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Rollo

Rollo

640 appearances · Golden Age · 1943–2021 · 7 key issues
Who is Rollo?

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut and nearly eight decades of appearances on their résumé, but Rollo is exactly that kind of quietly remarkable fixture in DC's long history. Stepping onto the page for the first time in Doll Man #6 in 1943 — brought to life by creator Fran Matera — this character has woven through an impressively eclectic range of titles, from the detective-noir atmosphere of Detective Comics to the lighter, funnier pages of Funny Stuff and Comic Cavalcade. With 640 catalog appearances and seven recognized key issues to their name, Rollo is the kind of discovery that rewards the deep-diving collector. The company is choice, too — sharing pages with the likes of Dick Tracy, Sam Spade, and Effie Perine speaks to a character comfortable rubbing elbows with some of comics' most iconic figures.

Teams & affiliations
Boy CommandosMutt & JeffDaily Planet
★ First appearance
Doll Man #6
Jul 1943

Trivia

  • Rod Reed has written more of Rollo's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 65 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1943–2020

Doll Man #6 1943
Doll Man #6
Batman #65 1951
Batman #65
Crime Does Not Pay Archives #5 2013
Crime Does Not Pay Archives #5
Savage Dragon #250 2020
Savage Dragon #250

Appearances (451–600 of 640, oldest first)

Georgie and Judy Comics (1949)
#20
Teen Comics (1947)
#29
Joker Comics (1942)
#35
Romance Trail (1949)
#1
Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood (1949)
Mr. District Attorney (1948)
Western Comics (1948)
Animal Antics (1946)
Real Fact Comics (1946)
#21
Buzzy (1944)
Wonder Woman (1942)
Funny Stuff (1944)
Superman (1939)
Pep Comics (1940)
Sensation Comics (1942)
Action Comics (1938)
Adventure Comics (1938)
Detective Comics (1937)
Casey Crime Photographer (1949)
#1
Rocky Lane Western (1949)
#4
Tex Morgan (1948)
#7
Lana (1948)
#7
Tom Mix Western (1948)
#20
Wilbur Comics (1944)
Super Duck Comics (1944)
Nyoka the Jungle Girl (1945)
#34
Hedy De Vine Comics (1947)
#34
Hopalong Cassidy (1943)
#34
The Marvel Family (1945)
#38
Monte Hale Western (1948)
#39
Western Hero (1949)
#81
Marvel Tales (1949)
#93
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941)
#99
Master Comics (1940)
Love Stories of Mary Worth (1949)
#1
Kerry Drake Detective Cases (1948)
#16
Black Cat Comics (1946)
#19
Joe Palooka Comics (1945)
Peter Porkchops (1949)
Jimmy Wakely (1949)
#2
Superboy (1949)
#5
Dale Evans Comics (1948)
#8
Scribbly (1948)
Leave It to Binky (1948)
#11
Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (1946)
Suzie Comics (1945)
#73
Man Comics (1949)
#2
The Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949)
Sad Sack Comics (1949)
#6
Adventures of the Dover Boys (1950)
#1
Archie Comics (1942)
Captain Tootsie (1950)
Hollywood Funny Folks (1950)
Real Screen Comics (1945)
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Star Spangled Comics (1941)
Big Town (1951)
Strange Adventures (1950)
The Adventures of Bob Hope (1950)
Gang Busters (1947)
A Date with Judy (1947)
Mutt & Jeff (1939)
All-American Western (1948)
Mystery in Space (1951)
Batman (1940)
Comic Cavalcade (1942)
Leading Screen Comics (1950)
All Star Western (1951)
#61
The Fox and the Crow (1951)
#1
Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946)
#48