Clark Kent
About Clark Kent in comics
Clark Kent first appeared in Action Comics #1 (1938), published by DC.
We list 192 comic series featuring Clark Kent, with series dates from 1941 to 2026, from publishers including DC, Marvel, Archie.
The key issues below cover Clark Kent's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Clark Kent key issues
- First appearanceAction Comics #1 (1938) - DC
- OriginAction Comics #1 (1938) - DC
- OriginMore Fun Comics #101 (1944) - DC
- OriginAction Comics #650 (1990) - DC
- DeathTales from the Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #1 (2019) - DC
- Key issueAction Comics #6 (1938) - DCFirst appearance of Jimmy Olsen
- Key issueSuperman #[1] (1939) - DCFirst appearance of Mary Kent, Pa Kent, George Taylor
- Key issueAction Comics #23 (1940) - DCFirst appearance of Luthor
- Key issueWorld's Finest Comics #3 (1941) - DCFirst appearance of Scarecrow
- Key issueSuperboy #10 (1950) - DCFirst appearance of Lana Lang
- Key issueAdventure Comics #210 (1955) - DCFirst appearance of Krypto
- Key issueAction Comics #242 (1958) - DCFirst appearance of Brainiac
- Key issueAction Comics #261 (1959) - DCFirst appearance of Streaky
- Key issueAction Comics #267 (1960) - DCFirst appearance of Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Invisible Kid
- Key issueJustice League of America #1 (1960) - DCFirst appearance of Despero
- Key issueAction Comics #276 (1961) - DCFirst appearance of Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Phantom Girl
- Key issueSuperman #147 (1961) - DCFirst appearance of Perry White, Lightning Lord
Also Appears In
Adventure Comics
Superman
Superman: Action Comics
Superboy
Lois Lane
Teen Titans
Batman
52
The Kents
Secret Origins
Deadman: Dead Again
Super DC Giant
Adventures of Superman
Super Sons
Superman: Secret Identity
Booster Gold
Superman Secret Files and Origins 2005
Superman: Day of Doom
The Legion
Aquaman Annual
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America
Superman / Batman Secret Files 2003
Justice League: Rebirth 1 Special Edition
Superman [Kellogg's]
Superman Returns Prequel
Smallville
Classic X-Men
Superman Returns: The Prequels
Sideways
Superman / Batman
Detective Comics
Trinity
Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain
The New Adventures of Superboy
DC Comics Presents: Superman – The Kents
Superman: Secret Origin The Deluxe Edition
Superman / Batman: Public Enemies
Superman in Action Comics: Men of Steel 1 (2025 Edition)
DC Comics Presents: Superman – Secret Identity
DC K.O.
Justice Riders
The Flash
The Superman Story
Superman Giant
America vs. the Justice Society
Supergirl
Justice League Europe Annual
Wonder Woman
DC versus Marvel / Marvel versus DC
JLA: Act of God
The Spectre
Superman: Birthright
Action Comics
Superman: Mon-El - Man of Valor
Dollar Comics: Batman 428
Superman: The Man of Steel
Life with Archie
Superman Annual
Blackest Night: Batman
Green Arrow
Batman: The Chalice
Blackest Night
Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López
The 52 Omnibus
Superman: American Alien
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes
Super Friends: For Justice
Superman: Secret Identity - The Deluxe Edition
Worlds' Finest
Elseworlds: Justice League
Legion Secret Origin
Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel
Superman: The Power Within
The Best of DC
Superman: Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Edition
Deathstroke: The Terminator
Batman Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age
Harley Quinn: Welcome to Metropolis
Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps
Harley Quinn
Convergence Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Doomsday Clock
Superman Reborn
Lois Lane: Enemy of the People
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
Super Sons Annual
Black Adam: Rise and Fall of an Empire
Clark & Lex and Fann Club: Batman Squad FCBD Special Edition 2023
Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular
World's Finest Comics
JLA Classified: New Maps of Hell
Supergirl Annual
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics
Super Friends: Head of the Class
DC Finest: Superboy: The Superdog from Krypton
DC Meets Looney Tunes
Superman / Batman: DC Compact Comics Edition
Superman Red and Blue
Doomed
The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga
Man and Superman Deluxe Edition
Superman / Wonder Woman
H-E-R-O: Powers and Abilities
Ghost Rider
Blackest Night: Superman
Superman 80-Page Giant
DC Special
Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All
Superman Adventures
Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Justice League Europe
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
100-Page Super Spectacular
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Freedom Fighters
Elseworld's Finest
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A. Bizarro
DC Comics Presents
Deadman
Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Cassaday Creating Crisis
Breach
Daring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special
JLA: Classified
Superman Supacomic
Superman: Mon-El
Justice Society of America
Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography
Earth 2
Power Girl Special
Justice League America
Captain Atom
Super Friends
DC: Mech
Catwoman / Wildcat
Adventures in the DC Universe
Superman: War of the Worlds
Just Imagine Stan Lee with Jerry Ordway Creating JLA
X-Men Annual
Showcase Presents: World's Finest
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The Ultimates
The Guardians of Metropolis
The Super Heroes
Superwoman
Batman Gotham Adventures 36 Pop Tart Edition
Bizarro
Super Sons / Dynomutt Special
Superman: Year One
DC Comics: Secret Hero Society
Justice League of America
Superman: Son of Kal-El
Supergirl: Way of the World
Young Justice
DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War
Archie & Friends
Steel
Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe
Justice League Adventures
Just Imagine Stan Lee... Secret Files and Origins
Smallville: The Comic
Vext
Silver Age
The Legion: Foundations
Earth-Prime: Hero's Twilight
Batman / Catwoman
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JLA: Age of Wonder
DC Meets Hanna-Barbera
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly
The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual
Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Buscema Creating Superman
Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel
Superman / Wonder Woman Annual
Countdown
Superman: Year One (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition)
Superman & Bugs Bunny
DC Comics Presents: JLA - Age of Wonder
Action Comics Annual
DC Sampler
Dark Horse Comics / DC Comics: Superman
Legion of Super-Heroes / Bugs Bunny Special
Showcase '95
Magazineland USA
Secret Six
Silver Age 80-Page Giant
Planetary / JLA: Terra Occulta
The Batman Family
The Superman Family
Multiversity: Harley Screws Up the DCU