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Character/DC

Parasite

Rudy Jones

134 appearancesSince 1987

Parasite first appeared in Suicide Squad #1 (1987-05), published by DC. 134 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Rudy Jones

Manipulated by Darkseid --post-Crisis-- to become the new Parasite, janitor Rudy Jones developed the power to drain the powers and life energy out of people when he was exposed to a strange radiation at the Pittsburgh S.T.A.R. Labs location.

Character history

Key issues

1 issue

Suicide Squad
#1
first appearance
1987-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Superman
2023–
9 issues →
Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
6 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
5 issues →

Superman: The Man of Steel cover

Superman: The Man of Steel

1991–2003

4 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

2011–

4 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2024–

4 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2006–2011

3 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

3 issues →

Superman: Secret Origin cover

Superman: Secret Origin

2009–2010

3 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2011–2019

3 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

2 issues →

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow cover

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow

1995–1999

2 issues →

Superman Adventures cover

Superman Adventures

1996–2002

2 issues →

Batman / Superman cover

Batman / Superman

2019–2021

2 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

1987–2010

1 issue →

Firestorm the Nuclear Man cover

Firestorm the Nuclear Man

1987–1990

1 issue →

Starman cover

Starman

1988–1992

1 issue →

FCape Archive 1990

Firestorm

1990–1990

1 issue →

Superman: World without a Superman cover

Superman: World without a Superman

1993–1993

1 issue →

Superboy cover

Superboy

1994–2002

1 issue →

Showcase '95 cover

Showcase '95

1995–1995

1 issue →

Aztek: The Ultimate Man cover

Aztek: The Ultimate Man

1996–1997

1 issue →

Superman: The Trial of Superman cover

Superman: The Trial of Superman

1997–1997

1 issue →

Superman cover

Superman

2000–2004

1 issue →

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Superman & Savage Dragon: Chicago
2002–2002
1 issue →
Booster Gold
2007–2011
1 issue →
Justice League Wedding Special
2007–2007
1 issue →
Justice League of America
2007–2011
1 issue →
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge
2008–2008
1 issue →
Justice League of America
2008–2012
1 issue →
JLA Presents: Aztek the Ultimate Man
2008–2008
1 issue →
Tangent: Superman's Reign
2008–2009
1 issue →
Tangent: Superman's Reign
2009–2009
1 issue →
FCRCape Archive 2009
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge
2009–2009
1 issue →
Trinity
2009–2009
1 issue →
Superman: Secret Origin The Deluxe Edition
2010–2010
1 issue →
Superman: Mon-El
2010–2010
1 issue →
FCRCape Archive 2010
Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge
2010–2010
1 issue →
Superboy: Smallville Attacks
2011–2011
1 issue →
Superboy
2011–2011
1 issue →
BBBCape Archive 2011
Blue Beetle: Black and Blue
2011–2011
1 issue →
Superman: Secret Origin
2011–2011
1 issue →
Superman: Mon-El
2011–2011
1 issue →
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
2013–2013
1 issue →
Adventures of Superman
2013–2014
1 issue →
Superman Adventures
2015–2017
1 issue →
The Flash by Geoff Johns
2015–2019
1 issue →
Superman
2016–2016
1 issue →
Superman: American Alien
2016–2016
1 issue →
SAACape Archive 2016
Superman: American Alien
2016–2016
1 issue →
Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus
2018–2018
1 issue →
Superman: American Alien
2018–2018
1 issue →
Superman Giant
2019–2020
1 issue →
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
2019–2019
1 issue →
Superman: The City of Tomorrow
2020–2021
1 issue →
Batman / Superman 2021 Annual
2021–2021
1 issue →
Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin
2021–2021
1 issue →
The Swamp Thing
2021–2022
1 issue →
Suicide Squad
2021–2022
1 issue →
DNDCape Archive 2021
Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs
2021–2021
1 issue →