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Poseidon

Poseidon

11 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1940–2005 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Poseidon?

Poseidon is DC's adaptation of the Greek god of the sea, introduced in the Golden Age as part of the Olympian pantheon. He has appeared alongside fellow deities such as Zeus, Hera, Hermes, Artemis, and Wonder Woman, representing mythological authority within the DC universe.

Few characters can claim a debut as storied as this one β€” Poseidon first surfaced in the pages of Flash Comics #9 back in 1940, conjured by the legendary Golden Age talents of Gardner Fox and E. E. Hibbard, making him one of DC's earliest mythological presences. Over a remarkable span stretching across six and a half decades, this lord of the deep has kept extraordinary company β€” sharing pages with the likes of Zeus, Wonder Woman, Hermes, Hera, and Artemis β€” lending an air of Olympian grandeur wherever he appears. His strongest foothold is in the Wonder Woman mythos, where divine figures like Poseidon feel entirely at home, though his roots in Flash Comics and appearances in The New Teen Titans speak to a surprisingly wide reach for a figure with relatively few catalog entries. With a key issue already to his name and a Golden Age pedigree few can match, Poseidon is a rewarding discovery for any collector with a love of mythology woven into the fabric of DC history.

Teams & affiliations
Amazons of Themyscira
β˜… First appearance
Flash Comics #9
Sep 1940

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1940–2005

Flash Comics #9 1940
Flash Comics #9
The New Teen Titans #12 1981
The New Teen Titans #12
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 1986
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17
Wonder Woman #7 β˜… 1987
Wonder Woman #7
Wonder Woman #213 2005
Wonder Woman #213

Appearances

Flash Comics (1940)
#9
The New Teen Titans (1980)
#12
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#17
Wonder Woman (1987)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#4