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Character/DC

Dr. Arthur Light

DC, Doctor Light

278 appearancesSince 1962

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Secret Origins
#37
origin retold
1989-02-00
Suicide Squad
#36
death
1989-12-00
Countdown
#18
origin retold
2008-02-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Suicide Squad
1987–2010
13 issues →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
7 issues →
Green Arrow
2001–2007
7 issues →

The New Teen Titans cover

The New Teen Titans

1980–1984

5 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2006–2011

5 issues →

Wednesday Comics cover

Wednesday Comics

2009–2009

5 issues →

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. cover

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S.

2013–2014

5 issues →

Green Lantern cover

Green Lantern

1990–2004

4 issues →

Countdown cover

Countdown

2007–2008

4 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2011–2019

4 issues →

Flash cover

Flash

1987–2006

3 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

3 issues →

Identity Crisis cover

Identity Crisis

2004–2005

3 issues →

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America cover

Showcase Presents: Justice League of America

2005–2013

3 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

3 issues →

Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger cover

Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger

2013–2014

3 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

2 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

1959–1985

2 issues →

Justice League of America Archives cover

Justice League of America Archives

1992–2012

2 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

2 issues →

Infinite Crisis cover

Infinite Crisis

2005–2006

2 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2007–2011

2 issues →

Final Crisis cover

Final Crisis

2008–2009

2 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2008–2012

2 issues →

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Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge
2008–2008
2 issues →
Blackest Night
2009–2010
2 issues →
JLA
2011–2017
2 issues →
The New Teen Titans Omnibus
2011–2013
2 issues →
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger
2013–2015
2 issues →
Justice League of America
2013–2014
2 issues →
The Flash by Geoff Johns
2015–2019
2 issues →
Secret Six
2015–2016
2 issues →
Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus
2016–2020
2 issues →
Crisis on Multiple Earths
2021–2023
2 issues →
World's Finest Comics
1941–1986
1 issue →
Green Lantern
1960–1986
1 issue →
The Atom
1962–1968
1 issue →
WTWCape Archive 1972
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains
1972–1973
1 issue →
Limited Collectors' Edition
1972–1978
1 issue →
DC Super Stars
1976–1978
1 issue →
Super Heroes [Post Super Heroes Mini-Comic]
1980–1980
1 issue →
Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics
1981–1981
1 issue →
Justice League of America Annual
1983–1985
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
1 issue →
Secret Origins Annual
1987–1989
1 issue →
Checkmate
1988–1991
1 issue →
WTCCape Archive 1991
Wizard: The Comics Magazine
1991–2011
1 issue →
The Darkstars
1992–1996
1 issue →
GLACape Archive 1993
Green Lantern Archives
1993–2012
1 issue →
Green Lantern Secret Files
1998–2002
1 issue →
GL3Cape Archive 1998
Green Lantern 3-D
1998–1998
1 issue →
New Teen Titans Archives
1999–2008
1 issue →
Silver Age: Showcase
2000–2000
1 issue →
GL/Cape Archive 2000
Green Lantern / Atom
2000–2000
1 issue →
The Atom Archives
2001–2003
1 issue →
Crisis on Multiple Earths
2002–2013
1 issue →
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire
2002–2002
1 issue →
Superman / Batman
2003–2011
1 issue →
Green Arrow
2003–2007
1 issue →