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 BLACK SPIDER I (Eric Needham)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Gerry Conway and Ernie Chan

The Original Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Black Spider first appeared in Detective Comics #463 (September 1976).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Black Spider 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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Black Spider Chronology

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Detective Comics #464 (October 1976): "The Doomsday Express" [Flashbacks]
Detective Comics #463 (September 1976): "Death-Web"
Detective Comics #464 (October 1976): "The Doomsday Express"
Batman Vol. 1 #306 (December 1978): "Night of Siege"
Detective Comics #526 (May 1983): "All My Enemies Against Me"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone"
Batman Vol. 1 #400 (October 1986): "Resurrection Night!"
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #5 (October 1992): "The Black Spider"
Sandman Vol. 2 #57 (February 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 1"
Sandman Vol. 2 #59 (April 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 3"
Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed"
JSA #28 (November 2001): "Face-Off"
Young Justice #50 (December 2002): "Fighting Maad Part Four: M.U.B.A.R."
Young Justice #51 (January 2003): "Zand on the Run"
Superman/Batman #3 (December 2003): "The World's Finest Part Three: Running Wild"
Avengers/JLA #4 (January 2004): "The Brave and the Bold"
Identity Crisis #2 (September 2004): "House of Lies"
Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004): "Who Benefits"
Identity Crisis #5 (December 2004): "Father's Day"
Villains United #2 (August 2005): "Villains United, Two: A Fire in the Steppes"
Villains United #5 (November 2005): "Villains United, Part Five: Victims of Aggression"
Secret Six Vol. 3 #2 (December 2008): "Unhinged, Part Two: The Way of the Traitor"
Secret Six Vol. 3 #3 (January 2009): "Unhinged, Part Three: A Run of Misfortune"
Secret Six Vol. 3 #4 (February 2009): "Unhinged, Part Four: Money for Murder"
Secret Six Vol. 3 #7 (May 2009): "Unhinged, Finale: Revelations"

ZZChronology Uncertain

It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology.

Secret Origins Vol. 2 #28 (July 1988): "A Princess Story" [Flashback]