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Anthro

Anthro

8 appearances · Bronze Age · 1985–2012
Who is Anthro?

Anthro is DC's first Cro-Magnon boy, a prehistoric youth living in the Stone Age who represents humanity's earliest chapter — making him, in essence, the first Homo sapiens in the DC Universe's timeline.

Few characters can claim to bridge the entirety of human history the way Anthro does — a Bronze Age fixture of the DC Universe whose roots stretch back to prehistory itself. Introduced in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1 in 1985 under the hands of Marv Wolfman and Len Wein, Anthro occupies a singular corner of DC's sprawling mythology, a figure ancient enough to predate the modern heroes yet connected to their legacy. His appearances in DCU: Legacies and the landmark Crisis on Infinite Earths place him in genuinely historic company — sharing pages with Batman, Green Lantern, Supergirl, and The Flash — which speaks to his quiet but meaningful role in DC's grand tapestry. A rare and curious find for the dedicated collector, Anthro is the kind of character who rewards the fan willing to dig into the deeper, stranger strata of DC history.

★ First appearance
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1
Mar 1985

Top series

Covers through the years — 1985–2011

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1
Justice League Europe Annual #2 1991
Justice League Europe Annual #2
Guy Gardner: Warrior #24 1994
Guy Gardner: Warrior #24
DCU: Legacies #6 2010
DCU: Legacies #6
DCU: Legacies #7 2011
DCU: Legacies #7

Appearances

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#1
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
#2
Justice League Europe Annual (1990)
#2
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#24
DCU: Legacies (2010)
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)