comicbooks.com
covers · key issues · value · buy
Home › Flamebird

Flamebird

5 appearances · Bronze Age · 1977–1986
Who is Flamebird?

Born in the Bronze Age pages of The Superman Family in 1977, Flamebird is a DC character whose very name evokes the mythic, soaring imagery that made that era's comics so memorable. Debuted by Tom DeFalco and Schaffenberger, this figure shares adventures with a remarkable constellation of Superman-adjacent characters — Nightwing, Van-Zee, Ak-Var, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman himself — suggesting deep roots in the rich, expansive lore surrounding the Man of Steel. Flamebird's place in DC history is cemented further by an entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, that beloved roll call of characters worthy of remembrance. A compact but genuinely intriguing piece of Bronze Age DC mythology, Flamebird rewards the curious collector willing to dig into the Superman Family's wider world.

The Superman Family
#185
★ First appearance
The Superman Family #185
Sep 1977

Appearances

The Superman Family (1974)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#17