Detective Comics
Character debuts

Detective Comics

Section Title: Character debuts
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Character	Issue	Publication date

Slam Bradley	#1	March 1937

Crimson Avenger (Lee Walter Travis)	#20	Oct. 1938

Batman (Bruce Wayne)	#27	May 1939

Commissioner Gordon	#27	May 1939

Doctor Death	#29	July 1939

The Monk	#31	Sept. 1939

Julie Madison	#31	Sept. 1939

Dala	#32	Oct. 1939

Joe Chill	#33	Nov. 1939

Hugo Strange	#36	Feb. 1940

Robin (Dick Grayson)	#38	April 1940

Clayface (Basil Karlo)	#40	June 1940

Penguin	#58	December 1941

Mr. Baffle	#63	May 1942

Boy Commandos	#64	June 1942

Two-Face	#66	Aug. 1942

Tweedledum and Tweedledee	#74	April 1943

Cavalier	#81	Nov. 1943

Riddler	#140	October 1948

Pow Wow Smith	#151	Sept. 1949

Roy Raymond	#153	Nov. 1949

Red Hood	#168	Feb. 1951

Firefly	#184	June 1952

Mirror Man	#213	Nov. 1954

Batmen of All Nations	#215	Jan. 1955

Martian Manhunter	#225	Nov. 1955

Mad Hatter	#230	April 1956

Batwoman	#233	July 1956

Diane Meade	#246	Aug. 1957

Terrible Trio	#253	March 1958

Calendar Man	#259	Sept. 1958

Dr. Double X	#261	Nov. 1958

Bat-Mite	#267	May 1959

Clayface (Matt Hagen)	#298	Dec. 1961

Catman	#311	Jan. 1963

Zook	#311	Jan. 1963

Idol Head of Diabolu	#326	April 1964

The Outsider	#334	Dec. 1964

Blockbuster	#345	Nov. 1965

Cluemaster	#351	May 1966

Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)	#359	Jan. 1967

Jason Bard	#392	Oct. 1969

Man-Bat	#400	June 1970

Talia al Ghul	#411	May 1971

Harvey Bullock	#441	July 1974

Leslie Thompkins	#457	March 1976

The Calculator	#463	Sept. 1976

Rupert Thorne	#469	May 1977

Silver St. Cloud	#470	June 1977

Clayface (Preston Payne)	#478	July 1978

Maxie Zeus	#483	May 1979

The Swashbuckler	#493	March 1980

Killer Croc	#523	Feb. 1983

Onyx	#546	Jan. 1985

Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker)	#583	Feb. 1988

Ratcatcher	#585	April 1988

Anarky (Lonnie Machin)	#608	Nov. 1989

Renee Montoya	#642	March 1992

Stephanie Brown	#647	Jun. 1992

Cypher	#657	March 1993

Crispus Allen	#742	March 2000

Sasha Bordeaux	#751	Dec. 2000

Nyssa Raatko	#783	Aug. 2003

Ventriloquist (Peyton Riley)	#827	March 2007

Dollmaker	Vol. 2, #1	Sept. 2011

Dollhouse	vol. 2, #2	Oct. 2011

Mister Toxic	vol. 2, #2	Oct. 2011

Eli Strange	vol. 2, #5	March 2012

Emperor Blackgate	vol. 2, #13	Nov. 2012

Merrymaker	vol. 2, #17	Feb. 2013

Anarky (Sam Young)	vol. 2, #37	Feb. 2015

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