Ultraman Reading Order
This reading order is designed to give a timeline of major storylines featuring Ultraman (Kal-Il) throughout DC Comics. It may not encompass every one of his appearances, but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.
The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.
New 52
With the start of the New 52, the DC Universe was reset. In this era, a new version of Ultraman debuted alongside a new version of the Crime Syndicate. This Ultraman shares no continuity with previous versions but is essentially a rebooted version of the same concept.
Ultraman is introduced through the Forever Evil (Reading Order) event. He has a major role in this event and, later on, plays a role in the second half of the Darkseid War (Reading Order) event.
| Essential | Extra | ||
| Issue | Collection | Issue | Collection |
| Justice League #23 | Trinity War (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
| Forever Evil #1 | Forever Evil (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
| Forever Evil #2 | |||
| Justice League #24 | Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes (Review) | ||
| Forever Evil #3 | Forever Evil (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
| Forever Evil #4 | |||
| Forever Evil #5 | |||
| Forever Evil #6 | |||
| Forever Evil #7 | |||
| Justice League #41 | Justice League Vol. 7: Darkseid War Part 1 (Review) (Reading Order) 1 | ||
| Justice League #47 | Justice League Vol. 8: Darkseid War Part 2 (Review) (Reading Order) | ||
| Justice League #48 | |||