";s:4:"text";s:5059:" Receive these exclusive DC loyalty gifts during your subscription. Marv Wolfman and George Perez had spent nearly a year introducing Terra to the Titans and making her part of the group and then let the readers in on her terrible secret months before the Titans would learn her true nature.The shock of that issue was just how totally and thoroughly she and Deathstroke owned the Titans because she knew all of their secrets at that point. Brian Michael Bendis shines the spotlight on DC’s youngest heroes! 'The Great Darkness Saga' tells the tale of Darkseid, dark lord of Apokolips, making his way into the 31st century. The story is everything that Watchmen and DKR aren’t, with DC’s marquee characters exhibiting their best traits and inspiring the world and readers alike to fight towards a better tomorrow at the dawn of the nuclear age. It's a satirical look at the evolving media landscape of the 1980s, when TV became more youth-oriented and even the news began to turn towards entertainment, as exemplified by the many talking heads who narrate the book's events in ways that benefit their own twisted agendas.Although time and countless issues of a harder-edged Batman have since softened the original impact of Frank Miller's pessimistic take on the World's Greatest Detective, its place in comic book history cannot be understated. Four new series set in the world of the Vertigo classic. New York, He failed to gel with readers until Mark Waid began his landmark run on Flash, giving Wally the depth that his predecessor had often lacked.While it’s hard to argue that there was ever a lull in Waid’s original Flash run, 'The Return of Barry Allen' is likely its apex. NY 10036. 'The Great Darkness Saga' is not just the highlight of Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen’s run on Legion of Super-Heroes, it’s one of the greatest tales of the modern DC Universe, and a prime reason so many fans still clamor for the Legion even when they aren’t part of DC’s line.DC's continuity leading up into the 1980s was rich with nostalgia but convoluted with inconsistencies, leading to the first real mega-event in the company’s history: 'Crisis on Infinite Earths', which shook DC to its core, remixing its timeline and heralding the beginning of a continuity-shuffling practice repeated every decade since.Introducing the literally earth-shattering threat of the Anti-Monitor, this Crisis threw together dozens of heroes from across the Multiverse, and was the scene of the then-shocking deaths of Barry Allen and Supergirl (Clearly a lesson that good heroes never die — they just move to the CW). Well, considering these are questions every DC fan will have an answer to, we thought we'd ask our readers to help highlight the best DC stories ever printed. You voted on the best DC Comics stories of all time, and these are your resultsWhat's the best DC comics story of all time?
Finally, as nuclear war breaks out between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union, it's up to Superman to take down a Batman hell-bent on cleaning up Gotham's streets.Although written and illustrated when Miller was just 29, 'The Dark Knight Returns' feels like the work of a much older man. 'Kingdom Come' is a classic in every sense of the word, and continues to stand as the best story that DC has produced. You did, and in your droves, so it's only fair we go through and highlight the stories that you all voted for. You will receive a verification email shortly.There was a problem. It's home to some of the most iconic characters in all of pop culture, such as .