Title: Necessary Evil:Super-Villains of DC Comics TPB
Publication Date: 2013 (On Sale: September 4, 2013)
Format: 192-Page Trade Paperback
Cover Price: $16.99
Collection Group: DC Universe
Contents: Assorted DCU Villains stories

Stories:

• Lex Luthor: "Triumph Over Tragedy" (12 pages)
  Jeph Loeb (Writer) Tony Harris (Penciller) Ray Snyder (Inker) Richard Starkings (Letterer) Tanya Horie (Colorist) Richard Horie (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Superman:Lex 2000 #1 (2001)

• "The Origin of Lex Luthor" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Andy Clarke (Artist) Robert Clark, Jr. (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #34 (2007)

• "The Origin of Doomsday" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Jon Bogdanove (Artist) Kenny Lopez (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #15 (2008)

• Bizarro: "This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Doug Mahnke (Artist) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #8 (2008)

• Superman: "The Criminals of Krypton" (12 pages)
  Geoff Johns (Writer) Richard Donner (Writer) Rags Morales (Penciller) Mark Farmer (Inker) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Edgar Delgado (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Action Comics Annual #10 (2007)

• "The Origin of Sinestro" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Fernando Pasarin (Artist) Steve Wands (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #16 (2008)

• Green Lantern Corps: "The Gathering Storm" (10 pages)
  Dave Gibbons (Writer) Patrick Gleason (Penciller) Angel Unzueta (Penciller) Prentis Rollins (Inker) Phil Balsman (Letterer) Guy Major (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Green Lantern Corps #14 (2007)

• "The Origin of Gorilla Grodd" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Arthur Adams (Artist) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #14 (2008)

• "The Origin of Black Manta" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Mike Norton (Penciller) Rodney Ramos (Inker) Kenny Lopez (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #9 (2008)

• Wonder Woman: "Truth or Dare" (19 pages)
  Greg Rucka (Writer) Drew Edward Johnson (Penciller) Ray Snyder (Inker) Todd Klein (Letterer) Richard Horie (Colorist) Tanya Horie (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Wonder Woman #214 (2005)

• Batman: "The Joke" (22 pages)
  Jeph Loeb (Writer) Jim Lee (Penciller) Scott Williams (Inker) Richard Starkings (Letterer) Alex Sinclair (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Batman #614 (2003)

• Catwoman: "Date Knight" (11 pages)
  Darwyn Cooke (Writer) Tim Sale (Artist) Richard Starkings (Letterer) David Stewart (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Solo #1 (2004)

• "The Origin of Poison Ivy" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Stephane Roux (Artist) Robert Clark, Jr. (Letterer)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #37 (2007)

• "The Origin of the Riddler" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Don Kramer (Artist) Jared K. Fletcher (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #33 (2007)

• "The Origin of the Penguin" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Scott McDaniel (Penciller) Andy Owens (Inker) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #29 (2007)

• "The Origin of Two-Face" (2 pages)
  Mark Waid (Writer) Mark Chiarello (Artist) Nick J. Napolitano (Letterer)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #27 (2007)

• "The Origin of the Scarecrow" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Kelley Jones (Artist) Jared K. Fletcher (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #19 (2008)

• Batman: "If a Man Be Clay" (12 pages)
  Steve Purcell (Writer) Mike Mignola (Penciller) Kevin C. Nowlan (Inker) John E. Workman, Jr. (Letterer) Matthew Hollingsworth (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins 2005 #1 (2005)

• Harley Quinn: "The Origin of Harley Quinn" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Bruce W. Timm (Artist) Kenny Lopez (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #10 (2008)

• "The Origin of Bane" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Graham Nolan (Artist) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #7 (2008)

• "The Origin of Mr. Freeze" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Thomas Derenick (Penciller) Wayne Faucher (Inker) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #5 (2008)

• Batman: "The Demon Lives Again" (16 pages)
  Dennis J. O'Neil (Writer) Neal Adams (Penciller) Dick Giordano (Inker)
  Reprinted From: Batman #244 (1972)

• "The Dark Age" (22 pages)
  Peter J. Tomasi (Writer) Doug Mahnke (Penciller) Christian Alamy (Inker) Norman Rapmund (Inker) Nick J. Napolitano (Letterer) Nathan Eyring (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Black Adam:The Dark Age #1 (2007)

• Solomon Grundy: "The Origin of Solomon Grundy" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Thomas Mandrake (Artist) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #11 (2008)

• Deathstroke: "The Origin of Deathstroke the Terminator" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Tony Salvador Daniel (Penciller) Jonathan Glapion (Inker) Kenny Lopez (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #36 (2007)

• "The Origin of Darkseid" (2 pages)
  Scott Beatty (Writer) Ryan Sook (Artist) Travis Lanham (Letterer) Brian Miller (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: Countdown #2 (2008)

• Blue Beetle: "Countdown to Infinite Crisis – Part 5" (14 pages)
  Geoff Johns (Writer) Greg Rucka (Writer) Judd Winick (Writer) Rags Morales (Penciller) Michael Bair (Inker) Ed Benes (Artist) Jesus Saiz (Penciller) Jimmy Palmiotti (Inker) Ivan Reis (Penciller) Marcelo Campos (Inker) Phil Jimenez (Penciller) Andy Lanning (Inker) Nick J. Napolitano (Letterer) William Moose Baumann (Colorist) Brian Miller (Colorist) Paul Mounts (Colorist) Guy Major (Colorist) Steve Firchow (Colorist)
  Reprinted From: DC Countdown #1 (2005)