| DARKSEID | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Jack Kirby |
Darkseid
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CHRONOLOGY
Darkseid first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Darkseid in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Darkseid Chronology
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| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #2/2 (April 1997): "Apokolips" [As Uxas] |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #3/2 (May 1997): "Mother & Sons" [As Uxas] |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #4/2 (June 1997): "Alpha and Omega" [As Uxas] |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #5/2 (July 1997): "O, Deadly Darkseid" |
| Action Comics #592 (September 1987): "A Walk on the Darkside" [Flashback] |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #7 (February-March 1972): "The Pact" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #9 (July-August 1972): "Himon" |
| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #118 (January 1972): "Edge of Darkness" [Flashback] |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #1 (February-March 1971): "In Search of a Dream" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970): "The Mountain of Judgment" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971): "Evil Factory" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #136 (March 1971): "The Saga of the D.N.Aliens" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #1 (February-March 1971): "Orion Fights for Earth" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #2 (April-May 1971): "O' Deadly Darkseid" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #2 (April-May 1971): "Super War" |
| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #116 (November 1971): "Hall of 1000 Mirrors" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #4 (August-September 1971): "O'Ryan Gang and the Deep Six" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #3 (June-July 1971): "Life vs. Anti-Life" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #4 (August-September 1971): "The Kingdom of the Damned" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #5 (October-November 1971): "Sonny Sumo" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #6 (December 1971-January 1972): "The Omega Effect" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #8 (April-May 1972): "The Power" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152 (September 1972): "The Double-Edged Sword" |
| Forever People Vol. 1 #11 (October-November 1972): "Devilance the Pursuer" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #11 (October-November 1972): "Darkseid and Sons" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #18 (February-March 1974): "Wild, Wild Wedding Guests" |
| First Issue Special #13 (April 1976): "Lest Night Fall Forever" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #3 (September-October 1976): "War for Earthdeath!" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 (November-December 1976): "When Thieves Fall Out" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #5 (January-February 1977): "Endgame" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #12 (July 1977): "Prelude to a Holocaust" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #13 (August 1977): "Let Loose the Hounds of War" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #14 (October 1977): "A Child Shall Leave You" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #15 (December 1977): "The Apocalypse Child" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #21 (December 1977): "Command Performance" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #22 (February 1978): "Midnight of the Gods" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #25 (September 1978): "Doom Unto Others" |
| Super-Team Family #15 (March-April 1978): "The Gulliver Effect" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #16 (February 1978): "The Titan and the Hunter" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #17 (April 1978): "The Memory Machine" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #18 (June 1978): "The Song of the Source" |
| New Gods Vol. 1 #19 (August 1978): "The Secret Within Us" |
| Adventure Comics #459/4 (September-October 1978): "Climax of Chaos" |
| Adventure Comics #460/3 (November-December 1978): "Pursuit to Eternity" |
| Justice League of America #183 (October 1980): "Crisis on New Genesis, or Where Have All the New Gods Gone?" |
| Justice League of America #184 (November 1980): "Crisis Between Two Earths, or Apokolips Now" |
| Justice League of America #185 (December 1980): "Crisis on Apokolips, or Darkseid Rising" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (November 1985): "A Flash of the Lightning!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis" |
| Legends #1 (November 1986): "Once Upon a Time...!" |
| Legends #2 (December 1986): "Breach of Faith!" |
| Fury of Firestorm #55 (January 1987): "The Stench of Brimstone" |
| Legends #3 (January 1987): "Send for... the Suicide Squad!" |
| Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #9 (February 1987): "Timepiece!" [Behind the scenes] |
| Legends #4 (February 1987): "Cry' Havoc...!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #3 (March 1987): "Legends from the Darkside" |
| Adventures of Superman #426 (March 1987): "From the Dregs" |
| Action Comics #586 (March 1987): "The Champion" |
| Legends #5 (March 1987): "Let Slip the Dogs of War" |
| Legends #6 (April 1987): "Finale!" |
| Fury of Firestorm #58 (April 1987): "Gambit" |
| Fury of Firestorm #59 (May 1987): "Glasshouses" |
| Mister Miracle Special #1 (1987): "No Escape From Destiny!!!" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #3 (July 1987): "Jailbreak" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #62 (July 1987): "Wavelength" |
| Warlord Vol. 1 #121 (September 1987): "Clouds of War" |
| Warlord Annual Vol. 1 #6 (1987): "When the Gods Make War" |
| Action Comics #593 (October 1987): "The Suicide Snare" |
| Millennium #8 (February 1988): "The Rising and Advancing of Ten Spirits" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #16 (May 1988): "Bird of Paradise / Bird of Prey!" [Behind the scenes] |
| Action Comics #600 (May 1988): "Different Worlds" |
| Firestorm, the Nuclear Man Vol. 1 #76 (October 1988): "Heart of Fire" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #21 (winter 1988): "Apokolips... Wow!" |
| Cosmic Odyssey #1 (1988): "Discovery" |
| Cosmic Odyssey #2 (1988): "Disaster" |
| Cosmic Odyssey #3 (1988): "Decisions" |
| Cosmic Odyssey #4 (1988): "Death" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #1 (February 1989): "Hordes" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #3 (April 1989): "Tests and the Truth" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #5 (June 1989): "Extermination!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #6 (July 1989): "People Too Stupid to Die!" |
| Action Comics #643 (July 1989): "Superman on Earth" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #7 (August 1989): "Bloodline Part One" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #8 (September 1989): "Bloodline Part Two" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #10 (November 1989): "Bloodline Part Four" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #11 (December 1989): "Bloodline Part Five" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #12 (January 1990): "Bloodline Part Six" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #15 (April 1990): "Savage Soul!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #16 (May 1990): "Super Ego!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #17 (June 1990): "Advent of Darkness" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #36 (December 1989): "In Final Battle" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #17 (July 1990): "Fury Hath No Females Like Apokolips" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #18 (August 1990): "Apokolips Then and Now" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #19 (September 1990): "Mutants" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #19 (August 1990): "Homecoming!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #20 (September 1990): "The Author of My Being!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #21 (December 1990): "Patricide" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #23 (February 1991): "Lingering Melody" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #24 (March 1991): "Matter of Survival!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #25 (April 1991): "The Second Pact!" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #26 (May 1991): "Gods Never Die" |
| New Gods Vol. 2 #27 (July 1991): "Memories of a Stranger" |
| War of the Gods #1 (September 1991): "Hellfire's Web" |
| War of the Gods #3 (November 1991): "Casualties of War" |
| War of the Gods #4 (December 1991): "In the Beginning... There Was the End" |
| Adventures of Superman #495 (October 1992): [39] "The Hand that Robs the Cradle!" |
| Eclipso #4 (February 1993): "Under Attack" |
| Eclipso #10 (August 1993): "Black Pieces" |
| Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1 (1994): "Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey" |
| Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #2 (1994): "Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey" |
| Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #3 (1994): "Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey" |
| Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4 (September 1994): "Zero Hour" |
| Adventures of Superman #518 (December 1994): [47] "The Armagetto Run!" |
| Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (March 1995): "It's My Party and I'll Fight If I Want To" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #61 (April 1995): "Picnic" |
| Darkstars #31 (June 1995): "Loose Ends!" |
| Outsiders Vol. 2 #21 (August 1995): "Steppenwolf At The Door!, Chapter One" |
| Outsiders Vol. 2 #22 (September 1995): "The Armagetto Quest!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #104 (September 1995): [35] "Revenge of Apokolips" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #101 (September 1995): "Second Genesis" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #102 (October 1995): "Second Genesis, Part Two" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #103 (November 1995): "Second Genesis, Part Three" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #104 (December 1995): "Second Genesis, Part Four" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #1 (October 1995): "Attack on the Source!" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #2 (November 1995): "The Source of the Beast!" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #6 (March 1996): "Destruction of the Beast!" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #7 (April 1996): "The End of the Gods" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #8 (June 1996): "Sins of the Fathers" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #9 (July 1996): "The Lord of Destruction" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 3 #4 (July 1996): "...For Everything Left to Lose" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #10 (August 1996): "Sacrifice of the Gods" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #11 (September 1996): "Restoration" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #12 (November 1996): "After the Fall" [Flashback] |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #14 (January 1997): "The Gathering Storm" |
| New Gods Vol. 3 #15 (February 1997): "Closing the Ring" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #1 (March 1997): "Born of Thunder, Born of Flame" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #3 (May 1997): "Back to the Wall" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #4 (June 1997): "Back from the Source" [Behind the scenes] |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #5 (July 1997): "A Choice of Gods" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #6 (August 1997): "Schism" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #7 (September 1997): "The Way of the Warrior" |
| Genesis #2 (October 1997): "Edge of Destruction" |
| Genesis #3 (October 1997): "Event Horizon" |
| Genesis #4 (October 1997): "Last God Standing" |
| Darkseid (Villains) #1 (February 1998): "Shadows in a Greater Darkness" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #14 (April 1998): "Such Dreams May Come" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #18 (August 1998): "O Deadly Darkseid" |
| Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19 (September 1998): "Genesis Rising" |
| New Gods Secret Files #1 (September 1998): "Learn... and Live!" |
| New Gods Secret Files #1/2 (September 1998): "The Beginning of the End..." |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #29 (February 1999): "Small Change" |
| A. Bizarro #3 (September 1999): "Nine-Inch Sonic Pumpkins" |
| Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #19 (June 2000): "All For One, Conclusion" |
| Orion #1 (June 2000): "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies..." |
| Orion #2 (July 2000): "...For Amber Waves of Grain!" |
| Orion #3 (August 2000): "...For Purple Mountain Majesties!" |
| Orion #4 (September 2000): "Above the Fruited Plain..." |
| Orion #5 (October 2000): "Day of Wrath" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #115 (August 2001): [32] "Metropolitan Rapture" |
| Action Comics #780 (August 2001): [33] "The End of the Beginning" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #116 (September 2001): [36] "Chest Deep in Heroes' Blood" |
| Action Comics #781 (September 2001): [37] "Thousand Yard Stare" |
| Impulse #77 (October 2001): "Split Decision" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #173 (October 2001): [38] "The Red Badge of Courage" |
| Adventures of Superman #595 (October 2001): [39] "Escalation" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #173 (October 2001): "Vengeance" |
| Young Justice #37 (November 2001): "War of the Words" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): [46] "Doomsday Rex" |
| Orion #25 (June 2002): "Children of the Pact!" |
| Spectre Vol. 4 #19 (September 2002): "The Equations of Light and Darkness" |
| Superman Versus Darkseid: Apokolips Now! (March 2003): "Apokolips, Now!" |
| Avengers/JLA #2 (October 2003): "A Contest of Champions" |
| Action Comics #814 (June 2004): "Another Day at the Office" |
| Superman/Batman #11 (August 2004): "Supergirl from Krypton Part Four: Prisoner" |
| Superman/Batman #12 (September 2004): "Supergirl from Krypton Part Five: Traitor" |
| Superman/Batman #13 (October 2004): "Supergirl from Krypton Part Six: Hero" |
| Countdown #51 (July 2007): "Look to the Skies" |
| Countdown #40 (September 2007): "Small Wonders" |
| Countdown #38 (October 2007): "All Hell!" |
| Death of the New Gods #1 (early December 2007): "So Begins... the End" |
| Death of the New Gods #2 (late December 2007): "Celestial Genocide" |
| Death of the New Gods #3 (January 2008): "Armageddon Tarantella" |
| Death of the New Gods #4 (February 2008): "Bearing Witness" |
| Death of the New Gods #5 (March 2008): "Mistakes" |
| Death of the New Gods #6 (April 2008): "Sacrifice" |
| Death of the New Gods #7 (May 2008): "Seraphic Reunification" |
| Death of the New Gods #8 (June 2008): "The End" |
As Boss Dark Side |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #59 (July 2008): "Dark Dealings" |
| Birds of Prey #118 (July 2008): "Club Kids" |
| Final Crisis #1 (July 2008): "D.O.A.: The God of War!" |
As Darkseid |
| Final Crisis #4 (November 2008): "Darkseid Says" |
| Final Crisis #5 (December 2008): "Into Oblivion" |
| Final Crisis #6 (January 2009): "How to Murder the Earth" |
| Final Crisis #7 (March 2009): "New Heaven, New Earth" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Action Comics #770 (October 2000): [42] "The Reign of Emperor Joker, Part Five: He Who Laughs Last!" |
| Action Comics Weekly #636/4 (January 24, 1989): "The Face and the Voice" |
| Action Comics Weekly #637/4 (January 31, 1989): "The Power of Darkseid" |
| Action Comics Weekly #638/4 (February 7, 1989): "The Power Within" |
| Anarky Vol. 1 #2 (June 1997): "Metamorphosis part 2: Revolution Number Nine" |
| Countdown #27 (December 2007): "Disasters, Great & Otherwise" |
| Countdown #26 (December 2007): "Halfway to Hell!" |
| Countdown #25 (January 2008): "Bedlam Below!" |
| Countdown #24 (January 2008): "Prime Example" |
| Countdown #9 (April 2008): "Pay the Piper" |
| Countdown #8 (May 2008): "Homeward Bound" |
| Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #9 (August 1989): "Food for Thought" |
| Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #10 (September 1989): "The Death of Innocence, Part One: Denial" |
| Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #11 (November 1989): "The Death of Innocence, Part Two: Anger!" |
| Doctor Fate Vol. 2 #12 (December 1989): "The Death of Innocence, Part Three: And I Will Fall..." |
| Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #7/6 (winter 1993): "The Starheart" |
| Justice League America #88 (May 1994): "Rage Against the Machine" |
| Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #34 (September 2001): "In My Life Part Two" |
| Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #35 (October 2001): "In My Life Part Three. Earthfall" |
| Marvel Versus DC / DC Versus Marvel #2 (March 1996): "Round Two" |
| Marvel Versus DC / DC Versus Marvel #3 (April 1996): "Round Three" |
| DC Versus Marvel / Marvel Versus DC #4 (May 1996): "Round Four" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #72 (November 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Three: In Which We Wake" |
| Takion #2 (July 1996): "Dark Matter" |