| MATTHEW THE RAVEN (Matthew Cable) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson and Matthew the Raven by Neil Gaiman |
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CHRONOLOGY
Matthew the Raven first appeared in (as Matthew Cable): Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #1 (October-November 1972): "Dark Genesis"
(as Matthew the Raven): Sandman Vol. 2 #11 (December 1989).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Matthew the Raven 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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Matthew the Raven Chronology
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As Matthew Cable |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #1 (October-November 1972): "Dark Genesis" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #2 (December 1972-January 1973): "The Man Who Wanted Forever" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #3 (February-March 1973): "The Patchwork Man" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #4 (April-May 1973): "Monster on the Moors" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #6 (September-October 1973): "A Clockwork Horror" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #7 (November-December 1973): "Night of the Bat" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #9 (March-April 1974): "The Stalker from Beyond" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #11 (July-August 1974): "The Conqueror Worms" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #12 (September-October 1974): "The Eternity Man" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #13 (November-December 1974): "The Leviathan Conspiracy" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #15 (March-April 1975): "The Soul-Spell of Father Bliss" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #16 (May 1975): "Night of the Warring Dead" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #17 (July 1975): "The Destiny Machine" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #18 (September 1975): "Village of the Doomed" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #19 (October 1975): "A Second Time to Die" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #20 (December 1975-January 1976): "The Mirror Monster" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #17 (October 1983): "...And Things That Go Bump in the Night" [Flashback; Page 13, panel 5] |
| Showcase #94 (August-September 1977): "The Doom Patrol Lives Forever" |
| Showcase #95 (October-November 1977): "The New Doom Patrol" |
| Showcase #96 (December 1977-January 1978): "Defection!" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #17 (October 1983): "...And Things That Go Bump in the Night" [Flashback; Page 14, panel 6] |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #19 (December 1983): "And the Meek Shall Inherit..." [Flashback] |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #17 (October 1983): "...And Things That Go Bump in the Night" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #18 (November 1983): [Framing Sequence] |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #19 (December 1983): "And the Meek Shall Inherit..." |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #20 (January 1984): "Loose Ends" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #22 (March 1984): "Swamped" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #25 (June 1984): "The Sleep of Reason" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #26 (July 1984): "...A Time of Running" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #27 (August 1984): "...By Demons Driven!" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #29 (October 1984): "Love and Death" [Possessed by Anton Arcane] |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #30 (November 1984): "A Halo of Flies" [Possessed by Anton Arcane] |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #31 (December 1984): "The Brimstone Ballet" |
| Saga of the Swamp Thing #34 (March 1985): "Rite of Spring" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #63 (August 1987): "Loose Ends (Reprise)" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #76 (September 1988): "L'adoration De La Terre" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #84 (March 1989): "Final Payment" |
As Matthew the Raven |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #11 (December 1989): "Moving In" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #15 (April 1990): "Into the Night" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #16 (June 1990): "Lost Hearts" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #22 (January 1991): "Season of Mists: Chapter 1" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #24 (March 1991): "Season of Mists: Chapter 3" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #26 (May 1991): "Season of Mists, Chapter 5" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #27 (June 1991): "Season of Mists, Chapter 6" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #32 (November 1991): [A Game of You]: "Slaughter on Fifth Avenue" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #40 (August 1992): "The Parliament of Rooks" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #42 (October 1992): [Brief Lives, Chapter 2] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #45 (January 1993): [Brief Lives, Chapter 5] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #46 (February 1993): [Brief Lives, Chapter 6] |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #57 (February 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 1" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #60 (June 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 4" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #61 (July 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 5" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #63 (September 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 7" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #64 (November 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 8" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #65 (December 1994): "The Kindly Ones: 9" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #68 (May 1995): "The Kindly Ones: 12" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #69 (July 1995): "The Kindly Ones" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #70 (August 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter One: Which Occurs in the Wake of What Has Gone Before" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #71 (September 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Two: In Which a Wake is Held" |
| Sandman Vol. 2 #72 (November 1995): [The Wake] "Chapter Three: In Which We Wake" |
| Dreaming #1 (June 1996): "The Goldie Factor, Part I" |
| Dreaming #2 (July 1996): "The Goldie Factor, Part II" |
| Dreaming #3 (August 1996): "The Goldie Factor, Part III" |
| Dreaming #8 (January 1997): "His Brother's Keeper" |
| Dreaming #10 (March 1997): "Weird Romance, Part Two" |
| Dreaming #11 (April 1997): "Weird Romance, Part Three" |
| Dreaming #12 (May 1997): "Weird Romance, Part Four" |
| Dreaming #17 (October 1997): "Souvenirs, Part One" |
| Dreaming #18 (November 1997): "Souvenirs, Part Two" |
| Dreaming #19 (December 1997): "Souvenirs, Part Three" |
| Dreaming #22 (March 1998): "The Unkindness of One, Part I" |
| Dreaming #23 (April 1998): "The Unkindness of One, Part II" |
| Dreaming #24 (May 1998): "The Unkindness of One, Part III" |
| Dreaming #25 (June 1998): "My Year As A Man" |
| Dreaming Special #1 (July 1998): "Trial and Error" |
| Dreaming #28 (September 1998): "Many Mansions, Part II: Dreams the Burning Dream" |
| Dreaming #29 (October 1998): "Many Mansions, Part III: Ashes" |
| Dreaming #30 (November 1998): "Many Mansions, Part IV: Temporary Overflow" |
| Dreaming #31 (December 1998): "Many Mansions, Part V: November Eve" |
| Dreaming #34 (March 1999): "Many Mansions, Part Eight: Ruin" |
| Dreaming #35 (April 1999): "Kaleidoscope" |
| Dreaming #36 (May 1999): "The Gyres, Part One: Slow Dying" |
| Dreaming #40 (September 1999): "Fox and Hounds, Part One: New Orleans For Free" |
| Dreaming #42 (November 1999): "Fox and Hounds, Part Three: Detonation Boulevard" |
| Dreaming #43 (December 1999): "Fox and Hounds, Epilogue: The Two Trees" |