Diplomat Christopher Smith will stop at nothing to achieve peace. Even if it means putting on a radar helmet and armoured costume, using high-tech weapons and forcing himself into live conflict in order to achieve it.
Peacemaker originally appeared in Charlton Comics. That universe was given the Earth-Four designation in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (1985-1986) following DC Comics‘ purchasing of Charlton in 1983.
If you here looking for the better-known version of Peacemaker from the DC Universe, don’t fret! I’ll be following this up with his reading order very soon!
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Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Chronology: Every appearance of Peacemaker from this period is included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Fightin’ FIve #40-41
- Peacemaker (1967) #1-5
- Charlton Premiere #3
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #6-7, 10-12
- Dark Nights: Death Metal – Trinity Crisis #1
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances |
| ✔ | Fightin’ Five #40 [2/2] (1966) Fightin’ Five #41 [2/2] (1967) Arms dealer Emil Bork‘s attempt to have US ambassador Christopher Smith assassinated fails; Peacemaker (Smith) targets Bork who’s looking to start a war between two South American nations. 1st appearance: Peacemaker/Christopher Smith, Emil Bork, Peace Palace |
| ✔ | Peacemaker #1 [1/3] (1967) Peacemaker #1 [2/3] (1967) Peacemaker #2 [1/3] (1967) Peacemaker #2 [2/3] (1967) Peacemaker #3 [1/2] (1967) Peacemaker #4 [1/2] (1967) Peacemaker #5 [1/2] (1967) The Peacemaker’s continuing quest to bring peace to Earth by aggressive means brings him into conflict with the Commodore, Ambassador Fedornich, the Survivors, Premiere Gekk, Enrico Lucetti and his Fishmen, the Colonel Uz, and the Lavamen; Peacemaker’s secret identity is compromised. 1st appearance: Nora O’Rourke |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Charlton Premiere #3 (1968) Jack Biceps becomes Sinistro – a costumed villain intent on wiping out super-heroes; Sinistro fails to take out Peacemaker. | ||
| ✔ | Crisis on Infinite Earths #6-7, 10-12 (1985-1986, DC Comics) Costumed heroes from Earth-One and Earth-Two – including the Flash (Jay Garrick), Katana and Martian Manhunter – head to Earth-Four, encountering Peacemaker, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and others, but are initially mistaken as enemies; Earth-Four is pulled into a Multiversal Nexus; the heroes of Earth-Four find themselves reborn in the sole reality, New Earth. 1st appearance: Multiversal Nexus, New Earth New identity: Charlton Universe as Earth-Four, the dark ‘Monitor’ as the Anti-Monitor, Yolanda Montez as Wildcat | CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS |
| Dark Nights: Death Metal – Trinity Crisis #1 (2020, DC Comics) Peacemaker flashback/cameo; it’s revealed that Earth-Four still exists somewhere in the new multiverse. | DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL |
Other versions of Peacemaker of Earth-Four from across the DC Multiverse:
| Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event/ Crossover |
| Superman and Batman: World’s Funnest (2000) Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite briefly jump to Earth-Four or a version of it! | |
| Multiversity: Pax Americana #1 (2015) Dark Crisis: Big Bang #1 (2023) Peacemaker of Earth 4 operates as a member of Pax Americana, a super team pulled together by the President; however, the team find themselves part of a hidden conspiracy. | MULTIVERSITY DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS |
The next Peacemaker saga continues on New Earth with this reading order:
- PEACEMAKER, 1986-2010 – Kill For Peace
- PEACEMAKER, 2019-Present – Giving Peace a Bad Name
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| DC Finest – Peacemaker: Kill For Peace | Checkmate #15-26, 28, 32-33 [part] Eclipso #11-13 [part] Fightin’ Five #40-41 Peacemaker (1967) #1-5 Peacemaker (1988) #1-4 Showcase ’93 #6-11 Suicide Squad #27-30 [part] Vigilante #36-38, 42-43 [part] |
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