Captain Cold Reading Order
This reading order is designed to give a timeline of major storylines featuring Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) 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. Captain Cold is introduced as a member of the Rogues (Reading Order) and an antagonist for the Flash (Reading Order). In this role, it is clear some of Captain Cold’s pre-New 52 history is preserved but no specific events are referenced.
Captain Cold was reintroduced through The Flash alongside the rest of the Rogues. He played a role in this series until the events of Forever Evil (Reading Order), at which point he took on a role in the Justice League (Reading Order) series. His role there continued until the events of Justice League: Darkseid War (Reading Order), at which point he began appearing in The Flash again.
Essential | Extra | ||
Issue | Collection | Issue | Collection |
The Flash #3 | The Flash Vol. 1: Move Forward (Review) | ||
The Flash #6 | |||
The Flash #7 | |||
The Flash #11 | The Flash Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution (Review) | ||
The Flash #12 | |||
The Flash Annual #1 | |||
The Flash #13 | The Flash Vol. 3: Gorilla Warfare (Review) | ||
The Flash #14 | |||
The Flash #15 | |||
The Flash #16 | |||
The Flash #17 | |||
The Flash #23.2: Reverse-Flash | The Flash Vol. 4: Reverse (Review) 1 | ||
The Flash #23.3: The Rogues | Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion (Review) | Forever Evil #1 | Forever Evil (Reading Order) (Review) 2 |
Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1 | Forever Evil #2 | ||
Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #2 | Forever Evil #3 | ||
Forever Evil #4 | Forever Evil (Reading Order) (Review) | ||
Forever Evil #5 | |||
Forever Evil #6 | |||
Forever Evil #7 | |||
Justice League #30 | Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League (Review) | ||
Justice League #31 | |||
Justice League #32 | |||
Justice League #34 | |||
Justice League #35 | |||
Justice League #36 | |||
Justice League #37 | |||
Justice League #38 | |||
Justice League #39 | |||
Robin Rises: Omega #1 | Batman and Robin Vol. 6: The Hunt for Robin (Review) 3 | ||
Batman and Robin #33 | |||
Justice League #41 | Justice League Vol. 7: Darkseid War Part 1 (Reading Order) (Review) | ||
The Flash #48 | The Flash Vol. 9: Full Stop (Review) | ||
The Flash #49 | |||
The Flash #50 | |||
The Flash #51 | |||
The Flash #52 |