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The Reverse-Flash

Eobard Thawne

350 appearancesSince 1963

The Reverse-Flash first appeared in The Flash #139 (1963-09), published by DC. 350 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Eobard Thawne

Professor Eobard Thawne is a criminal from the 25th Century who travels back through time to do battle with The Flash (Barry Allen). He is a distant descendant of Malcolm Thawne (Cobalt Blue), the twin brother of Barry Allen.

Character history

Key issues

7 issues

The Flash
#139
first appearance · intro · origin
1963-09-00
The Flash
#283
death
1980-03-00
Batman
#21
death
2017-06-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Flash
2016–2023
37 issues →
The Flash
1959–1985
26 issues →
Flash
1987–2006
12 issues →

The Flash #22 cover

The Flash

#22

death

2017-07-00

The Flash #27 cover

The Flash

#27

2017-09-00

The Flash Annual #1 cover

The Flash Annual

#1

2018-03-00

The Flash #46 cover

The Flash

#46

2018-07-00

The Flash cover

The Flash

2017–2024

12 issues →

The Flash: Rebirth cover

The Flash: Rebirth

2009–2010

5 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2010–2011

5 issues →

The Flash by Geoff Johns cover

The Flash by Geoff Johns

2015–2019

5 issues →

Flashpoint Beyond cover

Flashpoint Beyond

2022–2022

5 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2023–

5 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2011–2016

4 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

1960–1987

3 issues →

Impulse cover

Impulse

1995–2002

3 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

3 issues →

Blackest Night: The Flash cover

Blackest Night: The Flash

2010–2010

3 issues →

The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns cover

The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns

2011–2012

3 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2016–2026

3 issues →

The Flash Rebirth Deluxe Edition cover

The Flash Rebirth Deluxe Edition

2017–2018

3 issues →

The Flash Giant cover

The Flash Giant

2019–2020

3 issues →

DC Comics Presents cover

DC Comics Presents

1978–1986

2 issues →

The Flash Archives cover

The Flash Archives

1996–2012

2 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2002–2008

2 issues →

Showcase Presents: The Flash cover

Showcase Presents: The Flash

2007–2012

2 issues →

Time Masters: Vanishing Point cover

Time Masters: Vanishing Point

2010–2011

2 issues →

Brightest Day cover

Brightest Day

2010–2011

2 issues →

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DC Universe Online Legends
2011–2012
2 issues →
Flashpoint
2011–2011
2 issues →
The Flash
2012–2017
2 issues →
The Flash
2013–2017
2 issues →
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus
2015–2016
2 issues →
The Flash: The Silver Age
2016–2019
2 issues →
The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus
2017–2018
2 issues →
Flash by Mark Waid
2017–2021
2 issues →
The Flash
2024–
2 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
1 issue →
Superboy
1949–1977
1 issue →
The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
1 issue →
Limited Collectors' Edition
1972–1978
1 issue →
Secret Society of Super-Villains
1976–1978
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 →
Green Lantern
1990–2004
1 issue →
Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes
1990–1990
1 issue →
FTRCape Archive 1996
Flash: The Return of Barry Allen
1996–1996
1 issue →
TLSCape Archive 1997
The Life Story of the Flash
1997–1997
1 issue →
TFSCape Archive 1997
The Flash Secret Files
1997–2001
1 issue →
TLSCape Archive 1998
The Life Story of the Flash
1998–1998
1 issue →
Secret Origins Featuring the JLA
1999–1999
1 issue →
JLA: Incarnations
2001–2002
1 issue →
Bizarro Comics
2001–2001
1 issue →
Justice League Adventures
2002–2004
1 issue →
DC First: Flash / Superman
2002–2002
1 issue →
Bizarro Comics
2003–2003
1 issue →
Justice League Adventures
2003–2003
1 issue →
Identity Crisis
2004–2005
1 issue →
Justice League Adventures
2004–2004
1 issue →
Identity Crisis
2005–2005
1 issue →
Superman vs. Flash
2005–2005
1 issue →
Identity Crisis
2006–2006
1 issue →
Superman: Strange Attractors
2006–2006
1 issue →