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Sue Dibny
Sue Dibny

Sue Dibny

81 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1961–2025 Β· 8 key issues
Who is Sue Dibny?

Susan Dearbon was a wealthy socialite who fell in love with and married Ralph Dibny, the elongating hero known as the Elongated Man. She became his devoted partner and amateur sleuth, accompanying him on adventures and lending sharp investigative instincts to his detective work.

Introduced to comics readers in 1961's The Flash #124, Sue Dibny is a Silver Age original whose warm presence and sharp wit have made her one of DC's most beloved supporting figures across more than six decades of storytelling. Created by the legendary John Broome and Carmine Infantino, she emerged in that era of boundless optimism and has proven remarkably enduring, racking up appearances across Detective Comics, Justice League Europe, and Starman while sharing pages with some of DC's greatest icons β€” Green Lantern, Batman, Robin, and The Flash among them. Eight of her appearances carry key-issue significance, a testament to how meaningfully she's shaped the stories around her. For collectors and fans alike, Sue Dibny represents the heart and humanity that the Silver Age did best β€” a character who earns her place not through spectacle, but through genuine, lasting resonance.

Identity

Real name. Susan Dearbon

Powers. : Sue knew computers inside and out.

Teams & affiliations
Justice LeagueThe Titans
β˜… First appearance
The Flash #119
Mar 1961

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1961–2025

The Flash #124 β˜… 1961
The Flash #124
Detective Comics #353 β˜… 1966
Detective Comics #353
Justice League of America #110 β˜… 1974
Justice League of America #110
Detective Comics #457 β˜… 1976
Detective Comics #457
Detective Comics #500 1981
Detective Comics #500
Justice League of America #242 β˜… 1985
Justice League of America #242
Justice League Europe #1 1989
Justice League Europe #1
Green Arrow #101 1995
Green Arrow #101
Flash #159 2000
Flash #159
Adventures of Superman #614 2003
Adventures of Superman #614
52: The Companion #[nn] 2007
52: The Companion #[nn]
DC Universe: Legacies #[nn] 2012
DC Universe: Legacies #[nn]
Identity Crisis #[nn] 2016
Identity Crisis #[nn]
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return #[nn] 2025
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return #[nn]

Appearances

The Flash (1959)
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965)
#3
Justice League of America (1960)
Super Action Album (1980)
#15
The Best of DC (1979)
#22
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#7
Justice League of America Annual (1983)
#3
DC Comics Presents (1978)
#93
Justice League Europe (1989)
Justice League America (1989)
Justice League Quarterly (1990)
#3
Green Arrow (1988)
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#39
Starman (1994)
Flash (1987)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
Batman: Gotham Knights (2000)
#41
Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003)
#1
Identity Crisis (2004)
JLA: Classified (2005)
#6
52: The Companion (2007)
Justice League International (2009)
#5
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#10
DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s (2011)
#1
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
The Animal Man Omnibus (2013)
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025)