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Cosmic King

Cosmic King

19 appearances · Silver Age · 1961–2020 · 1 key issues
Who is Cosmic King?

Cosmic King is a far-future supervillain from the 30th century who possesses the power of transmutation — the ability to convert any element into another. A founding member of the Legion of Super-Villains, he stands as the evil counterpart to the Legion of Super-Heroes.

A Silver Age villain born in the pages of DC's Secret Origins #1 in 1961 under the creative hands of Jack Schiff and Lee Elias, Cosmic King has haunted the far-future corners of the DC Universe for nearly six decades. This is a character who runs in genuinely rarefied company — sharing adventures with the likes of Saturn Queen, Lightning Lord, Superman, Clark Kent, and Bruce Wayne across landmark titles like Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Superman / Batman. With 19 catalog appearances spanning all the way to 2020 and a key-issue credit to his name, Cosmic King is a compact but enduring piece of Silver Age architecture — the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds you why collectors keep digging.

Teams & affiliations
Legion of Super-VillainsLegion of Super-Heroes
Secret Origins
#1
★ First appearance
Secret Origins #1
Jul 1961

Top series

Covers through the years — 1961–2020

Superman #147 1961
Superman #147
Adventure Comics #355 1967
Adventure Comics #355
Superman in Action Comics #1 1993
Superman in Action Comics #1
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] 1995
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn]
Superman / Batman #14 2005
Superman / Batman #14
Superman / Batman #50 2008
Superman / Batman #50
Absolute Superman / Batman #2 2014
Absolute Superman / Batman #2
Superman / Batman Omnibus #1 2020
Superman / Batman Omnibus #1

Appearances

Secret Origins (1961)
#1
Superman (1939)
Action Comics (1938)
Adventure Comics (1938)
Superman in Action Comics (1993)
#1
Legionnaires (1993)
#17
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (1995)
Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (2003)
Superman / Batman (2003)
Supergirl (2005)
#8
Showcase Presents: Superman (2005)
#3
Absolute Superman / Batman (2013)
#2
Superman / Batman Omnibus (2020)
#1