DC Anthology Specials is a 21-book series with 21 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Simon Spurrier, Jarrett Williams, Alex Paknadel, Jake Black, Joshua Williamson, Kelley Jones, Amy Wolfram, Vita Ayala, Emma Beeby, Joëlle Jones, Hena Khan, Michael McMillian, Michael Moreci, Erica Schultz, Christopher Sebela, Adam Smith, Paul Dini, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Tim Seeley, Mariko Tamaki, James Tynion IV, Gene Luen Yang, Steve Orlando, Keith Giffen, Brian Keene, Nick Cutter, Weston Ochse, Mary SanGiovanni, Bryan Smith, Edward Lee, Wrath James White, Ronald Malfi, Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Kibblesmith, Dave Wielgosz, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Mark Russell, Mairghread Scott, Jeff Loveness, Tom Taylor, Cecil Castellucci, Jeff Lemire, Dennis O'Neil, Tom King, Christopher J. Priest, Dan DiDio, Shea Fontana, Scott Bryan Wilson, Greg Rucka, Mike Friedrich, Benjamin Percy, Hope Larson, Rob Williams, Bryan Edward Hill, Gary Dauberman, Riley Rossmo, Robert Jeffrey, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Joey Esposito, Magdalene Visaggio, Sanya Anwar, Ryan Cady, Dave Weilgosz, Brian Smith, Bryan Keene, Weston Osche, Kenny Porter, Corinna Sara Bechko, Magdelene Visaggio, Scott Snyder, Peter J. Tomasi, Tony S. Daniel, Eduardo Medeiros, Greg Miller, Brian Azzarello, Gary Whitta, Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, Ann Nocenti, Mindy Newell, Will Pfeifer, Emanuela Lupacchino, Steve Rude, Tula Lotay, Jim Lee, Jim Balent, Geoff Johns, Sina Grace, Robert Venditti, Charlotte Fullerton McDuffie, Cullen Bunn, Ron Marz, Devin Grayson, Phil Hester, Stephanie Phillips, Mike Grell, Ram V., Brandon Thomas, Larry O'Neil, Ande Parks, Elliott Kalan, Calvin Kasulke, Andrew Wheeler, Sam Johns, Nicole Maines, Danny Lore, Marc Andreyko, Rex Ogle, Ivan Cohen, Sholly Fisch, Derek Fridolfs, Paul Scheer, Nick Giovannetti, David F. Walker, John Layman, Jay Baruchel, Brittany Holzherr, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Kurt Busiek, Christos Gage, Eric M. Esquivel, Dan Watters, Jim Krieg, Shane Davis, Walter Simonson, Jordie Bellaire, Amy Reeder, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Matthew Rosenberg, Greg Pak, Ed Brisson, Marguerite Bennett, Dan Jurgens, Shawn Aldridge, Cavan Scott, Brandon Thomas, Chuck Brown, Jeff Parker, G. Willow Wilson, Andrew Marino, Tini Howard, Greg Lockard, Alyssa Wong, Stephanie Williams, Jadzia Axelrod, Dani Fernandez, Kevin Conroy, Travis Moore, Ted Brandt, Ro Stein, John Arcudi, Marv Wolfman, Saladin Ahmed, Amedeo Turturro, Garth Ennis, and Amanda Deibert.