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Captain Boomerang

Digger Harkness, from Flash

684 appearancesSince 1960

Captain Boomerang first appeared in The Flash #117 (1960-12), published by DC. 684 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Digger Harkness

Father of Owen Mercer (the second Captain Boomerang).

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

The Flash
#117
first appearance · intro · origin
1960-12-00
Superboy
#14
death
1995-04-00
Suicide Squad
#2
death
2016-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Suicide Squad
1987–2010
49 issues →
Suicide Squad
2016–2019
40 issues →
The Flash
1959–1985
28 issues →

Suicide Squad #1 Director's Cut #[nn] cover

Suicide Squad #1 Director's Cut

#[nn]

death

2017-05-00

Flash cover

Flash

1987–2006

19 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2011–2019

9 issues →

New Suicide Squad cover

New Suicide Squad

2014–2016

8 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2017–2019

8 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2010–2011

7 issues →

Brightest Day cover

Brightest Day

2010–2011

6 issues →

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad cover

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

2017–2017

6 issues →

Suicide Squad Black Files cover

Suicide Squad Black Files

2019–2019

6 issues →

Secret Society of Super-Villains cover

Secret Society of Super-Villains

1976–1978

5 issues →

The Flash by Geoff Johns cover

The Flash by Geoff Johns

2015–2019

5 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2016–2023

5 issues →

Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum cover

Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum

2024–2024

5 issues →

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 cover

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2

2025–2026

5 issues →

Secret Origins cover

Secret Origins

1986–1990

4 issues →

Legends cover

Legends

1986–1987

4 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2002–2008

4 issues →

Identity Crisis cover

Identity Crisis

2004–2005

4 issues →

Red Robin cover

Red Robin

2009–2011

4 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2011–2014

4 issues →

New Suicide Squad cover

New Suicide Squad

2015–2016

4 issues →

Flash by Mark Waid cover

Flash by Mark Waid

2017–2021

4 issues →

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1972–1978
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1987–2006
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