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Doctor Death

Dr. Karl Hellfern, Batman villain

58 appearancesSince 1939

Doctor Death first appeared in Detective Comics #29 (1939-07), published by DC. 58 appearances are indexed across 38 series.

Also known as Dr. Karl Hellfern

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Detective Comics
#29
first appearance
1939-07-00
Batman: Streets of Gotham
#20
origin retold
2011-04-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

38 series

Detective Comics
1937–2011
5 issues →
Batman
1940–2011
5 issues →
Batman: Streets of Gotham
2009–2011
4 issues →

Batgirl cover

Batgirl

2000–2006

3 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

3 issues →

TDPCape Archive 1964

The Doom Patrol

1964–1973

2 issues →

52 cover

52

2007–2007

2 issues →

52 cover

52

2016–2017

2 issues →

The Batman's Grave cover

The Batman's Grave

2019–2021

2 issues →

Deathstroke, the Terminator cover

Deathstroke, the Terminator

1991–1994

1 issue →

MEWCape Archive 2000

Millennium Edition: Whiz Comics 2

2000–2000

1 issue →

TDPCape Archive 2002

The Doom Patrol Archives

2002–2008

1 issue →

The Batman Chronicles cover

The Batman Chronicles

2005–2013

1 issue →

Batman: War Games cover

Batman: War Games

2005–2005

1 issue →

Batman R.I.P.: The Deluxe Edition cover

Batman R.I.P.: The Deluxe Edition

2009–2009

1 issue →

Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol cover

Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol

2009–2010

1 issue →

BARCape Archive 2010

Batman: Arkham Reborn

2010–2010

1 issue →

Batman: R.I.P. cover

Batman: R.I.P.

2010–2010

1 issue →

BLACape Archive 2010

Batman: Life After Death

2010–2010

1 issue →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

1 issue →

BLACape Archive 2011

Batman: Life after Death

2011–2011

1 issue →

Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan cover

Tales of the Batman: Gene Colan

2011–2018

1 issue →

BSOCape Archive 2012

Batman: Streets of Gotham - The House of Hush

2012–2012

1 issue →

Batman cover

Batman

2012–2017

1 issue →

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The 52 Omnibus
2012–2012
1 issue →
Batman
2013–2017
1 issue →
DC Comics: Zero Year
2014–2014
1 issue →
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus
2015–2023
1 issue →
DC Comics: Zero Year
2015–2015
1 issue →
Batman: War Games
2015–2016
1 issue →
Batman: The Golden Age
2016–2020
1 issue →
Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway
2017–2019
1 issue →
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus
2017–2017
1 issue →
TBGCape Archive 2021
The Batman's Grave: The Complete Collection
2021–2021
1 issue →
Batman: Zero Year
2021–2021
1 issue →
TBGCape Archive 2022
The Batman's Grave: The Complete Collection
2022–2022
1 issue →
WC2Cape Archive 2023
Whiz Comics 2 (Facsimile Edition)
2023–2023
1 issue →
BTHCape Archive 2023
Batman: The Hush Saga Omnibus
2023–2023
1 issue →