In our first issue since #550, we serve up a fresh helping of funny for spring! Don't miss it!

DC collects the 1970s series that introduced one new concept after another-as well as reintroducing several DC favorites! Over the course of 13 issues, 1st Issue Special shined a spotlight on Atlas, Manhunter, Warlord, Lady Cop, and even the Dingbats of Danger Street-as well as giving the Creeper, Doctor Fate, and the New Gods their shots at comebacks! Collects 1st Issue Special #1-13.

The character who puts the "comic" back in comic books! The first issue, "Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Wipe Out!," features: Ambush Bug's new partner, Cheeks, the Toy Wonder; a Cabbage Patch doll; Republicans; the Ambush Bug Data Sheet; and (Jane Fonda, step aside) Ambush Bug's Physical Fitness Workout Book!

Nothing Special indeed! This book features an unemployed Irwin Schwab (Ambush Bug) looking for work in any comic and battling the evil of editor Julius Schwartz. With guest appearances by Swamp Thing, the Sandman, Death, the Doom Patrol, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Hawkman, Aquaman, Lobo, and, yes, even Julius Schwartz himself, this book is very special in a way only Keith Giffen could supply. What do ya say, guys? Help an out-of-work comics character and buy this book! Also featuring the talents of Robert Loren Fleming, Al Gordon, Chris Sprouse, and Bill Wray.

Captain Carrot reunites the team to face a threat that begins at the "Sandy Eggo Comic-Con."

Yes, Cheeks, the Toy Wonder, is back! And so is Ambush Bug! Jam-packed with crisp copy, snappy dialogue, hilarious illustrations, and outrageous weirdness, this special "stocking stuffer" is not to be missed! Yes, it's Ambush Bug's hilarious insights into the characters of and at DC Comics!

Live heroes will die and dead heroes will live! Okay, none of that actually happens, but join us anyway for a totally irreverent romp through the DC Universe only Ambush Bug could lead you on!

A "Planet DC" Annual with a lead story written Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN) and drawn by Ben Raab (LEGEND OF THE HAWKMAN), Justiniano, and Chris Ivy! Beast Boy and Flamebird encounter ancient evil in the Land of the Rising Sun, and meet Japan's new defender, the warrior called Bushido! Nightwing, Arsenal, Troia, Flash, and Tempest soon race off to help their former comrades against a supernatural foe, but will Bushido pose an even bigger threat?

The DC and DC's Young Animal--a grassroots mature reader imprint, creatively spearheaded by Gerard Way--crossover is here! Now some of the world's most famous superheroes appear alongside the DC's Young Animal misfits for some thrilling crime-fighting adventures. What happens when the Doom Patrol team of misfits meets Justice League of America, or the new Gotham vigilante Mother Panic comes face to face with Batman? Will Shade the Changing Girl be able to appease Wonder Woman and will Cave Carson be able to team up with Swamp Thing to destroy the evil, interdimensional corporation called RetCo from the inside? Valid questions. Very valid. How will we ever find out the answer? Right here in DC/YOUNG ANIMAL: MILK WARS, of course! Led by Eisner Award-winning author and DC's Young Animal creator, Gerard Way, top talents from DC and DC's Young Animal are collaborating for the first time to bring you the wildest and weirdest crime-fighting adventures in comics history. DC's Young Animal bridges the gap between the DCU and Vertigo, focusing on the juxtaposition between visual and thematic storytelling. Collects JLA/DOOM PATROL SPECIAL #1, MOTHER PANIC/BATMAN SPECIAL #1, SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL/WONDER WOMAN SPECIAL #1, CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE/SWAMP THING SPECIAL #1 and DOOM PATROL/JLA SPECIAL #1.