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Lion-O (Dynamite Entertainment) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

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Character/Dynamite Entertainment

Lion-O

ThunderCats

126 appearancesSince 1985

Lion-O first appeared in Thundercats #1 (1985-12), published by Dynamite Entertainment. 126 appearances are indexed across 24 series.

Leader of the ThunderCats. First appearance in comics: ThunderCats (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985).

Character history

Key issues

1 issue

Thundercats#1Cape Archive1985
Thundercats
#1
first appearance · origin
1985-12-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

24 series

TCape Archive 2024
ThunderCats
2024–2026
23 issues →
TCape Archive 1985
Thundercats
1985–1988
21 issues →

TCape Archive 1987

ThunderCats

1987–1991

11 issues →

TCape Archive 2002

Thundercats

2002–2003

6 issues →

TCCape Archive 2024

ThunderCats: Cheetara

2024–2024

5 issues →

TTPCape Archive 2025

ThunderCats The Powerpuff Girls

2025–2025

4 issues →

TXSCape Archive 2026

ThunderCats x SilverHawks

2026–

3 issues →

TTTCape Archive 1997

Toyfare: The Toy Magazine

1997–2011

2 issues →

TTRCape Archive 2003

Thundercats: The Return

2003–2003

2 issues →

TCape Archive 2003

Thundercats

2003–2005

2 issues →

TCape Archive 2024

ThunderCats

2024–

2 issues →

TCape Archive 2024

ThunderCats

2024–

2 issues →

TLCape Archive 2025

ThunderCats Lost

2025–2025

2 issues →

Twisted Toyfare Theatre cover

Twisted Toyfare Theatre

2001–2010

1 issue →

TSCape Archive 2003

Thundercats Sourcebook

2003–2003

1 issue →

H/TCape Archive 2016

He-Man / Thundercats

2016–2017

1 issue →

H/TCape Archive 2017

He-Man / Thundercats

2017–2017

1 issue →

HATCape Archive 2019

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Omnibus

2019–2019

1 issue →

TCCape Archive 2024

ThunderCats: Cheetara

2024–2024

1 issue →

T/PCape Archive 2025

ThunderCats / Powerpuff Girls, Free Comic Book Day

2025–2025

1 issue →

TCCape Archive 2025

ThunderCats: Cheetara

2025–2025

1 issue →

THSCape Archive 2025

ThunderCats Holiday Special 2025

2025–2025

1 issue →

TXSCape Archive 2026

ThunderCats x SilverHawks: Road to War

2026–2026

1 issue →

MTECape Archive 2026

Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living

2026–

1 issue →