| MARTHA KENT | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (original) and John Bryrne (post-Crisis) |
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CHRONOLOGY
Martha Kent first appeared in (original): Superman Vol. 1 #1 (summer 1939) (as Mary Kent)
More Fun Comics #101 (January-February 1945) (as Martha Kent; pre-Crisis)
(post-Crisis): Man of Steel #1 (October 1986).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Martha Kent 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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Martha Kent Chronology
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| Man of Steel #1 (October 1986): "From Out the Green Dawn..." |
| Man of Steel #6 (December 1986): "The Haunting" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #2 (February 1987): "The Secret Revealed" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #8 (August 1987): "Future Shock" |
| Adventures of Superman #430 (July 1987): "Homeward Bound!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #12 (December 1987): "Lost Love" |
| Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988): "Junk" |
| Action Comics #596 (January 1988): "Hell Is Where the Heart Is..." |
| Action Comics #597 (February 1988): "Visitor" |
| World of Smallville #1 (April 1988): "Secrets" |
| World of Smallville #2 (May 1988): "Stolen Moments" |
| World of Smallville #3 (June 1988): "Stolen Souls" |
| World of Smallville #4 (July 1988): "Return to Smallville" |
| Adventures of Superman #440 (May 1988): "The Hurrieder I Go" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #20 (August 1988): "Doom in the Heartland!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #21 (September 1988): "You Can't Go Home Again" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #22 (October 1988): "The Price" |
| Adventures of Superman #448 (winter 1988): "The Ledge" |
| Adventures of Superman #450 (January 1989): "Triple Threat" |
| Adventures of Superman #451 (February 1989): "Dangerous Ground" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #30 (April 1989): "Alone!" |
| Adventures of Superman #453 (April 1989): "Apparitions" |
| Adventures of Superman #454 (May 1989): "Wayfarer" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #33 (July 1989): "Two Destinies" |
| Adventures of Superman #456 (July 1989): "Redemption!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #34 (August 1989): "By Hook or by Crook" |
| Adventures of Superman #457 (August 1989): "Echoes" |
| Action Comics #644 (August 1989): "Doppelganger" |
| Adventures of Superman #462 (January 1990): "Home for the Holidays" |
| Adventures of Superman #463 (February 1990): "Speed Kills!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #41 (March 1990): "The Nature of the Beast" |
| Adventures of Superman #464 (March 1990): "Blood Brawl" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #42 (April 1990): "Krypton Man" [Voice only] |
| Adventures of Superman #465 (April 1990): "The Last Son of Krypton" |
| Action Comics #652 (April 1990): "Wayward Son" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #45 (July 1990): "Native Sons" |
| Adventures of Superman #468 (July 1990): "The Outcast" |
| Action Comics #655/2 (July 1990): "Ma Kent's Photo Album" |
| Adventures of Superman #469 (August 1990): "Nasty Boys" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #50 (December 1990): "The Human Factor" |
| Superman: For Earth (1991): "To Save a World" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #1 (July 1991): [19] "Man of Steel/Man of Fire!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #57 (July 1991): [20] "Return of the Krypton Man" |
| Adventures of Superman #480 (July 1991): [21] "Dying Breed" |
| Action Comics #667 (July 1991): [22] "The Final Chapter" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #3 (September 1991): [27] [No Title] |
| Superman Vol. 2 #59 (September 1991): [28] "Superman's Fiancee Lois Lane" |
| Adventures of Superman #482 (September 1991): [29] "The Planet Strikes" |
| Action Comics #669 (September 1991): [30] "Paper Trail" |
| Adventures of Superman #486 (January 1992): [3] "Purge" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993): [1] "Doomsday Is Here!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #75 (January 1993): [2] "Doomsday!" |
| Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993): [3] "Funeral for a Friend Part 1: Death of a Legend" |
| Action Comics #685 (January 1993): [4] "Funeral for a Friend Part 2: Re:Actions" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral for a Friend Part 3: Funeral Day" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #76 (February 1993): [6] "Funeral for a Friend Part 4: Metropolis Mailbag II" |
| Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993): [7] "Funeral for a Friend Part 5: Grave Obsession" |
| Action Comics #686 (February 1993): [8] "Funeral for a Friend Part 6: Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993): [9] "Funeral for a Friend Part 7: Ghosts" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #77 (March 1993): [10] "Funeral for a Friend Part 8: The End" |
| Adventures of Superman #500 (early June 1993): [11] "Life After Death" |
| Adventures of Superman #500/4 (early June 1993): [11] "First Sighting..." |
| Adventures of Superman #501 (late June 1993): [15] "The Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #79 (July 1993): [18] "Prove It." |
| Action Comics #689 (late July 1993): [20] "Who is the Hero True?" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #26 (October 1993): [29] "Blast Off!" |
| Action Comics #692 (October 1993): [32] "And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993): [33] "Bad Character" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #83 (November 1993): [34] "On the Edge" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #29 (January 1994): [1] "Blood Thirst!" |
| Supergirl Vol. 3 #1 (February 1994): "Trial Run" |
| Supergirl Vol. 3 #4 (May 1994): "The Big Hurt" |
| Action Comics #700 (June 1994): [24] "Swan Song" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #8 (September 1994): "Big Trouble In Smallville" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #37 (September 1994): [33] "Countdown to Zero" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #93 (September 1994): [34] "Home!" |
| Action Comics #703 (September 1994): [36] "Chronocide!" |
| Action Comics #0 (October 1994): [40] "The Yesterday Man" |
| Action Comics #704 (November 1994): [44] "Eradication Day!" |
| Action Comics #706 (January 1995): [4] "Saved By the Belle!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #100 (May 1995): [18] "The Death of Clark Kent" |
| Adventures of Superman #523 (May 1995): [19] "The Hit!" |
| Action Comics #710 (June 1995): [20] "Men of Different Mettle" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #45 (June 1995): [21] "Superman No More!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #101 (June 1995): [22] "Grief" |
| Action Comics #711 (July 1995): [24] "Home and the Hollow Heart!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #46 (July 1995): [25] "Finish Line" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #102 (July 1995): [26] "Trading Places" |
| Adventures of Superman #525 (July 1995): [27] "Hard Decisions!" |
| Adventures of Superman #533 (March 1996): [12] "Scavenger Hunt!" |
| Action Comics #720 (April 1996): [14] "Love Breaks" |
| Adventures of Superman #535 (June 1996): [21] "Love and War" |
| Action Comics #722 (June 1996): [22] "Courageous Intent" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #57 (June 1996): [23] [No Title] |
| Superman Vol. 2 #113 (June 1996): [24] "Secrets" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #112 (August 1996): "Game Over" |
| Final Night #3 (November 1996): "Keeping Hope Alive" |
| Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (December 1996): [47] "The Wedding Album" |
| Adventures of Superman #541 (December 1996): [48] "Happily Ever After" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #5 (January 1997): "Supergirl In Chemical Imbalance" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #123 (May 1997): [19] "Superman... Reborn!" |
| Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #9 (fall 1997): [38] "History Lesson" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #14 (October 1997): "Secrets and Lies" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #15 (November 1997): "Gods of the Twilight" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #17 (January 1998): "Teetering on Oblivion" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #21 (May 1998): "Through a Fractured Prism" |
| Superman Forever #1 (June 1998): [21] "Superman Forever" |
| Action Comics #748 (September 1998): [35] "Chasing the Agents of Days" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #87 (March 1999): [12] "The Iron Hand of Kindness" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #148 (September 1999): [36] "Champions" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #151 (December 1999): [46] "We're Back!" |
| Adventures of Superman #573 (December 1999): [47] "Higher Ground" |
| Superman Y2K #1 (February 2000): [7] "The End" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #154 (March 2000): [10] "Whatever Happened to the City of Tomorrow?" |
| Adventures of Superman #576 (March 2000): [11] "AnarchY2Knowledge" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #98 (March 2000): [12] "Thirty Minutes To Oblivion..." |
| Superman Vol. 2 #155 (April 2000): [14] "The Private Life of Clark Kent" |
| Adventures of Superman #577 (April 2000): [15] "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #99 (April 2000): [16] "All That Dwell in Dark Waters" |
| Action Comics #764 (April 2000): [17] "Quiet After the Storm" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #162 (November 2000): [43] "The American Dream" |
| Adventures of Superman #585 (December 2000): [48] "Doubles" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #166 (March 2001): [10] "Fathers" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #168 (May 2001): [18] "With This Ring..." |
| Superman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): [42] "Every Blade of Grass" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): [46] "Doomsday Rex" |
| Adventures of Superman #597 (December 2001): [47] "Rubber Crutch" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #177 (February 2002): "Metropolis E-Mailbag" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #178 (March 2002): "The American Way" |
| Action Comics #791 (July 2002): "The Invitation" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #182 (July 2002): "The Secret, Part One: Dead Men" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #183 (August 2002): "The Secret, Part Two" |
| Adventures of Superman #608 (November 2002): "Ending Battle Part Two: Dawn's Early Light" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #130 (November 2002): "Ending Battle, Part Three: In the Dark of the Noon Day Sun" |
| Action Comics #797 (January 2003): "Superego" |
| Action Comics #810 (February 2004): "Walking Midnight" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #199 (January 2004): "Yes!" |
| Action Comics #812/2 (April 2004): "My Heart" |
| Action Comics #817 (September 2004): "Weapons of Revelation" |
| Action Comics #822 (February 2005): "Repo-Man Part One" |
| Action Comics #823 (March 2005): "Repo-Man Part Two" |
| Action Comics #825 (May 2005): "The Four Horsemen" |
| Adventures of Superman #633 (December 2004): "That Healing Touch Part One" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #220 (October 2005): "Home" |
| Action Comics #849 (early July 2007): "Redemption Part Two: In Good Faith" |
| Action Comics #844 (December 2006): "Last Son, Part One" |
| Action Comics #845 (January 2007): "Last Son, Part Two" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #665 (September 2007): "The Superman Family: Jimmy" |
| Action Comics #855 (late October 2007): "Escape from Bizarro World, Chapter 1" |
| Action Comics #857 (early December 2007): "Escape From Bizarro World, Chapter 3" |
| Action Comics #866 (August 2008): "Brainiac, Part 1: First Contact" |
| Action Comics #867 (September 2008): "Brainiac, Part 2: Hide and Seek" |
| Action Comics #868 (October 2008): "Brainiac, Part 3: Greetings" |
| Action Comics #869 (November 2008): "Brainiac, Part 4: Mind Over Matter" |
| Action Comics #870 (December 2008): [Brainiac, Finale] |
| Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008): [1] "New Krypton" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #681 (December 2008): [2] "New Krypton, Part Two" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #682 (January 2009): [6] "New Krypton, Part Six: Invasive Surgery" |
| Action Comics #873 (March 2009): [10] "New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #685 (April 2009): [15] "The Long Goodbye" |
| Blackest Night #1 (September 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Blackest Night: Superman #1 (October 2009): "Blackest Night: Superman - Sleepy Little Town, Part 1" |
| Blackest Night: Superman #2 (November 2009): "Psycho Piracy!" |
| Superboy Vol. 4 #1 (January 2011): "Smallville Attacks!, Part One" |
| Superboy Vol. 4 #3 (March 2011): "The New Adventures of Psionic Lad, Part One" |
| Superboy Vol. 4 #4 (April 2011): "The New Adventures of Psionic Lad, Part Two" |
| Superboy Vol. 4 #5 (May 2011): "The Superboy/Kid Flash Race" |
| Action Comics #901 (July 2011): "Reign of the Doomsdays, Part 1" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Adventures of Superman #474 (January 1991): [2] "Face to Face With Yesterday" [Flashback] |
| Amazons Attack #3 (August 2007): "The Road to Hell..." |
| Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin" |
| Identity Crisis #7 (February 2005): "The Hero's Life" |
| Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005): "DC Comics Presents Infinite Crisis" |
| JLA Secret Files #2 (August 1998): "Heroes" |
| Kingdom #1 (February 1999): "Never Ending Slaughter" |
| Kingdom #2 (February 1999): "Mighty Rivers" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #22 (June 1998): "Comet's Tale" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #25 (September 1998): "Desperate Times" |
| Supergirl Vol. 4 #26 (October 1998): "The Flying Game" |
| Superman/Batman #31 (January 2007): "The Enemies Among Us, Part 4" |
| Superman/Batman #48 (July 2008): "K, Chapter 5: All-American" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #16 (October 1992): [37] "Hard Knocks" [Flashback] |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #1 (September 2003): "Teen Titans" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #15 (early November 2004): "Beast Boys and Girls Part Three: Changelings" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #26 (September 2005): "Soul Searching" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #29 (December 2005): "Life and Death" |