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Desaad

DC, Fourth World

410 appearancesSince 1971

Desaad first appeared in The Forever People #2 (1971-04), published by DC. 410 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

On Apokolips, Desaad is Darkseid’s henchman and master torturer.

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

The Forever People
#2
first appearance · intro
1971-04-00
New Gods
#6
death
1984-11-00
Superman & Batman: Generations III
#12
death
2004-02-00
Countdown
#24
origin retold
2008-01-00
Countdown
#9
death
2008-04-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

New Gods
1989–1991
16 issues →
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
1997–1998
16 issues →
Orion
2000–2002
12 issues →

Countdown cover

Countdown

2007–2008

10 issues →

Earth 2: World's End cover

Earth 2: World's End

2014–2015

10 issues →

Worlds' Finest cover

Worlds' Finest

2012–2015

8 issues →

The New Gods cover

The New Gods

2025–2026

8 issues →

The Forever People cover

The Forever People

1971–1972

7 issues →

The New Gods cover

The New Gods

1971–1978

5 issues →

Super Powers cover

Super Powers

1985–1986

5 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

5 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

5 issues →

Superman & Batman: Generations III cover

Superman & Batman: Generations III

2003–2004

5 issues →

Death of the New Gods cover

Death of the New Gods

2007–2008

5 issues →

Female Furies cover

Female Furies

2019–2019

5 issues →

Legends cover

Legends

1986–1987

4 issues →

Green Lantern cover

Green Lantern

1990–2004

4 issues →

IICape Archive 2007

Infinity Inc.

2007–2008

4 issues →

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus cover

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus

2007–2008

4 issues →

Countdown to Final Crisis cover

Countdown to Final Crisis

2008–2008

4 issues →

TTCape Archive 2008

Terror Titans

2008–2009

4 issues →

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus cover

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus

2011–2012

4 issues →

Super Powers Collection cover

Super Powers Collection

1983–1984

3 issues →

Super Powers cover

Super Powers

1986–1986

3 issues →

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Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
3 issues →
Superman / Doomsday: Hunter / Prey
1994–1994
3 issues →
Superman Adventures
1996–2002
3 issues →
Superman: The Dark Side
1998–1998
3 issues →
Earth 2
2012–2015
3 issues →
Worlds' Finest
2013–2016
3 issues →
Justice League Incarnate
2022–2022
3 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
2 issues →
Adventure Comics
1938–1983
2 issues →
Warlord
1976–1988
2 issues →
New Gods
1984–1984
2 issues →
Crisis on Infinite Earths
1985–1986
2 issues →
Wonder Woman
1987–2006
2 issues →
Cosmic Odyssey
1988–1989
2 issues →
New Gods
1995–1997
2 issues →
Genesis
1997–1997
2 issues →
Legends of the DC Universe
1998–2001
2 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
2003–2016
2 issues →
Justice League of America: Another Nail
2004–2004
2 issues →
Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom
2009–2009
2 issues →
Suicide Squad
2011–2019
2 issues →
Action Comics
2011–
2 issues →
Earth 2
2013–2016
2 issues →
Earth 2
2013–2017
2 issues →
E2WCape Archive 2015
Earth 2 World's End
2015–2016
2 issues →
Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner
2017–2018
2 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
2020–2022
2 issues →
BACape Archive 2022
Black Adam
2022–2023
2 issues →
DC x Sonic the Hedgehog
2025–2025
2 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
1 issue →
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
1958–1974
1 issue →
WACape Archive 1982
Warlord Annual
1982–1987
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
DC Challenge
1985–1986
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
1986–1986
1 issue →
Action Comics Annual
1987–2011
1 issue →