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Jim Harper

The Guardian

293 appearancesSince 1942

Jim Harper first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #7 (1942-04), published by DC. 293 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

The Guardian [Jim Harper] first appeared in Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (April 1942).

Character history

Key issues

5 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
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special
#1
death
2008-12-00
Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian
#1
death
2009-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Star Spangled Comics
1941–1952
57 issues →
Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
18 issues →
Superman
1987–2006
12 issues →

Superman: The Man of Steel cover

Superman: The Man of Steel

1991–2003

10 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

9 issues →

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen cover

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

1954–1974

9 issues →

All-Star Squadron cover

All-Star Squadron

1981–1987

6 issues →

Young All-Stars cover

Young All-Stars

1987–1989

6 issues →

Justice League: Cry for Justice cover

Justice League: Cry for Justice

2009–2010

5 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

2011–

5 issues →

Checkmate cover

Checkmate

2021–2021

4 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

2016–2016

3 issues →

Young Justice: Targets cover

Young Justice: Targets

2022–2023

3 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

1937–2011

2 issues →

History of the DC Universe cover

History of the DC Universe

1986–1986

2 issues →

TGACape Archive 1993

The Golden Age

1993–1994

2 issues →

DCU: Legacies cover

DCU: Legacies

2010–2011

2 issues →

SACCape Archive 2019

Superman: Action Comics

2019–2020

2 issues →

Dark Nights: Death Metal cover

Dark Nights: Death Metal

2020–2021

2 issues →

SACCape Archive 2020

Superman: Action Comics

2020–2021

2 issues →

Adventure Comics cover

Adventure Comics

1938–1983

1 issue →

TSHCape Archive 1970

The Steranko History of Comics

1970–1972

1 issue →

Mister Miracle cover

Mister Miracle

1971–1978

1 issue →

ASACape Archive 1982

All-Star Squadron Annual

1982–1984

1 issue →

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Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
1 issue →
Action Comics Annual
1987–2011
1 issue →
The History of the DC Universe
1988–1988
1 issue →
YAACape Archive 1988
Young All-Stars Annual
1988–1988
1 issue →
The Death of Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: The Legacy of Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: World without a Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: The Return of Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: Panic in the Sky
1993–1993
1 issue →
JKHCape Archive 1994
Jack Kirby's Heroes and Villains: Black Magic Edition
1994–1994
1 issue →
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
1994–1994
1 issue →
The Guardians of Metropolis
1994–1995
1 issue →
TGACape Archive 1995
The Golden Age
1995–1995
1 issue →
SATCape Archive 1996
Superboy and the Ravers
1996–1998
1 issue →
Superman: Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite
1996–1996
1 issue →
Superman: Eradication! (The Origin of the Eradicator)
1996–1996
1 issue →
Superman: Bizarro's World
1996–1996
1 issue →
The Final Night
1996–1996
1 issue →
SPCape Archive 1997
Superboy Plus
1997–1997
1 issue →
Superman Transformed!
1998–1998
1 issue →
Superman vs. the Revenge Squad
1999–1999
1 issue →
A. Bizarro
1999–1999
1 issue →
TACCape Archive 2000
The All-Star Companion
2000–2009
1 issue →
Golden Age Secret Files
2001–2001
1 issue →
Bizarro Comics
2001–2001
1 issue →
Superman: Our Worlds at War
2002–2002
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
2002–2009
1 issue →
Bizarro Comics
2003–2003
1 issue →
Superman: The Man of Steel
2003–2016
1 issue →
Solo
2004–2006
1 issue →
JTGCape Archive 2005
JSA: The Golden Age
2005–2005
1 issue →
Superman: The Man of Steel [Mattel Edition]
2005–2005
1 issue →
Supergirl
2005–2011
1 issue →
Superman: Our Worlds at War - The Complete Edition
2006–2006
1 issue →
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus
2007–2008
1 issue →