Comic book fans today often turn to Wikipedia pages to dig up information on their favorite characters. However, before the Internet, comic companies would often create their own encyclopedic handbooks detailing any and all aspects of their publishing history.
DC Comics has finally decided to collect the entirety of its classic Who's Who in the DC Universe series -- also known as Who's Who in the DCU or just Who's Who for short. The reprints will be collected into an omnibus, with the first volume titled Who's Who Omnibus: Vol. 1.
The description from DC's distributor Penguin Random House is below.
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 on powers, origins, and other key facets of each character.
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 on powers, origins, and other key facets of each character.
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.
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 hardcover book will have 1,328-pages and has a retail price of $150. Who's Who Omnibus: Vol. 1 is scheduled for release in April 2021.
(via 13th Dimension)