Brainiac 5
About Brainiac 5 in comics
Brainiac 5 first appeared in Action Comics #276 (1961), published by DC.
We list 132 comic series featuring Brainiac 5, with series dates from 1976 to 2026, from publishers including DC, IDW, K. G. Murray.
The key issues below cover Brainiac 5's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Brainiac 5 key issues
- First appearanceAction Comics #276 (1961) - DC
- Key issueAdventure Comics #317 (1963) - DCFirst appearance of Dream Girl
- Key issueCrisis on Infinite Earths #2 (1985) - DCFirst appearance of The Anti-Monitor
- Key issueCrisis on Infinite Earths #4 (1985) - DCFirst appearance of Doctor Light
Also Appears In
Adventure Comics
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy
Legion of Super-Heroes
DC All In Special
The Best of DC
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives
Legionnaires
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest
Superboy's Legion
The Legion
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventures of Superman
Legends of the DCU: Crisis on Infinite Earths
Supergirl Annual
History of the DC Universe
Action Comics
Justice League United
Genesis
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes
Superman: Secret Origin
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes: Adult Education
Legionnaires Three [Legionnaires 3]
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest
Legion of Super-Heroes: Enemy Manifest
Legionnaires Annual
Valor
Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse
Green Arrow
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
Booster Gold
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Superman in Action Comics: The House of Kent 1 (2025 Edition)
Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century
Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League of America
The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual
Crisis on Infinite Earths
DC Comics Presents: Superboy's Legion
Secret Origins
DC Comics Presents
Superman
Convergence: Crisis
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006
Smallville Season 11
Justice
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years
Teen Titans
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition
DC / WS DreamWar
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A Crisis of Imagination
The Multiversity Guidebook
Legion Secret Origin
Crisis on Infinite Earths 8 (Facsimile Edition)
Justice League
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition)
Supergirl
Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus
Supergirl: Beyond Good and Evil
Dark Crisis: The Dark Army
Justice Society of America
Crisis on Infinite Earths 2 (Facsimile Edition)
Convergence Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Quest for Cosmic Boy
Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 (Facsimile Edition)
DC Pride: The New Generation
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual
Crisis on Infinite Earths 4 (Facsimile Edition)
DC Meets Looney Tunes
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Tabloid Edition)
Supergirl: Candor
Karate Kid
DC Super Stars
Superman: Son of Kal-El
Adventures in the DC Universe
Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special
Action Comics #858 Special Edition
DC Pride 2022
JSA: Classified
Justice League Unlimited: Time after Time
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Convergence Booster Gold
Superman: Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds - The Deluxe Edition
World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure]
The New Adventures of Superboy
World's Funnest
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes: Dominator War
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga
Justice League: The Omega Act Special
Superman 423 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman & Batman: Generations III
Time Masters: Vanishing Point
Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes
Crisis on Infinite Earths 10 (Facsimile Edition)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga The Deluxe Edition
The Final Night
Showcase '96
Justice League Adventures
R.E.B.E.L.S.
Scooby-Doo Team-Up
Flash
Superman Plus
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Curse The Deluxe Edition
Superman: Infinite Crisis
Impulse
Superman Supacomic
Convergence Blue Beetle
The Legion: Foundations
Final Crisis
Young Justice: Our Worlds at War
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Curse
Infinity Inc.
Legends of the Legion
Crisis on Infinite Earths 5 (Facsimile Edition)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Choice
Superman: Action Comics
Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes TPB
Legion of Super-Heroes / Bugs Bunny Special
Crisis on Infinite Earths 3 (Facsimile Edition)
DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion
Legion Secret Files 3003
Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later Omnibus