This is a list of officially licensed novels (and short story collections) based on established comic book and comic strip characters (i.e., media "tie-in" novels).
DC Comics Stand-alone novels Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date Notes The Adventures of Superman George Lowther Random House (1942)Kassel Books (1979)Applewood Books (1995) [none] (1942)[none] (1979) / (1995) 1942 (original)1979 (PB)April 1995 (facsimile) Title given on the original 1942 edition (and facsimile's) title page as simply Superman; The Adventures of... alternate title is from the original hardcover's dust jacket; the 1995 foreword by Roger Stern indicates that the 1979 facsimile edition was unauthorized. Tales from the House of Mystery #1 Jack Oleck Warner Books / January 1973 Illustrations by Bernie Wrightson Tales from the House of Mystery #2 / January 1973 Illustrations by Bernie Wrightson Challengers of the Unknown Ron Goulart Dell / November 1977 Blackhawk William Rotsler Warner Books / August 1982 Blackhawk feature originally published by Quality Comics (1941–1956), acquired by DC Comics in 1956. Batman: The Ultimate Evil Andrew Vachss Warner Books / (HC) / (PB) November 1995 (HC)July 1996 (PB) The Sandman: Book of Dreams Neil Gaiman, Ed Kramer (editors) Harper Prism (HC)Eos (PB) / (HC) / (PB) August 1996 (HC)February 1997 (PB) Short story collection Wonder Woman: Gods and Goddesses John Byrne Prima Lifestyles / (HC) / (PB) October 1997 (HC)September 1998 (PB) The Life Story of the Flash Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn DC Comics / (HC) / (PB) March 1998 (HC)August 1998 (PB) Combination of prose written by Waid and Augustyn accompanied by art from previously published comic books; released as a graphic novel by DC Comics. Gen 13: NetherwarChristopher Golden, Jeff Mariotte Ace Books June 1999 Comic at the time was being published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. Gen 13: Time and Chance Scott Ciencin, Jeff Mariotte Ace Books June 2001 Comic at the time was being published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. Gen 13: Version 2.0 Sholly Fisch Ace Books May 28, 2002 Comic at the time was being published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The Forensic Files of Batman Doug Moench iBooks / (HC) / (PB) June 2004 (HC)September 2005 (PB) Short story collection It's Superman! Tom De Haven Chronicle Books (HC)Ballantine (PB) / (HC) / (PB) September 2005 (HC)April 2006 (PB) Adapted by GraphicAudio in March 2014. The Last Days of Krypton Kevin J. Anderson William Morrow (HC)Harper (PB) / (HC) / (PB) October 2007 (HC)August 2008 (PB) Batman and Superman: Enemies & Allies Kevin J. Anderson William Morrow (HC)Harper (PB) / (HC) May 2009 (HC) Adapted by GraphicAudio in May 2013. Peter & Max: A Fables Novel Bill Willingham, Steve Leialoha Vertigo / October 2009 Tie-in novel based on the Fables series Wayne of Gotham Tracy Hickman DC Comics, HarperCollins June 2012 (HC) Adapted by GraphicAudio in November 2013. JSA: RagnarokPaul KupperbergCrazy 8 Press979-8567202524 (PB)November 20, 2020 (PB)Justice Society of America novel. Written in 2005 for an early 2006 release to be published by iBooks, book was put into limbo by death of iBooks publisher Byron Preiss on July 9, 2005, and subsequent Chapter 7 bankruptcy of iBooks on February 22, 2006, until finally self-published by author in November 2020. Originally planned to be book one of JSA trilogy. Book one would have been title "Freedom", book two "Limbo", and book three "Ragnarok", according to author in 2020 Afterword.Batgirl: PossessionJade AdiaRandom House Books for Young Readers978-0593808146November 5, 2024YA novel
Film and TV novelizations Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date Notes Batman vs. the Fearsome Foursome Winston Lyon (William Woolfolk) New American Library August 1966 Novelization of the 1966 Batman movie. Swamp Thing David Houston, Len Wein Pinnacle Books / April 1982 Novelization of the 1982 Swamp Thing movie. Superman III William Kotzwinkle Warner Books / June 1983 Novelization of the 1983 Superman III movie. Supergirl Norma Fox Mazer Warner Books / November 1984 Novelization of the 1984 Supergirl movie. Superman IV B. B. Hiller Scholastic / August 1987 Young adult novelization of 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace movie. The Return of Swamp Thing Peter David Berkley / May 1989 Novelization of the 1989 The Return of Swamp Thing movie. Batman Craig Shaw Gardner Warner Books / June 1989 Novelization of the 1989 Batman movie. Batman Returns Craig Shaw Gardner Warner Books / July 1992 Novelization of the 1992 Batman Returns movie. WildC.A.T.s: Dark Blade Falling Scott CiencinRandom House Books for Young Readers March 28, 1995 Young readers' novelization of the 1994 Wild C.A.T.s TV series episode "Dark Blade Falling". Characters are associated with DC's Wildstorm imprint. WildC.A.T.s: Evil Within Scott Ciencin Random House Books for Young Readers March 28, 1995Young readers' novelization of the 1994 Wild C.A.T.s TV series episode "The Evil Within". Characters are associated with DC's Wildstorm imprint. Batman Forever Peter David Warner Books / June 1995 Novelization of the 1995 Batman Forever movie. Batman & Robin Michael Jan Friedman Warner Books / June 1997 Novelization of the 1997 Batman & Robin movie. Steel Dean Wesley Smith Tor Books / July 1997 Novelization of the 1997 Steel movie. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Michael Teitelbaum Scholastic / November 2000 Novelization of the 2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker animated movie. Catwoman Elizabeth Hand Del Rey / June 2004 Novelization of the 2004 Catwoman movie. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Kevin J. Anderson Pocket Books / July 2004 Novelization of the 2004 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie; comic at the time was being published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm/"America's Best Comics" imprint. Constantine John Shirley Pocket Books / January 2005 Novelization of the 2005 Constantine movie. Batman Begins Dennis O'Neil Del Rey Books / June 2005 Novelization of the 2005 Batman Begins movie. V for Vendetta Stephen Moore Pocket Books / January 2006 Novelization of the 2006 V for Vendetta movie; comic initially published in the U.K. by Quality Comics in their Warrior title; picked up by DC Comics in 1988 to complete the series. Superman Returns Marv Wolfman Grand Central Publishing / June 2006 Novelization of the 2006 Superman Returns movie. Batman: Gotham Knight Louise Simonson Ace / May 2008 Young adult novel; novelization of the 2008 Batman: Gotham Knight animated movie. The Dark Knight Dennis O'Neil Berkley / July 2008 Novelization of the 2008 The Dark Knight movie. Wonder Woman S.D. Perry, Britta Dennison Pocket Books / January 2009 Novelization of the 2009 Wonder Woman animated movie. The Dark Knight Rises Greg Cox Titan Books July 2012 Novelization of the 2012 The Dark Knight Rises movie. Man of SteelGreg CoxTitan BooksJune 2013Novelization of the 2013 Man of Steel movie.Suicide SquadMarv WolfmanTitan BooksAugust 2016Novelization of the 2016 Suicide Squad movie.Wonder Woman: The Junior NovelSteve KortéHarperCollinsMay 2017Junior novelization of the 2017 Wonder Woman movie. Wonder WomanNancy HolderTitan Books / June 2017Novelization of the 2017 Wonder Woman movie.Aquaman: The Junior NovelJim McCannHarperCollinsNovember 2018Junior novelization of the 2018 Aquaman movie.Shazam! The Junior NovelCalliope GlassHarperCollinsFebruary 2019Junior novelization of the 2019 Shazam! movie.Wonder Woman 1984: The Deluxe Junior NovelCalliope GlassHarperCollinsJuly 2020Junior novelization of the 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 movie.
Film and TV tie-in novels
Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date NotesBatman vs. Three Villains of DoomWinston Lyon (William Woolfolk)New American Library April 1966Based on the Batman television series (1966–1968); plot material adapted from "The Black Cat Crimes" (Detective Comics #122, April 1947), "The Crime Parade" (Detective Comics #124, June 1947), and "The State-Bird Crimes!" (Batman #58, April 1950). Superman: Last Son of Krypton Elliot S. Maggin Warner Books December 1978 Sequel to the 1978 film SupermanSuperman: Miracle Monday / May 1981Batgirl: To Dare the DarknessDoug MoenchLittle Brown and CompanyMay 1997Tie-in to the 1997 film Batman & Robin.Robin: Facing the EnemyAlan GrantMay 1997Man of Steel: The Early YearsFrank WhitmanHarperFestivalApril 30, 2013Prequel to the 2013 film Man of Steel. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Cross FireMichael Kogge Scholastic Inc February 2016Junior novel prelude to the 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie.Gotham: Dawn of DarknessJason StarrTitan BooksJanuary 31, 2017Tie-in to the 2014–19 Gotham TV series.Gotham: City of MonstersNovember 28, 2017Aquaman: UndertowSteve BehlingHarperCollinsNovember 6, 2018Prequel to the 2018 film Aquaman.Before the Batman: An Original Movie NovelDavid LewmanRandom House Books for Young ReadersFebruary 1, 2022Prequel to the 2022 film The Batman.Batman: ResurrectionJohn Jackson MillerPenguin Random HouseOctober 15, 2024Sequel to the 1989 film Batman.Superman: Welcome to MetropolisDavid LewmanRandom House Books for Young ReadersJune 3, 2025Prequel to the 2025 film Superman.Batman: RevolutionJohn Jackson MillerPenguin Random HouseOctober 21, 2025Sequel to Batman: Resurrection.
Comic book adaptations Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date Notes The Death and Life of Superman Roger Stern Bantam Books / (HC) / (PB) August 1993 (HC)October 1994 (PB) Adapts material from "The Death of Superman", "Funeral for a Friend", and "Reign of the Supermen" comic book story arcs (1992–1993). Superman: Doomsday & Beyond Louise Simonson / September 1993 Young adult novel; adapts material from "The Death of Superman", "Funeral for a Friend", and "Reign of the Supermen" comic book story arcs. Batman: Knightfall Dennis O'Neil / (HC) / (PB) July 1994 (HC)June 1995 (PB) Adapts material from the "Knightfall", "Knightquest", and "KnightsEnd" comic book story arcs (1993–1994). Batman: Knightfall & Beyond Alan Grant / July 1994 Young adult novel; Adapts material from the "Knightfall", "Knightquest", and "KnightsEnd" comic book story arcs. Kingdom Come Elliot S. Maggin, with Mark Waid, Alex Ross Warner Books / (HC) / (PB) March 1998 (HC)September 1999 (PB) Novelization of the 1996 Kingdom Come comic book limited series; comic creators Mark Waid and Alex Ross credited as co-writers. Batman: No Man's Land Greg Rucka Atria (HC)Pocket Books (PB) / (HC) / (PB) January 2000 (HC)February 2001 (PB) Novelization of the No Man's Land comic book story arc (1999). Adapted by GraphicAudio in October and November 2011. Crisis on Infinite Earths Marv Wolfman iBooks / (HC) / (HC) / (PB) April 2005 (HC)May 2005 (HC)March 2006 (PB) Novelization of the Crisis On Infinite Earths comic book limited series (1985–1986). Adapted by GraphicAudio in May 2009. Infinite Crisis Greg Cox Ace Books / (PB) October 2006 Novelization of the Infinite Crisis comic book limited series (2005–2006). Adapted by GraphicAudio in May and June 2007. 52: The Novel / (PB) July 2007 Novelization of the 52 comic book series (2006–2007). Adapted by GraphicAudio in December 2007 and February 2008. Countdown / (PB) July 2009 Novelization of the Countdown to Final Crisis comic book series (2007–2008). Adapted by GraphicAudio in January 2010. Final Crisis / (PB) July 2010 Novelization of the Final Crisis comic book series (2008–2009). Adapted by GraphicAudio in November 2010.
Video game adaptations and tie-ins Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date Notes Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Devin Grayson, Flint Dille Warner Books / November 2003 Based on the 2003 Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu computer game. Batman: Arkham Knight – The Riddler's GambitAlex IrvineTitan Books / June 2015Prequel to the Batman: Arkham Knight video game. Batman: Arkham Knight – The Official NovelizationMarv WolfmanTitan Books / July 2015Novelization of the Batman: Arkham Knight video game.
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