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Marcus

Golden Gladiator

42 appearancesSince 1955

Marcus first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #1 (1955-08), published by DC. 42 appearances are indexed across 38 series.

Marcus, a Roman sheepherder who became Rome's most exalted gladiator, won the honor and name of "Golden Gladiator" while fighting in the arena.

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

The Brave and the Bold
#1
first appearance
1955-08-00
The Judas Coin
#[nn]
death
2012-11-00
Green Lantern Corps
#0
death
2012-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

38 series

The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
3 issues →
The Best of the Brave and the Bold
1988–1989
2 issues →
HOSCape Archive 1996

House of Secrets

1996–1998

2 issues →

Adventure Comics cover

Adventure Comics

1938–1983

1 issue →

Batman cover

Batman

1940–2011

1 issue →

OAACape Archive 1952

Our Army at War

1952–1977

1 issue →

TOTCape Archive 1956

Tales of the Unexpected

1956–1967

1 issue →

FBTCape Archive 1969

From Beyond the Unknown

1969–1973

1 issue →

Limited Collectors' Edition cover

Limited Collectors' Edition

1972–1978

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 →

AAACape Archive 1991

Armageddon: Alien Agenda

1991–1992

1 issue →

JLA / WildC.A.T.s cover

JLA / WildC.A.T.s

1997–1997

1 issue →

VWECape Archive 1998

Vertigo: Winter's Edge

1998–2000

1 issue →

CKCape Archive 2001

Codename: Knockout

2001–2003

1 issue →

JLA: Ultramarine Corps cover

JLA: Ultramarine Corps

2007–2007

1 issue →

JLA: The Deluxe Edition cover

JLA: The Deluxe Edition

2008–2010

1 issue →

TWGCape Archive 2010

The World's Greatest Super-Heroes

2010–2010

1 issue →

CK-Cape Archive 2010

Codename: Knockout - The Devil You Say

2010–2010

1 issue →

Nightwing cover

Nightwing

2011–2014

1 issue →

JCape Archive 2011

JLA

2011–2017

1 issue →

Green Lantern Corps cover

Green Lantern Corps

2011–2015

1 issue →

The Judas Coin cover

The Judas Coin

2012–2012

1 issue →

Nightwing cover

Nightwing

2012–2014

1 issue →

GLCCape Archive 2012

Green Lantern Corps

2012–2014

1 issue →

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DC Comics: The New 52 Zeros Omnibus
2012–2012
1 issue →
GLCCape Archive 2013
Green Lantern Corps
2013–2015
1 issue →
The Judas Coin
2013–2013
1 issue →
HOSCape Archive 2013
House of Secrets Omnibus
2013–2013
1 issue →
Justice League: Trinity War
2014–2014
1 issue →
Justice League: Trinity War
2014–2014
1 issue →
Secret Six
2015–2016
1 issue →
Absolute Justice League: The World's Greatest Superheroes by Alex Ross and Paul Dini
2017–2017
1 issue →
JLTCape Archive 2018
Justice League: The World's Greatest Super-Heroes by Alex Ross and Paul Dini
2018–2018
1 issue →
The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus
2019–2019
1 issue →
TJHCape Archive 2019
The Joker: His Greatest Jokes
2019–2019
1 issue →
DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration
2021–2021
1 issue →
JLA
2024–
1 issue →
ST1Cape Archive 2026
Swamp Thing 1989
2026–
1 issue →