT) – Agility, Ensnare, Stealth, Strength, Whip, DA (Angle Man) Trinity (TP) Wonder Girl (CS) – Durability, Melee, Strength, DA (Giganta) Wonder Girl (YF) – Blade, Blunt, Durability, Melee, Reality, Strength, Temporal, Willpower, DA (Silver Swan) Wonder Woman (DP) – Blade, Blunt, Melee, Precision, Strength, Whip Antagonist(s) Angle Man (AB) – Reality, Temporal Doctor Psycho (EC) Grail (DD) – Durability, Melee, Strength, LT Giganta (DZ) – Grow, Strength Silver Swan (VK) – Appendage Offensive, Blade, Durability, Flight, Melee |
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