The Classic Stories You Must Read!

Here is a brief list of classic comic book stories (mostly in graphic novel or trade paperback form) that are easy( and usually cheap) to get your hands on, and are must read material.
TPB=trade paperback

From the DC Universe:
1) Watchmen TPB (written by Alan Moore)
2) Crisis On Infinite Earths TPB (original 12-issue series published by DC in 1985)
3) Superman For All Seasons TPB (written by Jeph Loeb; artwork by Tim Sale)
4) The Death of Superman TPB (comics originally published by DC in 1992-1993)
5) World Without A Superman TPB (comics originally published by DC in 1993)
6) Reign of the Supermen TPB (comics originally published by DC in 1993)
7) Batman: Year One TPB (written by Frank Miller; artwork by David Mazucchelli)
8) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns TPB (writer/artist: Frank Miller)
9) Kingdom Come TPB (written by Mark Waid; artwork by Alex Ross (AWESOME))
10) Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow? TPB
from Superman #423 and Action Comics #583 (written by Alan Moore; artwork by Curt Swan and George Perez)
11) What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?
from Superman #775 (written by Joe Kelly; artwork by Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo)

From the Marvel Universe:
1) Wolverine Miniseries (written by Chris Claremont; artwork by Frank Miller)
2) Fatal Attractions TPB (writers: various; artists: various)
3) Wolverine: Not Dead Yet TPB (written by Warren Ellis; artwork by Leinil Francis Yu)
4) Wolverine #145 (written by Erik Larsen; artwork by Leinil Francis Yu)
A very powerful story, Wolverine gets his Adamantium back after many years.

From the Wildstorm Universe:
1) Wildstorm Rising Crossover TPB
This was the first major crossover in the Wildstorm Universe. A good read, circa 1995. (The pic above is from one of the issues of this crossover.)