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Penguin

Oswald Cobblepot

2,034 appearancesSince 1941

Penguin first appeared in Detective Comics #58 (1941-12), published by DC. 2,034 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Oswald Cobblepot

Character history

Key issues

7 issues

Detective Comics
#58
first appearance · intro
1941-12-00
Secret Origins Special
#1
origin retold
1989-10-00
Countdown
#29
origin retold
2007-12-00
Batman: The Red Death
#1
death
2017-11-00
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
82 issues →
Detective Comics
1937–2011
47 issues →
Detective Comics
2011–
36 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2016–2026

28 issues →

Absolute Batman cover

Absolute Batman

2024–

18 issues →

Robin cover

Robin

1993–2009

16 issues →

Batman: Shadow of the Bat cover

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992–2000

14 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

12 issues →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

1993–2001

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 →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

2011–2016

9 issues →

Batman Eternal cover

Batman Eternal

2014–2015

9 issues →

Batman: Urban Legends cover

Batman: Urban Legends

2021–2023

9 issues →

World's Finest Comics cover

World's Finest Comics

1941–1986

8 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: Gotham Knights cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

2000–2006

7 issues →

Batgirl cover

Batgirl

2000–2006

7 issues →

Batman Adventures cover

Batman Adventures

2003–2004

7 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

7 issues →

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Harley Quinn
2016–2020
7 issues →
Flashpoint Beyond
2022–2022
7 issues →
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives
1992–2013
6 issues →
Nightwing
1996–2009
6 issues →
Batman: Gotham Adventures
1998–2003
6 issues →
Catwoman
2002–2010
6 issues →
The Batman Strikes
2004–2008
6 issues →
The Batman Chronicles
2005–2013
6 issues →
BOPCape Archive 2010
Birds of Prey
2010–2011
6 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
6 issues →
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective
2018–2023
6 issues →
The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox
2021–2022
6 issues →
Batman: The Audio Adventures
2022–2023
6 issues →
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2023–2025
6 issues →
Batman and Robin
2023–2026
6 issues →
Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween
2024–2025
6 issues →
Super Powers
1984–1984
5 issues →
Batman: No Man's Land
1999–2001
5 issues →
Penguin: Pain & Prejudice
2011–2012
5 issues →
Batman
2012–2017
5 issues →
Catwoman
2012–2016
5 issues →
Batman
2013–2017
5 issues →
Red Hood and the Outlaws
2016–2018
5 issues →
Batman: Kings of Fear
2018–2019
5 issues →
Batman / Superman
2019–2021
5 issues →
Batman: Urban Legends
2021–2024
5 issues →
Monkey Prince
2022–2023
5 issues →
Batman: Killing Time
2022–2022
5 issues →
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
2022–
5 issues →
The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
4 issues →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
4 issues →
Smash!
1966–1971
4 issues →
Suicide Squad
1987–2010
4 issues →
Flash
1987–2006
4 issues →
Batman Archives
1990–2012
4 issues →
Gotham Central
2003–2006
4 issues →