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Oswald Cobblepot

Penguin

1,525 appearancesSince 1941

Oswald Cobblepot first appeared in Detective Comics #59 (1942-01), published by DC. 1,525 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

Detective Comics
#59
first appearance
1942-01-00
Countdown
#29
origin retold
2007-12-00
Batman: The Dawnbreaker
#1
death
2017-12-00
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall
#1
death
2019-12-00
Batman
#40
death
2020-08-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Batman
1940–2011
70 issues →
Detective Comics
2011–
36 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
34 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2016–2026

28 issues →

Absolute Batman cover

Absolute Batman

2024–

18 issues →

Robin cover

Robin

1993–2009

16 issues →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

2018–

13 issues →

The Penguin cover

The Penguin

2023–2024

13 issues →

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

1992–2007

11 issues →

Batman: Arkham Unhinged cover

Batman: Arkham Unhinged

2012–2014

10 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight cover

Batman: The Dark Knight

2011–2014

9 issues →

Gotham Underground cover

Gotham Underground

2007–2008

8 issues →

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus cover

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus

2015–2023

8 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2017–2020

8 issues →

Batman: Shadow of the Bat cover

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992–2000

7 issues →

Batgirl cover

Batgirl

2000–2006

7 issues →

Batman Eternal cover

Batman Eternal

2014–2015

7 issues →

Flashpoint Beyond cover

Flashpoint Beyond

2022–2022

7 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives cover

Batman: The Dark Knight Archives

1992–2013

6 issues →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

2002–2010

6 issues →

The Batman Chronicles cover

The Batman Chronicles

2005–2013

6 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

6 issues →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

2011–2016

6 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective cover

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective

2018–2023

6 issues →

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Batman: Urban Legends
2021–2023
6 issues →
Batman and Robin
2023–2026
6 issues →
Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween
2024–2025
6 issues →
World's Finest Comics
1941–1986
5 issues →
Penguin: Pain & Prejudice
2011–2012
5 issues →
Batman
2012–2017
5 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
5 issues →
Batman
2013–2017
5 issues →
Batman: Kings of Fear
2018–2019
5 issues →
The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox
2021–2022
5 issues →
Batman: Killing Time
2022–2022
5 issues →
Smash!
1966–1971
4 issues →
Suicide Squad
1987–2010
4 issues →
Batman Archives
1990–2012
4 issues →
Batman: No Man's Land
1999–2001
4 issues →
Batman Adventures
2003–2004
4 issues →
The Batman Strikes
2004–2008
4 issues →
Countdown
2007–2008
4 issues →
BOPCape Archive 2010
Birds of Prey
2010–2011
4 issues →
Batman - Detective Comics
2012–2017
4 issues →
BTDCape Archive 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight
2012–2014
4 issues →
Batman: Arkham Unhinged
2013–2015
4 issues →
Batman: Arkham Unhinged
2013–2014
4 issues →
Forever Evil: Arkham War
2013–2014
4 issues →
Batman - Detective Comics
2013–2017
4 issues →
BTDCape Archive 2013
Batman: The Dark Knight
2013–2015
4 issues →
DC Comics: Bombshells
2015–2017
4 issues →
Batman: The Golden Age
2016–2020
4 issues →
Batgirl
2016–2020
4 issues →
Catwoman
2019–2022
4 issues →
Batman
2020–2022
4 issues →
Batman: Urban Legends
2021–2024
4 issues →
Batman Black & White
2021–2021
4 issues →
Batman
2021–2024
4 issues →
Monkey Prince
2022–2023
4 issues →
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
2022–
4 issues →