DC Finest: Metamorpho: How to Make a Super-Hero

A shape-shifting hero pushed to new limits—Metamorpho faces bigger challenges, team-ups, and unexpected transformations.

Rex Mason is no ordinary hero—he can transform into any element on Earth.

As Metamorpho, his powers allow him to reshape his body into anything from steel to smoke to fire, making him one of the most unpredictable heroes in the DC Universe. But with those abilities comes a challenge: holding onto his humanity while constantly changing.

Across a wide range of adventures, DC’s most versatile of champions takes on new challenges, teams up with other heroes, and navigates increasingly complex threats while struggling with the personal cost of his powers.

Collecting stories from across multiple series, this volume offers a broad and energetic look at one of DC’s most unusual characters—blending science fiction, superhero action, and character-driven storytelling.

Collects Batman and the Outsiders #1-2, #16-19, #24-25; Batman and the Outsiders Annual #2; The Outsiders #4, #6, #13, #18-22, #25, #27; DC Comics Presents #40; World’s Finest Comics #217-220, #224, #226, #228-229; Action Comics #413-418; The Brave and the Bold #123, #154; 1st Issue Special #3; Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15, #17; Justice League of America #101; Justice League Europe #5, #11, and #12; Who’s Who #2;Who’s Who Update 1987 #5; and pages from Invasion #3, Millennium #1, and Justice League Europe #2 and #4.