We all have trade paperback (TPB) collections we'd like to see. Here's one of mine:

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I actually don't know anything about this story. I ran across it while browsing covers, and thought it looked cool. Although "Dark Knight Over Metropolis" was only a three issue arc, it appears that Action #653 leads directly into this story, so I included it in the collection. If I picked one of these covers for the TPB cover, I'd go with Superman #44. It tells you that both Superman and Batman are involved, and the kryptonite ring at the bottom tells you that there's kryptonite (and possibly Luthor) involved. Everything a good cover should do.

Whenever Batman guest stars in a cool story, my inclination is to suggest a Brave and the Bold title for a proposed collection, but Superman changes that to a Superman/ Batman title suggestion. (World's Finest is on two or three trades already, for two or three different WF mini-series - who needs the confusion?) The only reason my first suggestion is Superman: DKOM, is because all of the issues came from the Superman titles, and DC has a well established precedent of putting "Superman" on any collection from those titles, whether there's a better title possible or not. May as well be consistent. It could sell just as well (probably better) as Batman: DKOM, but that seems a little bit shady to sell Superman issues under the Batman banner. I wouldn't mind the Superman/ Batman title, because they are both in the story, but Superman: DKOM is probably best. Besides, "Dark Knight" in the title already tells the buyer that Batman is involved.

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#5: Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis.

Update 9/4/14: I moved this blog to the Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis forum. :)

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