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DC K.O. 3

DC K.O. #3

Cover Date: March 2026
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2026-01-14

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Cover Credits:
Art: Javier Fernandez
Colors: Alejandro Sánchez


Variant Covers:
Cover B
(Card Stock Variant)
Art: Daniel Warren Johnson (signed)
Colors: Mike Spicer (signed)
Cover C
(Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Mike Del Mundo (signed)
Cover D
(Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Carla Cohen (signed)

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Story: "K.O. Chapter Three: No Mercy" (34 Pages)

Credits:

StoryScott Snyder, Joshua Williamson (interlude)
ArtJavi Fernandez, Xermanico (interlude)
ColorsAlejandro Sánchez
LetteringHassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Associate editingMarquis Draper
EditingPaul Kaminski

Feature Character(s):

Justice League Unlimited
Aquaman (last in Aquaman Vol. 9 #12; dies; next in issue #5)
Big Barda (revived and dies; next in issue #5)
Cyborg (in between Titans Vol. 4 #30 and #31; dies; next in Titans Vol. 4 #31)
Green Arrow (Connor Hawke; revived and dies; next in issue #5)
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner; last in Flash Vol. 6 #28; dies; next in issue #5)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in issue #1; revived and dies; next in issue #5)
Hawkman (last in Aquaman Vol. 9 #12; revived and dies; next in issue #5)
John Constantine (last in ???; revived and dies)
The Captain (last in issue #1; revived and dies)
Supergirl (revived; next in issue #5)
Superman (Clark Kent; last in Superman Vol. 6 #33; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Zatanna (last in DC K.O.: Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1; dies)
Wonder Woman (last in DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)

Villain(s):

Darkseid (behind the scenes; possesses Booster Gold; last in DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Booster Gold (last in DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker #1; possessed by Darkseid; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Legion of Doom
Joker (last in DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Lex Luthor (last in Superman Vol. 6 #33; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Mister Mxyzptlk (last in ???; also disguised as The Batman Who Laughs)

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman (Absolute Universe; last in issue #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Superman (Absolute Universe; last in issue #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Wonder Woman (Absolute Universe; last in issue #1; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Adam Strange (last in issue #1; deceased and petrified; next in issue #5)
Ambush Bug (last in issue #1; deceased and petrified; next in Titans Vol. 4 #31)
Batwoman (deceased and petrified; next in DC K.O.: Boss Battle #1)
Black Manta (last in issue #1; deceased and petrified)
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes; last in issue #1; deceased and petrified)
Firestorm (deceased and petrified; next in issue #5)
Giganta (deceased and petrified)
King Shark (deceased and petrified)
Metamorpho (deceased and petrified)
Plastic Man (deceased and petrified)
Power Girl (deceased and petrified; next in issue #5)
Robin (Damian Wayne; deceased and petrified)
Starro (deceased and petrified; next in issue #5)
Vixen (deceased and petrified; next in issue #5)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Captain Atom
Etrigan
Flash (Jay Garrick)
Harley Quinn
Lobo
Red Hood
Swamp Thing
Lois Lane (in a vision)
Cosmic Boy (in a vision)
Saturn Girl (in a vision)
Lightning Lad (in a vision)
Superman (in a vision)
Jor-El (in a vision)
Lara (in a vision)

Location(s):

Multiverse
Universe-0
Space Sector 2814
Earth-0
Heart of Apokolips

Comment(s):

Story continued from DC K.O.: Red Hood vs. Joker #1 and continues in the next issue.

Solicitation:

IT'S TAG-TEAM TIME! As the Omega Tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test–confronted with a decades-long stay in their own personal hell! Emotions run high as heroes falter, villains revel, and the Heart of Apokolips eyes its new King Omega. In the end, only the final four will remain...


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Additional Variant Covers

Cover E
(Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Lucio Parrillo (signed)
Cover F
(1:25 Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Cully Hamner (signed)
Cover G
(Face-Off Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Ben Oliver
Cover H
(Bracket Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Dan Mora (signed)
Cover I
(Darkseid Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Sanford Greene
Cover J
(Foil Variant)
Art: Javier Fernandez (signed)
Colors: Alejandro Sánchez (signed)
Cover K
(AEW Cameo Card Stock Variant)
Art and color: Dan Mora (signed)