Brainiac
About Brainiac in comics
Brainiac first appeared in Action Comics #242 (1958), published by DC.
We list 163 comic series featuring Brainiac, with series dates from 1941 to 2026, from publishers including DC, DC; Dark Horse, Hachette Partworks.
The key issues below cover Brainiac's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Brainiac key issues
- First appearanceAction Comics #242 (1958) - DC
- OriginAction Comics #242 (1958) - DC
- OriginSuperman #167 (1963) - DC
- OriginAction Comics #649 (1989) - DC
- Key issueAction Comics #276 (1961) - DCFirst appearance of Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Phantom Girl
- Key issueAction Comics #279 (1961) - DCFirst appearance of Fred Danvers
- Key issueSuperman #158 (1962) - DCFirst appearance of Clark Kent / Kal-El, Jimmy Olsen
Also Appears In
Action Comics
Birds of Prey
DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos
Super-Team Family
Superman
Future State: Suicide Squad
DC All In Special
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superman: Lois & Clark
Superman Adventures
JLA / Avengers
Superman: The Man of Steel
Justice League of America: Another Nail
Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost
Telos
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Silver Age: Justice League of America
Outsiders
Justice
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
History of the DC Universe
Justice League
Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Son
Future State: Superman of Metropolis
Justice League: No Justice
Superman / Batman
DC Universe by Alan Moore
DC Universe Online Legends
JLA Earth 2: The Deluxe Edition
Countdown: Arena
Superman: The Last Family of Krypton
Superman: Action Comics
Superman Villains Secret Files
Superman Forever
Justice League Infinity
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods
The Kingdom: Son of the Bat
Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Absolute Superman
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor
Justice League Adventures
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton
Justice League of America
The Superman Story
Giant Superman Album
Crisis on Infinite Earths
The Multiversity: The Deluxe Edition
Super DC
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
JLA: Earth 2
Adventures of Superman
Hawkman
Trinity
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition
Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Superman
Super Powers
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor
The New 52: Futures End
Convergence
Superman: Panic in the Sky
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A Crisis of Imagination
Scooby-Doo Team-Up
Superman: Lois and Clark
Dark Nights: Death Metal
Supergirl
R.E.B.E.L.S.
DC's Year of the Villain Special
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition)
DC Heroes & Villains Collection
Infinite Frontier
Deathstroke Inc.
Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes
Supergirl: Beyond Good and Evil
Superman: Space Age
Superman Red and Blue
Crisis on Infinite Earths 6 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman Unlimited
Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice!
Final Crisis
Superman: New Krypton Special
Batman Beyond Universe
Future State: Superman
Justice League Odyssey
Ame-Comi Girls
Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse
Superman and the Authority
Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman '78
Superman Family Adventures
World's Finest Comics
Superman: House of Brainiac
Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League
Superman: Reign of Doomsday
Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God
Absolute Evil
Superman: Brainiac
Infinite Frontier: Secret Files
Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook
The Multiversity
Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power
Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Young Justice
Suicide Squad
Crisis on Infinite Earths 11 (Facsimile Edition)
Crisis on Infinite Earths 12 (Facsimile Edition)
Justice League: Death Metal
Superman: The Doomsday Wars
Superman: Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds - The Deluxe Edition
Superman Annual
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
The Best of DC
Adventures of Superman: Book of El
Justice League Unlimited
Superman vs. Brainiac
JLA: Classified
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 Annual
Teen Titans
The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90
Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman: Year One
Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League
Superman 423 (Facsimile Edition)
Batman / Superman
Crisis on Infinite Earths 10 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman & Batman: Generations
Superman Special
Showcase '96
Superman Giant
Superman: The Black Ring
Deathstroke
DC Special
Justice League Heroes: Falling Star
Superboy: The Boy of Steel
Superman: Red Son
Absolute Power: Origins
Superman / Wonder Woman
Supergirl: Futures End
Super Powers by Jack Kirby
DC Comics: Secret Hero Society
The New Teen Titans Annual
Bombshells United
Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore
Tales of the Teen Titans Annual
Superman / Wonder Woman Annual
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
Superman: World of New Krypton
Superman: Doomed
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen
Action Comics Annual
Crisis on Infinite Earths 3 (Facsimile Edition)
DC / Marvel: Superman / Spider-Man
Harley Quinn's Villain of the Year
Knight Terrors: Batman
Superman: House of Brainiac Special
DC Special Series
Teen Titans Go! FCBD Special Edition / Scooby-Doo! Team-Up FCBD Special Edition
Superman Secret Files
Superman 2023 Annual
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum