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Sapphire Stagg

Sapphire Stagg

37 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1964–2025 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Sapphire Stagg?

Sapphire Stagg is the daughter of wealthy and unscrupulous industrialist Simon Stagg. She first appeared alongside her father and his brutish enforcer Java, and her romance with Rex Mason set in motion the events that transformed him into the shape-shifting adventurer Metamorpho.

Born into the Silver Age pages of The Brave and the Bold #57 in 1964, Sapphire Stagg is one of DC's most enduring supporting players β€” a figure whose presence has wound through comics for over six decades alongside some genuinely colorful company. Created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon, she has shared adventures with the likes of Rex Mason, Simon Stagg, Java, and even Bruce Wayne, making her a fixture in a corner of the DC universe that has always had its own wonderfully offbeat character. Her strongest ties run through the Metamorpho series and beyond, and that debut issue carries the weight of a collector-recognized key. Sixty-one years in print is a testament to just how indelible a presence she's been β€” a Silver Age original still turning up in DC stories well into the modern era.

Identity

Real name. Sapphire Stagg

Teams & affiliations
Birds of Prey
β˜… First appearance
The Brave and the Bold #57
Dec 1964

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1964–2009

The Brave and the Bold #57 β˜… 1964
The Brave and the Bold #57
The Brave and the Bold #101 1972
The Brave and the Bold #101
World's Finest Comics #226 1974
World's Finest Comics #226
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15 1986
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15
Birds of Prey #51 2003
Birds of Prey #51
Wednesday Comics #1 2009
Wednesday Comics #1

Appearances

The Brave and the Bold (1955)
Metamorpho (1965)
World's Finest Comics (1941)
1st Issue Special (1975)
#3
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#15
Justice League Europe (1989)
Comics Scene Spectacular (1989)
#7
JLA / JSA Secret Files & Origins (2003)
#1
Birds of Prey (1999)
Wednesday Comics (2009)
Justice League International (2009)
#5
Detective Comics (2011)
The Brave and the Bold 57 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)