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John Sargent

John Sargent

33 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1946–2025 Β· 3 key issues
Who is John Sargent?

John Sargent is a stage magician whose mastery of the mystic arts gives him genuine supernatural abilities, operating in the Golden Age DC universe as the sorcerer known as Sargon the Sorcerer, wielder of the mystical Ruby of Life.

Few characters carry the mystique of a Golden Age debut quite like John Sargent, who first stepped onto the page in Comic Cavalcade #14 in 1946, courtesy of creators Charles Moulton and Harry Peter. This DC figure has proven quietly enduring β€” with appearances stretching across an remarkable 79 years and three collector-recognized key issues to his name β€” surfacing most notably in All-Star Squadron, Swamp Thing, and DCU: Legacies. He's kept rarefied company throughout, sharing adventures with luminaries like Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, The Flash, and Sargon the Sorcerer, placing him squarely within DC's rich tapestry of Golden Age mythology. For collectors drawn to the deeper corners of DC history, John Sargent is exactly the kind of discovery that rewards a curious dig through the long boxes.

Teams & affiliations
Justice League
β˜… First appearance
Comic Cavalcade #14
Apr 1946

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1946–2015

Comic Cavalcade #14 1946
Comic Cavalcade #14
DC Special #3 1969
DC Special #3
DC Comics Presents #26 β˜… 1980
DC Comics Presents #26
All-Star Squadron #59 β˜… 1986
All-Star Squadron #59
JLA #38 β˜… 2000
JLA #38
DCU: Legacies #2 2010
DCU: Legacies #2
Swamp Thing #1 2015
Swamp Thing #1

Appearances

Comic Cavalcade (1942)
#14
Sensation Comics (1942)
#67
Green Lantern (1941)
#37
DC Special (1968)
#3
Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
#26
Justice League of America (1960)
All-Star Squadron (1981)
The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index (1986)
#1
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#20
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
Animal Man (1988)
#23
Swamp Thing (1985)
JLA (1997)
#38
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
#9
DCU: Legacies (2010)
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Justice League Dark (2011)
Ame-Comi Girls (2013)
#1
Dial H (2012)
#10
The Animal Man Omnibus (2013)
DC Comics Presents 26 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)