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John Smith

Red Tornado, an android

321 appearancesSince 1973

John Smith first appeared in Justice League of America #106 (1973-07), published by DC. 321 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Red Tornado is an android created by T.O. Morrow. He was given life when Ulthoon, a wind elemental from the planet Xalthor, inhabited his body. Husband of Kathy Sutton, adoptive father of Traya Sutton.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Justice League of America
#106
first appearance
1973-07-00
Justice League of America
#129
death
1976-04-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Justice League of America
1960–1987
41 issues →
Young Justice
1998–2003
19 issues →
Justice League of America
2006–2011
7 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

6 issues →

Justice League: Cry for Justice cover

Justice League: Cry for Justice

2009–2010

4 issues →

Young Justice cover

Young Justice

2017–2022

4 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

3 issues →

Wonder Woman cover

Wonder Woman

1942–1986

3 issues →

Justice League of America Archives cover

Justice League of America Archives

1992–2012

3 issues →

Crisis on Multiple Earths cover

Crisis on Multiple Earths

2002–2013

3 issues →

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America cover

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America

2005–2013

3 issues →

Green Lantern cover

Green Lantern

2005–2011

3 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

3 issues →

Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus cover

Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus

2017–2021

3 issues →

Crisis on Multiple Earths cover

Crisis on Multiple Earths

2021–2023

3 issues →

Red Tornado cover

Red Tornado

1985–1985

2 issues →

Impulse cover

Impulse

1995–2002

2 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

1999–2006

2 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

2000–2007

2 issues →

Young Justice: Sins of Youth cover

Young Justice: Sins of Youth

2000–2000

2 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

2 issues →

Justice cover

Justice

2005–2007

2 issues →

Trials of Shazam cover

Trials of Shazam

2006–2008

2 issues →

JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. cover

JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.

2007–2008

2 issues →

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52
2007–2007
2 issues →
Justice Society of America
2007–2011
2 issues →
Justice League of America
2007–2011
2 issues →
Justice League of America
2008–2012
2 issues →
FCACape Archive 2009
Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!
2009–2009
2 issues →
DC Comics Classics Library: Justice League of America by George Perez
2009–2010
2 issues →
RTCape Archive 2009
Red Tornado
2009–2010
2 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
2 issues →
JSA Omnibus
2014–2015
2 issues →
52
2016–2017
2 issues →
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns
2019–
2 issues →
Superman
1939–1986
1 issue →
Batman
1940–2011
1 issue →
World's Finest Comics
1941–1986
1 issue →
Showcase
1956–1978
1 issue →
The Best of DC
1979–1986
1 issue →
The Secret Origin of the Justice League of America [Leaf Comic Book Candy]
1980–1980
1 issue →
Justice League of America Annual
1983–1985
1 issue →
Supergirl
1983–1984
1 issue →
Crisis on Infinite Earths
1985–1986
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
1986–1986
1 issue →
The History of the DC Universe
1988–1988
1 issue →
Christmas with the Super-Heroes
1988–1989
1 issue →
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes
1990–1990
1 issue →
Green Lantern
1990–2004
1 issue →
Crisis on Infinite Earths
1998–1998
1 issue →
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.
1999–2000
1 issue →
Young Justice 80-Page Giant
1999–1999
1 issue →
Sins of Youth: JLA, Jr.
2000–2000
1 issue →
Superman
2000–2004
1 issue →
Young Justice: Sins of Youth
2000–2000
1 issue →
Sins of Youth Secret Files
2000–2000
1 issue →
Superman Y2K
2000–2000
1 issue →
Supergirl Archives
2001–2003
1 issue →