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Alfred Pennyworth

Bruce Wayne's butler, 1954-present

5,301 appearancesSince 1954

Alfred Pennyworth first appeared in Batman #81 (1954-02), published by DC. 5,301 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Butler employed by the Silver/Modern Age Bruce Wayne (Batman).

Character history

Key issues

8 issues

Batman
#81
first appearance
1954-02-00
Detective Comics
#328
death
1964-06-00
Damian: Son of Batman
#3
death
2014-02-00
Batman: The Murder Machine
#1
death
2017-11-00
Batman
#77
death
2019-10-00
Batman: Creature of the Night
#4
death
2020-01-00
Batman
#37
death
2020-05-00
Dark Nights: Death Metal Legends of the Dark Knights
#1
death
2020-10-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Batman
1940–2011
337 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
251 issues →
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
1992–2007
88 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

2011–

77 issues →

Robin cover

Robin

1993–2009

76 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2016–2026

52 issues →

Batman: Gotham Knights cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

2000–2006

45 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

37 issues →

The Batman Strikes cover

The Batman Strikes

2004–2008

37 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

36 issues →

Nightwing cover

Nightwing

1996–2009

35 issues →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

1955–1983

29 issues →

Batman and Robin cover

Batman and Robin

2011–2015

28 issues →

Legends of the Dark Knight cover

Legends of the Dark Knight

1989–1992

27 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

27 issues →

Batman Eternal cover

Batman Eternal

2014–2015

26 issues →

Batman: Gotham Adventures cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures

1998–2003

25 issues →

Batman Confidential cover

Batman Confidential

2007–2011

23 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight cover

Batman: The Dark Knight

2011–2014

23 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

21 issues →

Batman and Robin cover

Batman and Robin

2009–2011

21 issues →

Batman '66 cover

Batman '66

2013–2016

21 issues →

Tiny Titans cover

Tiny Titans

2008–2012

20 issues →

Absolute Batman cover

Absolute Batman

2024–

18 issues →

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1992–2000
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1992–1995
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1961–2011
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1966–1971
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1975–1978
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2017–2020
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1995–2001
12 issues →
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2003–2004
12 issues →
Batman: Journey into Knight
2005–2006
12 issues →
Nightwing
2016–
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Batman Giant
2018–2019
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2021–2023
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Batman / Superman: World's Finest
2022–
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Batman and Robin: Year One
2024–2025
12 issues →
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2008–2009
11 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
11 issues →
The Batman's Grave
2019–2021
11 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
10 issues →
Batman: Dark Victory
1999–2000
10 issues →
Batman
2012–2017
10 issues →
Batman
2013–2017
10 issues →
The Best of DC
1979–1986
9 issues →
The Batman and Robin Adventures
1995–1997
9 issues →
Red Robin
2009–2011
9 issues →
The Outsiders
2009–2011
9 issues →
Legends of the Dark Knight
2012–2013
9 issues →
Batman: Arkham Unhinged
2012–2014
9 issues →
Batman Incorporated
2012–2013
9 issues →
Dark Knights of Steel
2022–2023
9 issues →
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2023–2025
9 issues →
The Menomonee Falls Gazette
1971–1978
8 issues →
Azrael
1995–1998
8 issues →
Justice League
2011–2016
8 issues →
Batman - Detective Comics
2012–2017
8 issues →
Batman - Detective Comics
2013–2017
8 issues →
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective
2018–2023
8 issues →