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Ragman

Ragman

36 appearances · Bronze Age · 1978–2017
Who is Ragman?

Rory Regan is a Gotham City junk dealer who dons a patchwork costume of rags to become Ragman, a street-level vigilante who champions the poor and downtrodden of the city's roughest neighborhoods.

Born from the gritty streets of the Bronze Age, Ragman first haunted the pages of The Batman Family #20 in 1978, conjured by the creative team of Paul Levitz and Joe Staton. This DC original has proven surprisingly durable, with a publishing presence stretching nearly four decades from 1978 all the way to 2017 — a testament to the staying power of a character who clearly resonates with readers who love their heroes a little rough around the edges. His most notable stomping grounds include Shadowpact, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, and DC Universe: Legacies, placing him in the company of heavyweights like Batman, Green Lantern, and The Flash. If you're drawn to the darker, more street-level corners of the DC Universe, Ragman is exactly the kind of hidden gem worth tracking down.

Batman Classics
#99
★ First appearance
Batman Classics #99
Jan 1978

Top series

Covers through the years — 1978–2017

The Batman Family #20 1978
The Batman Family #20
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19 1986
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19
Ragman #1 1991
Ragman #1
Ragman: Cry of the Dead #1 1993
Ragman: Cry of the Dead #1
Robin #145 2006
Robin #145
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1 2010
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle #1
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #14 2012
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #14
Superman / Batman #5 2017
Superman / Batman #5

Appearances

Batman Classics (1970)
The Batman Family (1975)
#20
The Flash (1959)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#19
Ragman (1991)
#1
Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
#14
Ragman: Cry of the Dead (1993)
#1
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1992)
#51
Robin (1993)
Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Shadowpact (2006)
Robin: Days of Fire and Madness (2006)
Infinite Crisis Companion (2006)
Shadowpact: The Pentacle Plot (2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
#2
Reign in Hell (2008)
#4
Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion (2009)
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Oracle (2010)
#1
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#9
Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home (2011)
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
#14
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Superman / Batman (2014)
#5
Alan Moore présente Swamp Thing (2019)
#2
Knight Terrors Sonderband (2024)
#2
The Final Night (2025)