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Greg Sanders

Greg Sanders

69 appearances · Golden Age · 1942–2021 · 6 key issues
Who is Greg Sanders?

Greg Sanders was a Wyoming-born country singer known as the 'Prairie Troubadour' who, inspired by his frontier-lawman grandfather, traded the stage for a masked crusade against crime — relying on a quick-draw pistol, expert lasso work, and raw athleticism rather than any superhuman ability.

Born in the pages of Star Spangled Comics #8 in 1942, Greg Sanders is a genuine Golden Age gem — a DC creation brought to life by the legendary duo of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby at the very height of their powers. With six key-issue appearances to his name and a publishing history that stretches an remarkable 79 years from the wartime forties all the way to 2021, he's proven himself one of the more enduring figures to emerge from comics' founding era. His adventures have unfolded across Action Comics, All-Star Squadron, and the treasured Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives, where he keeps extraordinary company alongside Superman, Clark Kent, Green Lantern, and The Flash — the very royalty of the DC universe. For collectors with a passion for Golden Age history and the Simon-Kirby legacy, Greg Sanders is absolutely worth seeking out.

Identity

Real name. Greg Sanders (later spelled Greg Saunders)

Powers. No superpowers; expert marksman/gunslinger, skilled with lariat and lasso, accomplished athlete, hand-to-hand combatant, and country singer (the "Prairie Troubadour").

Teams & affiliations
Gotham City Police DepartmentJustice League
★ First appearance
Action Comics #42
Nov 1941

Part of the The Vigilante legacy

Greg Sanders is one of 2 heroes to carry the The Vigilante mantle. See the whole The Vigilante family ▸

Top series

Covers through the years — 1942–2018

Action Comics #48 1942
Action Comics #48
Western Comics #2 1948
Western Comics #2
Action Comics #190 1954
Action Comics #190
The Brave and the Bold #82 1969
The Brave and the Bold #82
DC Comics Presents #38 1981
DC Comics Presents #38
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7
Infinity, Inc. #51 1988
Infinity, Inc. #51
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1 1999
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #1
Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives #1 2005
Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives #1
DCU: Legacies #2 2010
DCU: Legacies #2
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition #[nn] 2018
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]

Appearances

Star Spangled Comics (1941)
#8
Special Edition, Action Comics (1944)
Action Comics [Free Souvenir Edition] (1947)
Western Comics (1948)
#2
The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956)
#9
Paragon Golden Age Greats (1968)
#2
The Brave and the Bold (1955)
#82
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971)
#6
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972)
#3
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Bumper Western Album (1978)
#73
Justice League of America (1960)
All-Star Squadron (1981)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
#38
The Best of DC (1979)
#23
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
Infinity, Inc. (1984)
#51
El Diablo (1989)
#12
Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (1995)
#1
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997)
#3
JSA (1999)
#51
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (2004)
Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (2005)
Seven Soldiers: The Bulleteer (2006)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
#6
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#2
The Superman Chronicles (2006)
#9
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Seven Soldiers of Victory (2012)
#2
Convergence: Infinite Earths (2015)
#1
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018)
Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2018)
Infinite Frontier (2021)
#0
Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021)
#1