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John Starr

John Starr

10 appearances · Silver Age · 1965–2025 · 1 key issues
Who is John Starr?

Silver Age DC has no shortage of fascinating deep cuts, and John Starr is one worth tracking down — a character who made his debut in the pages of The Brave and the Bold #59 in 1965, brought to life by the creative team of Jack Schiff and Sheldon Moldoff. With appearances stretching across an impressive six decades and turns in Detective Comics and Team Titans alongside his Brave and the Bold roots, this is a figure with genuine staying power in the DC universe. His adventures have placed him in remarkable company — sharing pages with time-obsessed villains and rogues like the Time Commander, Clock King, and Chronos — giving his corner of the DC cosmos a distinctly clockwork flavor. With a key issue already to his name and a catalog presence that spans from the Silver Age all the way to the present day, John Starr rewards the curious collector willing to dig into DC's rich, layered history.

★ First appearance
The Brave and the Bold #59
Apr 1965

Top series

Covers through the years — 1965–2025

Detective Comics #338 1965
Detective Comics #338
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #23 1987
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #23
Team Titans #13 1993
Team Titans #13
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part Two #[nn] 2025
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part Two #[nn]

Appearances

The Brave and the Bold (1955)
Detective Comics (1937)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#23
Team Titans (1992)
Showcase '94 (1994)
#10
DC Finest: Green Lantern: The Defeat of Green Lantern (2024)
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part Two (2025)