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Gunner Bill

Gunner Bill

22 appearances · Golden Age · 1939–2025 · 2 key issues
Who is Gunner Bill?

Few characters can claim they've been rubbing elbows with Superman and the mystical Zatara since the very dawn of the DC universe, but Gunner Bill has been doing exactly that since his 1939 debut in Action Comics #18 — right in the thick of the Golden Age, when comics were young and anything felt possible. Created by the legendary Jerry Siegel alongside Paul Cassidy, this DC figure shares his pages with some of the most iconic and colorful names of the era, from Clark Kent himself to the enigmatic Fog Fortune and Whistler Will. With two key-issue appearances to his name and a catalog presence stretching an remarkable 86 years into 2025 — including a coveted facsimile edition spotlight — Gunner Bill is a genuine piece of comics history, the kind of discovery that makes a collector's pulse quicken.

★ First appearance
Action Comics #18
Nov 1939

Top series

Covers through the years — 1940–2025

Superman #7 1940
Superman #7
Action Comics 23 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn] 2025
Action Comics 23 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]

Appearances

Superman (1939)
#7
Action Comics 23 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)