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Bug

DC, Barney Bonner

50 appearancesSince 1984

Bug first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #24 (1984-06), published by DC. 50 appearances are indexed across 32 series.

Also known as Barney Bonner

Bug is the alias of Barney Bonner. He is the younger brother of Blythe Bonner, the super-villain known as Byte. Bug wears a suit in battle and has the ability to become part of any computer system.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

The Fury of Firestorm
#24
first appearance
1984-06-00
Welcome to Tranquility#3Cape Archive2007
Welcome to Tranquility
#3
death
2007-04-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

32 series

Bug! The Adventures of Forager
2017–2018
6 issues →
Cosmic Odyssey
1988–1989
4 issues →
Superman / Batman
2003–2011
4 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2004–2008

2 issues →

WTTCape Archive 2007

Welcome to Tranquility

2007–2008

2 issues →

The Fury of Firestorm cover

The Fury of Firestorm

1982–1987

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 →

Steel cover

Steel

1994–1998

1 issue →

Young Justice cover

Young Justice

1998–2003

1 issue →

VUCape Archive 2005

Villains United

2005–2005

1 issue →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2005–2006

1 issue →

Villains United cover

Villains United

2005–2005

1 issue →

Superman / Batman: Vengeance cover

Superman / Batman: Vengeance

2006–2006

1 issue →

WTTCape Archive 2007

Welcome to Tranquility

2007–2008

1 issue →

Superman / Batman: Vengeance cover

Superman / Batman: Vengeance

2009–2009

1 issue →

The Infinite Crisis Omnibus cover

The Infinite Crisis Omnibus

2012–2012

1 issue →

AS/Cape Archive 2013

Absolute Superman / Batman

2013–2014

1 issue →

The Multiversity cover

The Multiversity

2014–2015

1 issue →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2014–2017

1 issue →

Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis cover

Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis

2015–2015

1 issue →

The Multiversity: The Deluxe Edition cover

The Multiversity: The Deluxe Edition

2015–2015

1 issue →

The Multiversity cover

The Multiversity

2017–2017

1 issue →

COTCape Archive 2017

Cosmic Odyssey: The Deluxe Edition

2017–2017

1 issue →

Young Justice cover

Young Justice

2017–2022

1 issue →

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TNGCape Archive 2017
The New Gods Special
2017–2017
1 issue →
Jack Kirby 100th Celebration Collection
2018–2018
1 issue →
Bug! The Adventures of Forager
2018–2018
1 issue →
S/BCape Archive 2020
Superman / Batman Omnibus
2020–2022
1 issue →
Green Lantern: John Stewart - A Celebration of 50 Years
2021–2021
1 issue →
Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel
2021–2021
1 issue →
SCape Archive 2024
Superman
2024–
1 issue →
Superman: Lex Luthor Special
2025–2025
1 issue →