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🗓️ Bizarro first appeared in Superman #136 in 1960 — that's 66 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
🎨 Co-created by Robert Bernstein and Wayne Boring.
🏆 Ranks #1,512 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
📚 Appears in 98 issues across 79 different series.
⭐ 3 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
📈 Has appeared in comics for 66 years (1960–2026) — a true Silver Age mainstay.

Covers through the years — 2017–2024

2017

Absolute Infinite Crisis #[nn]

2024

All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition #[nn]

Appearances

Superman (1939)

#136 #149 #400 #181 #187 #225 #657 #662 #42

Tales of the Unexpected (1956)

#56 #57

Strange Adventures (1950)

#123 #207

Showcase (1956)

#30

Action Comics (1938)

#276 #309 #320 #697 #855 #856

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958)

#27

Adventure Comics (1938)

#290 #518

World's Finest Comics (1941)

#156

Hembeck 1980 [Hembeck Series] (1980)

The Comics Journal (1977)

#70

The Best of DC (1979)

#36

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)

Comics Buyer's Guide (1983)

#601

The Man of Steel (1986)

Adventures of Superman (1987)

#427 #1 #14

Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)

Caped Crusader Classics! (1988)

Animal Man (1988)

#24

Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)

#32 #131

Superman: Bizarro's World (1996)

#[nn]

Superman Adventures (1996)

Superman: Adventures of the Man of Steel (1998)

#[nn]

Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (2000)

#[nn]

Bizarro Comics (2001)

#[nn]#[nn]

Harley Quinn (2000)

#19

Superman & Savage Dragon: Chicago (2002)

#[nn]

JLA / JSA Secret Files & Origins (2003)

Bizarro World (2005)

#[nn]

Justice League Unlimited [Free Comic Book Day Edition] (2006)

Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)

Infinite Crisis Companion (2006)

#[nn]

All Star Superman (2006)

#7 #8

Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007)

#[nn]

Superman: Redemption (2008)

#[nn]

Reign in Hell (2008)

Tiny Titans (2008)

#10

Superman: Camelot Falls (2008)

Superman: Ending Battle (2009)

#[nn]

Solomon Grundy (2009)

Wednesday Comics (2009)

#10

Superman / Batman: Sorcerer Kings (2011)

#[nn]

The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)

#[nn]

Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)

Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)

#[nn]

The Animal Man Omnibus (2013)

#[nn]

The Green Team: Teen Trillionaires (2013)

Batman (2011)

#23.3 #151 #4 #4

Detective Comics (2011)

#23.3 #23.4

Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)

#11 #12

Forever Evil (2013)

#6 #7

JSA Omnibus (2014)

Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely (2014)

#[nn]

Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse (2014)

Justice League of America (2014)

Batman / Superman (2013)

#22

Injustice: Gods among Us Year Five (2016)

#9 #10

Absolute Infinite Crisis (2017)

#[nn]

Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018)

#[nn]

JSA by Geoff Johns (2018)

Harley Quinn by Karl Kesel and Terry Dodson: The Deluxe Edition (2017)

Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition (2017)

Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five: The Complete Collection (2020)

#[nn]

Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)

#[nn]

'Tis the Season to Be Freezin' (2022)

All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition (2024)

#[nn]

DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man (2025)

#[nn]

Supergirl (2025)

Superman Adventures Compendium (2025)

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)

#[nn]

Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman (2026)