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Ted Kord

Blue Beetle

824 appearancesSince 1966

Ted Kord first appeared in Captain Atom #83 (1966-11), published by DC. 824 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

Captain Atom
#83
first appearance
1966-11-00
Justice League: Generation Lost
#1
death
2010-07-00
Power Girl
#13
death
2010-08-00
Convergence Nightwing / Oracle
#1
death
2015-06-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Justice League America
1989–1996
37 issues →
Blue Beetle
1986–1988
24 issues →
Booster Gold
2007–2011
23 issues →

BBCape Archive 2016

Blue Beetle

2016–2018

15 issues →

Justice League International cover

Justice League International

1987–1989

14 issues →

Justice League Europe cover

Justice League Europe

1989–1993

10 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2025–

9 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

8 issues →

B&GCape Archive 2021

Blue & Gold

2021–2022

8 issues →

Millennium cover

Millennium

1988–1988

7 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

7 issues →

Batman / Superman: World's Finest cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022–

7 issues →

BBCape Archive 2023

Blue Beetle

2023–2024

7 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

1987–1987

6 issues →

Justice League Quarterly cover

Justice League Quarterly

1990–1994

6 issues →

FKACape Archive 2003

Formerly Known as the Justice League

2003–2004

6 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2009–2011

6 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2020–2021

6 issues →

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Dark Crisis) cover

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Dark Crisis)

2022–2023

6 issues →

The Question: All Along the Watchtower cover

The Question: All Along the Watchtower

2025–2025

6 issues →

Blue Beetle cover

Blue Beetle

1967–1968

5 issues →

Secret Origins cover

Secret Origins

1986–1990

5 issues →

Mister Miracle cover

Mister Miracle

1989–1991

5 issues →

Guy Gardner cover

Guy Gardner

1992–1994

5 issues →

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JLA
1997–2006
5 issues →
Justice League International
2009–2011
5 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
5 issues →
BBGCape Archive 2023
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day
2023–2023
5 issues →
Captain Atom
1965–1967
4 issues →
Legends
1986–1987
4 issues →
Superman
1987–2006
4 issues →
Justice League Annual
1987–1990
4 issues →
Captain Atom
1987–1991
4 issues →
Guy Gardner: Warrior
1994–1996
4 issues →
Birds of Prey
1999–2009
4 issues →
JLA: Classified
2005–2008
4 issues →
Justice League International
2008–2009
4 issues →
Power Girl
2009–2011
4 issues →
Justice League: Generation Lost
2010–2011
4 issues →
Smallville: Chaos
2014–2015
4 issues →
Heroes in Crisis
2018–2019
4 issues →
Justice League
2018–2022
4 issues →
Superman
2018–2021
4 issues →
Dark Nights: Death Metal
2020–2021
4 issues →
Superman
2023–
4 issues →
Absolute Power
2024–2024
4 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
3 issues →
CACape Archive 1977
Captain Atom
1977–1977
3 issues →
BBCape Archive 1978
Blue Beetle
1978–1978
3 issues →
Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
3 issues →
Martian Manhunter
1988–1988
3 issues →
Justice League Task Force
1993–1996
3 issues →
JLICape Archive 1993
Justice League International
1993–1994
3 issues →
Steel
1994–1998
3 issues →
Showcase '94
1994–1994
3 issues →
CCape Archive 1999
Conjurors
1999–1999
3 issues →
JLA-Z
2003–2004
3 issues →
Justice League Unlimited
2004–2008
3 issues →
BBCape Archive 2017
Blue Beetle
2017–2018
3 issues →
SCape Archive 2019
Superman
2019–2020
3 issues →