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Jack Ryder

The Creeper

355 appearancesSince 1968

Jack Ryder first appeared in Beware the Creeper #1 (1968-05), published by DC. 355 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Beware the Creeper#1Cape Archive1968
Beware the Creeper
#1
first appearance
1968-05-00
World's Finest Comics
#250
origin retold
1978-04-00

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Appears in

60 series

The Outsiders
2009–2011
17 issues →
The Creeper
1997–1998
12 issues →
Danger Street
2023–2024
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Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

8 issues →

Superman: Metropolis cover

Superman: Metropolis

2003–2004

8 issues →

CTMCape Archive 2007

Countdown to Mystery

2007–2008

7 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

1937–2011

6 issues →

BTCCape Archive 1968

Beware the Creeper

1968–1969

6 issues →

TCCape Archive 2006

The Creeper

2006–2007

6 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

1959–1985

5 issues →

Adventure Comics cover

Adventure Comics

1938–1983

3 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

3 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

3 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

1987–1987

3 issues →

Justice League International cover

Justice League International

1987–1989

3 issues →

Batman Beyond cover

Batman Beyond

2016–2021

3 issues →

DCeased: Unkillables cover

DCeased: Unkillables

2020–2020

3 issues →

Future State: Gotham cover

Future State: Gotham

2021–2022

3 issues →

Secret Society of Super-Villains cover

Secret Society of Super-Villains

1976–1978

2 issues →

Cancelled Comic Cavalcade cover

Cancelled Comic Cavalcade

1978–1978

2 issues →

Secret Origins cover

Secret Origins

1986–1990

2 issues →

HADCape Archive 1989

Hawk and Dove

1989–1991

2 issues →

Eclipso: The Darkness Within cover

Eclipso: The Darkness Within

1992–1992

2 issues →

ECape Archive 1992

Eclipso

1992–1994

2 issues →

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1997–2006
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2003–2011
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52
2006–2007
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Reign in Hell
2008–2009
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2009–2011
2 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
2 issues →
Batman: Arkham City
2011–2011
2 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
2 issues →
Red Hood and the Outlaws
2016–2018
2 issues →
Red Hood and the Outlaws
2017–2018
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Doomsday Clock
2018–2020
2 issues →
JLICape Archive 2020
Justice League International
2020–2021
2 issues →
Future State: Gotham
2022–2023
2 issues →
Superman
2023–
2 issues →
Danger Street
2023–2024
2 issues →
Superman
2024–
2 issues →
Justice League Unlimited
2025–
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Superman Unlimited
2025–
2 issues →
Batman
1940–2011
1 issue →
The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
1 issue →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
1 issue →
Teen Titans
1966–1978
1 issue →
Super-Team Family
1975–1978
1 issue →
TJCape Archive 1975
The Joker
1975–1976
1 issue →
1st Issue Special
1975–1976
1 issue →
DC Comics Presents
1978–1986
1 issue →
HTBCape Archive 1980
Hembeck: The Best of Dateline: @!!?# [Hembeck Series]
1980–1980
1 issue →
Infinity, Inc.
1984–1988
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
BDACape Archive 1985
Blue Devil Annual
1985–1985
1 issue →
Adventures of Superman Annual
1987–1997
1 issue →
Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
1 issue →
Millennium
1988–1988
1 issue →
The Best of the Brave and the Bold
1988–1989
1 issue →
The History of the DC Universe
1988–1988
1 issue →
SDCCape Archive 1992
San Diego Comic Con Comics
1992–1995
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