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 DEADMAN (Boston Brand)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino

The Original Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Deadman first appeared in Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #205 (October 1967).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Deadman in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

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Deadman Chronology

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Secret Origins Vol. 2 #15 (June 1987): "Death Like a Crown"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #205 (October 1967): "Who Has Been Lying in My Grave?"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #206 (November 1967): "An Eye for an Eye"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #207 (December 1967): "What Makes a Corpse Cry?"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #208 (January 1968): "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #209 (February 1968): "How Many Times Can a Guy Die?"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #210 (March 1968): "Hide and Seek"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #211 (April 1968): "How Close to Me My Killer?"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #212 (May-June 1968): "The Fatal Call of Vengeance"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #213 (July-August 1968): "The Call from Beyond"
Brave and the Bold #79 (August-September 1968): "The Track of the Hook"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #214 (September-October 1968): "To Haunt a Killer"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #215 (November-December 1968): "A New Lease on Death"
Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #216 (January-February 1969): "But I Still Exist"
Brave and the Bold #86 (October-November 1969): "You Can't Hide from a Deadman"
Aquaman Vol. 1 #50/2 (March-April 1970): "Deadman Rides Again"
Aquaman Vol. 1 #51/2 (May-June 1970): "The World Cannot Wait for a Deadman"
Aquaman Vol. 1 #52/2 (July-August 1970): "Never Underestimate a Deadman"
Challengers of the Unknown #74 (June-July 1970): "To Call a Deadman"
Justice League of America #94 (November 1971): "Where Strikes Demonfang?"
Brave and the Bold #104 (November-December 1972): "Second Chance for a Deadman?"
Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #39 (October-November 1975): "Death Calls Twice for a Deadman"
Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #40 (December 1975-January 1976): "In the Kingdom of the Blind"
Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #41 (February-March 1976): "A Time for Endings"
Brave and the Bold #133 (April 1977): "Another Kind of Justice"
Superman Family #183/6 (May-June 1977): "The Day Lois Lane Walked All Over Superman" [Note: No longer in-continuity]
DC Super-Stars #18 (January-February 1978): "Hour of the Demon"
Challengers of the Unknown #84 (December 1977-January 1978): "To Save a Monster"
Challengers of the Unknown #85 (February-March 1978): "The Creature from the End of Time"
Challengers of the Unknown #86 (April-May 1978): "The War at Time's End"
Challengers of the Unknown #87 (June-July 1978): "Twelve Million Years to Twilight"
Adventure Comics #459/2 (September-October 1978): "Murder Haunts the Midway"
Adventure Comics #460/2 (November-December 1978): "The Canvas Inferno"
Adventure Comics #461/2 (January-February 1979): "Pursuit"
Adventure Comics #462/3 (March-April 1979): "The Sins of the Father--!"
Adventure Comics #463/2 (May-June 1979): "Mind Over Murder"
Adventure Comics #464/2 (July-August 1979): "Requiem for a Deadman!"
Adventure Comics #465/2 (September-October 1979): "Brick Battleground!"
Adventure Comics #466/2 (November-December 1979): "Never Say Die!"
DC Comics Presents #24 (August 1980): "The Man Who Was the World"
Detective Comics #500/7 (March 1981): "What Happens When a Batman Dies?"
Swamp Thing Annual Vol. 2 #2 (1985): "Down Amongst the Dead Men"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (October 1985): "Beyond the Silent Night"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (February 1986): "Aftershock"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #49 (June 1986): "The Summoning"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #50 (July 1986): "The End"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #51 (August 1986): "Home Free"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #55 (December 1986): "Earth to Earth"
Millennium #8 (February 1988): "The Rising and Advancing of Ten Spirits"
Spectre Vol. 2 #11 (February 1988): "Housewarming Party"
Spectre Annual Vol. 2 #1 (July 1988): "Ghost, Dead Man, Devil-Child..."
Action Comics Weekly #601/5 (May 24, 1988): "The Section Chief"
Action Comics Weekly #602/2 (May 31, 1988): "Chapter Two: Showdown"
Action Comics Weekly #603/3 (June 7, 1988): "Chapter Three: Talaoc's Tale!"
Action Comics Weekly #604/5 (June 14, 1988): "Genie in a Bottle"
Action Comics Weekly #605/2 (June 21, 1988): "Chapter Five: Deadman Goes To Hell"
Action Comics Weekly #606/3 (June 28, 1988): "This is Hell"
Action Comics Weekly #607/2 (July 5, 1988): "Chapter Seven: Escape from Hell"
Action Comics Weekly #608/5 (July 12, 1988): "Chapter Eight: Gala Reception"
Action Comics Weekly #609/2 (July 19, 1988): "Chapter Nine: Faux Pas"
Action Comics Weekly #610/3 (July 26, 1988): "Chapter Ten: Catfight"
Action Comics Weekly #611/2 (August 2, 1988): "Chapter 11: Will the Real Devil Please Stand Up?"
Action Comics Weekly #612/3 (August 9, 1988): "Chapter Twelve: Take Us To Your Leader"
Action Comics Weekly #618/5 (September 20, 1988): "Grave Doings, part 1"
Action Comics Weekly #619/3 (September 27, 1988): "Grave Doings, part 2"
Action Comics Weekly #620/5 (October 4, 1988): "Grave Doings, part 3"
Action Comics Weekly #621/5 (October 11, 1988): "Grave Doings, part 4"
Action Comics Weekly #623/3 (October 25, 1988): "Seventeen"
Action Comics Weekly #624/5 (November 1, 1988): "Wildwood"
Action Comics Weekly #625/5 (November 8, 1988): "Tickle, Tickle"
Action Comics Weekly #626/5 (November 15, 1988): "Finale"
Spectre Vol. 2 #23 (Holiday 1988): "House of the Secret Enemy"
Invasion! #2 (1988): "Battleground Earth"
Action Comics Weekly #642 (March 14, 1989): "Where There is a Will"
Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (2000): "Legend of the Green Flame"
Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #8 (July 1989): "Circular Motion"
Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #9 (August 1989): "Food for Thought"
Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2/6 (1989): "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot"
Deadman: Love After Death #1 (1989): "Love After Death, Book One"
Deadman: Love After Death #2 (1989): "Love After Death, Book Two"
Books of Magic Vol. 1 #2 (1990): "The Shadow World"
War of the Gods #4 (December 1991): "In the Beginning... There Was the End"
Action Comics #670 (October 1991): [34] "Skullduggery"
Deadman: Exorcism #1 (1992): "Exorcism"
Deadman: Exorcism #2 (1992): "Exorcism"
Spectre Vol. 3 #5 (April 1993): "A Rage in Hell"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #145 (August 1994): "Big Game"
Lobo/Deadman: The Brave and the Bald (February 1995): "The Brave and the Bald"
Underworld Unleashed: Abyss - Hell's Sentinel #1 (December 1995): [Hell's Sentinel]
Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!"
Showcase '96 #3/2 (March 1996): "Mercy Killing"
Batman #530 (May 1996): "The Deadman Connection, Part 1: Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon"
Batman #531 (June 1996): "The Deadman Connection, Part 2: Cult of the Mummy"
Batman #532 (July 1996): "The Spirit Thieves"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996): "Funeral for a Hero"
Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #87 (December 1996): "She's Not Here"
Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory (1997): "Death and Glory"
Spectre Vol. 3 #57 (September 1997): "The Search For God - Part 1: A Measure of Pain"
Resurrection Man #18 (October 1998): "Secrets & Lies"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #93 (December 1997): "All Hallow's Eve"
Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #2/3 (June 1999): "Fallen Idols"
Day of Judgment #1 (November 1999): "The Summoning"
Day of Judgment #2 (November 1999): "Lost Souls"
Day of Judgment #3 (November 1999): "Choosing Sides"
Day of Judgment #4 (November 1999): "The End of the World As We Know It"
Day of Judgment #5 (November 1999): "Soul Search"
JLA #40 (April 2000): "World War Three, Part 5"
Catwoman Vol. 2 #77 (February 2000): "Pay Back"
Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1 (May 2000): "Justice For All"
Superboy Vol. 3 #74 (May 2000): "The Evil Factory, Conclusion: Game, Set & Match"
Sins of Youth: JLA Jr. #1 (May 2000): "You Gotta Be Kidding!"
Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1 (May 2000): "Looking for Trouble..."
Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 (May 2000): "Sins of Youth: The Stunning Conclusion"
Justice Leagues: Justice League of Atlantis #1 (March 2001): "Justice Leagues, Part III: Sea Change"
JLA: Black Baptism #1 (May 2001): "Magicide"
JLA: Black Baptism #2 (June 2001): "Trials in Darkness"
JLA: Black Baptism #4 (August 2001): "Final Sacrament"
Superboy Vol. 3 #87 (June 2001): "Touched By A Guardian Angel"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #7 (October 2001): "Quiver Chapter Seven: Hard Travelling Heroes"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #8 (November 2001): "Quiver Chapter Eight: When Ollie Met Ollie"
Deadman Vol. 3 #1 (February 2002): [Dead with a Vengeance!]
Deadman Vol. 3 #2 (March 2002): [Shattered!]
Deadman Vol. 3 #3 (April 2002): "Hate Is A Drug!"
Deadman Vol. 3 #4 (May 2002): "Hidden Depths"
Deadman Vol. 3 #5 (June 2002): "Death and the Maiden"
Deadman Vol. 3 #6 (July 2002): "Love & Death"
Deadman Vol. 3 #7 (August 2002): "The Children of Paradise"
Deadman Vol. 3 #8 (September 2002): "Spirits in the Ethereal World"
Deadman Vol. 3 #9 (October 2002): "The Enemy of My Enemy"
Hawkman Vol. 4 #36 (March 2005): "The Army of Forgotten Souls"
Day of Vengeance #1 (June 2005): "One Last Drink at the End of Time"
Day of Vengeance #4 (September 2005): "Monkey Business"
Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (March 2006): "The Ninth Age of Magic"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #42 (February 2007): "Devil May Care"
Blackest Night: Batman #1 (October 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who, Part One"
Blackest Night: Batman #2 (November 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who"
Blackest Night: Batman #3 (December 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who, Conclusion"
Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42 (March 2010): "Deadman Walking"
Green Lantern Vol. 4 #49/2 (February 2010): "Tales of the Black Lantern Corps: The Birth of Nekron"
Blackest Night #6 (February 2010): "Blackest Night"
Blackest Night #8 (May 2010): "Blackest Night"
Green Lantern Vol. 4 #53 (June 2010): "The New Guardians" [Flashback]
Brightest Day #0 (June 2010): "Carpe Diem"
Brightest Day #1 (early July 2010): "Second Chances"
Brightest Day #2 (late July 2010): "Nuclear Options"
Brightest Day #3 (early August 2010): "Revelations"
Brightest Day #4 (late August 2010): "Thresholds"