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Character/DC

Tommy

Thomas Tompkins Sr., of the Newsboy Legion

319 appearancesSince 1942

Tommy first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #7 (1942-04), published by DC. 319 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Pre-Crisis: Father of Tommy, Jr. Post-Crsis: DNA donor of the Tommy clone.

Character history

Key issues

8 issues

Star Spangled Comics
#7
first appearance
1942-04-00
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
#141
origin retold
1971-09-00
Secret Origins
#19
origin retold
1987-10-00
Y: The Last Man Double Feature Edition#NNCape Archive2002
Y: The Last Man Double Feature Edition
#[nn]
death
2002-12-00
Y: The Last Man #1 Special Edition#NNCape Archive2009
Y: The Last Man #1 Special Edition
#[nn]
death
2009-09-00
Brightest Day
#2
death
2010-07-15
Joker's Asylum II: Killer Croc
#1
death
2010-08-00
Vertigo Essentials: Y: The Last Man#NNCape Archive2014
Vertigo Essentials: Y: The Last Man
#[nn]
death
2014-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Star Spangled Comics
1941–1952
59 issues →
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
1954–1974
16 issues →
Adventure Comics
1938–1983
7 issues →

Adventures of Superman cover

Adventures of Superman

1987–2006

6 issues →

Orion cover

Orion

2000–2002

6 issues →

TKCape Archive 2015

The Kitchen

2015–2015

6 issues →

STLCape Archive 2023

Stargirl: The Lost Children

2023–2023

6 issues →

Sensation Comics cover

Sensation Comics

1942–1952

5 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

5 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

4 issues →

Flash Comics cover

Flash Comics

1940–1949

4 issues →

DWDCape Archive 1969

Date with Debbi

1969–1972

4 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

1937–2011

3 issues →

All-Star Squadron cover

All-Star Squadron

1981–1987

3 issues →

Superman: The Man of Steel cover

Superman: The Man of Steel

1991–2003

3 issues →

Countdown cover

Countdown

2007–2008

3 issues →

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus cover

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus

2007–2008

3 issues →

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus cover

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus

2011–2012

3 issues →

The New 52: Futures End cover

The New 52: Futures End

2014–2015

3 issues →

Secret Origins cover

Secret Origins

1986–1990

2 issues →

The Titans cover

The Titans

1999–2003

2 issues →

Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby cover

Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby

2003–2004

2 issues →

CCape Archive 2008

Chuck

2008–2009

2 issues →

Brightest Day cover

Brightest Day

2010–2011

2 issues →

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DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
2 issues →
Batgirl
2011–2016
2 issues →
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus
2013–
2 issues →
The New 52: Futures End
2014–2015
2 issues →
Superman
2016–2016
2 issues →
All-American Comics
1939–1948
1 issue →
Superman
1939–1986
1 issue →
All-Star Comics
1940–1951
1 issue →
World's Finest Comics
1941–1986
1 issue →
BCCape Archive 1942
Boy Commandos
1942–1949
1 issue →
Wonder Woman
1942–1986
1 issue →
WCCape Archive 1948
Western Comics
1948–1961
1 issue →
LITCape Archive 1948
Leave It to Binky
1948–1970
1 issue →
SHCape Archive 1949
Secret Hearts
1949–1971
1 issue →
GLSCape Archive 1949
Girls' Love Stories
1949–1973
1 issue →
FILCape Archive 1955
Falling in Love
1955–1973
1 issue →
The Flash
1959–1985
1 issue →
YRCape Archive 1963
Young Romance
1963–1975
1 issue →
The New Gods
1971–1978
1 issue →
The Superman Family
1974–1982
1 issue →
Super Friends
1976–1981
1 issue →
TVCape Archive 1983
The Vigilante
1983–1988
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
1986–1986
1 issue →
Superman Annual
1987–2009
1 issue →
Young All-Stars
1987–1989
1 issue →
The History of the DC Universe
1988–1988
1 issue →
SCape Archive 1989
Sandman
1989–1996
1 issue →
All Star Comics Archives
1991–2006
1 issue →
Superman: The Return of Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: World without a Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: The Legacy of Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
The Guardians of Metropolis
1994–1995
1 issue →
Superboy
1994–2002
1 issue →
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
1994–1994
1 issue →
Superman: Bizarro's World
1996–1996
1 issue →