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Blackbriar Thorn

DC, evil sorcerer

55 appearancesSince 1984

Blackbriar Thorn first appeared in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 (1985-04), published by DC. 55 appearances are indexed across 45 series.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
#2
first appearance
1985-04-00
DC Comics Presents
#66
intro
1984-02-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

45 series

JSA
1999–2006
3 issues →
Superman / Batman
2003–2011
3 issues →
Justice Society of America
2007–2011
3 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

2000–2007

2 issues →

Justice League Dark cover

Justice League Dark

2011–2015

2 issues →

JSA by Geoff Johns cover

JSA by Geoff Johns

2018–2023

2 issues →

DC Comics Presents cover

DC Comics Presents

1978–1986

1 issue →

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe cover

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe

1985–1987

1 issue →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

1 issue →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

1985–1996

1 issue →

History of the DC Universe cover

History of the DC Universe

1986–1986

1 issue →

Swamp Thing cover

Swamp Thing

1987–2006

1 issue →

The History of the DC Universe cover

The History of the DC Universe

1988–1988

1 issue →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1998–1998

1 issue →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

2000–2000

1 issue →

History of the DC Universe cover

History of the DC Universe

2002–2009

1 issue →

Crisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition

2005–2005

1 issue →

DOVCape Archive 2005

Day of Vengeance

2005–2005

1 issue →

Day of Vengeance cover

Day of Vengeance

2005–2005

1 issue →

JSOCape Archive 2009

Justice Society of America: Black Adam and Isis

2009–2009

1 issue →

JSOCape Archive 2010

Justice Society of America: Black Adam and Isis

2010–2010

1 issue →

JSOCape Archive 2010

Justice Society of America: Bad Seed

2010–2010

1 issue →

Animal Man cover

Animal Man

2011–2014

1 issue →

JLDCape Archive 2012

Justice League Dark Annual

2012–2014

1 issue →

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Justice League Dark
2012–2015
1 issue →
Animal Man
2012–2014
1 issue →
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus
2012–2012
1 issue →
S/BCape Archive 2012
Superman / Batman: Sorcerer Kings
2012–2012
1 issue →
Constantine
2013–2015
1 issue →
FEBCape Archive 2014
Forever Evil: Blight
2014–2014
1 issue →
CCape Archive 2014
Constantine
2014–2015
1 issue →
JSA Omnibus
2014–2015
1 issue →
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition
2015–2015
1 issue →
Suicide Squad Black Files
2019–2019
1 issue →
Crisis on Infinite Earths: 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
2019–2019
1 issue →
AMBCape Archive 2019
Animal Man by Jeff Lemire Omnibus
2019–2019
1 issue →
TFTCape Archive 2021
Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse II
2021–2021
1 issue →
DC Through the '80s: The Experiments
2021–2021
1 issue →
TFTCape Archive 2022
Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse II
2022–2022
1 issue →
Lazarus Planet: Alpha
2023–2023
1 issue →
Lazarus Planet: Omega
2023–2023
1 issue →
HOTCape Archive 2023
History of the DC Universe
2023–2023
1 issue →
Lazarus Planet
2023–2023
1 issue →
Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch
2024–
1 issue →
Crisis on Infinite Earths 12 (Facsimile Edition)
2025–2025
1 issue →