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Robotman

Cliff Steele, of the Doom Patrol

480 appearancesSince 1963

Robotman first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #84 (1963-12), published by DC. 480 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Cliff Steele

Character history

Key issues

7 issues

My Greatest Adventure#84Cape Archive1963
My Greatest Adventure
#84
first appearance
1963-12-00
The Doom Patrol#100Cape Archive1965
The Doom Patrol
#100
origin
1965-12-00
The Doom Patrol#105Cape Archive1966
The Doom Patrol
#105
origin
1966-08-00
The Doom Patrol#121Cape Archive1968
The Doom Patrol
#121
death
1968-09-00
Super-Team Family
#8
origin retold
1976-12-00
Doom Patrol
#21
origin retold
2011-06-00
My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition)#NNCape Archive2023
My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition)
#[nn]
origin retold
2023-09-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

TDPCape Archive 1964
The Doom Patrol
1964–1973
36 issues →
DPCape Archive 1987
Doom Patrol
1987–1995
30 issues →

Doom Patrol cover

Doom Patrol

2009–2011

22 issues →

DPCape Archive 2004

Doom Patrol

2004–2006

10 issues →

The New Teen Titans cover

The New Teen Titans

1984–1988

8 issues →

DPCape Archive 2001

Doom Patrol

2001–2003

8 issues →

MGACape Archive 1955

My Greatest Adventure

1955–1964

6 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

6 issues →

MGACape Archive 2011

My Greatest Adventure

2011–2012

6 issues →

Unstoppable Doom Patrol cover

Unstoppable Doom Patrol

2023–2023

6 issues →

Tales of the Teen Titans cover

Tales of the Teen Titans

1984–1988

5 issues →

TDPCape Archive 2002

The Doom Patrol Archives

2002–2008

5 issues →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

2007–2010

5 issues →

FCMCape Archive 1961

Five-Score Comic Monthly

1961–1965

4 issues →

Super-Team Family cover

Super-Team Family

1975–1978

4 issues →

The New Teen Titans cover

The New Teen Titans

1980–1984

4 issues →

Justice cover

Justice

2005–2007

4 issues →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

1955–1983

3 issues →

Showcase cover

Showcase

1956–1978

3 issues →

Teen Titans cover

Teen Titans

2003–2011

3 issues →

Teen Titans Go! cover

Teen Titans Go!

2004–2008

3 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

3 issues →

DC Universe: Decisions cover

DC Universe: Decisions

2008–2008

3 issues →

Justice League United cover

Justice League United

2014–2016

3 issues →

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