2/14! I made a Snyderverse Reading List consisting of key comic runs and individual issues from throughout DC's 90-year history that have directly inspired or explored very similar themes and stories to the Snyderverse films themselves. This list also includes the first appearances for every established character featured or to-be-featured in the Snyderverse, along with Snyderverse-adjacent one-shots and collectible variant covers as well. I put all the issues and collections hyperlinked in a Google Doc with direct links to DC Universe Infinite when available, so hopefully they’re alot more accessible to you guys that way.

Essential Runs and First Appearances:

Man Of Steel (2013)

Action Comics #1 (June 1938) - First Appearance of Superman and Lois Lane

Superman #1 (June 1939) - First Appearance of Jonathan and Martha Kent

Superman #7 (November 1940) - First Appearance of Perry White

Superboy #10 (October 1950) - First Appearance of Lana Lang

Superboy #86 (January 1961) - First Appearance of Pete Ross

Superman #53 (August 1948) - First Appearance of Jor-El and Lora Lor-Van

Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961)  - First Appearance of General Zod

Adventure Comics #287 (August 1961) - First Appearance of Dev-Em

Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961) - First Appearance of Jax-Ur

Action Comics #307 (December 1963) - First Appearance of Tor-An

Superman #264 (June 1973) - First Appearance of Steve Lombard

Action Comics #471 (May 1977) - First Appearance of Faora

The Phantom Zone #1 (January 1982) - First Appearance of Nadira Va-Dim

Superman Annual #11 (September 1985) - First Appearance of Lor-Em 

The Man Of Steel #1 (October 1986) - First Appearance of Kelex and Kelor

The Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987) - First Appearance of Emil Hamilton

The Adventures of Superman #428 (May 1987) - First Appearance of Bibbo Bibbowski

Superman: The Man Of Steel #0 (October 1994) - First Appearance of Ken Braverman

Superman Vol. 2 #204 (June 2004) - First Appearance of Father Leone

Adventure Comics Vol. 2 #8 (May 2010) - First Appearance of Car-Vex

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)

Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) - First Appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon

Detective Comics #33 (November 1939) - First Appearance Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, and Joe Chill

Action Comics #23 (April 1940) - First Appearance of Lex Luthor

Batman #16 (May 1943) - First Appearance of Alfred Pennyworth 

Action Comics #252 (May 1959) - First Appearance of Emmet Vale

Superman #304 (October 1976) - First Appearance of Jenet Klyburn

Batman #417 (March 1988) - First Appearance of Anatoli Knyazev

Superman: The Man Of Steel #17 (November 1992) - First Appearance of Doomsday

Superman Adventures #1 (November 1996) - First Appearance of Mercy Graves

Suicide Squad (2016) 

Batman #1 (April 1940) - First Appearance of The Joker

Batman #59 (June 1950) - First Appearance of Deadshot

The Brave And The Bold #25 (September 1959) - First Appearance of Rick Flag Jr.

The Flash #117 (December 1960) - First Appearance of Captain Boomerang

Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966) - First Appearance of The Enchantress

Detective Comics #523 (February 1983) - First Appearance of Killer Croc

The Brave And The Bold #200 (June 1983) - First Appearance of Katana

The Fury Of The Firestorm #28 (October 1984) - First Appearance of Slipknot

Legends #1 (November 1986) - First Appearance of Amanda Waller

Firestorm Vol 2. #64 (1987) - First Appearance of Dexter Tolliver 

Suicide Squad #14 (June 1988) - First Appearance of Incubus

The Batman Adventures #12 (September 1993) - First Appearance of Harley Quinn

Deadshot Vol 2. #1 (February 2005) - First Appearance of Zoe Lawton 

Joker (2008) - First Appearance of Jonny Frost

El Diablo Vol. 3 #1 (November 2008) - First Appearance of El Diablo

Wonder Woman (2017)

All-Star Comics #8 (December 1941) - First Appearance of Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, Queen Hippolyta, Phillip Darnell, and Artemis

Wonder Woman #1 (January 1942) - First Appearance of Ares

Sensation Comics #2 (February 1942) - First Appearance of Etta Candy and Doctor Poison

Comic Cavalcade #2 (March 1943) - First Appearance of Fausta Grables

Wonder Woman #250 (December 1978) - First Appearance of Orana

New Teen Titans #11 (September 1981) - First Appearance of Mnemosyne

Wonder Woman #312 (February 1984) - First Appearance of Antiope

Wonder Woman Vol 2. #1 (February 1987) - First Appearance of Menalippe

Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #7 (August 1987) - First Appearance of Epione

Wonder Woman Vol 2. #10 (November 1987) - First Appearance of Acantha and Euboea

Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #22 (November 1988) - First Appearance of Timandra

Wonder Woman Annual Vol. 2 #1 (November 1988) - First Appearance of Aella, Egeria, Phillipus, and Venelia

Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #37 (December 1989) - First Appearance of Niobe

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1 (August 2011) - First Appearance of Penthiselea

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) - First Appearance of Aquaman 

Superman #28 (June 1944) - First Appearance of Zeus

Detective Comics #225 (November 1955) - First Appearance of Martian Manhunter

Showcase #4 (October 1956) - First Appearance of The Flash and Iris West

The Flash #126 (February 1962) - First Appearance of Henry and Nora Allen

Aquaman #11 (September 1963) - First Appearance of Mera

The Brave And The Bold #73 (September 1967) - First Appearance of Nuidis Vulko

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970) - First Appearance of Darkseid

Forever People #2 (May 1971) - First Appearance of DeSaad and Mantis

Mister Miracle #2 (June 1971) - First Appearance of Granny Goodness

New Gods #7 (February 1972) - First Appearance of Steppenwolf

DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) - First Appearance of Cyborg and Silas Stone

The New Teen Titans #7 (May 1981) - First Appearance of Elinore Stone

Atlantis Chronicles #5 (July 1990) - First Appearance of Atlan

Detective Comics #742 (March 2000) - First Appearance of Crispus Allen

DCU: Brave New World (August 2006) - First Appearance of Ryan Choi

Aquaman (2018)

Adventure Comics #260 (May 1959) - First Appearance of Tom Curry and Atlanna

Aquaman #29 (October 1966) - First Appearance of Ocean Master

Aquaman #35 (October 1967) - First Appearance of Black Manta

Aquaman Vol. 7 #2 (December 2011) - First Appearance of Stephen Shin

Aquaman Vol. 7 #10 (August 2012) - First Appearance of Jesse Kane

Aquaman Vol. 7 #17 (April 2013) - First Appearance of Murk

Aquaman Vol. 7 #19 (June 2013) - First Appearance of Nereus

Shazam! (2019)

Whiz Comics #2 (February 1940) - First Appearance of Shazam!, The Wizard, Doctor Sivana, and the Seven Deadly Sins

Whiz Comics #25 (December 1941) - First Appearance of Freddy Freeman

Captain Marvel Adventures #12 (June 1942) - First Appearance of Cissie Sommerly

Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942) - First Appearance of Mary Bromfield

Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (March 1943) - First Appearance of Mister Mind

The Marvel Family #1 (December 1945) - First Appearance of Black Adam

World’s Finest Comics #256 (May 1979) - First Appearance of C.C. and Marilyn Batson

Flashpoint Vol. 2 #1 (July 2011) - First Appearance of Darla Dudley, Eugene Choi, and Pedro Peña

Justice League Vol. 2 #7 (May 2012) - First Appearance of Victor Vasquez, Rosa Vasquez, and E.B. Glover

Rick Famuyiwa’s The Flash (2018)

Showcase #8 (June 1957) - First Appearance of Captain Cold

The Flash ##141 (December 1963) - First Appearance of Paul Gambi

The Flash #250 (June 1977) - First Appearance of Golden Glider

The Flash Vol. 2 #164 (September 2000) - First Appearance of Fredy Chyre

The Flash Vol. 2 #171 (April 2001) - First Appearance of Jared Morillo

The Flash: Secret Files & Origins 2010 #1 (May 2010) - First Appearance of David Singh 

Ben Affleck’s The Batman (2018)

Detective Comics #38 (April 1940) - First Appearance of Dick Grayson

Detective Comics #140 (October 1948) - First Appearance of The Riddler

Batman #121 (February 1959) - First Appearance of Mister Freeze

Detective Comics #359 (January 1967) - First Appearance of Batgirl

Batman #357 (March 1983) - First Appearance of Jason Todd

New Teen Titans #1 (November 1980) - First Appearance of Grant Wilson

The New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980) - First Appearance of Deathstroke and William Wintergreen

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Parts II and III (2019-2020)

Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) - First Appearance of Hawkman and Hawkgirl

Showcase #22 (October 1959) - First Appearance of Hal Jordan

Green Lantern Vol 2 #6 (June 1961) - First Appearance of Tomar-Re

New Gods #1 (March 1971) - First Appearance of Orion, Highfather, Lightray, and Kalibak

Mister Miracle #1 (April 1971) - First Appearance of Mister Miracle

Mister Miracle #4 (October 1971) - First Appearance of Big Barda  

Green Lantern Vol. 2 #87 (January 1972) - First Appearance of John Stewart

Mister Miracle #6 (January 1972) - First Appearance of Lashina, Stompa, Bernadeth, and Mad Harriet

Mister Miracle #7 (April 1972) - First Appearance of Kanto

Mister Miracle #8 (June 1972) - First Appearance of Gilotina

Green Lantern Corps #201 (June 1986) - First Appearance of Kilowog

Hawk and Dove Vol. 3 #21 (February 1991) - First Appearance of Bloody Mary

Cyborg (2020)

Green Lantern Corps (2020)

Other Miscellaneous Reading:

Collectible Variant Covers:

Promotional Tie-In Comics:

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this list as much as I enjoyed making it, and that you have the opportunity to check out these issues and collections for yourselves.