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Trivia
- 🗓️ Basil Karlo first appeared in Batman #1 in 1940 — that's 86 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by George Shute and Raymond Perry.
- 🏆 Ranks #1,210 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
- 📚 Appears in 119 issues across 51 different series.
- ⭐ 3 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 86 years (1940–2026) — a true Golden Age mainstay.
Covers through the years — 1940–2026
★ 1940 
2026 Appearances
Detective Comics (1937)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Batman Archives (1990)
Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992)
Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998)
Batman in the Forties (2004)
Justice League Wedding Special (2007)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010)
Red Robin (2009)
Gotham City Sirens (2009)
Superman / Batman: Sorcerer Kings (2011)
Batman Annual (2012)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (2013)
Justice League of America (2014)
Convergence Shazam (2015)
Batman / Superman (2013)
Superman / Batman (2014)
Batman / Shadow (2017)
Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 (2017)
Bombshells: United (2017)
Batman Halloween Comic Fest Special Edition (2017)
Batwoman (2018)
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens Omnibus (2018)
Wonder Woman (2016)
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight The Deluxe Edition (2020)
Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition (2022)
Nightwing: The Joker War (2023)
Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens: DC Compact Comics Edition (2024)
Batman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)